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Press releases from Israel and around the pro-Israel and Jewish world.
Selected high schools receive annual funding to grant scholarships to designated Gruen Fellows throughout their four years of high school.
The interactive app serves as a digital playground for those ages 2 to 18.
It is expected to bring more than 300 groups worldwide, totaling as many as 10,000 participants, most of them young Jewish adults.
That is 85% of its goal of $40 million, thanks to the generosity of early donors, foundations and community partners.
The new initiative connects American students to Israeli universities offering academic excellence, Nobel-level research, and the Integration of Jewish and secular studies.
“Jewish Houstonians and our many allies showed up for us. I only hope that they continue to speak up against antisemitism,” said Varda Fields, Israeli-American founder of Shalom Baruch.
Israel Elwyn will also host a performance of the “Shavim Band” singing group, featuring performers with disabilities.
Nature should be accessible to everyone, without exception.
“We are not going back to our baseline; we are ramping up our capacity to help people in need,” said Rabbi Zalman Duchman, development director of Colel Chabad.
“The bond forged away from the hospitals and the war zone is the quiet, powerful force that allows them to trust again, to hope again and to truly begin healing,” said Shevy Vigler.