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

  • Jewish Telegraphic Agency
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Olympics committee defends sale of T-shirt commemorating 1936 Nazi-era Games

Some Jewish groups condemned the shirt, which has sold out. -- The post Olympics committee defends sale of T-shirt commemorating 1936 Nazi-era Games appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Learn more

Mamdani hosts Jacob Frey, Jewish mayor of Minneapolis who has stood up to ICE

Plus, a Yeshiva University student is assaulted in what the school said was an "unbiased attempted robbery." -- The post Mamdani hosts Jacob Frey, Jewish mayor of Minneapolis who has Learn more

The crime epidemic in Palestinian communities like mine is a crisis for Jews who care about Israel, too

An Arab Israeli activist says Israel should be judged by how it treats those who live under its own flag. -- The post The crime epidemic in Palestinian communities like Learn more

Israel’s bobsled team is chasing more than medals in its first Olympic outing in Milan

Founder AJ Edelman wants to change Israeli sports culture. -- The post Israel’s bobsled team is chasing more than medals in its first Olympic outing in Milan appeared first on Learn more

The airport will be located at the Ziklag archaeological site, 17 miles northwest of Beersheva between the cities of Netivot and Rahat. The post Israeli gov’t approves construction of int’l Learn more

A welfare visit to the predominately ultra-Orthodox city sparked clashes and attacks on patrol vehicles. The post Police rescue two female IDF soldiers from Bnei Brak rioters appeared first on Learn more

Right-wing voters must understand they are voting for legal advisers to assume an actual advisory role, for the Supreme Court’s authority to be capped and for the communications market to Learn more

Dublin may move its October home match to a neutral venue over security concerns amid hostility to the Jewish state. The post Israel to face Ireland in UEFA Nations League Learn more

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