Boston-Haifa Connection
A Program of CJP - Combined Jewish Philanthropies
The Boston-Haifa Connection has been changing lives and opening hearts since it was established by Combined Jewish Philanthropies and the City of Haifa in 1989. The Connection builds “living bridges” between the sister cities and strengthens the social fabric of both societies.
Interested in submitting a blog post or idea? Email Ariel at ArielL@cjp.org
Interested in submitting a blog post or idea? Email Ariel at ArielL@cjp.org
Our Blogs
Goodbye from Haifa by Elizabeth Moser
This week, I'm starting to say goodbye to the people with whom I volunteer here in Haifa, which is crazy. It feels like just...
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Israel & Overseas
A Family of Service, by Jonathan Miniello
Moving to Israel from America is extremely difficult. Without much preparation I had to stop my life, get on a plane, and start...
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Israel & Overseas
Featured
Haifa Young Leaders volunteer at "Parents at the Center"
On the tenth of December, the second day of Hanukkah, the Volunteering Subcommittee of the Boston-Haifa Connection Young Leadership Committee organized a festive event...
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Israel & Overseas
Haifa and Boston Teens from Rashi and Leo Baeck at the State House with Rep. Ruth Balser: How Jewish values drive public policy decisions
By Rabbi Sharon Clevenger, Rashi School On Wednesday, December 12, 2012, 35 Rashi students and 24 Leo Baeck Students visited with MA State Representative...
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Israel & Overseas
Featured
Entrepreneurship with a Social Mission
Two years after starting Yazamim B’Jeans (“Entrepreneurs in Jeans”), the CJP Boston- Haifa Connection’s flagship young entrepreneurs program based in Haifa, we were honored...
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Israel & Overseas
Otzma Blog: It's Haifa time, by Jonathan Miniello
Hummus Barrel provided by the Young Leadership So after months in Karmiel the time has finally arrived. It’s time for me to go to Haifa...
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Israel & Overseas
What do the Maccabees, MIT students, and curious four-year-olds have to do with each other? It turns out a whole lot!
In late November, 13 MIT students explored “Chanukah through Science” with three classrooms of four-year-old children at the JCC Early Learning Center in Newton....
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Social Activism
Community Mural in Haifa: Arab neighborhood of Halisa benefits from Boston’s Tova Speter art project
A young girl standing by the newly painted mural in Halisa, Haifa Tova Speter, a talented artist and CJP PresenTense fellow who created the...
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Israel & Overseas
Diary of an Ironi Hey Student, By Nadav Gezuntheit
Nadav, in the black sweatshirt, sitting next to teacher Dafna Yehudai and fellow students My name is Nadav. I am 17 years old, a student...
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Judaism & Spirituality
More Than A Marathon
As we ready to turn the calendar from March to April, welcoming Spring by preparing for Pesach, it’s also an indication that one of Massachusetts’...
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Israel & Overseas
