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0 Politics Leadership

With harassment and intimidation expected, 'poll chaplains' work to keep calm on Election Day

Mira Fox in Forward · 5 Nov

Rabbinical student Rafi Ellenson joined a group of faith leaders in Pennsylvania to serve as 'poll chaplains' during the contentious 2024 U.S. elections.

0 Education Communities

Lessons learned from a day school endowment success story

eJewishPhilanthropy · 5 Nov

Torah Academy, a Jewish day school in Boston, secured a $1 million endowment thanks to a pivotal meeting with philanthropist George Krupp.

0 Communities Politics

When colleges shut down their ‘Gaza solidarity sukkahs,’ they prompted debates over anti-Zionist Jewish observance

Andrew Lapin in Forward · 1 Nov

A series of Gaza solidarity sukkahs, constructed by anti-Zionist Jewish groups on university campuses like Northwestern and NYU during the 2024 Sukkot holiday, sparked significant controversy and debates over Jewish observance and political expression.

0 Culture Politics

How ‘Gaza solidarity sukkahs’ became a flashpoint for debates about anti-Zionist Jewish observance

Andrew Lapin in JTA · 1 Nov

The article explores the controversial emergence of "Gaza Solidarity Sukkahs" built by anti-Zionist Jewish groups in the U.S. during Sukkot.

0 Literature Holocaust

Alice Hoffman Won’t Let Anne Frank Be Forgotten

Rahel Musleah in Hadassah · 31 Oct

Alice Hoffman's novel "When We Flew Away: A Novel of Anne Frank Before the Diary" explores Anne Frank's life before her family went into hiding, shedding light on the increasing pressures they faced under Nazi occupation.

0 Leadership Jewish Law

Courage: An indispensable quality of leadership

eJewishPhilanthropy · 31 Oct

Ron Wolfson reflects on the essential role courage plays in effective leadership, drawing insights from Darren Walker's essay on leadership risks and his own book on Jewish communal leadership.