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The opening event offered fellows and alumni an opportunity to celebrate the organization’s impact in connecting world Jewry and Israel, as well as members of Masa’s diverse international community to one another.
This was the first time that the U.S.-based Jewish Foundation for the Righteous, which provides monthly financial assistance to more than 265 aged and needy Righteous Among the Nations living in 18 countries, has reunited Holocaust survivors and their rescuers in Israel.
“What is Judaism? Is it a religion, nation, culture or peoplehood?” posed one session.
The exercise was meant to test the ability, technology, professionalism and quality of care the organization can provide in a worst-case disaster scenario.
“What happened after the attack is testimony to the resilience of the Jewish community, as well as the community at large. We remember and repair together,” said Pittsburgh community leader and chair of United Israel Appeal Cindy Shapira.
“The whole world is learning that the gentiles can come celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles with the people of Israel,” said spokesman David Parsons of the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem.
The name of the theme refers to the well-known verse from the Mishnah, Pirkei Avot (“Ethics of the Fathers”): “Any dispute which is for the sake of Heaven will ultimately endure, and one which is not for the sake of Heaven will not ultimately endure.”
A newly established research center at the Jerusalem College of Technology seeks to answer pivotal religious questions, such as: Can you send Alexa voice commands on Shabbat?