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Apr 12, 2016

Leaving Retirement to Help Fellow Refugees

Roman Dubovskoy was a retired psychologist living comfortably with his wife, four children, and in-laws at their home in Lugansk, Ukraine when fighting erupted last August. Suddenly, they were forced to flee 231 miles to Zaporozhye, where all eight of them now must live together under one ro…

Apr 4, 2016

Dissent Shouldn’t Mean Incivility

The language is painful to hear, particularly coming from fellow Jews.

Knesset Member Moshe Gafni called Reform Jews "a bunch of clowns who stick a knife in the holy Torah."

MK Yisrael Eichler criticized an Israeli Supreme Court decision allowing non-Orthodox Jews to use public mikvaot, li…

Mar 22, 2016

Support for Families With Special Needs

Bader’s 19-year-old son—his oldest—has problems with his hearing and vision, and cognitive difficulties that make it challenging for him to navigate social situations. But Israel’s bureaucratic labyrinth made it difficult for Bader to procure the necessary treatments for his son.

Th…

Mar 1, 2016

Leading a Jewish Revolution in Cuba

The Cuban government may have tried to suppress religion, but they couldn’t suppress Monica del Pino’s Jewish soul. When the government eased religious restrictions in 1991, eight-year-old Monica jumped at the chance to enroll in Federation partner JDC’s newly-opened Sunday school. Si…

Mar 1, 2016

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One Good Thing For Those Who Have Lost Everything

Anna Kushnir’s life has been nearly destroyed by the conflict in Ukraine. All the houses in her city of Slavyansk have been turned to ruins, replaced with flimsy bungalows. No one can step outside since the streets are lined with mines. The cost of living has skyrocketed to the point where…