Jewish Council for Public Affairs (JCPA)

Strategic community relations services focused on strengthening the community relations network through dedicated support for jcrc professionals and leaders, as well as other key local Jewish communal partners. This includes professional development, toolkits and other sharing of best practices; advocacy and communications opportunities and resources; convenings on shared challenges and opportunities; efforts to diversify the field and its partners; and a focus on identifying and scaling local successes.issues-based advocacy through jcpa's two action networks focused on protecting democracy and countering hate & bigotry, as well as through other channels. Jcpa advances cross-community relations and key advocacy priorities on the national and local levels by mobilizing the Jewish community and our partners rooted in the recognition that countering antisemitism is inherent to protecting democracy, and protecting democracy is inherent to Jewish safety.public Affairs, communications, and trend analysis providing research-driven message guidance and other tools to jcrcs and other partners on priority issues, including on antisemitism and the inextricable link between Jewish safety, the safety of all communities, and our democracy.

In the face of immense societal division, resetting the table (rtt) equips leaders and communities with tools to address entrenched political divisions in Public and communal life. Through rigorous training, courageous dialogue, and depolarizing media content, rtt enables americans to transform political disagreement into a source of strengthened relationship, creative problem-solving, and collective insight. Rtt's core activities include: train and educate: rtt trains faith leaders, entertainment industry professionals, journalists, and other community leaders and influencers, equipping them to facilitate and convene constructive communication across differences and/or produce new narratives fostering empathy, norms, and hope for healthy engagement across divides. Convene and facilitate: rtt designs and facilitates carefully curated forums, offering opportunities for courageous, productive discussion and learning on contentious issues. Create and distribute: rtt produces films and other content that advances mutual recognition and empathy across political and geographic divides.