Peoplehood Means Mishpacha!
February 5, 2025
I just came home from my fourth trip to Israel—my third with a Federation connection. As a member of the Peoplehood 7 cohort, I am deeply grateful for...
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A New Alliance to Strengthen the NJ-Israel Relationship
January 2, 2025

Linda Scherzer
JCRC Director
On Monday, Ofakim Mayor Itzik Danino will arrive in New Jersey to sign a sister-city agreement with the Township of Middletown, establishing a formal ...
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Get into the High Holiday Spirit with the Rishonim
October 1, 2024

Maya Lior
Senior Community Shlicha
Our Rishonim are gearing up for their very first Rosh Hashanah in New Jersey! Learn about their favorite traditions and how they'll be celebrating thi...
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Who are the Rishonim? Get to Know the Israeli Teens Volunteering in Our Community
September 6, 2024

Maya Lior
Senior Community Shlicha
After a rigorous selection process, six amazing Rishonim have been chosen to volunteer in our Greater MetroWest community. Each of these talented indi...
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Lessons, Challenges, and Relationships: My Three Years as Community Shlicha
August 9, 2024

Tamar Reshef
Senior Shlicha
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A Delegation from Israel We Will Never Forget
June 13, 2024

Martín Yafé
Global Connections Director
The Israeli delegates felt a real connection while they were here; the very same connection we felt towards them....
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Bridging the Distance Through Peoplehood
June 6, 2024

Sydra Miller
Peoplehood 6 Participant
We participants came to this program with excitement, eager minds and open hearts — and the payoff is unparalleled....
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Our Turn to Take the Baton
March 8, 2024

Martín Yafé
Global Connections Director
We promised we will be there for them throughout, and that is exactly what we intend to do for as long as it takes....
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Two Months, Thirteen Days, and an Entire Lifetime
October 19, 2023

Martín Yafé
Global Connections Director
During the ill-fated Shabbat of October 7, our worlds turned upside down. For me and so many others, that day marked a sudden transition....
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A Whirlwind of Global Jewish Peoplehood
May 18, 2023

Hana Frankl
Global Connections Operations and Program Manager
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Celebrating Israel in Israel
April 21, 2023

Dov Ben-Shimon
Federation CEO
I’m in Israel for a series of meeting to work with our partners on the ground....
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At Szarvas, a Respite from Ukraine’s Conflict and Cold
January 13, 2023

Mark Sisisky
President, JDC
JDC is ensuring 700-800 Jews from various cities in Ukraine will share in the peace of a twelve-day respite from the frigid cold and ongoing conflict....
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What It Means to Be MetroLeZion
December 1, 2022

Avi Siegel
Director of Teen Initiatives
Diller is just one of the many places that we welcome teens and their families into relationships with one another and Federation....
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Israel’s Elections
November 4, 2022
The Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest and its Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) respect the integrity of Israel’s elections,...
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Paving the Path to a Brighter Future
October 31, 2022

Avi Narrow-Tilonsky
Donor Relations Associate, JDC
Ethiopian and Bedouin students proudly completed an engineering course supported by the Shared Society committee of our Global Connections dept....
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An Israeli Addition to the Family
October 4, 2022

Abigail Diamond
12th grader at Rae Kushner Yeshiva High School
Those six months hosting a rishona created a connection we would all cherish, turning out to be one of the most unforgettable experiences of my life....
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A Journey Years in the Making
June 8, 2022

Sheri Goldberg
Chair, Peoplehood Project and Member of Board of Trustees
We brought 180 Ethiopians to Israel on the inaugural 2022 flight of Operation Tzur Israel....
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Ukraine Update 5/5
May 11, 2022

Dov Ben-Shimon
Federation CEO
Here is the latest update on the situation in Ukraine from our national and international Jewish Federation partners....
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