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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Jewish Texas man charged with making terroristic threat against NYC’s Zohran Mamdani

Jeremy Fistel was portrayed as devoted to his Orthodox roots in a previous case. -- The post Jewish Texas man charged with making terroristic threat against NYC’s Zohran Mamdani appeared Learn more

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

Officials stress Hamas devices are kept in secure IDF facilities after burglars in Israel’s north stole phones seized at Kerem Shalom. The post Shin Bet, cops probe theft of 800 Learn more

Herzog’s ‘Voice of the People’ seeks to harness global Jewish diversity

"Our diversity is our power," its CEO, Shirel Dagan-Levy, tells JNS. The post Herzog’s ‘Voice of the People’ seeks to harness global Jewish diversity appeared first on JNS.org. Learn more

"There's a very technical definition about what genocide might be, but more and more people are raising the issue," the pontiff said. The post Pope Leo: Cannot ‘make any declaration’ Learn more

The threat to send Abdul-Malik al-Houthi 'to hell' follows the explosion of a UAV in Eilat amid repeated launches and retaliatory strikes. The post ‘Your time will come,’ Katz warns Learn more

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