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An Evening of Remembrance & Hope: Watch the Powerful Commemoration of Oct. 7

By Combined Jewish Philanthropies (CJP)

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Leket Israel’s Food Innovation, With Boston’s Support

By Gilad Skolnick

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Bringing a Lifetime of Skills to a Year of Service

By Combined Jewish Philanthropies (CJP)

Events

Top Pick

October 7th Vigil

10/7/2024, 5:00 pm

The Harry Elkins Widener Memorial Library, Cambridge

Free

Rachel Korazim, Shiva Poems of October 7

Top Pick

A Year in Poetry: Marking the Anniversary of October 7

10/6/2024, 8:00 pm

Free

Commemorating October 7, 2023

10/6/2024, 7:30 pm

Free

October 7 Gathering & Remembrance

10/6/2024, 7:00 pm

Chabad Center of Sudbury, Sudbury

Free

Top Pick

Remembering October 7: A Gathering for Teens

10/6/2024, 4:30 pm

JCC Greater Boston, Newton

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Free

Oct. 7: Conversation With Rabbi Haviva Ner-David

10/6/2024, 10:00 am

Free

Siyum Mishnayot

10/6/2024

Free

Community Impact

Voices From Our Community

6/3/2024 Top Pick

None of It Is True

Two thousand years after the first blood libel, the world’s blind hatred of Jews rages on.

By Dan Brosgol

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5/29/2024

Outnumbered But Not Alone

How do we fight the public relations war against Israel when we are so outnumbered?

By Dr. Shira ShiloahFor Hadassah Northeast

5/16/2024 Top Pick

Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Is Science the Answer?

By Kobi Russell

A wreath in Israel for Yom HaZikaron on CJP Spark

5/10/2024 Top Pick

The Hope: A Message From Rabbi Marc Baker

“The Israeli national anthem is not titled ‘the arrival’ nor ‘we made it.’ Instead, it’s called ‘Hatikva’ (‘The Hope’).”

By Rabbi Marc BakerFor Combined Jewish Philanthropies (CJP)

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5/9/2024 Top Pick

The Campus Protests Are No Longer About Israel

American college students are channeling genuine domestic political frustration into blaming Israel.

By Barak SellaFor The Forward

Israel Independence Day celebration at UMass Amherst Hillel in April 2003, supported by CJP (Photo: Gilad Skolnick)

5/9/2024 Top Pick

Embracing Israel’s History Amid Challenges

I hope that one day my children will know the feeling of parading down the main thoroughfare of Boston to show their pride in Israel.

By Gilad Skolnick

Ways to Help

Resources

News

1/9/2024 Top Pick

Hope Through the Power of Art

“Hope Diaries: A Collaborative Art Project” for Israeli teens runs Jan. 18 to Feb. 29 at Hebrew College.

By Adam ZemelFor Hebrew College

12/23/2023 Top Pick

After Oct. 7, Entire Kibbutz Temporarily Resettles in Tel Aviv

After spending over 10 weeks at Eilat hotels, this week Kibbutz Re’im’s 435 members were welcomed into 142 longer-term apartments in two newly constructed towers.

By The Times of Israel

12/12/2023 Top Pick

Jewish Americans on How the War Is Affecting Their Hanukkah Celebrations

By Maea Lenei BuhreFor PBS NewsHour

12/8/2023 Top Pick

At Menorah Lighting, Healey Invokes ‘Love and Support’

Denouncing the scourge of hate fueled by the Israel-Hamas War, Gov. Maura Healey and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu stood in solidarity with the Jewish community for Hanukkah.

By Alison KuznitzFor Gloucester Daily Times

12/7/2023 Top Pick

Boston-Area Jews Celebrate Hanukkah Amid Strife Abroad

Hanukkah comes at a fraught time this year.

By Simón RiosFor WBUR

12/7/2023 Top Pick

Boston’s Jewish Residents Banish the Darkness of War

“We celebrate the faith and the strength of the Jewish community, especially in this moment, especially in this time,” said Gov. Maura Healey.

By John L. MicekFor MassLive

12/7/2023 Top Pick

Jewish Communities in Mass. Light Menorahs To Send a Message of Hope on First Night of Hanukkah

From Boston to Brookline, and all over Massachusetts, the message on Hanukkah is that the Jewish community will not be afraid to show pride in its identity.

By Tammy MutasaFor WBZ News

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