CEO Idana Goldberg writes that Israel won’t be able to emerge from current crises stronger and more resilient unless greater public, private, and philanthropic support is directed to the North.
Israeli artists at HBCUs expose American students to diverse culture and creation
This spring, students and faculty at Xavier University of Louisiana, the only Catholic historically Black university in the U.S., are creating and learning together with two artists and musicians from Israel.
"Community Calls" pursues stronger interfaith and community ties post-October 7th
At a February 25 “Community Calls” event hosted by the Kaplen JCC on the Palisades, Imam Abdullah Antepli from Duke University, Rabbi Hilly Haber from Central Synagogue, and Dr. Terrence L. Johnson, an expert in African American religious studies at Harvard Divinity School, engaged in a panel discussion exploring how to build relationships across faiths in a post-October 7 world.
Q&A: Integrating the Haredim is Critical for Israel’s Economy and Society
Program Officer Naomi Feiner explains why eliminating barriers to economic and civic participation among the ultra-Orthodox is so essential and how she, as a secular Israeli woman, navigates this work.
Shine a Light unites communities in fighting antisemitism
Timed with Hanukkah, Foundation support of the Shine a Light campaign promoted dialogue among Black, Latino, and Jewish leaders and helped New Jersey organizations launch programs to counter antisemitism.
Just-in-time simulation training proves critical to Israel’s military and humanitarian response
From training IDF reservists in trauma medicine to preparing hospital staff to care for returned hostages, MSR, the Israel Center for Medical Simulation has seamlessly pivoted to meet urgent wartime needs.
Nominate a New Jersey Changemaker for the 2024 Making a Difference Award
The 2024 Russ Berrie Making a Difference Awards seek nominations of inspiring leaders who create positive change in their communities.
Rolling the Torah scroll from Simchat Torah to Bereishit
“On my visit, I was confronted with two potential visions for Israel’s future, one optimistic and one pessimistic, depending on circumstances,” writes CEO Idana Goldberg, who recently returned from Israel and shared her reflections in eJewish Philanthropy. Philanthropists, wrestling with the dual tension of response and planning, seek to better understand their role in meeting Israel’s present needs while holding on to the desire to support a new vision for the nation’s safety and resilience in the day after.
This is not an abstract war, but a deeply personal one
CEO Idana Goldberg shares her personal reflections on the immense anguish and loss that Israelis – and Jews around the world – have been suffering since the October 7 attacks and start of the Israel-Hamas war.