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An Evening of Remembrance & Hope: Watch the Powerful Commemoration of Oct. 7

By Combined Jewish Philanthropies (CJP)

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Leket Israel’s Food Innovation, With Boston’s Support

By Gilad Skolnick

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Retirees Rebuild What Terror Tried To Destroy

By Combined Jewish Philanthropies (CJP)

Events

Israel, the Ceasefire, and the Middle East: Has the Trajectory Really Changed?

Feb 16, 10:00 am

Ahavath Torah Congregation, Stoughton

Brigadier General (Ret) Doug “Odie” Slocum

$15

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Peace Talks in Wartime – Back to the Sources

Jan 29, 10:00 am

Marek Studzinski Unsplash

Free

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Contra Spem Spero: Concert for Israel and Ukraine

Jan 16, 7:30 pm

Congregation Kehillath Israel, Brookline

(Photo: ka2shka/iStock)

$25

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Briefing on Israel-Hamas Ceasefire

Jan 16, 3:30 pm

Free

Brookline Community Blood Drive in Support of Israel

Jan 5, 8:00 am

Young Israel of Brookline, Brookline

(Photo: fotografixx/iStock)

Free

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Spark: Solidarity – CJP Mission to Israel

12/22/2024

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$4,850

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Community Impact

Children from Kibbutz Re’im in Tel Aviv receive toys and gifts from CJP in January 2024 (Photo: CJP)

8/8/2024 Top Pick

How CJP Supports Displaced Victims of Oct. 7

By Kara BaskinFor Combined Jewish Philanthropies (CJP)

Summer of Hope Camp (Courtesy photo)

8/5/2024 Top Pick

A Summer of Hope

By Judith FormanFor Combined Jewish Philanthropies (CJP)

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8/1/2024 Top Pick

Israel Emergency Fund Update

By Combined Jewish Philanthropies (CJP)

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7/19/2024 Top Pick

Habaita’s Mission To Bring Israelis Back to Their Communities

By Kate WhitneyFor Combined Jewish Philanthropies (CJP)

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Voices From Our Community

Rabbi Marc Baker

12/20/2024 Top Pick

Creating Light, Sharing in Miracles

By Rabbi Marc BakerFor Combined Jewish Philanthropies (CJP)

Joan Leegant

12/4/2024 Top Pick

On Writing Jewish Stories Now: Q&A With Joan Leegant

Set half in Israel and half in the United States, the stories in the prize-winning collection “Displaced Persons” explore the experience of exile, belonging, and home.

By Paula Breger

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11/28/2024 Top Pick

Reflections on a Year Under Fire

After over a year of war, the people of Haifa navigate grief, resilience, and hope as a fragile ceasefire begins, marking a new chapter amidst lingering fears and challenges.

By Hilla Perlman-PnielFor Combined Jewish Philanthropies (CJP)

(Photo: Michael Paul Gollmer/Wikimedia Commons)

11/27/2024 Top Pick

A New Morning on Israel’s Northern Front

After 14 months of war, a fragile ceasefire brings cautious relief, hope for healing, and the promise of rebuilding a brighter future in the north.

By Hilla Perlman-PnielFor Combined Jewish Philanthropies (CJP)

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11/8/2024 Top Pick

Hero Hersh Goldberg-Polin’s Favorite Cookies

By Judy Bolton-FasmanFor JewishBoston

(Photo: Cole Keister/Unsplash)

10/28/2024

Seasons Lost: A Poem

My sense of reality in Haifa these days.

By Anna VarsanyiFor CJP’s Boston-Haifa Connection

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Ways to Help

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10/23/2023 Top Pick

Urge Elected Leaders To Stand With Israel

Please urge your elected officials at the federal, state and local level to speak out in support for our ally Israel and its right to defend itself.

By Jewish Federations of North America

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10/16/2023 Top Pick

Hebrew-Speaking Volunteer Teachers Needed Immediately

If you are a Hebrew-speaking teacher for seventh through 12th grades, please apply to help.

By Shalhevet High SchoolFor AMIT

Los Angeles, California, USA- November 18, 2012: Los Angeles rally in support of Isreal. Man and women are holding Israel and USA flags.

