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One Million Bells: Global Solidarity Bell Ringing Event

1/14/2024, 9:00 am

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The Dream Doctors Project

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Clowning in a Time of War: A Conversation With Dream Doctors of Israel

1/7/2024, 12:00 pm

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Voices From Israel

Up Next: 12/5/2023, 7:30 pm

Congregation Beth El, Sudbury

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Tools and Conversations for Supporting Jewish Students Now

12/19/2023, 3:30 pm

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Israeli Women in the Aftermath of Oct. 7

12/19/2023, 1:00 pm

Jerusalem, Israel - August 2018: Women praying at the Western Wall, which is one of Judaism most holy places and located in the old city of Jerusalem. The wall is cracked and in the cracks are pieces of paper with prayer notes.

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Israel: Why and What?

12/19/2023, 12:00 pm

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Monthly JCAN-MA Climate Meeting

12/18/2023, 6:00 pm

Temple Beth Elohim, Wellesley

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Israeli Civil Society During War

Up Next: 12/7/2023, 12:00 pm

Unrecognisable Israeli Jewish people holding a giant national flag of Israel on Israels 70's independent day.

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Being a Jewish College Student Today

12/12/2023, 8:00 pm

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Schechter 101: Israel Series

Up Next: 11/28/2023, 7:30 pm

Solomon Schechter Day School, Newton

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IPF Atid Boston & ACF: Across the Spectrum

12/12/2023, 7:00 pm

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Hostage Square (Photo courtesy of CJP)

1/12/2024 Top Pick

Bearing Witness to the Atrocities in Israel

By Sarah AbramsonFor Combined Jewish Philanthropies (CJP)

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1/12/2024 Top Pick

Parshat Vaera – Report From Israel Trip

I write this after spending six days in Israel with a group of 12 women leaders from the Boston Jewish community.

By Rabbi Claudia KleinmanFor Temple Beth Zion

Installation “I love Jerusalem” against the background of the walls of the old city and the Tower of David, Israel

1/12/2024 Top Pick

Their Stories, My Stories: Reflections From Israel

My heart is heavy. Raw and broken. This is the place from which my words are shared.

By Rabbi Laura AbrasleyFor Temple Shalom of Newton

Rabbi Sharon Cohen Anisfeld Hebrew College

1/11/2024 Top Pick

A Blessing From Jerusalem for the Month of Shevat

I’ve just completed a three-day solidarity trip to Israel with a small group of women leaders from the Boston Jewish community.

By Rabbi Sharon Cohen AnisfeldFor Hebrew College

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1/11/2024 Top Pick

Report: Boston Among Big Cities With Antisemitism Surge

A new report cites a record uptick in antisemitic hate crimes among big cities in the U.S., including Boston.

By John L. MicekFor MassLive

From left: Izhar Armony, CJP board and Israel Emergency Fund member; Hilla Perlman-Pniel, director of CJP’s Boston-Haifa Connection; Guy Preuss of Viola Group; Kibbutz Re’im members; Ariel Libhaber, CJP’s senior director of global partnerships; and Noam Bentov, CJP’s AVP of Israel and global Jewry in Tel Aviv in December 2023. (Photo: CJP)

1/11/2024 Top Pick

Israel Mission Shows Determination and Commitment

By Noam Bentov & Ariel LibhaberFor Combined Jewish Philanthropies (CJP)

Meir Zimmerman, second from left, meets with partners at Parents at the Center, a place where families in struggling neighborhoods in Haifa, Israel, can connect, learn and thrive. (Photo courtesy CJP)

1/11/2024 Top Pick

A Journey of Solidarity and Learning

The future of the Jewish people, as I’ve witnessed, is in good hands.

By Meir ZimmermanFor Combined Jewish Philanthropies (CJP)

Thanks to funding from CJP, Jerusalem-based Machshava Tova has given Israeli children evacuated from their homes in Sderot the chance to learn and play on laptops.

1/10/2024 Top Pick

Turning to Technology During Crisis

With CJP’s support, Machshava Tova is providing laptops—and a sense of normalcy—to children in Israel displaced by the war.

By Judith FormanFor Combined Jewish Philanthropies (CJP)

Hebrew College Hope Diaries art exhibit

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

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1/8/2024 Top Pick

A Personal Reflection on Belonging

Most weeks, it isn’t until I walk into my synagogue for Shabbat that I feel like I can finally exhale.

By Allison Hertz

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