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Yom Ha‘atzmaut, or Israel Independence Day commemorates the establishment of the modern state of Israel in 1948. In Israel and around the world, Jewish people celebrate the day with parties and gatherings to commemorate Israel’s birthday.
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The Federation raises funds through its annual UJA Campaign and allocates these funds locally, regionally, as well as internationally for Israel and overseas Jewish needs through the Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI) and the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (AJDC) in 59 countries throughout the world. Watch our video to see WHO BENEFITS FROM YOUR GIVING and consider making a donation!
The Jewish Federation of NEPA
It is YOUR portal to all things Jewish in Northeastern Pennsylvania, to the world of Jewish values, activities, learning, events, and charitable works – we are your gateway to Jewish life.
The Federation is the preeminent philanthropic organization for taking care of problems that Jews face and for strengthening Jewish community and supporting the development of our future, as a vital, vibrant, self-sustaining people. The Federation stands at the center of a network of partner agencies capable of reaching out to Jews throughout the world suffering from unemployment, poverty, problems associated aging, disabilities, illness, domestic violence, terrorism, and much more.
We have a wealth of programs aimed at strengthening Jewish identity and supporting Jewish continuity, programs such as sponsored trips to Israel for teens and adults, Jewish education to instill the meaning and values of our tradition and programs for training the community leaders of tomorrow.
Feeding the Hungry
From food pantries in Scranton, to Meals on Wheels, to deliveries of provisions
Helping the Elderly
Assisting with housing, food, activities or legal representation.
Promoting Jewish Continuity
Providing assistance to all denominations of religious schools
Enhancing Jewish Life
Through programs, news, updates, and events.
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Yom HaShoah – April 8, 2021
An in-person, socially-distanced, event commemorating Holocaust Remembrance Day was held on Thursday, April 8, 2021 outside [...]
Israel Now Home to ‘Incredibly Rare’ Complete Scroll of Esther, One of World’s Oldest
Scroll of Esther written by a scribe on the Iberian Peninsula around 1465, before the Jews’ expulsion, [...]
Stranger on a Train
A serendipitous encounter with a Hungarian survivor leads to an incredible reunion. Published Nov 1, 2020 | by Readers' [...]
King David-era fort found in Golan, may be 1st evidence of Bible’s ‘Geshurites’
Dating to around the time of King David 3,000 years ago, what may be the earliest fortified [...]
Super Sunday 2021
The coronavirus pandemic did not deter the Jewish Federation of NEPA from holding its annual Super Sunday [...]
EITC Advocacy in Harrisburg
Representatives from local Jewish non-public schools joined hundreds of other advocates on May 7, 2019, at the [...]
Rediscovering Jewish Infrastructure: 2018 Update on United States Eighteenth and Nineteenth-Century Synagogues
This article – the third in a series – will document buildings which were originally erected as [...]
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