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Jewish Federation Mourns Ariel Sharon

The Jewish Federations of North America mourn the death of Israel’s former Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, who passed away today at the age of 85 following medical complications. JFNA Board of Trustees Chair Michael Siegal and JFNA President and CEO Jerry Silverman...

This year in Jerusalem

It has been a whirlwind couple of days in Jerusalem. After arriving late Wednesday night, we checked into our hotel and then got together as a group and prepared for Yad Vashem.  People were moved by the personal connections some of us have to the Shoah and were...

Another Day Up North!

Happy new year! Shana tova! Or Happy Silvester, as they say in Tel Aviv. After a night celebrating the new year, we awoke bright and early to head to Mount Bental, on the border of Syria and Lebanon.  Now a popular tourist destination, the mountain housed a...