On Yom Ha'atzmaut, Israeli President Rivlin thanks Diaspora Jews
On Yom Ha'atzmaut, Israeli President Rivlin thanks Diaspora Jews.
Edelstein on Aliyah Day: Israel wouldn't exist without immigrants
he Knesset marked Yom Ha’aliyah – the national day in honor of immigration – on Monday with a special event honoring immigrants to Israel. Read more. Edelstein on Aliyah Day: Israel wouldn't…
World condemns Yom Kippur attack
World condemns Yom Kippur attack.
One Week, Three National Holidays
This year people will remain at home on the two most Israeli days of the year – Yom HaZikaron (Memorial Day) and Yom HaAtzmaut (Independence Day) – while Arab Israelis will observe the month…
Yom HaShoah: A Day to Remember, A Day to Make a Difference
"This Yom HaShoah, as we mourn the murder of six million Jews, we must also remember the survivors alive today, in this country and around the world, who need our help. Holocaust survivors…
Mourning and Celebrating During a Pandemic
A Week of Memorial and Celebration Monday evening, Israel marked the start of Yom HaZikaron (Memorial Day for the Fallen Soldiers of the Wars of Israel and Victims of Actions of Terrorism)…
Standing in Unity With Israel, Flaws and All
Israel’s Yom Ha’atzmaut — Independence Day — is particularly meaningful for my family. My uncle brought his family to the country from Poland in 1936, and he and my aunt fought on the streets…
Holocaust survivor's take on Poway synagogue shooting
LA JOLLA, Calif., (KGTV) -- Hundreds of people from the San Diego Jewish community attended Yom Hashoah, or the Holocaust Remembrance Event, at the Lawrence Family Community Center. This…
Israel Independence Day to be celebrated virtually
Yom Ha’atzmaut (Israel Independence Day) will be celebrated in South Florida virtually this year when it takes place from April 28-29 due to the new coronavirus pandemic. As annual gatherings…
Federations and Philanthropy News Update, September 30, 2015
Today, Jewish Federations join with the Starkey Hearing Foundation at Yankee Stadium to provide hearing aids to aging Holocaust survivors as part of Federations’ National Holocaust Survivor…
General Assembly 2023
But if you’re looking for some, we’ve got 75. View all Hide Because you celebrate Israel. Because you’re connected to Israel. Because you care about Israel. Because you understand…
Young Negev Filmmaker Learns Art of Giving Back
For the back-to-back commemorations of Yom HaZikaron (Memorial Day) and Yom Ha’atzmaut (Independence Day), they prepared two days’ worth of programming at institutions across the community. …
Federation leaders join Israelis in Yom Hazikaron commemorations
Participants of Jewish Federations of North America’s General Assembly spent the solemn day of Yom Hazikaron alongside Israelis, as the country paid tribute to terror victims and fallen…
The Full Light of the Menorah
We waited until today to send you Chanukah greetings so we could capture that feeling of our people totally bathed in light. Take a picture of the full menorah and post it on your favorite…
Question Marks and Exclamation Points
How does this work in practice? We have 3 concrete examples (out of many) to share with you: The Jewish Education Project has received funding from UJA-Federation New York to partner…