America's favorite charities

JFNA, JDC and UJA-Federation of New York are listed among the favorite 100 charities in the nation. Read more.

Partnering to spur giving

The Jewish Agency for Israel’s Partnership2Gether program, created with Jewish Federations, is praised as a unique opportunity for people to see their donations in action while establishing deep bonds between North America and Israel. Read more.

U.S. synagogues wrestle with new security challenges after Pittsburgh

In her 30 years as a rabbi, Denise Eger says she has never felt so vulnerable as she has since a gunman entered the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh last Saturday and killed 11 Jewish congregants. Read more.

Donations soar for Tree Of Life, HIAS, in wake of shul murders

As people across the country struggle to come to terms with what happened last Shabbat morning in Pittsburgh, many have taken to fundraising — to help the Tree of Life Congregation and a Jewish refugee resettlement group the shooter raged against just before his rampage. Read more.

Brothers killed in Pittsburgh lived in peace as laughing, gentle giants

Everybody in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood knew David and Cecil Rosenthal, ages 54 and 59. They were devoted to their temple, never missing shabbat services at Tree of Life Synagogue. The brothers were developmentally disabled and lived in a group home, but as their rabbi said, “…