This food pantry uses tech, kindness to help feed hungry Jews (and others)

An innovative food pantry supported by UJA-Federation of New York allows poor and near-poor individuals to make their own choices about the food they receive, using a point system based on family size. These clients choose from an online inventory that reflects what’s in stock at that ver…

Polish city of Lodz hosts first Jewish festival in decades

Lodz, whose Jewish community was decimated in the Holocaust, holds a Shavuot celebration. Read more.

After Pittsburgh & Poway, security becomes a top priority at Jewish camps

Federations’ Secure Community Network (SCN) helps Jewish summer camps address security issues. Read more.

Values at the core of JFNA’S Next-Gen engagement

JFNA announces the second cohort of Next Gen Jewish Federation Fellows, a unique professional development program. Read more.

From Our Leadership: Standing Still at Sinai

Tomorrow night, we will begin the holiday of Shavuot, also known as the Festival of Weeks, in which we commemorate receiving the Torah at Sinai. For seven weeks, we have been counting the days since Pesach, tracking our journey to when we stood at Sinai and actually became “a People.” It…