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Nov 12, 2025

As Shutdown Ends, Jewish Federations Urge SNAP Protections

Jewish Federations of North America are deeply relieved that the lapse in SNAP benefits is coming to an end and that Congress has funded the program for the full fiscal year, but our relief is tempered by the urgency of what comes next.

 

SNAP benefits must be restored immediately so that…

Nov 11, 2025

Amid War, Jewish Federation giving rose $1 Billion in 2024

Jewish Federations of North America reported a record-breaking year of fundraising and investment in Jewish communities in 2024, as Surging engagement in the aftermath of the October 7 attacks brought the total amount the system raises and distributes up to $3 billion, about $1 billion more …

Nov 11, 2025

Know Your Neighbor in Indianapolis

by Rabbi Joshua Stanton

It all started with a pilot program to bring together members of the Hindu and Jewish communities. 
The staff of the Indianapolis JCRC was inspired by the Student to Student initiative of the Jewish Federations of North America, which equips high schoolers to speak with their non-Jewish pee…

Nov 10, 2025

Jewish Federations Statement on the Return of IDF Lt. Hadar Goldin’s Body

Jewish Federations are relieved that, after more than eleven long years in Gaza, the body of IDF Lt. Hadar Goldin has finally been returned home to Israel. Lt. Goldin was just 23 years old when he was killed by Hamas terrorists and his body abducted on August 1, 2014 – only an hour after a…

Nov 10, 2025

Federations Shift to Rebuild Israel After Raising $908M in Emergency Funds

With the war in Israel winding down and all the living hostages safely home, Jewish Federations of North America are winding down the two-year Israel Emergency Campaign and transitioning into a new phase of work called Rebuild Israel, a holistic effort to support Israel’s recovery and to h…