by Hannah Blazer | Jun 7, 2024 | NIF
By Hannah Bender, ’23-’24 NIF Froman Social Change Rabbinical Fellow Within the Jewish calendar we are nearing the end of the Omer. Traditionally, one who observes this verbally counts each day of the 49 days between Passover and Shavuot, marking the time between our...
by Hannah Blazer | Jun 7, 2024 | News, NIF
By Daniel Sokatch, NIF International CEO There have always been multiple visions of what Israel is and can be. Today, two of the most prominent are in sharp contrast. On one side are those who seek an ethno-nationalist state — a place where Jews are first order...
by Hannah Blazer | Jun 7, 2024 | New Initiatives for Democracy, NIF
By Talia Sasson, Past NIF Board President There is a widespread sense in Israel that our Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has no plan for “the day after,” that is, the day that comes after the war in Gaza stops. The American government, before Israel invaded Gaza,...
by Hannah Blazer | Jun 5, 2024 | Events, NIF
Israeli protest movements are working right now to frustrate the plans of pro-settler extremists and to energize Israelis to push for a better future. On Tuesday, June 4th, the NIF community gathered for a webinar to unpack what has been going on on the ground at the...
by Hannah Blazer | May 13, 2024 | News, NIF
By Daniel Sokatch, NIF International CEO For me, like for so many of us, the protests around the Gaza war on campus are hitting close to home, and not just because it dominates the news. I have two daughters in college right now, one of whom is about to graduate this...
by Hannah Blazer | May 3, 2024 | NIF
As we pray for a hostage deal, we remind ourselves that the same core values that have led the New Israel Fund for over 40 years continue to guide us now at such a difficult time. Watch the video below to hear from Shira Ben-Sasson Furstenberg, NIF’s Associate...