10/12/2023 Top Pick

Help Israel Now

By Combined Jewish Philanthropies (CJP)

IAC Boston Israel

10/11/2023 Top Pick

Donate Humanitarian Goods to Israel

By IAC New England

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10/9/2023 Top Pick

Medical Volunteers for Israel

The Israeli Ministry of Health is building a list of medical personnel from abroad to volunteer in Israel should the need arise.

By Israeli Ministry of Health

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Resources

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9/9/2024 Top Pick

The Essential Guide to October 7th and Its Aftermath

By Gil TroyFor The Jewish People Policy Institute

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9/9/2024 Top Pick

Jewish Resources For Resilience

Collectively, we can draw strength from each other, and from Jewish wisdom and history, which teaches us how to find strength and resilience even in the most difficult times.

By Hillel International

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9/9/2024 Top Pick

Navigating Difficult Conversations

While many of us share a strong connection to Israel, we need to be sensitive to the different feelings and experiences people have had since Oct. 7, 2023.

By The Blue Dove Foundation

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9/9/2024 Top Pick

Jewish Guide To Support for Traumatic Death

These impactful resource guides focus on how to support individuals and communities through traumatic death.

By Shomer Collective

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9/9/2024 Top Pick

Dancing Through Tears

A global project to unite the Jewish world and honor the memory of the 1,200 souls lost on Oct. 7 and the many hundreds since.

By The Simchat Torah Project

(Photo: iStock/Laura Caldwell)

9/3/2024 Top Pick

Those We Have Lost

Stories of civilians and soldiers killed since Hamas’s onslaught on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. Learn one story and share it.

By The Times of Israel

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News

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10/8/2024 Top Pick

In Boston, Prayers of Mourning, Calls for Peace on 1st Anniversary of Hamas Attacks

“I have been encouraged by the ways our community has responded with solidarity, generosity, and love,” Rabbi Marc Baker of CJP wrote in an open letter to the community.

By John L. MicekFor MassLive

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10/7/2024 Top Pick

Israeli, Palestinian and Lebanese Americans Hold Vigils in Boston Remembering Oct. 7

Candlelight filled the Wang Theatre as members of the Israeli community in Boston remembered the horror they felt on the day of the attacks, while also clinging to hope.

By John AtwaterFor WCVB Channel 5

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10/7/2024 Top Pick

In Newton, a Sunday Gathering Marks One Year Since Oct. 7

Community members gathered in Newton for a heartfelt vigil, standing in solidarity with the hostages held in Gaza.

By Wilder FlemingFor WBUR

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10/7/2024 Top Pick

Needham Man Calls for Cousin’s Release One Year After Kidnapping

Ofer Calderon remains a hostage in Gaza, says his cousin, Jason Greenberg of Needham.

By Michael RosenfieldFor NBC10 Boston

President Joe Biden lights a candle as he, First Lady Jill Biden and Rabbi Aaron Alexander of Adas Israel Congregation participate in a ceremony to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the Hamas terrorist attacks in Israel, Monday, October 7, 2024, in the Blue Room of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz)

10/7/2024 Top Pick

Central MA Jewish Community Marks One Year Since 10/7

The local Jewish community commemorates the one-year anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks, reflecting on the profound impact and ongoing recovery.

By Devin BatesFor Spectrum News 1

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10/7/2024 Top Pick

‘We Mourn Through Learning Torah’: Boston Jews Unite in Study

Bonnie Pomper, whose nephew Hersh Goldberg-Polin was executed by Hamas, told JNS that studying the Mishnah deepened her appreciation for “rote” prayers.

By Emily GoldbergFor JNS

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10/7/2024 Top Pick

One Year Later, Jews in Greater Boston Reckon With the Legacy of 10/7

One year after the Oct. 7 attacks, Greater Boston’s Jewish community reflects on its lasting impact and the ongoing challenges they face.

By Mike DamianoFor The Boston Globe

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10/7/2024 Top Pick

Boston Rabbis Reflect on the Year Since the October 7th Attack

Local rabbis reflect on the emotional weight of the Oct. 7 attacks and how the High Holidays offer a path to healing and resilience for the Jewish community.

By Stephanie Brown & Darryl C. MurphyFor WBUR

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