December 10, 2015 - 28 Kislev 5776

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ABC's of Chanukah

PHILANTHROPY/FUNDRAISING

JWFNY Accepting Grant Applications from Start-Up Organizations

JUF Issues Call for Innovative Community Program Ideas

Donors Give $116.7 Million on Giving Tuesday

4 Sure Ways To Get Your Donors to Say YES

NORTH AMERICA

Story of How US Soldier Saved 200 Jews Finally Told

5 Takeaways From the Republican Jewish Coalition's Presidential Forum
New York Mayor Bill De Blasio Gets Chilly Reception From Syrian Jews on Refugees

New York's Great Chanukah Blackout

ISRAEL

Kerry, at Contentious US-Israel Confab, Asks Israel to Consider Perils of Single State

INTERNATIONAL

European Jewish Educators Take Stock, Plan for the Future

In Putin's Policing of Middle East, Some See a Boon for Israel

ARTICLES OF INTEREST

Jews Are Still the Biggest Target of Religious Hate Crimes

Can I Keep Kosher on a Non-Kosher Cruise?

A 'Jewish Tiger Mom' in the Spotlight
Was Dead Man Too Jewish to be Cremated?

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Beit Shemesh, Israel

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Los Angeles, CA

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Northbrook, IL

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Lakewood, NJ

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National Director

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Baltimore, MD

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Passaic, NJ

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Baltimore, MD

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Milwaukee, WI

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Baltimore, MD

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Lawrence, NY

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Denver, CO

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Jerusalem, Israel

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New York, NY

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Baltimore, MD

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Olney, MD
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Toronto, ONT

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Cincinnati, OH

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Brooklyn, NY

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Jerusalem, Israel

Mr Gary Torgow

Detroit, MI

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Teaneck, NJ

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ABC's of Chanukah An Article from Aish.com Chanukah (Hanukkah), the Festival of Lights, begins on the 25th day of the Jewish month of Kislev, and lasts for eight days. Continue Reading

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JWFNY Accepting Grant Applications From Start-Up Organizations

An Article from eJewish Philanthropy

he Jewish Women's Foundation of New York (JWFNY) is accepting applications from start-up organizations in the New York metropolitan area that bring innovative ideas and approaches to women's and girls' issues in the Jewish community. Continue Reading

JUF Issues Call for Innovative Community Program Ideas

An Article from eJewish Philanthropy

The Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago has issued its 2016 Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Breakthrough Fund, a grant program launched in 2014 to encourage smart, strategic growth and creative program development in Chicago's Jewish community.
Continue Reading

Donors Give $116.7 Million on Giving Tuesday
An Article from The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Donors gave $116.7 million to charity on Giving Tuesday, signaling a significant boost from last year's donation total. Continue Reading

4 Sure Ways to Get Your Donors to Say YES
An Article from Ner Le'Elef

The outcome of the fundraising meeting was not exactly as we wanted it to be. Continue Reading

Story of How US Soldier Saved 200 Jews Finally Told

An Article from Newser

Roddie Edmonds is the first US soldier to receive Israel's Righteous Among the Nations honor, 70 years after he risked his life to save 200 Jews. Continue Reading

5 Takeaways From the Republican Jewish Coalition's Presidential Forum
An Article from JTA

The longest Thursday came and went. I was unable to attend the Republican Jewish Coalition's forum for 14 (all 14!) candidates for the GOP nod, and so I missed my shout-out from Jim Gilmore, the former governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Continue Reading

New York Mayor Bill De Blasio Gets Chilly Reception From Syrian Jews on Refugees
An Article from The Forward

The mayor or New York reportedly drew some criticism from Syrian Jews for comparing Muslim refugees fleeing their homeland with Jews fleeing the Holocaust. Continue Reading

New York's Great Chanukah Blackout
A Video from Aish.com

How could my dinky menorah compete with all those dazzling lights?
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Kerry, at Contentious US-Israel Confab, Asks Israel to Consider Perils of Single State An Article from JTA U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, speaking at an annual U.S.-Israel confab, said Israel's government must consider the consequences of evolving toward a single state incorporating the Palestinian areas. Continue Reading

European Jewish Educators Take Stock, Plan for the Future

An Article from eJewish Philanthropy

At a time when various crises roil Europe, the theme of this year's Arachim Conference, "Challenges and Solutions," was markedly resonant among the continent's Jewish educators who gathered in Warsaw for the annual confab. Continue Reading

In Putin's Policing of Middle East, Some See a Boon for Israel

An Article from JTA

As a defiant Russia again flexes military muscles in the Middle East and Eastern Europe, Cold War analogies are, perhaps, unavoidable.
Continue Reading

Jews Are Still the Biggest Target for Hate Crimes
An Article from The Forward

hen it comes to religious hate crimes, Jews and Jewish institutions were the biggest targets in America again last year, hands down.
Continue Reading

Can I Keep Kosher on a Non-Kosher Cruise?

An Article from Kashrus Magazine

As strange as it may sound, that was the question someone asked. And the following questions are his own words. Continue Reading

A 'Jewish Tiger Mom' In The Spotlight
An Article from The Jewish Week

On a chilly October weekend, about 30,000 eighth graders waited in line with their parents for what could be the most important day of their lives. Continue Reading

Was Dead Man Too Jewish To Be Cremated?
An Article from The Forward

When Martin Mendelsohn died in September, his brother's plans to have the remains cremated ran into some surprising opposition: Continue Reading

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