Luncheon to Look at ‘Faith, Race and Inclusion’

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Yavilah McCoy will be the guest speaker at this year’s Women of Vision spring luncheon.

Event Chairs Andrea Barsky and Sharon Greis invite Women of Vision members, along with their friends and family, to an important discussion,  “Jewish Women in 2017: Faith, Race, and Inclusion,” being held as part of Women of Vision’s 2017 spring luncheon.

Wed., May 3, 2017

11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Har Zion Temple

1500 Hagys Ford Road, Penn Valley, Pa. 19072

Couvert: $65

Dietary laws observed

Guest speaker Yavilah McCoy, executive director of VISIONS, Inc., will share her perspective as an Orthodox Jewish woman of color as she discusses the intersection of faith, race and feminism. She will address the challenges of diversity and inclusion, as well as the strategies women can develop to work together toward justice.

Women of Vision impacts the lives of Jewish women and girls across generations and geographic boundaries through strategic grant-making, advocacy and educational programs that create social change and a more just society. For more information, please contact Iris Leon, Women of Vision manager, at 215-832-0549 or ileon@jewishphilly.org.  To register for the event on May 3, visit jewishphilly.org/wovspring.


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