Our Global Work

Leading Israeli Modern Orthodox Rabbis Push for Kotel Compromise

In a video produced by Ne'emanei Torah v'Avodah — an Israeli NGO funded in part by Federations' iRep initiative to promote religious pluralism in Israel — leading Modern Orthodox rabbis urge the government to fulfill its promise for an egalitarian prayer space at the Western Wall.

NYT: Fed-Supported Aid a 'Great Glimmer of Hope' for Israeli-Syrian Rtns.

Federation partner JDC's Jewish Coalition for Disaster Relief allocates money to the Multifaith Alliance for Syrian Refugees, whose work was recently featured in the New York Times.
 

New York TimesSyrian-Israeli partnership a 'great glimmer of hope'

Highly Successful Campaigners' Mission to Israel Concludes

Campaigners leading the way! The 2017 Campaigners' Mission to Israel wrapped up yesterday with $420K+ pledged, a 13% card-for-card increase from 2016.

#JFedMissions: A Link to Our Global Jewish Community

The Jewish Federation, Foundation and JCC of Greater New Haven is your link to our global Jewish community. I was reminded of this as Steve Fleischman, Lisa Stanger and I participated on the Jewish Federations of North America FRD Mission to Ukraine and Israel this past week and tr…

Federation Provides Emergency Assistance to Victims of Tzfat Wildfire

This Sunday (July 16) a wild brushfire swept through the Canaan neighborhood in the northern city of Tzfat, fueled by exceptionally hot, dry weather. Hundreds of individuals and families were evacuated from their homes, some of which sustained irreparable damage and will need to be entire…

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