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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Archaeologists uncover a 300-meter section of ancient aqueduct in Jerusalem

It brought spring water from Solomon’s Pools south of Bethlehem to the Temple Mount. -- The post Archaeologists uncover a 300-meter section of ancient aqueduct in Jerusalem appeared first on Learn more

What I found at the NYC protest on Oct. 7: No room for Jewish grief

An Oct. 7 vigil memorializing Israeli and Palestinian lives became a test of whether the Palestine solidarity movement could make room for Jewish grief. -- The post What I found Learn more

YIVO studied a living Yiddish culture. What happened when that world was nearly destroyed?

Kalman Weiser’s new history follows the institute from Vilna to New York, where it had to preserve a vanished world and cultivate a future. -- The post YIVO studied a Learn more

A planned non-Zionist Jewish school in Boston hopes to ride the momentum of the left

Achvat Olam will teach about Jewish history, cultures and languages – and disavow Israel. -- The post A planned non-Zionist Jewish school in Boston hopes to ride the momentum of Learn more

In a wide-ranging political face-off, eight of nine panelists rejected Palestinian statehood, while the opposition split over its choice for PM. Learn more

Israel’s election is approaching and nine candidates from across the political spectrum are going head-to-head over the country’s future. Dov Lipman and Ruthie Blum host a special Online English Election Learn more

“For Jewish families, this means the chance to give their children an education rooted in who they are, without being priced out,” stated Sydney Altfield, of the Orthodox Union. Learn more

IDF soldiers carried out a series of counterterrorism activities throughout Judea and Samaria, detaining Palestinian suspects inciting terrorism. Learn more

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