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

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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

Artem Dolgopyat won gold in the floor exercise at the Challenge Cup in Paris. The post This week in Israeli sports appeared first on JNS.org. Learn more

The coins bear the images of emperors Constantius II and Constans I, dating them to the era of the lesser-known Gallus Revolt (351-352 C.E.), the last Jewish rebellion against Roman Learn more

A store owner in Flensburg in northern Germany put up a sign reading "Jews are forbidden entry here." The post German shop posts sign: No entry for Jews appeared first Learn more

“We carried out a series of almost fantastical operations, one after another,” the Mossad director said during the annual ceremony. The post Netanyahu, Barnea award Mossad operatives PM Prize appeared Learn more

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