Our Stories From Around The World

World Emoji Day

What’s your favorite emoji? There's finally a bagel emoji, but we need more Jewish ways to express ourselves! Our friends in Chicago thought – hey, maybe we need some Jewish ones too! #WorldEmojiDay

World Population Day

There are 7.1 billion people in the world. 14.2 million of them — just 0.2% — are Jews. On World Population Day, we note that Jews make up a fraction of the world's population, but together we can do big things.

We Remember the SS Exodus

During and after World War II, tens of thousands of Jews sought refuge in British-controlled Palestine. Many were turned away. Today we mark a tragic moment in Israeli history: In 1947, more than 4,500 Jewish passengers on the SS Exodus—the majority of them Holocaust survivors—were force…

Independence Day

Wishing everyone Shabbat Shalom and happy Independence Day!
 

Pride Month

June 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising, a turning point in the gay rights movement.

We show our support for the LGBTQ community with this story of Jess and Emet, a young queer couple who met and fell in love while on Masa Israel Journey, a program of Federation par…