Like many of us have experienced, it’s been difficult for me to access a sense of hope since Oct. 7, 2023. I’ve tried, but my energy and ambitions have felt muted. It has been a devastating time for the Jewish...| eJewishPhilanthropy
Nily Falic, who previously served in the role, will replace Morey Levovitz as board chair until September, when a vote is called; national director Nadav Padan will take over for Steve Weil as interim CEO| eJewishPhilanthropy
Prior to his first week on the job at the fledgling organization, eJP spoke to Elbaum about the his new role and the group's trajectory| eJewishPhilanthropy
'She didn't act like she was a big deal. She just was. She made the world better. Not many people can say that.'| eJewishPhilanthropy
Last week, I served as a member of the delegation leadership from the Detroit Jewish community to the JCC Maccabi Games in Pittsburgh. This was my second consecutive summer and my third summer overall serving in this role. Delegation heads...| eJewishPhilanthropy
Good Thursday morning. In today’s edition of Your Daily Phil, we examine how Jewish communal discourse around Israel and Gaza has shifted in recent weeks and reveal new Jewish Federations of North America data showing that “The Surge” has affected Chabad more than other denominations. We report...| eJewishPhilanthropy
Signatories of the missive, which was initiated by The London Initiative, include Charles Bronfman, Susie Gelman, Dame Vivien Duffield and others| eJewishPhilanthropy
Let’s build institutions that support courageous education.| eJewishPhilanthropy
Amid a major surge in antisemitism across the country, Jewish educators, advocacy groups and administrators have understandably embraced a tempting proposition: providing schools and workplaces with diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI)-style training that advances consensus positions on antisemitism within the...| eJewishPhilanthropy
‘We are deeply saddened by the deaths, injuries and structural damage at the Holy Family Church in Gaza and stand in solidarity with our Catholic brothers and sisters,’ AJC CEO Ted Deutch says| eJewishPhilanthropy
395 volunteers met with 51 lawmakers or their representatives in 26 states last week, pushing for greater legislative efforts to address climate change| eJewishPhilanthropy
In 2001, when the Israeli tech sector was starting to produce a stream of initial public offerings on the Nasdaq but it was still years before the country would come to be known as the “Start-Up Nation,” I started hearing...| eJewishPhilanthropy
Oren, owner of the small eatery Ach Sheli Gibor (My Brother, The Hero), located in the Shomron, recently stood in his empty restaurant, mentally preparing to shut the business down. “I told my mom, ‘That’s it. I’m done. I can’t...| eJewishPhilanthropy
Good Monday morning. In today’s edition of Your Daily Phil, we examine the Jewish community’s reactions to the growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza. We report on Jewish organizations’ refusal to meet a French minister after French President Emmanuel Macron announced that the country would...| eJewishPhilanthropy
When I was 17, an educational trip changed my life. It was one of the first Jewish educational journeys to Poland in the late 1980s, and my first time traveling abroad: a dreamlike journey filled with unfamiliar places, first-time experiences,...| eJewishPhilanthropy
In the early hours of July 16, I began to receive a flurry of WhatsApp messages from my friend and colleague, Vlada Nedak, a leading Jewish Ukrainian figure based in the southern industrial city of Kryvyi Rih. More than 30...| eJewishPhilanthropy
Omer Bartov is a respected historian of the Holocaust who also teaches about genocide as Dean's Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Brown University. We do not impugn his scholarship regarding Nazi Germany’s annihilation of 6 million Jews during...| eJewishPhilanthropy
Jewish life in America is changing at a rapid pace. The horrific Oct. 7 attacks against Israel were just the start, with the subsequent war in Gaza, the increase in antisemitism in America and continued widespread campus protests stoking fear...| eJewishPhilanthropy
Twelve Jewish nonprofits have been awarded a total of $575,000 in “field building grants” from SRE Network, the organization announced today. Connecting over 175 Jewish organizations, SRE Network promotes creating and maintaining safe, respectful and equitable Jewish workplaces and communal...| eJewishPhilanthropy