This program has both internal and external focus.

• JCRC-NY works with the wide variety of Jewish denominational organizations and the New York Board of Rabbis in order to effectively represent the Jewish community's own diverse religious and communal issues.

• InterFaith Initiatives works as the local metropolitan New York partner with JCPA -  Jewish Council on Public Affairs on interfaith matters which involve, among other issues, Israel and Evangelical Christians.
  
  
• It maintains important relationships with the many other religious organizations in the New York area and routinely interacts with Buddhist, Catholic, Hindu, Muslim, Protestant, Sikh and Yoruba representatives on a variety of issues.
  
  
• After 9/11 many of JCRC-NY's senior staff served as volunteer chaplains at Ground Zero and the Family Assistance Center.  JCRC-NY and many other faith communities worked together to successfully found a first responder, multi-faith, chaplaincy organization.  Disaster Chaplaincy Services.
  

July 12, 2010 - JCRC-NY and NY Board of Rabbis held a conference call for Jewish communal leaders on the Presbyterian Church USA's July 2010 biennial General Assembly and the campaign to delegitimize Israel.

JCPA's, Vice President Ethan Felsen who has worked extensively on this issue and was at the Assembly reported:

• The Presbyterian Church USA declined to endorse calls for boycotts and divestment and recognized Israel's right to exist within secure borders and adopted a more balanced understanding of what is needed for peace in the Middle East.
• JCPA released a statement on the decisions of the Presbyterian Church USA
  

InterFaith Initiatives' Partners

• Archdiocese of New York
  
• Council of Churches of the City of New York
  
• Diocese of Brooklyn & Queens
  
• Interfaith Center of New York
  
• Jewish Religious Organizations
  
• JCPA -  Jewish Council on Public Affairs
  

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