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Just To $588 Transform a Life

Want to transform a life? It only takes $588 to change the future of one Ethiopian-Israeli student through an exciting new campaign called Project 1460. Watch the video and visit theproject1460.org for more info on how you can get involved. 

Majority of Jewish Israelis Want Marriage Freedom, Poll Finds

A majority of Jewish Israelis want marriage freedom, according to the latest poll by Hiddush, an Israeli nonprofit advocating for religious freedom that’s funded in part by JFNA's iRep initiative to promote religious pluralism in Israel.

JFNA Health Summit Focuses on Promoting Lay Leader Advocacy

Dynamic lay leader advocacy against potential cuts to Medicaid — from which Federation-funded service providers receive $6B annually — was the focus of last week’s 2017 Health and Long-Term Care Summit. Government + industry heads and leaders from a record 20 Federations attended.