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Sep 16, 2026

Federations Applaud House Committee on advancing Pray Safe Act

Jewish Federations of North America applauds the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure for advancing the bipartisan Pray Safe Act at a time when threats to Jewish institutions, houses of worship, and faith communities are at an all-time high.

 

As Jewish institutions and fai…

Sep 14, 2026

Fox News: How 9/11 turned security into new reality for Jewish community

At sundown on Friday, Sept. 11, as America marks 25 years since the terrorist attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people, Jewish families across the country will welcome in Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year marking 5787.

 

They will enter synagogues at the moment of peak annual attendance, w…

Sep 14, 2026

Axios: Jewish institutions' security spending in U.S. tops $1 billion

Antisemitic threats have pushed the nationwide cost of protecting Jewish synagogues, schools and community centers past $1 billion a year, new estimates reveal as congregations prepare for big crowds during the High Holy Days, which began Friday with Rosh Hashanah.

 

Why it matters: Enhanc…

Sep 11, 2026

Eric Fingerhut, Gary Torgow number 36 on list of 50 most influential Jews

Eric Fingerhut turned the Jewish Federations of North America toward two fronts: Israel at war and a Jewish community under siege at home. As president and CEO of the umbrella body for 146 federations across the United States and Canada, he delivered the inaugural State of the Jewish Union a…

Sep 10, 2026

Shanah Tova from the Jewish Federations of North America

After the shofar is blown on Rosh Hashanah, we recite these famous words:

 

הַיּוֹם הֲרַת עוֹלָם. הַיּוֹם יַעֲמִיד בַּמִּשְׁפָּט
 

Hayom Harat Olam, HaYom Ya’amid Bamishpat
 

“On this day, the world came into being; On this day, we stand in judgment.”

 

This phrase so succinctly captur…