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Articles by Shira Hutt
Building capacity and delivering results
A recent eJewishPhilanthropy article examining Jewish Federations of North America’s Frontline initiative raises important questions about how our community should invest in combating antisemitism (“As JFNA pushes $35M into fighting antisemitism, experts worry it’s doubling down on failing tactics,” Nov. 2). These are precisely the questions that informed the development of Frontline, and the initiative answers them clearly and comprehensively.
Op-Ed: The Federation model isn't static, and it never has been
Steven Windmueller’s recent article, “The remake: Bringing the federation model into the 21st century” (Sept. 2), asks the important question of what should Jewish federations become in a changing Jewish community. We agree that Jewish communities are changing: their needs are changing and the challenges facing them are changing, both at home and around the world.
Op-Ed: The path forward for securing Jewish communities
Saturday’s cowardly antisemitic attack against the historic Beth Israel synagogue in Jackson, Miss., is the latest reminder of something our community has been learning the hard way for nearly a decade: Security is no longer a peripheral component to building vibrant Jewish life. It is foundational. For generations, Jewish federations focused their core efforts on education, social services, civic engagement, communal life and philanthropy.
The path forward for securing Jewish communities
Saturday’s cowardly antisemitic attack against the historic Beth Israel synagogue in Jackson, Miss., is the latest reminder of something our community has been learning the hard way for nearly a decade: Security is no longer a peripheral component to building vibrant Jewish life. It is foundational. For generations, Jewish federations focused their core efforts on education, social services, civic engagement, communal life and philanthropy.
From Israel to our doorsteps: The urgent fight to protect Jewish life at home
In joint statement, wide range of Jewish groups hail U.S. support for Israel in war with Iran, call for world to hold Tehran ‘accountable’
Many paths, one destiny: The Jewish vision at JPro25
Today, 22 days into counting of the Omer, we in the Jewish community have numbers on our mind. But the numbers we are thinking of extend far beyond the distance between Passover and Shavuot, and they tell us a lot about the moment we’re living in. Take 31%. That number is the percentage of the Jewish community that is still “Surging” — still seeking greater involvement in Jewish life since the Oct. 7 attacks — according to the latest Jewish Federations of North America data.
A once-in-a-lifetime event: Standing together for unity, strength, and resilience - opinion
Our goal is to celebrate the return to Jewish communal participation that we have witnessed over the last year and to explore new ways to bolster Jewish pride and identity.
A year after the October 7 attacks, here's what it means to be Jewish in America
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A year after the October 7 attacks, here's what it means to be Jewish in America - opinion
The events of that terrible day not only left an indelible mark on our souls but have continued to play out day after day, month after month, and now a full year later. In Jewish tradition, the one-year mark after the death of a loved one called a yahrzeit, is significant. It is the time when we are meant to formally close our mourning period and return to normal life. On the yahrzeit of the October 7 attacks, however, the Jewish community is nowhere near ready to move on.
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