About Jews for Mask Rights

This letter was written by a group of high-risk and disabled Jewish New Yorkers impacted by COVID. We are a small, independent team of volunteers and are not affiliated with any other organizations. Our group met while discussing the devastating possible outcomes of a proposed mask ban in New York. We hope this letter can help. We would love for you to sign. 

In January, we delivered our first letter and plan to send another version if needed. That version was signed by more than 2,200 Jewish individuals and nearly 300 Jewish leaders, including over 70 leaders of Jewish organizations and over 75 clergy members. These signatures represent diverse opinions and members of a variety of Jewish movements, including Orthodox, Conservative, Reform, and Reconstructionist Judaism. We collected all signatures solely through word-of-mouth and unpaid social media outreach.

We are not publishing signatories online, but they will be visible to relevant elected officials. Please assume that your name will be displayed to elected officials (along with your title if you’re a Jewish leader.) We may contact you for further action items relating to mask bans, but we’re not promoting any other causes. 

If you have any questions, please read our privacy policy or email us at jewsformaskrights@gmail.com.

We're all concerned for our health and safety in the event of a ban, and we really appreciate your support. 

Thank you for signing and sharing!