The Jewish Federation of NEPA

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

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  • JNS.org - Jerusalem News Syndicate
Eisenkot moves closer to ousting Netanyahu. Here’s what could come next.

There are several different paths the Yashar party leader could take – but all of them have obstacles. -- The post Eisenkot moves closer to ousting Netanyahu. Here’s what could Learn more

Pro-Israel conservatives blast JD Vance for blaming Israel after GOP midterm losses

Christians United for Israel called the vice president’s comments a ‘dog whistle’ faulting Jews. -- The post Pro-Israel conservatives blast JD Vance for blaming Israel after GOP midterm losses appeared Learn more

Met Gala has new theme after antisemitism backlash

Plus, Brad Lander and two fellow Jewish incoming House Democrats call for Israel to release Palestinian journalist. -- The post Met Gala has new theme after antisemitism backlash appeared first Learn more

A bicycle ride protest targeting Philadelphia Jewish businesses spurs outrage from city and state leaders

Organizers insist the timing of the ride, the eve of the anniversary of Kristallnacht, is a coincidence, and say the businesses have ties to Israel. -- The post A bicycle Learn more

The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs stated that it “has long called on the Canadian government to ensure that Canada is not used as a safe haven for the Learn more

Lubavitcher Rebbe’s grave, visited recently by 6,500 Chabad emissaries, where ‘lone trees come back to the forest’

“When we are strengthening and reinforcing each other, there’s nothing we can’t accomplish and overcome,” Rabbi Mendy Dubrowski, an emissary in Tampa, Fla., told JNS. Learn more

“I’ve been on the phone with a lot of unhappy Jewish people from across the country this morning,” B’nai B’rith International CEO Evan Bernstein told JNS. “I think people are Learn more

The Yashar party says Likud is welcome to join a coalition under Gadi Eisenkot as prime minister, without “extremists.” Learn more

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