Jewish Federations of North America

Building Jewish resilience: A three-year journey with Jewish Federations of North America – opinion

After three years at the helm of the Jewish Federations of North America, the writer reflects on serving Jewish communities worldwide.

JFNA Board of Trustees Chair Julie Platt recieved the Israeli Presidential Medal of Honor at the beginning of January.
 US Attorney General Pam Bondi and Israeli Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter speak to the law enforcement officials as they visit the site where, according to the US Homeland Security Secretary, two Israeli embassy staff were shot dead near the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, May 22, 2025.

US officials condemn Washington shooting en masse, calling it antisemitism-based terror

  Kay and Hannah Dubrow attend a "Stand with Israel" rally at Freedom Plaza in Washington, U.S., October 13, 2023.

Large majority of American Jews maintain elevated engagement after Oct. 7

 Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump looks on as he attends a "Fighting Anti-Semitism in America Event" with Dr. Miriam Adelson and Jewish leaders in Washington, US, September 19, 2024.

Jewish Federations CEO privately opposed a Jewish open letter criticizing Trump’s campus arrests


Federal spending cuts could affect aid for Holocaust survivors and kosher Meal on Wheels deliveries

US Health and Human Services layoffs threaten services like Meals on Wheels and support for Holocaust survivors.

 Holocaust survivor Rudi Jocobsen, left, takes a bag of food from Uriel Rauff, who works for Jewish Family Service Colorado as a driver for the kosher Meals on Wheels Program in Denver, Colorado, on December 19, 2017.

Real allies don't disappear when times get tough - opinion

After October 7 exposed the silence of many supposed allies, it's time to build deeper community relationships based on shared values - not convenience - and clear stances on Israel and Hamas.

 JEWISH ORGANIZATIONAL representatives hold a dialogue at last year’s JPro conference about how to build up community relations in their respective areas across North America.

Returning to Israel educational travel is essential for Jewish identity - opinion

The ceasefire agreement offers not only a glimmer of hope for Israel educational travel, but also a crucial opportunity for Israeli society to invest in restrengthening this field.

 A DELEGATION from the Israel Educational Travel Alliance conference visits Gaza border communities earlier this month.

JFNA's Julie Platt: Love between Israel and Diaspora never been stronger - interview

President Isaac Herzog's decision to award Platt and other honorees was "especially poignant and meaningful because it's being given to leaders in the Diaspora."

JFNA Board of Trustees Chair Julie Platt recieved the Israeli Presidential Medal of Honor at the beginning of January.

Letters to the Editor, December 16, 2024: Surrender to the emotions

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

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Independent Schools event apologizes for speaker's anti-Israel rhetoric

Jewish groups said a keynote speaker at a National Association of Independent Schools conference to label Israel as a racist endeavor engaged in genocide.

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Grapevine December 15, 2024: Changing of the guard

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

SHRAGA BIRAN presents his book to President Isaac Herzog.

Building stronger connections with Israel through Masa - opinion

Programs in Israel have always been important, particularly long-term ones, but their importance has been magnified tenfold this past year.

 Diaspora Jews volunteer in wartime Israel on a program by Masa, January 2024.

Jewish groups welcome Israel-Lebanon ceasefire as vital for stability

Jewish leaders welcome the recently announced ceasefire deal, emphasizing the need for security and peace throughout Israel.

36th Brigade soldiers operating southern Lebanon during two month operation, published November 24, 2024

US Jews are no longer arguing about what is needed, rather how to implement it - Editor's Notes

There was a shift in her that many of us could relate to, a feeling that the events of Oct. 7 had flipped a switch within, prioritizing Jewish identity in ways that hadn’t been fully realized before.

 A PROTEST outside the Jewish Federations of North America summit that took place in 2023 in Tel Aviv.

Sheryl Sandberg: I sit on this stage as a proud Zionist and a proud Jew

Former Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg delivers an emotional address on her post-October 7 transformation, urging Jewish leaders to combat rising antisemitism and campus bias.

 Sheryl Sandberg.