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My elementary school class was particularly mischievous. Though some of us were nerds, as a group we engaged in all sorts...

The long road to the origin of Tisha Be’av, the day in 70 CE in which the Temple of Jerusalem was destroyed, started decad...

The war with Iran may have ended, but on the ground in Israel, urgent needs persist. As we emphasized at the beginning of...

The crisis in Israel continues to unfold, resulting in mounting injuries and damage. The Israeli spirit remains somethi...

Dear friends and partners, Four days into the unprecedented missile attacks on Israel, we wanted to give you an update...

Dear friends, colleagues, and partners, As we write this, Israel is being attacked by massive barrages of ballistic m...

Like all Jewish holidays, Shavuot is a multifaceted celebration. Among its many aspects, Shavuot commemorates the giving o...

One of the most beautiful pieces of Jewish liturgy is one of the most modern: the Prayer for the State of Israel. But desp...

The story of the Exodus begins with conspiracy theories. More precisely, with a ruler who believes and then spreads con...

“It can’t happen here,” thought the Jews of Susa on the eve of their planned extermination, “not here; this is the country...

Dear Friends and partners, One of the most frequently-cited quotes around the holiday of Tu Bishvat – the “New Year of...

The tablecloth that your grandmother brought from Poland in 1938. Your college diploma, the one your parents were so proud...

Dear Friends and partners, We at the Jewish Funders Network mourn the passing of Bernard (Bernie) Marcus, a visionary p...

The holiday of Sukkoth is many things: a time of joy, a time of celebrating our link to the Land of Israel, and a time...

Dear Friends and Partners,  Like of all of us, I am heartbroken and enraged at the news of the brutal murder by H...

The full transcript of JFN CEO Andrés Spokoiny’s address to the JFN 2024 International Conference appears in eJewish Phila...

Jews who grew up in the Southern Hemisphere, as I did, have something in common: We are used to Jewish holidays being upsi...

It’s been a hundred days since Hamas’s massacres plunged Israel into war, but many of us are still living in that horrible...

We turned the page of the calendar year, but the challenges posed by the war are still with us. While we hope that 2024 wi...

As the war forced upon Israel by the murderous Hamas attack enters its 68 th   day, needs continue to evolve and cha...

Paul Ehrenfest was one of the great minds — albeit one of the lesser-known ones — in the “golden age” of theoretical physi...

During the weeklong pause in the combat, we saw heartwarming images of rescued hostages meeting their families and continu...

As we enter the 47 th day of war, needs on the ground continue to evolve, deepen, and change. First, I want to remind...

As we close the 35 th day of war, I wanted to share with you some updates about the evolving needs on the ground, as...

As we close the 35th day of war, I wanted to share with you some updates about the evolving needs on the ground, as we’ve...

As Israel fights the fight of its life, we are trying to expand our support through better and more impactful giving so as...

As Israel continues to fight one of the most consequential battles in its history, we were rejoiced to learn that today on...

We continue to monitor developing needs and assisting in coordination of support to Israel in these difficult times. As...

As we rejoice with the liberation of two hostages, we become more aware of the two hundred others that are still in the ha...

As we’ve been doing since the beginning of this terrible time, I wanted to share with you an update of needs on the ground...

We are now in the second week of the war unleashed by Hamas’s murderous attacks on Israel, and the shock and trauma are as...

As we promised, we’re keeping you updated of the changing needs on the ground and how funders can help. While reeling f...

As promised, we will keep updating you about evolving philanthropic needs on the ground. Basically, all that I said yester...

Today we woke up to more horrible images and stories, including the unfathomable murder of 40 babies in Kfar Aza. When we...