CJP News & Announcements

Celebrating Inclusion: Opening Doors to Jewish Community

Synagogues help end mental health stigma​

This year’s Ruderman Synagogue Inclusion Project (RSIP) Celebrating Inclusion event will be held on May 15. Its focus is on mental health with a panel featuring Kitty Dukakis and former Governor Michael Dukakis. RSIP participants gather every Ma…

CJP Stands with Israel as It Confronts Terrorism from Gaza

On Friday, as Israel prepared for the Passover holiday, an estimated 30,000 Palestinians massed along the Gaza border. What was billed as a non-violent march was in fact a mass assault orchestrated by Hamas with the intent of breaching the border fence and infiltrating Israel.

Hamas, an Isl…

Thirty-Year Throw Back

One intrepid CJP employee recently made the trek down to CJP’s basement and uncovered a lost file featuring one of the first interviews with Barry Shrage from September, 1987. As we prepare to celebrate Barry’s 30+ years of leadership, enjoy this blast from the past!

Q: What was your v…

Slifka Foundation Gives $5 Million To Support Day School Inclusion

Combined Jewish Philanthropies, MetroWest Jewish Day School and Gateways: Access to Jewish Education to co-create comprehensive inclusion initiative for students with moderate to significant learning challenges

BOSTON – March 26, 2018 – Combined Jewish Philanthropies, Boston’s Jewish …

CJP Statement on the Murder of Adiel Coleman

We are devastated to learn that 32-year-old Adiel Coleman succumbed to his wounds following a terror attack that took place earlier today in Jerusalem’s Old City. The father of four was stabbed multiple times as he tried to fend off the assailant. Coleman, a security guard who was unarmed …