Chag Pesach Sameach!

As our festival of freedom, Passover, nears, we want to take a moment and thank you for your advocacy during the 2025 Nebraska Legislative session.

From attending Jewish Day of Action to contacting your representatives, together we are standing up against hate in all forms and creating lasting change in Omaha and the state of Nebraska.

We wish you a happy, blessed Passover! Chag Pesach Sameach!

Sharon, Pam, and Morgan

Legislative News

Winner-take-all bill stalls in Nebraska Legislature, a blow to the governor

LB 3 fails to advance, potentially causing tension with Trump after push by Gov. Jim Pillen failed.

Read more from the Nebraska Examiner

Legislative Calendar & Debate

If you're curious about when a bill will be debated on the floor, or if you want to see what's being debated today, please check out the Legislative Calendar and see what's being covered on Nebraska Public Media's Legislative Livestream.

Legislative Calendar

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Upcoming Events

May 12 at 12:00 PM | Tiffany Friesen Milone

Tiffany Friesen Milone, Deputy Director for OpenSky will join the next JCRC Public Policy Committee meeting to talk about their work analyzing data to help lawmakers and citizens in adopting sound policy in Nebraska. The meeting is May 12 at noon in person at the JCC, or via Zoom.

Zoom Link

April 22 at 4:30 PM | 10 Years of Life and Legacy

The JFO Foundation’s Life & Legacy program ensures that the work of the JCRC and other partner organizations will continue for future generations. Please RSVP by April 14 and join us for this 10^th Anniversary celebration.

To learn more about sustaining the JCRC and the security of our Jewish community through Life & Legacy, please contact us or Brad Abramson at the JFO Foundation.

May 7 | Dr. Yehuda Kurtzer

The Moral, The Political, and The Partisan: Jewish Community in a Partisan Age

Proudly co-sponsored by the JCRC and Jewish Federation of Omaha Foundation

As partisan politics continues to shape American public discourse, the Jewish community struggles to define the commitments we are meant to share with each other and to find ways to hold together across difference. How can we identify the kinds of ideas and ideals that should transcend what divides us? And how might we imagine Jewish community in a divided America?

Action Alerts

Donate to the JCRC Omaha 2025 Campaign

JCRC serves as the bridge that connects the Omaha Jewish community with other communities across our city. We work tirelessly to advocate for policies that combat antisemitism, protect our rights and the civil rights of others, and protect the most vulnerable members of our society.

With your support, the JCRC will continue to create a more inclusive, compassionate, and tolerant society—one that stands firm against hatred, discrimination, and injustice.

Thank you for your support in making this work possible. Your contribution truly makes a difference, not just today, but for generations to come.

Support JCRC Omaha

Support the Antisemitism Awareness Act

This bill will solidify the policy established by the previous three administrations and utilizes the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism, providing concrete examples of what constitutes antisemitism so that we can distinguish between legitimate criticism of Israeli policies and hateful attacks targeting Jewish people.

The IHRA definition gives the Department of Education the tools it needs to determine when conduct is motivated by antisemitic bias. It provides a comprehensive and internationally recognized framework. This definition includes, but is not limited to, traditional anti-Jewish hatred and Holocaust denial, as well as modern forms of antisemitism that target Jewish Americans due to their association with or connection to the State of Israel.

We kindly ask you to reach out to your representative TODAY and urge them to support the quick passage of the Antisemitism Awareness Act.

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Support JCRC Omaha

Guided by Jewish values, the nonpartisan Jewish Community Relations Council works in common cause with other religious, racial, ethnic, and civic groups to foster a just, democratic, and pluralistic society. The JCRC advocates, educates, collaborates, and mobilizes action on issues important to the Jewish Community and greater community to fight antisemitism and hate in all its forms and promote the security of Israel and Jews everywhere.