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#BringThemHome Thanksgiving Week Drive

11/21/2023

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Turmoil on Campus: Learn How Jewish Students Are Coping & Standing With Israel, and How We Can Help

11/20/2023, 8:00 pm

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A Song for Israel

11/19/2023, 7:00 pm

Temple Israel, Boston

$18

The Law as a Spiritual Practice With David Hoffman

11/19/2023, 10:30 am

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Bring Them Home: Shabbat Table Installation

11/19/2023, 10:00 am

Boston Common, Boston

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From the Front Lines With Michael Oren

11/18/2023, 12:30 pm

Free

How Is the Israel/Gaza War Impacting You?

11/16/2023, 7:00 pm

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Political Analyst Bassem Eid on Hamas-Israel War

11/16/2023, 5:00 pm

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Navigating Conversations About Israel With Dr. Rachel Fish and Jeremy Burton

11/16/2023, 10:00 am

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12/6/2023 Top Pick

Vayishlach: We Need Stories to Counter the Narrative of Endless War

One tool for us to help encourage peace among the children of Abraham is amplifying stories of peace among them.

By Rabbi Josh BreindelFor T'ruah

Two lit Shabbat candles in front of challah

12/5/2023 Top Pick

Shine A Light Shabbat Dinner Guide

This Chanukah, we will come together to observe the inaugural Shine A Light Shabbat on Friday, Dec. 8.

By OneTable and Shine A Light

Cambridge, MA, USA - October 10, 2017: View of the iconic architecture of the Harvard University in Cambridge, MA, USA with some locals, tourists, and students passing by.

12/4/2023 Top Pick

How To Fight Antisemitism on College Campuses

The increase in antisemitic and anti-Zionist incidents has been deeply alarming, particularly as it has impacted our Jewish students on campuses.

By Combined Jewish PhilanthropiesFor FaceJewishHate.org

12/1/2023 Top Pick

Bring Them Home Now

This is not just a Jewish story. It is a human story.

By Rabbi Marc BakerFor Combined Jewish Philanthropies (CJP)

Group of Israelis Comes to Boston in Effort To Free Family, Friends From Hamas Captivity

11/29/2023 Top Pick

Israelis Come to Boston in Effort To Free Family, Friends From Hamas

By WCVB Channel 5

11/27/2023 Top Pick

My Heart Is in Israel and the Rest of Me Is in Boston

From a distance, I grapple with survivor guilt more intensely than ever.

By Yael MarkFor CJP’s Boston-Haifa Connection

11/27/2023 Top Pick

How You Can Help Israel

Share facts on social media, host Israelis who can’t go home, donate, volunteer and more.

By How2HelpIsrael.com

11/27/2023 Top Pick

Want To Learn More About the Middle East? Start Here.

Many Americans want to know more about the troubled region. But they’re largely on their own because we tend to learn very little about it in school.

By The Editorial BoardFor The Boston Globe

11/25/2023 Top Pick

Palestinian Flag’s Critics Overlook the People It Represents

Let’s protect every neighbor as we want to be protected, by showing compassion and care.

By Cantor Vera BroekhuysenFor The Boston Globe

Israeli students at Epstein Hillel School

11/24/2023 Top Pick

From Israel To Jewish Day Schools

Epstein Hillel, Maimonides School and Schechter Boston have taken in students who have temporarily relocated to the U.S. from Israel since the war began.

By Gavi KleinFor Jewish Journal

11/22/2023 Top Pick

Cabinet Okays Deal for Release of 50 Israeli Hostages

A first group of some 12-13 hostages could be released as soon as Thursday.

By Jacob Magid and Tal SchneiderFor The Times of Israel

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