Special in Uniform (SIU), a signature program of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), was launched 20 years ago by a small group of senior officers, to integrate Israeli youth with disabilities—mental and physical—into the IDF to serve alongside their fellow countrymen and women.
Read More »JNF Donor Gives $1.3 Million for Preserving the Memory of Immigrants’ Journeys to Israel
Immigrants’ stories of their journeys to the Holy Land will live on thanks due to the generosity and foresight of Denver, CO resident Jack Grynberg.
Read More »Celebrating Life and Remembering Loss at Ammunition Hill
Last week, during the 50th anniversary of the 1967 Six-Day War JNF held two special, separate events honoring soldiers at Ammunition Hill, Israel’s national memorial site in Jerusalem.
Read More »JNF, Boulder JCC and Hazon to Host Friends of Arava Institute Exec
JNF, Boulder Jewish Community Center, Hazon, and Milk and Honey Farm are hosting a special breakfast with Miriam May, Executive Director of Friends of the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies, on Thursday, June 22, 2017.
Read More »Israeli Teen Chosen to Represent Israel at 2017 Stockholm Junior Water Prize
Rows of nervous high school students filled the hall at Tel Aviv University on May 17, where over a dozen participants were invited to compete in the annual Stockholm Junior Water Prize.
Read More »Walking in the Footsteps of Jewish Heroes
It is a tranquil spring morning in the northern Golan Heights, with flowers in full bloom and nearby cows milling about between long deserted buildings...
Read More »Enchanting and Accessible Forests
In coordination with partner LOTEM-Making Nature Accessible, JNF is able to make Israel's forests and parks accessible to the country’s special needs and disabled community.
Read More »Jewish National Fund Leaves No One Behind
Jewish National Fund is once again calling attention to those who are sometimes forgotten during Jewish Disabilities Awareness & Inclusion Month (JDAIM).
Read More »On Trees and Bees — Tu B’Shvat in Israel
While many in the Diaspora may still be blanketed under snow or still facing the winter, Israelis observe Tu B'Shvat with festive tree planting celebrations in the newly green hills and valleys.
Read More »In Israel’s Negev, Gourmet Sauces Made With Care
What do gourmet, all-natural sauces and spreads have to do with Jewish Disabilities Awareness and Inclusion Month?
Read More »Creating Inclusion in Be’er Sheva Through the Power of Dance
It’s not every day that one sees children with various disabilities like cerebral palsy, autism, or Down syndrome put on a professional dance performance before a crowded theater.
Read More »AMHSI-JNF Receives $250K Grant for Scholarships and Alumni Engagement
Jewish National Fund’s Alexander Muss High School in Israel (AMHSI-JNF) has received a $250,000 grant from the Jim Joseph Foundation for its Israel Continuum programming.
Read More »Feeding the World with Knowledge
Today, agriculture is still king in our modern economy, and it holds the ability to strengthen and advance local markets.
Read More »With Fires Out, the Time to Rebuild Begins
Following six days of devastating fires that ravaged Israel, Jewish National Fund is stepping up fundraising efforts and hoping to raise many millions of dollars to help the nation recover and assist Israeli partners with much needed resources and aid.
Read More »On Giving Tuesday JNF Offering 1:1 Matching Donation
Jewish National Fund will once again take a leading effort in the annual #GivingTuesday campaign on November 29, 2016, under the banner “Doubling Your Impact.”
Read More »One Family’s Unique Veterans Day Commemoration
At first glance, Jerusalem may seem an unlikely locale to commemorate Veterans Day...
Read More »Legacies Become Eternal with JNF
Jewish National Fund is grateful to be a beneficiary of the legacy gift left by Leonard and Elaine Millman.
Read More »JNF 2016 National Conference in NY Hailed as ‘One of the Most Successful Ever’
1,200 people converged in New York City last weekend at Jewish National Fund’s National Conference to hear some of the biggest names in the Jewish world.
Read More »JNF Welcomes Barbara Burry as the Next Mountain States Board President
Jewish National Fund is pleased to announce Barbara Burry as the new incoming President of the Mountain States Board of Directors.
Read More »An Update from Project Wadi Attir, a Jewish National Fund Partner
The months since our last update saw a significant surge of activities at the project site.
Read More »A High School Unlike Any Other
While most students might wait until college before spending a semester abroad, these teens have decided to spend a semester of high school in Israel.
Read More »40 Years On, Israel’s Operation Entebbe Inspires Fulfillment of ‘Social Obligations’
Forty years have passed and IDF Maj. Gen. (res.) Doron Almog’s memories of Operation Entebbe run the gamut.
Read More »JNF Announces New Spokeswomen for Professional Women Division
Jewish National Fund is proud to announce that Florine Mark has been appointed national spokesperson and honorary chair for JNF’s new Professional Women’s Division, and Jessica Abo will serve as national spokesperson for professional women under 40.
Read More »Off the Beaten Path in the Western Galilee with JNF
JNF partnered with Western Galilee Now to bring tourists to an area hard hit by the recent downturn in Israel tourism since Operation Protective Edge.
Read More »As Israel Celebrates Independence, Forging Future Leaders Through Nature
As Israel prepares to celebrate its 68th year of independence, one group stands out for consistently growing the next generation of Israeli leaders.
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