A Special Bond - Sara Kitaeff
Since I was in 2nd grade, I have always been a traveler. My family instilled in me a love of the world, of learning new...
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Why Mifgash - Seth Kroll
The inspiration to create Mifgash, an independent documentary about Taglit-Birthright Israel, came in the fall of 2007. Dan Levine, Kip Lombardo and I were having...
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Israel on Campus
CJP is excited to have expanded the Birthright Israel Campus Initiative this Fall. Five new campuses were added, including Amherst College, Brown College, MIT, Wellesley...
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A Life-Changing Experience
This past June, CJP and JCRC ran a Young Leaders Service Mission to Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine with participants from Boston, Haifa and Dnepropetrovsk. The trip involved...
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Words of Our President, Words of True Peace
The Words of Our President, Words of True Peace Dear Friends, On Wednesday, President Obama uttered these historic words before the United Nations: Let us...
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There Should Be a Palestinian State, But Not Now
Monday night, I joined more than 500 members of our community representing more than 65 organizations and synagogues to call for real peace between Israel...
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Once In a Lifetime, 2.0
A group of students at the Technion and the University of Haifa are at the forefront of an exciting Israel advocacy program. Five influential bloggers...
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Gathering up my Otzma: The Beginning of a Journey
Hi all you JewishBoston readers! My name is Gabriella Mervis and I am spending the next 10 months in Israel on Project Otzma, a volunteer...
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Three Communities, One Heart
As Young Leadership Committee member Morris Singer described for us last month, this past June, CJP and JCRC ran a Young Leaders Service Mission to...
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Billie’s Post-Shabbat Sentiments: Israeli Friends and Host Families
As another week passes here in Karmi’el, it is becoming easier to wake up sans the “where am I and what am I doing here”...
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