by ischear | Jun 12, 2019 | Uncategorized
By Rabbi Reuven Greenvald, Director of Israel Engagement LGBTQ Pride marches began as a way to continue the struggles and victories symbolized by the June 28, 1969 Stonewall Riots in New York City. Annually, on various dates mostly in June, LGBTQ communities organize...
by ischear | Jun 7, 2019 | Featured, Summer 2019
By Dan Garwood, North American Coordinator If you asked me what I’m most excited for this summer, one of my answers would be the incredibly creative ways that participants will use the NFTY in Israel Travel Journal! We’ve mailed a copy of the Travel Journal to every...
by ischear | Jun 3, 2019 | Summer 2019
Welcome families! This summer, your teen will embark on the journey of a lifetime with NFTY in Israel! Our teams in New York and Israel are working tirelessly to prepare for another amazing summer! As you prepare for the departure of your teen, we want to take a...
by ischear | May 8, 2019 | Uncategorized
By Kate Bigam Yom HaZikaron, Israel’s Memorial Day, is a deeply somber time in the State of Israel. Writes an American Reform cantor who took her sabbatical in Israel, In Israel, it’s personal. There is nothing remote or symbolic about Yom HaZikaron for...
by ischear | May 8, 2019 | Uncategorized
By Rabbi Seth L. Bernstein, D. MIN. Of all the curiosities surrounding the Jewish calendar, I continue to be startled by the fact that only during these Omer days – between Passover and Shavuot – do Jews have back-to-back commemorations of sadness. Soon after...
