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The Logistics, Wins and Losses of Jewish Conference Inclusion

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By Esther D. Kustanowitz eJewish Philanthropy Every fall, as we emerge from the High Holy Days marathon of praying and eating, there’s a sudden burst of year-end Jewish conferences. The November tentpole conference has been the Jewish Federations of North America General A … [Read more...] about The Logistics, Wins and Losses of Jewish Conference Inclusion

We Are Building Something More:
Jewish Education & Engagement in 2020 and Beyond

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By Dr. Beth Cousens In late August, Erica Brown shared a piece on this blog (“What Are We Talking about When We Talk about Engagement?”) suggesting that the language of Jewish “engagement” has become overused, empty of meaning. We at JFNA have been thinking about this too … [Read more...] about We Are Building Something More:
Jewish Education & Engagement in 2020 and Beyond

Jewish Community Marks One Year Since the Pittsburgh Attack;
Asks for a “Pause with Pittsburgh”

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Almost one year ago, on a quiet Saturday morning, Pittsburgh’s Jewish community suffered the most brutal anti-Semitic attack in U.S. history when a gunman opened fire in the Tree of Life building, taking the lives of 11 innocent people across three Pittsburgh congregations: Dor H … [Read more...] about Jewish Community Marks One Year Since the Pittsburgh Attack;
Asks for a “Pause with Pittsburgh”

Ethiopian Jewry, Jewish Federations and Aspiration Unfulfilled

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By Howard M. Rieger The recent fatal shooting of an unarmed Ethiopian Jew, 18-year-old Solomon Tekah, by an Israeli police officer, on the heels of a spate of other police shootings of Ethiopian Jews, finally touched off protests in the usually non-confrontational Ethiopian … [Read more...] about Ethiopian Jewry, Jewish Federations and Aspiration Unfulfilled