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Imagine Israel Podcast #1: LGBTQ families in Israel

Imagine Israel Podcast #1: LGBTQ families in Israel

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Host Robbie Gringras interviews co-writer and director of the LGBTQ family drama “Ima v’ Abbas” (Mothers and Fathers) about the intersection of his personal family dynamic in Israel (raising a

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A Personal Recount of Shimon Peres

A Personal Recount of Shimon Peres

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“Where may a person like that yet be found” by Natan Yonatan איפה ישנם עוד אנשים כמו האיש ההוא I was four-years-old when Shimon Peres and Yitzchak Shamir came to

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Remembering Shimon Peres

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The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington joins in mourning the passing of Shimon Peres, z”l, the last of a generation of Israel’s founders. Peres was universally recognized as one of

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Reflections from Paris

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by Steven A. Rakitt CEO, The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington  Je suis.  “I am.” After the January, 2015 terrorist attacks against the Charlie Hebdo Magazine and the Hypercacher kosher

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“Not Jewish Enough?”

“Not Jewish Enough?”

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by SARAH RABIN SPIRA PJ Library in Greater Washington D.C. My sister and I used to rattle off all the things we are, like some kind of personal chant: “English,

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Israel mission unites identities for LGBTQ Jews

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By STUART S. KURLANDER Sun, 22 May 2016, 01:27 PM Jerusalem Post LGBTQ Jews who are feeling increasingly welcomed and included as part of their local community and in the broader organized Jewish world. The

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What do you think the most important events in Jewish history are?

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There are countless right answers to this question. You could say anything: The destruction of the Second Temple The Spanish Inquisition The writing of the Talmud The invention of matzah

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Adults with disabilities obtain work experience through MOST program

Adults with disabilities obtain work experience through MOST program

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Three days a week, KC Foster makes sure every coffee station at the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington is fully stocked and clean.

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During JDAIM, it’s personal

During JDAIM, it’s personal

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I have a disability. That doesn’t make me unusual, because 1 in 5 Americans have a disability. It doesn’t make me unusual, because as many of us age, our hearing,

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Pop-up Shabbat draws mixed families, unaffiliated – Washington Jewish Week

Pop-up Shabbat draws mixed families, unaffiliated – Washington Jewish Week

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Pop-ups are popping up across Washington — pop-up homes, a pop-up movie theater, pop-up eateries. So why not pop-up Shabbat? On Friday night, 60 people came to the Wonder Bread

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