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Community Briefing: Antisemitism and Security
An alarming statistic was shared recently by the Secure Community Network, the official safety and security organization of the Jewish community in North America: Over the past month, in the […]
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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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Community Briefing: Israel Under Attack
The people of Israel are under assault by a prolonged and deadly barrage of rocket fire, originating from Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists in Gaza. The attack is virtually unprecedented in […]
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Steven Ingber named as Federation’s new Chief Executive Officer
May 6, 2021 On behalf of Matthew B. Lester, JFMD President, and Dennis S. Bernard, UJF President: We are excited to share the news that the Jewish Federation/United Jewish Foundation […]
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Why I Give Money to Street Beggars, and How That’s Related to Purim
by Yiftah Leket Driving to my home in Tel Aviv’s Neve-Zedek neighborhood I would exit via the La Guardia exchange, head on to Yehuda Halevi St, and when I turned […]
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A Message From Former “Shinshinit” Noa Sabag
Hi there my second family, It’s Noa Sabag the shinshinit. I’m here to tell you a little bit about my army experience so far. I was drafted to be an […]
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“Why don’t I usually go to protests in Israel?”
by Yiftah Leket Don’t get me wrong, every now and then I do join a rally about issues I care about. The latest ones were demonstrations for the awareness about climate […]
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The Etty Hillesum Israeli Youth Theatre
Voice of Youth – “Kol Ha’Noar” A message from a JFMD funding recipient Each year a group of 75 teens, Jews and Arabs, come to the Youth Theatre up to […]
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Israel 2020 – The Year in Review
By Naomi Miller, Director of Missions, and JFMD Israel Representative Many of us will look back at 2020 and see it as the year that should be scrapped from the […]
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Words and Action: A Shabbat Message
We come to the end of a long and turbulent week for our country and local communities. The killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis has revealed, once again, the malignant power of racism.