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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In the News

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25 years after opening, Yiddish Book Center overhauls its core exhibit for a wider audience

The Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, Massachusetts tells the story of Yiddish culture as a global, modern movement. -- The post 25 years after opening, Yiddish Book Center overhauls its Learn more

San Francisco Giants fire Jewish manager Gabe Kapler after disappointing season

Kapler won the 2021 National League Manager of the Year award after leading the Giants to a 107-win season. -- The post San Francisco Giants fire Jewish manager Gabe Kapler Learn more

Flash floods put a dangerous damper on the first night of Sukkot in NYC

The holiday that starts Friday night is meant to be celebrated outside. But rain has triggered a state of emergency. -- The post Flash floods put a dangerous damper on Learn more

Street fights over prayer offer liberal Israelis a chance to define a Judaism they can believe in

Secular Jews who resent the Orthodox establishment have an opportunity to embrace Judaism on their own terms, writes a scholar at the Shalom Hartman Institute. -- The post Street fights Learn more

The Tel Aviv protesters likely felt emboldened by the New York protests against Netanyahu. The post The boundaries of liberal tolerance appeared first on JNS.org. Learn more

The new emblem was accused of a lack of connection to "the Jewish people, the State of Israel, Zionism or the Hebrew language." The post Israel’s National Library cancels logo Learn more

Rethinking the place-centric approach in Judaism The post Moving beyond the building appeared first on JNS.org. Learn more

A guard stands accused of intimate relations with a convicted terrorist. The post Female IDF soldiers will no longer guard prisons after sex scandal appeared first on JNS.org. Learn more

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