Jewish Agency accepts Herzog’s nomination as new chairman
The Board of Governors for the Jewish Agency confirmed Sunday morning that opposition leader Isaac Herzog will serve as the next chairman of the Jewish Agency for Israel, enraging his political rival Prime Minister More...
US Jewish leaders threats to withdraw donations: We won’t turn the other cheek
Last Tuesday was a hot day. Five boys and two girls, aged six to 11, rejoiced when the rabbis asked them to immerse themselves in the mikveh, as the last part of a months-long conversion process. Earlier, the More...
Israel: A state denying its own people
By Yizhar Hess We made a mistake. We believed the government, we believed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, we believed that we must finally stop this quarrel between us over the Western Wall, and we More...
Hundreds of Jewish Leaders in First-Ever Jewish Agency Board of Governors Meetings in Paris
Hundreds of Jewish leaders from around the world will gather in Paris next week as the Board of Governors of the Jewish Agency for Israel convenes in that city for the first time ever, in an unprecedented More...
Jewish Agency Sending ‘Jewish Peace Corps’ Volunteers to Distressed Communities
The Jewish Agency for Israel has started recruiting young people from Israel and around the world to volunteer in distressed communities in Africa, South America, and Israel, as part of the organization’s More...
Jewish Agency to Distribute $1 Million to 100 Victims of Terror
Foreign nationals attacked yesterday in Jaffa will also be eligible to receive Jewish Agency assistance Sharansky: “The support is not only financial – this is an expression of Diaspora Jewry’s solidarity More...
Michael Douglas, Natan Sharansky to discuss anti-Semitism in campus visits
American star Michael Douglas and Jewish Agency head Natan Sharansky will visit three U.S. university campuses to talk about Israel and modern anti-Semitism. Michael Douglas was awarded the 2015 Genesis More...
Jewish Agency Pulls Out of Netanyahu’s Diaspora Initiative
Israel to spend millions to strengthen Diaspora’s ‘Jewish foundations’ Meet the reason that big Israel-Diaspora initiatives are going nowhere Israel’s cabinet approves $18 million More...
Israeli War Hero Moshe Dayan’s Personal Archive of Letters Related to the Loss of his Eye to be Auctioned
An archive of prominent Israeli military general Moshe Dayan’s personal letters related to the loss of his eye, will be auctioned by Nate D. Sanders Auctions on July 30. Dayan oversaw the liberation More...
Netanyahu Addresses Jewish Agency Assembly: “For God’s sake, don’t keep your mouth shut. Speak up, be brave”
Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu addressed hundreds of Jewish leaders gathered for the 2015 Jewish Agency for Israel Assembly today, Monday, in Tel Aviv. Speaking about the range of challenges facing Israel More...