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September 25, 2026

“We Are Each Other’s Shelter”: A Sukkot Reflection from Ukraine

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September 10, 2026

On Rosh Hashanah, This Mother Dreams of a Better Future for Her Children

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September 10, 2026

“Because You Help Us, We Live”: Vladimir’s Rosh Hashanah Story

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September 3, 2026

Honoring the Old, Embracing the New: A Rosh Hashanah Reflection from Kazakhstan

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August 28, 2026

Global Jewish Reflections | Remembering the Magic (and Mitzvot) of Szarvas This Elul

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July 27, 2026

On Tu B’Av, Celebrating Szarvas Camp as the Best Jewish Matchmaker

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Meet the Leader Sparking Joy in Georgia’s Jewish Community

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The Miracle in Moldova: A Holocaust Survivor’s Chanukah Story

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The Courage to Persist, The Will to Dream: A Rosh Hashanah Story from Georgia

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A Queen Esther for Our Times: Celebrating Purim and Jewish Resilience in Ukraine

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November 13, 2024

For Jews in India, Eight Decades of Building Joyful Jewish Community

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Global Jewish Reflections: Here and Now, a Holy Job to Do

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Finding Unity Within a Diverse Jewish World This Elul

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In Chișinău, Celebrating the Sweetness of Life This Rosh Hashanah

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“A Light in the Darkness”: Celebrating My Jewish Community This Chanukah Season

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This Chanukah, Celebrating the Warmth and Light of Jewish Life in Ukraine

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November 20, 2023

Kavannah — Rabbi Joshua Mikutis (A Great Miracle Happened Here)

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The Strongest People You’ll Ever Meet: During War, Living With a Disability in Israel

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The Heartbeat of Hungary’s Jewish Community: Reflecting On the Magic and Vitality of JCC Budapest

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JDC is My Sukkah: In Odesa, Finding Jewish Relief and Community During the Ukraine Crisis

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August 9, 2022

On Tu B’Av, Celebrating Love in the Baltics

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April 21, 2022

Not Free Alone: In Chile, One Rabbi Meditates on the Meaning of Passover

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March 17, 2022

This Purim, Cultivating Jewish Life in Latvia

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March 7, 2022

Global Jewish Reflections | In Argentina, Reflecting on Purim, Tzedakah, and Jewish Community Life

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January 6, 2022

JDC Names Lisa Gurwitch its New Chief Advancement Officer

Press Releases

SPONSORED CONTENT: Hanukkah Recipes From Around The World

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SPONSORED CONTENT: My Father Is Catholic, But I’m a Proud Polish Jew

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SPONSORED CONTENT: This unique Hanukkah program celebrates a world of Jewish miracles

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JDC offers Hanukkah series showcasing Jewish life from Estonia to Latin America

In The News
November 29, 2021

A Global Festival of Lights: Reflections on Chanukah from Around the Jewish World

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November 23, 2021

JDC Launches A Great Miracle Happened Here, A First-of-its-Kind Global Chanukah Event Series

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September 27, 2021

Global Jewish Reflections | The Torah of JDC: A JDC Entwine Leader Reflects on Simchat Torah

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In Estonia’s miraculous Jewish rebirth, a Yom Kippur message of hope

In The News

In the book of life, New Year lessons for enriching and expanding Jewish communities

In The News
September 3, 2021

A Sweet New Year: Rosh Hashanah Reflections from Ukraine

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August 26, 2021

A Home for Our Values: Alan and Marcia Leifer

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August 26, 2021

Honoring His JDC Family: Steven Taub

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August 26, 2021

A Survivor Gives Back: Felice Stokes

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August 26, 2021

Preserving the Past, Building the Future: Debby Miller

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August 19, 2021

Global Jewish Reflections | Everything and Nothing: This Elul, Learning to Value Oneself and Others

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August 6, 2021

Global Jewish Reflections | This Elul, A JDC Leader Thinks About Jewish History and Repentance

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July 16, 2021

Global Jewish Reflections | The Value of Public Grief: Tisha B’Av and the COVID-19 Pandemic

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May 13, 2021

Global Jewish Reflections | “Zikaron” in Action: A JDC Volunteer Reflects on Memory and Service

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March 23, 2021

JDC Global Passover Offerings Reach Widening Audiences

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Where to find an online Seder

In The News
March 22, 2021

Passover 2021: The Jewish season of hope arrives

In The News
March 23, 2021

Global Jewish Reflections | Faith and Freedom: A Szarvas Leader Reflects on the Meaning of Passover

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March 19, 2021

No pickles, no shankbone, no cemetery visits: Central Asian Mountain Jews try to preserve centuries-old Passover traditions

In The News
March 19, 2021

Global Jewish Reflections | Above the Arctic Circle, My Murmansk Jewish Life is Warm and Inviting

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February 19, 2021

Global Jewish Reflections | When Communist Budapest Was Shushan: My Hungarian Jewish Purim

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December 15, 2020

An Ode to Community and Draniki, the Humble Belarusian Latke

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December 8, 2020

JDC Chanukah Candle-Lightings on Facebook to Connect Jews Worldwide

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December 4, 2020

For Central Europe’s Jews, Hanukkah is a way of life

In The News
October 9, 2020

On Simchat Torah: Lessons from Liudmila, a pandemic sage

In The News
October 9, 2020

Global Jewish Reflections | Finding Hakafot in the COVID Era

Voice
October 8, 2020

Always Starting Again: Simchat Torah and Our Jewish Journey

In The News
October 1, 2020

Global Jewish Reflections | Living Richly, Even in a Fragile Sukkah

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September 30, 2020

“Just One More Gift”: Rosh Hashanah in Novosibirsk

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September 25, 2020

Global Jewish Reflections | These High Holy Days, Considering New Beginnings

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September 24, 2020

A teshuvah inspired by Radical Gratitude

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