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Oct 8, 2025

Jewish Federations Welcome Deal to Bring All Hostages Home

Jewish Federations celebrate the exciting news of the deal between Israel and Hamas to return all the remaining hostages home and end the war. The plan, developed by President Trump and his team, and the announcement of an agreement tonight by the president, is the fulfillment of our prayer…

Oct 6, 2025

Federal Grant Awarded to Jewish Federations to Expand PCTI Care Nationwide

Jewish Federations of North America have received an $8.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Community Living to expand person-centered, trauma-informed (PCTI) care nationwide.
  

The initiative is a partnership with the Network of Je…

Oct 6, 2025

Federations-ADL Study: Over 50% of American Jews Faced Antisemitism in 2024

Jewish Federations of North America and ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today released a comprehensive study that found over half (55 percent) of Jewish Americans experienced at least one form of antisemitism in the past 12 months and 57 percent believe that antisemitism is now a normal Jew…

Oct 3, 2025

Stars and Stripes Op-Ed: Help to Honor Fallen Jewish Servicemembers

by Rabbi Joshua Stanton

How we bury the dead says much about how we understand life. In Jewish tradition, little is seen as more sacred. As far back as our forefather Abraham, we ensured a place of burial in accordance with Jewish tradition. Jacob is understood to have placed a marker at Rachel’s gravesite to ens…

Oct 3, 2025

How religious leaders are confronting wave of violence

As Jewish people enter synagogues across the country for Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish calendar, many will be greeted by metal detectors, bag check procedures and armed security guards.


The holiday this year comes amid a surge in violence at places of worship in the United Stat…