On Sunday, May 22, after not being held for two years, 40,000 people including 24 NEPA residents gathered on Fifth Avenue in NYC in support of Israel at the Celebrate Israel parade. The day was unusually warm with a [...]
Passover, that joyous spring holiday with its hope for renewal and redemption, always lifts my spirits. The roasted egg, the Hillel sandwich, the wine, and the matzah are so steeped in tradition that Tevye would be proud. Passover Master Class Series [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | December 16, 2021 Jewish Federation of Northeastern Pennsylvania 601 Jefferson Avenue Scranton, PA 18510 JEWISH FEDERATION OF NEPA APPOINTS NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DANIEL CHEJFEC SCRANTON, PA: The Jewish Federation of Northeastern Pennsylvania announced that Daniel Chejfec (pronounced Heifetz) [...]
On a rainy Wednesday, May 16, 2018, close to thirty people from Scranton and the Poconos headed to New York City to the Museum of Jewish Heritage: a Living Memorial to the Holocaust and the outdoor memorial at the 9/11 museum [...]
