NATIONAL RECOGNITION Lev Echad’s Shir Goldstein, an Independence Day ‘torchlighter,’ recalls post-Oct. 7 scramble to help, organization’s ongoing work with evacuees
COME TOGETHER Jewish Agency chairman: It’s time for Jews — within Israel and around the world — to unite
Never forget First-of-its-kind exhibit chronicles Oct. 7 atrocities, highlighting women’s voices, hostages’ plight
CAMPUS BEAT Most Jewish college students say anti-Israel protests disrupted their classes, a quarter say they faced physical or verbal assault
IN MEMORIAM Grief and pride mix at ceremony commemorating 77 North Americans killed in Israel over past year
ChANGING FOCUS Started a year before to help people move to Israel, La’aretz Foundation pivoted to help individual families affected by Oct. 7
Travel plans Birthright Israel prepares for a smaller-than-normal, but still comparatively large summer season
NO DIRECTION HOME Kiryat Shmona Mayor Avichai Stern discusses the evacuated city’s untenable present, uncertain future
RABBINATE 2.0 Atra, Russell Berrie Foundation teach N.J. rabbis entrepreneurial skills to meet a new generation’s demands
BACK OFF, BOYCOTTS UCLA donor Sharon Nazarian decries anti-Israel protesters’ demands to shutter school’s Israel studies department