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Aliyah Day 2025: Turning crisis into opportunity for global Jewish unity - opinion

The State of Israel is not only the home of its citizens – it is the home of every Jew in the world.

EDNA WEINSTOCK-GABAY: ‘The past year has once again revealed the depth of unity; in the most difficult moments, there was no difference between Israelis and Jews in the Diaspora,’ she maintains.

Ignoring the importance of the World Zionist Congress would be a mistake - editorial

In a Jewish world where our identity, politics, and power are more important than ever in a post-October 7 world, WZC remains one of the few platforms where all major Zionists gather to debate.

 PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG addresses a gala event on August 29, 2022, on the occasion of the 125th anniversary of the First Zionist Congress, at the original venue, the Stadtcasino Basel, in Basel, Switzerland.

As Greenpoint’s Jewish community grows, so does this shul’s Hebrew school

Greenpoint, Brooklyn, an area once lacking in Jewish life, is now becoming a thriving community.

Yoni Kretzmer (standing) teaches the children at the Greenpoint Shul's newly incorporated Hebrew school.