Terrorists will not derail Middle East peace process
Recently, four Israeli civilians, including a pregnant woman, were murdered in their car, by Palestinian terrorists. Hamas praised the murders, and congratulated those responsible for them.
As this week's long-awaited Middle East peace talks get under way, we call upon the Palestinian leadership to reject terrorism and to give peace a chance.
Record setting day at 15th annual Yom Sport
On Sunday, August 29, more than 180 athletes and 125 volunteers came together to champion Greater Boston’s day of sports for adults with disabilities. With support from the Young Leadership Division of CJP, Yom Sport celebrated its 15th annual meet with record temperatures and the highest number of participants to date.
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High Holiday ticket offer you can’t afford to pass up
With High Holidays right around the corner, GesherCity, the Synagogue Council and dozens of local congregations are making sure everyone has a place to go. The High Holiday Ticket Match program provides free or reduced-rate tickets to High Holiday services at local temples to young adults who are unaffiliated with a synagogue. You choose the congregation that’s right for you, and sign up online through JewishBoston.com.
Taglit-Birthright trip strengthens U.S. Jews’ ties to Israel, CJP agrees
As a new generation of American Jews enters adulthood, many credit the Taglit-Birthright Israel trip with their renewed sense of Jewish identity and loyalty. In a recent Boston Globe article, CJP’s President, Barry Shrage, explains, “A generation we thought was going to be so distant now has the opportunity to feel closer to Israel, closer to their heritage, and closer to being Jewish, and that is the miracle of the Birthright program.’’
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Global Jewish community aids Pakistan flood victims
The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) and American Jewish World Service (AJWS) are collecting funds to aid the victims of Pakistan’s devastating floods. Millions of children are at risk of dying from the continued flood waters and waterborne diseases. One hundred percent of funds collected will be directed to flood relief efforts.
Support the JDC’s disaster relief effort
Support AJWS' disaster relief effort
Upcoming CJP Events
September 15: Women's Philanthropy Annual Meeting
September 20: Boston Jewish Community Women's Fund Opening Event
September 21: CJP Annual Meeting and Campaign Kickoff
September 27: Families with Young Children 2nd Annual Supper in the Sukkah
Starting October 6: Genesis Forum: Lives and Lessons of the Sages
October 5: YLD Young Adult Open House Party
October 13: Women's Philanthropy Lion of Judah Luncheon
October 18-19: Israel Advocacy Presents: The 2010 Life Sciences Summit
World News Headlines
- Shul to hold 1st Rosh Hashana services in over a decade(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, 09/08/2010)
- Synagogue enthusiastic about new prayer book(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, 09/08/2010)
- Demjanjuk health issues taking over trial(Associated Press, 09/08/2010)
- Jews preparing to celebrate start of Jewish New Year(Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa), 09/08/2010)
- Celebrating the New Year with new kosher wines(Associated Press, 09/07/2010)
- Israel to seal off West Bank ahead of Jewish New Year(Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa), 09/07/2010)
- Israel's Netanyahu: No guarantee peace talks will succeed(Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa), 09/07/2010)
- Abbas asks US to step into settlement dispute(Associated Press, 09/07/2010)
- Fight over Eichmann files back to German court(Associated Press, 09/07/2010)
- US investors seek pay for pre-WWII German bonds(Associated Press, 09/06/2010)
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