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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Billie Eilish, Benedict Cumberbatch join UK concert that raised $2M for Palestinian charities

The sold-out event in London also featured Jewish comic Amelia Dimoldenberg. -- The post Billie Eilish, Benedict Cumberbatch join UK concert that raised $2M for Palestinian charities appeared first on Learn more

University leaders among 100+ signatories to Jewish letter decrying Trump’s campus antisemitism wars

The letter came as an immigration judge ordered Mahmoud Khalil to be deported. -- The post University leaders among 100+ signatories to Jewish letter decrying Trump’s campus antisemitism wars appeared Learn more

Yair Golan: On this Rosh Hashanah, Israel’s reckless government needs to hear the voices of Diaspora Jews

An Israeli opposition leader says "Jews around the world need to confidently and boldly speak up now for the Israel they love and need." -- The post Yair Golan: On Learn more

For Jewish communal professionals, internal rifts pose the greatest barrier to hope, survey finds

Just a quarter of Jewish communal professionals often feel hopeful about the future, a study by M²: The Institute for Experiential Jewish Education, found. -- The post For Jewish communal Learn more

“Think Twice” with Jonathan Tobin and guest Elisha Wiesel, Ep. 194 The post ‘As a Jew’ critics of Israel aren’t following in Wiesel’s footsteps appeared first on JNS.org. Learn more

The U.N. council “opted for a performative action, designed to draw a veto, that extends Hamas terrorists,” according to Morgan Ortagus, a U.S. diplomat. The post US vetoes Security Council Learn more

“We dodged protests erupting on campus, urging students to vote a certain way,” Joel Harris, a UConn student senator, told JNS. The post University of Connecticut student senate votes down Learn more

“The defendant told the assemblyman to go back to Uganda before someone shoots him in the head,” Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz stated. The post Texas man charged with death Learn more

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