Category: General
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Michigan BBYO Connects with Ethiopian-Israeli Teens From our Partnership2Gether Region in Israel
By Dona Stillman, Associate Director Israel & Overseas Department, JFMD Recently, a group of Ethiopian-Israeli teens from Migdal HaEmek got its first taste of online meetings with BBYOers in Detroit. […]
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Meet Hisham Bisharat
Hisham lives in the Arab town of Yafia, located between the large Arab city of Nazareth, and the Jewish city of Migdal Haemek. His family is part of the 30% […]
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Days of Memory and Meaning
by Yiftah Leket I remember when I was 16 years old, we used to go to school on Yom Hazikaron. It was a different kind of day. We used to […]
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Super Sunday Assets
Super Sunday Assets Download Smile Sheet Overcoming Objections
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School Twinning
Yifat Golan, Hebrew teacher and Israel coordinator at Hillel Day School is thrilled to boast about the success of the 7th grade school twinning program between Hillel Day School and […]
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Orr Shalom for Children and Youth at-Risk: Safe Haven Overnight Camp
Each one of the 230 children living in Orr Shalom’s Therapeutic Family Group Homes receives the material and emotional resources needed to heal from their traumas and begin to build […]
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Meet Aaron Gilman
Meet Aaron Gilman, currently living in Tel Aviv and a relatively new Michigan contribution to Israel’s Start Up Nation. Aaron was raised in Dexter MI, studied Finance at MSU, and, […]
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JDC’s Digital Literacy Training
In the past, our grandparents may have lived comfortably without needing to learn how to navigate a rapidly modernizing world. Today, as a global pandemic wreaks havoc across the world, […]
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A message from Hilma, a JFMD funding recipient . . .
Hilma — tech for impact, is an NGO founded by Israeli hi-tech executives in 2018 to establish Israel as a world leader in social-impact entrepreneurship. Hilma develops social-tech solutions in […]
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Equine Riding Facility for Kfar Tikva
A message from a JFMD funding recipient Kfar Tikva: The Village of Hope, is a Home for Life and inclusive community for adults with cognitive, developmental and other disabilities located […]