Reflections on Our Important Trip to Israel
We just returned from an urgent trip to Israel where we joined a delegation of 30 Federation lay and professional leaders from over 20 communities organized…
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By Orna Wolens and Rabbi Noah Farkas
We just returned from an urgent trip to Israel where we joined a delegation of 30 Federation lay and professional leaders from over 20 communities organized…
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By The Jewish Federation
We are here in Israel today because of our deep love for our Jewish homeland. We are traveling with our partners at The Jewish Federations…
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By The Jewish Federation
It is inappropriate and unacceptable for UTLA to promote a one-sided position on a complex geopolitical issue that is far removed from the day-to-day public…
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By Jay Sanderson, President & CEO
I am writing to you from my seat on an El Al flight headed to Israel. After the frightening antisemitic acts of last week and…
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By Albert Z. Praw and Jay Sanderson, The Jewish Federation
The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles is deeply committed to a strong and safe State of Israel. As our brothers and sisters again face…
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By Farrah Azizi
January 27, 2020, marked both the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz and International Holocaust Remembrance Day. It was also a heavy day of…
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By The Jewish Federation
The Jewish Federation’s Global Teen Twinning Program is the largest student delegation program in the Jewish world. Every year, hundreds of students in 8th-11th grades…
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By The Wire
The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles recently announced a strategic partnership with Unistream to close socioeconomic gaps in Israel and make the “Start-Up dream†a reality for all Israeli youth. Together, the Federation and Unistream will empower youth through hands-on and intensive entrepreneurship education.
By The Wire
This summer, join The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles as we embark on a one-of-a-kind journey through the Jewish homeland June 4-12! See Israel as you have never seen it before, through a high-end and specially curated wine and art tour. Check out the top 5 reasons to join us!
By The Wire
Israel may be a relatively small country in square footage and population, but it is home to some big inventions and innovations, particularly in the…
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By The Wire
Stephen Wise Temple, Valley Beth Shalom, the Jewish Federation, Leo Baeck Temple and the Jewish Journal present: Ambassador Gary Grappo on the Iran Nuclear Deal…
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By Jackson Trager, Guest Blogger
The following is the fourth in a series of personal accounts by a participant in Federation’s new Onward Israel program. Situated in the middle of…
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By The Wire
The 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games open on July 25th in Los Angeles. Over 40 Israeli competitors will be among the more than 7,000…
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By The Wire
Get ready, Los Angeles, because the 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games are coming in less than a month! From July 25th – August 2nd,…
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By Brock Pollock, Guest Blogger
As I sat for hours in silence surrounded by the beauty of Death Valley during my trip with Wilderness Torah for their Passover in the…
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By Roxanna Donay, Guest Blogger
This year, I had the privilege of accompanying roughly 200 Jewish teenagers and six Holocaust survivors on an incredible two-week journey to Poland and Israel…
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By Angelique Lettich, Guest Blogger
On a typical slumpy Tuesday in my quarter-life-crisis year of 26, a business associate came into my office and casually started talking about Birthright Israel.…
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By The Wire
On Wednesday, January 14th, members of our community came together for a Memorial for Paris Victims of Terror, convened by The Jewish Federation of Greater…
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By The Wire
As our Federation continues the process of transformation we began five years ago, we are more focused than ever on supporting and sustaining our Jewish…
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By Jay Sanderson
We are deeply saddened at the horrific act perpetrated this morning in a synagogue in Jerusalem. We believe that this purposeful slaughter of innocent Americans,…
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