"I had the privilege of being a part of the JCCA executives "MIFGASH" says Yahal Porat, Director of the Cultural humanistic Judaism Unit, who was invited to the JCC Association’s annual Mifgash of “Executive Leadership Forum” in Denver, Colorado.
From the heroism of the Maccabees to the heroism of our times. 19 heroes, men and women, set out to tell their stories of heroism, from that same dreadful Sabbath in Jewish communities in the US, Latin America and Europe. The people of Otef Aza gave a face, a name, and an identity to the disaster and also a bit of light and hope. Hanukkah is also the holiday of heroism, and we will do our best to increase the light with all our might!
Hernan Feler on a visit on behalf of the department - December 2023
After 53 days in Hamas captivity, we were fortunate to witness the release of Ofelia Reuteman, a 77 year old who was abducted to Gaza from Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7th. Next week, we will host in Israel the Argentinian broadcaster Hernan Feler, her nephew, who, in a touching tribute, decided to dedicate a few minutes at the beginning of each football game in Argentina to convey a powerful message for the release of the captives and continues to do so.
With the presence of 150 participants, we had the honor to lead the Bible quiz finals in New York, together with the Israeli ministry of education and the AZM And the finals in Jerusalem
