OPINION | "For a few precious moments we step outside the noise and urgency of daily life and enter a different way of being."

By Rabbi Danielle Parmenter

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OPINION | "There is no training that makes being personally targeted painless. A strong Jewish identity does not make you immune to fear or loneliness. But it gives you somewhere to stand when other people are pressuring you to retreat."

By @Tessa_Veksler
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Several leading experts on combating antisemitism told eJewishPhilanthropy that they worry that Frontline is doubling down on interventions that have failed to meaningfully curb the marked rise in antisemitism over the past three years.

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Your Daily Phil: Will JFNA's new $35M initiative curb antisemitism? Experts are wary
• Creating sacred community in an age of spiritual hunger
• Before I could stand up for the Jewish People, I needed to know where I stood
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OPINION | "We are deeply inspired by individuals who continue to adapt, rebuild and keep moving forward when the rubber hits the road. But resilience is not something leaders build all on our own."

By Julie Fisher and Beth Gansky

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OPINION | "Understanding that antisemitism is rising is important, but knowing how to identify it is essential."

By @AvivaKlompas

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EXCLUSIVE | Edward Khalily is making a “landmark” eight-figure donation to Sheba Medical Center outside Tel Aviv to create an eponymous pediatric oncology building, American Friends of Sheba Medical Center exclusively told eJP.

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Your Daily Phil: Inside Edward Khalily's major gift to fight pediatric cancer
• Israeli president hails JFNA's post-Oct. 7 loan fund as highest form of giving
• Americans know antisemitism is rising — they just don't always recognize it
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OPINION | "Who decides which beliefs and practices are acceptable for our community institutions?"

By Aaron Dorfman

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OPINION | "'NAZA' will not be the last film, and this will not be the last lie. The real test isn’t how we respond to one documentary; it’s whether we’ve built the civic muscle to respond to the next one, and the one after that."

By Noa Peri-Jensch

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After a precipitous drop in participation in Israel trips in 2025, enrollment is expected to bounce back somewhat this year, albeit significantly less than initially projected, according to a new survey from the Israel Educational Travel Alliance.

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With enrollment in Jewish summer camps surging in recent years, Foundation for Jewish Camp is pouring $45 million over five years into Jewish overnight camps in New England — the bulk of it going toward tuition assistance for financially strapped families.
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Your Daily Phil: Israel trips see less-than-expected boost after Iran wars
• Foundation for Jewish Camp invests $45M in New England camping access and excellence
• As Jews focus on Israel and America, a consequential rule is taking shape in Washington
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OPINION | "Relationships are often the vehicle through which Jewish identity takes root... Jewish life isn’t confined to a classroom or a program block; it’s woven into everyday moments."

By Ruben Arquilevich

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OPINION | "JCCs and matnasim should build standing partnerships, one center to another, organized around the operating questions we share."

By Todd Polikoff, CEO of the Aaron Family Jewish Community Center in Dallas

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To ensure a Jewish and Israeli presence and to have a seat at the table at AidEx, Olam, Society of International Development Israel and Nura Global Innovation Lab partnered to bring a 22-person delegation representing eight countries for the conference.

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Your Daily Phil: With uncertain Israeli election results, Jewish groups hail high turnout
• Pushing back on quiet boycotts, delegation highlights Jewish, Israeli aid workers at global confab
• The most important Jewish learning isn't always on schedule
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While these elections are perceived by many to be of enormous consequence not only to Israel but to Jewry writ large, the initial indications have left much of the Jewish world, well, speechless, or at least reduced to banal statements.

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OPINION | "I didn’t read about antisemitism in a book or watch it in a movie. I lived it as a child. That’s why I smell antisemitism before other people can name it. It has a scent I learned before I knew how to read."

By Laura Merage

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OPINION | "Resilience is not simply about preparing to withstand a crisis, it is about having a community around you who will act when crisis arrives. This is what mishpacha (family) does."

By Jason Plotkin and David Contorer

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