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May 29, 2015

Journey Complete: Ethiopian Jews Arrive in Israel

Bryan Drowos, a young Federation volunteer, stepped into a room filled with dozens of Jews praying at a Shacharit service. Men wearing tefillin rocked gently back and forth, prayer shawls draped around their shoulders. The sound of voices chanting in Hebrew filled the air.


But Bryan was no…

May 28, 2015

Birthright Sweethearts

With each Federation-supported Birthright bus on the road in Israel, there’s a little something special in the air. Every climb up Masada and dip in the Dead Sea, every spiritual discovery, sublime falafel and new friend seems unforgettable. And often, these connections—​to Israel and …

May 28, 2015

PJ Library Is The Gift For This Mom and Son

Robyn and Daniel Raskin had never seen a tzedakah box like it before.


It was white. Flat. And made of construction paper.


But since they started receiving books from PJ Library six years ago, mother and son are used to getting unexpected surprises delivered right to their door.


Funded …

May 27, 2015

Across an Ocean, a Jewish Community Plants New Roots

Olga Abezgauz was only 10 when she immigrated to America—a world away from her hometown of Chelyabinsk, Russia. Almost overnight, she and her family were transplanted to a radically different place, where people spoke a language they didn’t understand. They knew restarting their live…

May 27, 2015

Challah and Naan: Jewish Life in India

Of the 1,500 languages spoken in India, there is not a single word for anti-Semitism. That’s one of Nissim Pingle’s favorite facts about Jewish life in India—a legacy that’s millennia old. Since he was a teenager, Nissim has been a stand-out leader, dedicated to building Jewish com…