Birthright Israel Foundation’s Post

TELL YOUR STORY. How has rising antisemitism affected your everyday life? Have you hidden symbols of your Jewish identity? Felt excluded at work? Hadassah wants to know the big and small ways antisemitism affects you. Part of fighting antisemitism is telling our stories. Take our 3-minute survey today! ⬇️ ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/eDZmSiN8

September 30 is a significant day for reflection and action as we advance toward Truth and Reconciliation. We must remember the tragic legacy of residential schools, which forcibly removed thousands of Indigenous children from their families, communities, and cultures—many never returning home. The trauma inflicted by these institutions continues to affect Indigenous communities today. It’s crucial to acknowledge this painful history and support the healing journey for survivors and their families. Allies, we must create space for Indigenous voices, listen with intention, and uplift their stories. It’s essential that Indigenous peoples are not left to shoulder the weight of a nation’s responsibility alone. True reconciliation can only occur when we confront and address the truths of our past. #TruthAndReconciliation #EveryChildMatters #OrangeShirtDay #RememberTheChildren

TELL YOUR STORY. How has rising antisemitism affected your everyday life? Have you hidden symbols of your Jewish identity? Felt excluded at work? Hadassah wants to know the big and small ways antisemitism affects you. Part of fighting antisemitism is telling our stories. Take our 3-minute survey today! https://lnkd.in/eDZmSiN8

For clergy and church friends: this looks to be a useful and timely conversation:

Today, our two societies are living at the highest levels of fear that we have experienced in 76 years. Most Israelis and Palestinians cannot imagine a reality of living in peace side-by-side in two states. We are consumed by fear and hatred which are completely normal given what we have all be through since October 7, 2023. But it is essential that we understand that our history did not begin on October 7, 2023. The horrific events that we have been living through and too many of us have died through are the results of everything that happened before October 7, 2023. The conclusion that I came to in 1975 that there are two peoples who are living on this land and that they both have rights to be here and to attain self-determination is the same conclusion that we must all come to now in 2024. The trauma that we are all now experiencing will only be healed by changing our reality from fear to hope. https://lnkd.in/eGgw8DJa

What an investment!

"Amidst a summer fraught with challenges, Campers2gether offers a unique solution: if teens can't travel to Israel, then Israel will travel to them." In the pages of the Jerusalem Post, Mosaic Teens Director Alana Ebin describes the vision behind our new partnership with The Jewish Agency for Israel and משרד התפוצות-The Ministry of Diaspora Affairs to bring 1,500 Israeli teens affected by the war to Jewish summer camps. https://lnkd.in/dutA_vwY