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News From Israel & Overseas
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JDC Entwine – The Aguda: Israel’s National LGBT Taskforce
JDC Entwine works to build a generation of young Jews who lead and live a life of action with global Jewish responsibility at its core. Through transformative global service and […]
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Pride Month in Israel: The Pride of TLV
by Tomer Moked Tel Aviv has been labeled one of the Top 5 Gay-Friendly cities in the world. The Boston Globe declared it as “The gayest city on earth.” It amazes me […]
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Community Voice from a Stay in Israel
by Lisa Lis It was mid-January of 1980 when I arrived for the first time in Eretz Yisrael. With 20 other Michigan State University students, we traveled around the young […]
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Betsy Heuer and the National JFNA Solidarity Mission : June 2021
The fact that Detroit asked me to participate in this unique mission is a testament to the strong reputation of our community. The largest Federations were invited to participate. Both Eric […]
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Israel is right here in Detroit! A Reflection on our ShinShinim program
By Dona Stillman and Yiftah Leket We are proud to conclude this year with our ShinShinim program, but before we do that, what is a ShinShin? A ShinShin – is acronym for “Shnat Sheirut” […]
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Israel & Overseas Department News: Naomi Miller’s Visit to the UAE
Last month, I was fortunate enough to visit the United Arab Emirates (UAE), spending 5 days in Dubai and Abu Dhabi ,on a fact-finding trip for future Detroit Federation missions. I believed that reading up on the Abraham Accords, […]
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The Shaliach’s Corner
Riding the Wave – A New Perspective on Israel Education Since the moment I arrived in Jewish Detroit last fall, I have met hundreds of people. I can confidently say […]
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Enosh – The Israeli Mental Health Association – During the current tensions
Founded in 1978, Enosh is the largest mental health organization in Israel. It has 75 service centers that deliver comprehensive community-based rehabilitation programs to over 6,700 individuals and 16,000 family […]
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Israeli Update by Liza Yedwab, JFMD Israel Office
How It All Began When thinking about the reasoning behind what is going on, it turns out that it is a combination of a number of complicated events. The Palestinian […]
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Become a Shinshinim Host Family
Our Shinshinim predominantly come from our Partnership2Gether region in the Central Galilee. They are hand-picked in a highly selective process to represent the very best of Israel and its diversity. We are […]
