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OPINION | "The blueprints may look different, but the purpose is the same. It is emblematic of what so many members of our community are now experiencing every day." By Sara Crown Star ejphil.com/57km7
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OPINION | "During this time when polarization is so dominant in discussions, it is easy to assume that people with different perspectives have little in common. Through our experience, we learned just the opposite." By Hadas Naveh and Lane Miller ejphil.com/57kae
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Your Daily Phil: Simon Wiesenthal Center is full of surprises at Humanitarian Award Dinner • Conflict flare-ups, shifting shekel put Israel education travel programs at risk • American Zionism’s future depends on bringing diverse young voices together ejphil.com/57jia
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OPINION | "People do not become deeply invested in an organization overnight. Trust is built gradually. Emotional connection compounds through repeated, intentional interaction." By Lena Perez ejphil.com/57fqg
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Your Daily Phil: FJC charts new path to a camp-for-all future • Goldman: Jewish community needs non-Jewish allies to effectively fight antisemitism • Why most Jewish nonprofits aren't growing their donor base • Before the coffee date ejphil.com/57feu
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OPINION | "That journey — from participation to belonging, from belonging to leadership, from leadership to lifelong Jewish connection — is the real work. And in today’s environment, that journey matters more than ever." By Jay Solomon ejphil.com/57f5t
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OPINION | "These efforts have not eliminated cyber incidents; no community can claim that. What they have done is significantly reduce the impact when incidents occur." By Stan Shaw, Bernard Pinsky and Ezra Shanken ejphil.com/57b93
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OPINION | "We wanted to share updates and our perspectives on Jewish education at this moment, with a focus on important advancements in our sectors since 2021 and the most significant challenges and opportunities each sector faces." ejphil.com/57ard
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The higher graduation rate “is not because the students changed,” said Gil Pereg, CEO of The Youth Renewal Fund. “It’s because someone believed in them. That is at the heart of Darca.” ejphil.com/57akw
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Your Daily Phil: Jewish camp world rocked as for-profit owner declares bankruptcy • Youth Renewal Fund raises nearly $1M for Israel's Darca school network • House Appropriations Committee recommends add. $40M for NSGP • The state of Jewish education ejphil.com/578wk
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OPINION | "Fatigue isn’t about generosity running out. It’s about a lack of true engagement, and organizations treating donors like ATMs with a loyalty program. And the worst offender? Event-driven fundraising." By Pia Eisenberg ejphil.com/576kh
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OPINION | "With all the external pressures facing the Jewish people, what I fear most is that we may tear each other apart from within. That is why education matters more than ever." By @Bryfy, CEO of The Jewish Education Project ejphil.com/576d7
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Wilma “Billie” Tisch — a billionaire philanthropist, matriarch of one of New York’s most prominent Jewish families and the first woman ever elected president of the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York — died on Sunday at 98. ejphil.com/576ca
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With the Israel travel field decimated over the last six years by a crippling pandemic followed by the Oct. 7 terror attacks and nearly three years of constant war, tour operators — the unsung and often unsupported heroes of the field — are hurting. ejphil.com/5767k
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“Antisemitism is the result of a machine,” warned Rabbi @arilavi. “A combination of political Islam and radical Marxism whose purpose is to take down the West. This machine cannot be fought with videos on TikTok. It’s not in the same field.” ejphil.com/575kc
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