JFNA President and CEO Jerry Silverman condemns Chief Rabbi Lau’s comments criticizing Education Minister Naftali Bennet for visiting a Conservative day school. An anonymous donor pledges up to $10,000 to support a variety of Jewish causes, including Federations' Holocaust survivors progra…
With $17.5 billion in assets under management, Federations depend on these funds for their present and future stability. Federation leaders continue to lobby Congress and Treasury to ensure that endowment vehicles, such as donor-advised funds and supporting organizations, remain flexible cha…
Israel's Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi David Lau was wrong to criticize Minister Naftali Bennett for the latter’s visit to a Solomon Schechter community day school in Manhattan. As the minister who covers both the education and Diaspora portfolios, Mr. Bennett serves a unique role in representing …
Chanukah celebrations in Ukraine supported by Federation partner JDC drew thousands of revelers—including many of the 9,000 Jews caught in or displaced by ongoing conflict—to concerts, meals, children’s programs and more. View photos from the events and learn more about Federations' U…
Citing Prime Minister Netanyahu’s remarks at the General Assembly this year, Women of the Wall question how long it will be until they are able to pray freely at the Wall. The expansion of emigration by French Jews to Israel, which has increased by 10% so far in 2015, is made possible by T…
