The Jewish Federation of NEPA

The Jewish Federation of NEPA is your central address for everything Jewish in Lackawanna, Monroe, Pike, and Wayne counties.

What’s Happening in NEPA

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Israel passes death penalty law for Palestinians convicted of lethal attacks against Israelis

The law, which was long lobbied for by Israel’s far right, quickly drew a legal challenge. -- The post Israel passes death penalty law for Palestinians convicted of lethal attacks Learn more

IDF suspends unit that detained CNN crew in the West Bank, as Herzog condemns settler violence

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he expects Israel to act against the violence. -- The post IDF suspends unit that detained CNN crew in the West Bank, as Herzog Learn more

Their sons survived the battlefield but not their wounds. Now these Israeli mothers mourn together.

Hazel Brief and Taly Drori came together through OneFamily, a nonprofit whose founder just won the Israel Prize for Lifetime Achievement. -- The post Their sons survived the battlefield but Learn more

A second poll of US Jews finds the same result: Most oppose the war in Iran

That's despite nearly wall-to-wall opposition for the Iranian regime, according to the poll commissioned by J Street. -- The post A second poll of US Jews finds the same result: Learn more

Around 400 munitions were dropped in a "large wave of strikes" across the country. Learn more

U.S. President Donald Trump shared footage of the explosion to Truth Social. Learn more

Rescue teams pulled a mother and her two children from a partially collapsed residential building after a fragment fell on the roof. Learn more

Surviving leaders are reportedly struggling to communicate or meet in person out of fear of more targeted airstrikes. Learn more

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