Senate President Therese Murray, State Senator Steven Panagiotakos (recipient of the Legislative Achievement Award), Richard Musiol, Jr. (recipient of the Legislative Staffer Award) and Stan Makovsky and Phil Rosenblatt (Co-Chairs of the Legislative Reception).

April 22nd - The Senate finalized their budget. Click here to see how MAJF priorities fared.

The Massachusetts Association of Jewish Federations (MAJF) is a statewide government affairs office that works to strengthen the relationship between the Jewish community and elected officials and personnel in key government departments; advocate for issues of concern to the community; and helps its members access public funding to provide services to its clients. MAJF is the eyes, ear and voice for the Jewish Federations and their agencies on Capitol Hill and Beacon Hill.

The advocacy work of MAJF is rooted in Jewish values of "tzedek" (justice) and "tikkun olam" (repair of the world), and our Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Agenda includes both issues of universal concern and issues of particular concern to the Jewish federations and their agencies. The Jewish people's proud tradition of pursuing justice dictates that even in times of fiscal crisis, our commitment to the most vulnerable members of our society must not be compromised.

Helpful links - Website links to the 7 Jewish Federations, MAJF coalition partners, specific advocacy issues, state agencies and more.

To advance our Budget Agenda, MAJF coordinates advocacy and lobbying days at the State House, organizes legislative receptions, trains lay volunteers in effective lobbying, sends out action alerts on items of concern to the Jewish Federations and the agencies they represent and organizes letter writing, e-mail and telephone campaigns to demonstrate public support for key issues of concern to the Jewish Federations.

MAJF represents the government affairs interests of the Jewish Federations in Boston, the Berkshires, Greater Springfield, Central Massachusetts, Merrimack Valley, the North Shore, and Greater New Bedford. Our member federations are proud to be affiliated with a network of social service providers that deliver a comprehensive array of services to individuals with disabilities of all faiths and their families.

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Jordan Robbins, Michael Bloom and Michael Sleeper enjoying the 61st Annual Meeting of the Jewish Federation of Central Massachusetts

State Issues

Federal Issues

Issues on Capitol Hill which are of concern to the Jewish Federations and their agencies.

MAJF 2009 Federal Legislative Agenda - click here.
America Recovery and Reinvestment Act - MAJF lobbied the Massachusetts Congressional delegation regarding several issues critical to the Jewish Federations and the Jewish Service Agencies in the Commonwealth - click here.
The Growing Threat of Iran - fact sheet.
Universal Health Care - letter to President and Massachusetts Congressional delegation.

News and events

MAJF along with 20 members of the Young Leadership Division of CJP, lobbied several staff members from the Massachusetts Congressional delegation

April 14- An article about The Front Porch by The Lynn Item. http://www.itemlive.com/articles/2009/04/08/close_to_home/home01.txt
March 1 2009, Metrowest Daily News ran a story about the Healthy Partners Program in Framingham run by Jewish Family Service of Metrowest. For article, click here.
Jewish Vocational Service of Greater Boston has been in the news quite frequently. To view the entire list, click here.
December 4th, Jewish Family Service of Western Massachusetts annual meeting was featured in the Springfield Jewish Ledger.
On November 22, Jewish Family & Children's Service of Greater Boston Parkinson's Dance Program was featured on the front page of The Boston Globe. This dance program provides a unique approach to living better with Parkinson's Disease.
Jewish Family Services of Western Massachusetts made the front page of the Springfield Republican regarding their resettlement program. Click here.