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Jewish Federations of North America General Assembly
Recreated anew, 11/2015
Illustrative image: Marc Mezvinsky and Chelsea Clinton combined Jewish and Methodist traditions during their wedding ceremony on July 31, 2010. (Genevieve de Manio, via JTA)
July 12, 2019, 3:46 pm
When American Jews described their own intermarriage as a ‘Second Holocaust’
Nearly 30 years ago, reports of a 52% interfaith household rate had some US Jewish leaders denouncing ‘assimilation’ as silently completing Hitler’s work
By Matt Lebovic
President of the Union for Reform Judaism Rabbi Rick Jacobs at the JFNA's General Assembly in Tel Aviv, on October 24, 2018. (Amanda Borschel-Dan/Times of Israel)
October 26, 2018, 6:10 am
To mend Israel-Diaspora gulf, Reform Jewry intends to ‘double down’ on Israel
On the heels of the JFNA GA, Rabbi Rick Jacobs voices frustration at the lack of recognition for his movement — but is determinedly optimistic the status quo will soon shift
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
All That's Left activists stand in front of a banner reading, 'We need to talk about the occupation,' at the Jewish Federations of North America General Assembly in Tel Aviv, Wednesday, October 24, 2018. (Steven Davidson/ Times of Israel)
October 25, 2018, 1:03 pm
Diaspora activists protest at GA to force talk about Israel-Palestinian conflict
A small group of foreign-born Jews in Israel test the theme of this week’s mega meet-up in Tel Aviv to push for frank discussion about the IDF’s presence in the West Bank
By Steven Davidson
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) and and Richard Sandler, outgoing chairman of board of trustees for the Jewish Federation of North America, at the JFNA's General Assembly in Tel Aviv, on October 24, 2018. (JFNA/Eyal Warshovsky)
October 25, 2018, 1:07 am
Was there real communication at the 2018 GA? Yes, but not as part of the program
At the close of the three-day conference, TOI’s Jewish World editor reflects on lessons learned, from unexpected sources
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman speaks at the Jewish Federation of North America's annual General Assembly in Tel Aviv, October 24, 2018. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
October 24, 2018, 7:53 pm
US envoy says he’s an ‘unapologetic right-wing defender of Israel’
Addressing US Jewish leaders, David Friedman also says disagreements between Israeli government and Diaspora Jewry are impossible to resolve
By Raphael Ahren
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the US Jewish Federations' annual General Assembly, in Tel Aviv, on October 24, 2018 (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
October 24, 2018, 2:32 pm
Blaming ‘ultra-Orthodox street,’ Netanyahu defends freezing Western Wall deal
PM tells US Jewish leaders that spats over the holy site and conversion can easily be overcome and that he’s worried more by the loss of Jewish identity in the Diaspora
By Raphael Ahren
Police gather outside the Time Warner Center after a suspected explosive device was sent to the CNN offices on October 24, 2018, in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP)
October 24, 2018, 2:14 pm
Package sent to CNN bureau had possible live bomb, white powder — NYPD
US police said to intercept suspicious package sent to Rep. Maxine Waters, after wave of threats against US Democratic targets authorities believe were made by the same person
By Michael Bachner
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a video reaction to the Trump-Kim summit in Singapore on June 12, 2018. (Screen Capture: YouTube)
From the WebOctober 24, 2018, 11:32 am
WATCH: Netanyahu addresses Federations General Assembly
US Ambassador to Israel delivers speech to American Jewry conference in Tel Aviv, followed by Q&A session with PM
Head of the Jewish Federations for North America Jerry Silverman speaks at the JNFA GA meeting in Tel Aviv, Tuesday October 22, 2018. ( Photo/Eyal Warshavsky via JTA)
October 24, 2018, 2:58 am
American Jews seek dialogue with Israelis, but which Israelis, and to what end?
As the annual conference of the Jewish Federations of North America unfolds in Tel Aviv, the world’s two biggest Jewish communities seem further apart than ever
By Ben Sales
Rabbi Rick Jacobs, the president of the Union for Reform Judaism, taking questions from rabbis at a session for clergy at the Reform biennial in San Diego, Dec. 13, 2013. (photo credit: URJ via JTA)
October 23, 2018, 8:21 pm
Non-orthodox leaders downplay Netanyahu’s ‘back channel’ delegation of rabbis
PM said to fly in group of pro-government rabbis ahead of Jewish Federations General Assembly out of frustration with regular criticism from Reform and Conservative movements
By Ben Sales
Stacy Kagan, right, vice mayor of Parkland, Florida, addresses the General Assembly of the Jewish Federations of North America in Tel Aviv, October 23, 2018. (JFNA)
October 23, 2018, 6:04 pm
In Israel, Parkland official thanks US Jews for support after school shooting
Speaking at Jewish Federations General Assembly, vice mayor of tragedy-struck city says Jewish community ‘gave us strength’ and ‘taught us how to be resilient’
By Ben Sales
Opposition chairman Isaac Herzog speaks on a panel at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on January 25, 2018. (Courtesy)
October 23, 2018, 9:55 am
Jewish Agency chair warns of ‘existential threat’ to Israel-Diaspora ties
‘We can no longer pretend we are all the same,’ Isaac Herzog tells Federations assembly in Tel Aviv, calling for a celebration of difference
By TOI staff
President Reuven Rivlin speaking at the Jewish Federations of North America General Assembly in Tel Aviv, October 22, 2018. (Mark Neyman/GPO)
October 22, 2018, 2:09 pm
Rivlin calls for ‘Reverse Birthright’ trips to better Israel-Diaspora ties
President tells Jewish Federations assembly that recent rift between Israel and world Jewry requires reworking of 1950 pact
By Michael Bachner
Dr. Arnold Eisen, chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary, discusses Jewish American-Israeli divide at Beit Avi Chai on January 25, 2018. (Omri Adar)
January 26, 2018, 4:24 pm
JTS head says Israel’s close relations with Trump ‘delegitimize’ American Jewry
In a Jerusalem lecture on the future of the Diaspora-Israel relationship, keynote speaker Dr. Arnold Eisen tells crowd: ‘Zionism should make Jews proud wherever they are’
By Tracy Frydberg
Andrew Silow-Carroll
November 15, 2017, 8:00 pm
Andrew Silow-Carroll
At GA, a vexing focus on rifts with Israel
Federations would much rather stick to inspiration than dwell on crisis and fear
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