Federations' Committee on Religious Expression (iREP), co-chaired by Susie Gelman (Washington, DC) and Kim Heiman (Cincinnati), met this month to launch its first round of allocations to organizations working to expand the range of legally recognized options for marriage in Israel. Federatio…
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Leaders from Jewish communities and organizations will meet in Jerusalem for The Jewish Agency for Israel Board of Governors fall meetings. Thanks to Federation funding The Jewish Agency continues to provide immediate financial assistance to Israelis affected by the recent wave of terror thr…
Federations learned about the Israel Children's Zone, a program piloted by JUF/Chicago in their partnership region in Israel, and how it can be replicated in other cities. Listen to the recording of the conference call and read the executive summary.
78 participants joined the Prime Minister’s Council Mission, led by Beth Goldsmith (Baltimore) and Harold Gernsbacher (Dallas) in collaboration with JUF/Chicago. Participants pledged more than $5.3 million to the Annual Campaign, a 14.7% card-for-card increase from 2015, plus $25,000 in su…
