How To Help: Suggestions for Pro-Israel Advocates (Part I)

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August 25, 2015 -     Volunteer: “What can I do to help?” Me: “How do you want to help?” Volunteer: “Tell me what the options are, and I’ll tell you where I can fit in” Me: “I don’t think that’s a good idea, it’ll take me a week”. This is an abbreviation of a real conversation I have often (includin Read More…

Personal Transformation in the Holy Land

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August 22, 2015 -     The Adam and Gila Milstein Family Foundation is proud to support AIPAC’s Campus Allies Mission, which brings non-Jewish, pro-Israel political activists to Israel for the first time. Participants learn about the importance of the relationship between the United States and Israel and gain a deeper understanding of Israel’s strategic, Read More…

A trip to Israel inspires future leaders

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August 15, 2015 -     The Adam and Gila Milstein Family Foundation is proud to support AIPAC’s Campus Allies Mission, which brings non-Jewish, pro-Israel political activists to Israel for the first time. Participants learn about the importance of the relationship between the United States and Israel and gain a deeper understanding of Israel’s strategic, Read More…

A life-changing experience: Seeing Israel’s values up close

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August 10, 2015 -     The Adam and Gila Milstein Family Foundation is proud to support AIPAC’s Campus Allies Mission, which brings non-Jewish, pro-Israel political activists to Israel for the first time. Participants learn about the importance of the relationship between the United States and Israel and gain a deeper understanding of Israel’s strategic, Read More…

To defeat BDS, enlist Israeli Americans

July 15, 2015 -     by Adam Milstein Posted on Jul. 15, 2015 at 12:09 pm American Jewry has witnessed a tsunami of hate on college campuses and across our communities. In the past year, resolutions calling for a divestment and boycott of Israel have been considered or passed by 30 student governments across the U.S. Israel haters have charged Jewish undergraduates s Read More…

Jewish community reacts to the Iran nuclear deal

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July 14, 2015 -     Assembled by Jewish Journal Staff Posted on Jul. 14, 2015 at 7:49 am Rabbi David Wolpe The Jewish community in Los Angeles and nationwide reacted to the news the Iranian nuclear deal had been reached: RABBI DAVID WOLPE / SINAI TEMPLE This agreement liberates resources to a regime whose core anti-Semitic and declaredly genocidal ide Read More…

A Campus Allies alumna shares her story

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July 8, 2015 -     The Adam and Gila Milstein Family Foundation is proud to support AIPAC’s Campus Allies Mission, which brings non-Jewish, pro-Israel political activists to Israel for the first time. Participants learn about the importance of the relationship between the United States and Israel and gain a deeper understanding of Israel’s strategic, Read More…

Navigating philanthropy: An insider’s perspective

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July 6, 2015 -     Starting a blog on the Times of Israel has been on my radar since becoming the Program Director at the Adam and Gila Milstein Family Foundation, where I oversee our organization’s work to strengthen the State of Israel and the Jewish people. Every day, I encounter so much in the world of pro-Israel advocacy — an Read More…

Reaching the tipping point for campus anti-Semitism

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June 30, 2015 -     ​​A wave of anti-Semitism is sweeping across American universities. During the 2014-2015 school year, resolutions calling for a boycott of the Jewish state were passed by 15 student governments — and considered by more than 15 others.   At UCLA, the student government passed a boycott resolution against Israel by a wide m Read More…

Pew and the Jews, Part 2: experts say leveraging poll data trumps numbers

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June 22, 2015 -     Posted on June 21, 2015 by JNS.org and filed under Features, Jewish Life, U.S.. Click photo to download. Caption: The Jewish Community Festival in Bellevue, Wash., in August 2007. At left is the booth of the Secular Jewish Circle of Puget Sound, which brings people together "to celebrate Jewish culture a Read More…