News & Stories from the Greensboro Jewish Federation

870 Holocaust Survivors thank Biden for standing with Israel

Nearly 2,500 Holocaust survivors and their descendants sent President Joe Biden a letter thanking him for supporting Israel following the terrorist massacre Hamas carried out on October 7th.

 

The signatories, which included 870 Holocaust survivors, 952 children of Holocaust survivors, 60…

Dvar Torah - Life is a journey

Dvar Torah – Life is a journey.

There are no coincidences. Just as Israel is in the news, Israel is also in this week’s Torah portion. As protesters march and talk about Jews as being colonizers, we read this week’s portion and are reminded just how wrong they are. Parshat Lech Lecha …

Jewish Federations surpass initial $500m Israel Emergency Campaign goal

Jewish Federations of North America announced today that they have collectively raised $554 million for their Israel Emergency Campaign. The campaign was launched on October 12th with an initial goal of $500 million.
 
To date, $111 million have been allocated to over 60 organizations in…

Federations praise inclusion of $200m NSGP funding in supplemental

Jewish Federations are thankful for President Biden's inclusion of $200 million for the life-saving Nonprofit Security Grant Program in the Supplemental Funding Request for Congress.

 

“Unfortunately, we know from experience that when terrorists attack Israel, antisemites are emboldened…

Dvar Torah - Violence will be removed from the earth

Believers feel that nothing happens by coincidence.

If we look in the last two Torah portions, Bereshit and Noach, we find that hamas is mentioned. Hamas, the Hebrew word for violence, is the reason God gives for flooding the world.

“And God said to Noah, "The end of all flesh has come b…