B'nai B'rith Connect

08/22/2024

Join your friends at Connect and AEPHI for a community service project to support the amazing work Sharsheret does for the Jewish Breast and Ovarian Cancer Community. Email Liz Krebs - [email protected] for more information and to rsvp.

08/19/2024

This is a an important visit if you are in the Boston area the next couple of days.Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/boston-unites-against-terror-hostage-tunnel-immersive-exhibit-tickets-946420458067

08/01/2024

JNS.org published the three winning essays. Thank you for all the students who submitted essays for the NSBA Scholarship Contest.
Check them out here:
https://www.jns.org/stop-the-campus-descent-into-hate/
https://www.jns.org/confront-campus-hate-through-unity/
https://www.jns.org/campus-and-community-must-unite-against-hate/

07/30/2024

2024 Mid-Year B'nai B'rith Connect Update. Check out all the incredible programs, B'nai B'rith Connect offers to young professionals between the ages of 22-40. From diplomatic missions to supporting Israel - we ensure every one of our programs is substantive, educational and interactive.

06/12/2024

If you haven’t already - bring your friends (especially your non-Jewish friends) to see the Nova Music Festival Exhibit asap. It will be in NYC until June 22.

The Nova Music Festival Exhibition is an in-depth remembrance of the brutal October 7th attack. Bringing the events of October 7th and the “Tribe of Nova” festival in southern Israel to New York City. The installation sets out to recreate an event dedicated to peace and love that was brutally cu...

06/07/2024

B’nai B’rith Connect member Gershon Stein, 22, wrote “Like, similar to the acts of terror which came before it, 10/7 has changed the contemporary reality for Jews around the world. The resulting hostage crisis, Israel-Hamas war, and surge of antisemitism have shaped the contemporary experience for all” in a book created by B’nai B’rith Portugal. https://israel365news.com/391288/new-book-brings-young-jewish-voices-calling-for-equal-human-rights/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2yKtnPMJ3yHyv0DEHYZqeVVH9WTbhkTq7XiCt5l5ZfDLehvhqXljUceLk_aem_AUzqyLtNYbuT79taALe7iFMtU0U7FsMZYr8uSsGnTy0tNTdG01W0ztoLMFF73qWDxeAOiSBxFNAvz6IlltudEosi

In reaction to the unprecedented attacks on Jews around the world and the appropriation of human rights to attack the one Jewish State, a new book was released titled “Human Rights: Written by Young Jews from 40 Countries” at a high-level ceremony in Portugal yesterday.

06/07/2024

Last night, B’nai B’rith Connect was honored to host Nadeem Amar, a distinguished member of the Israeli Druze community. Learning about how dedicated the Druze’s are to Israel and their service in the IDF was quite impactful. We were fortunate to have in attendance our young professionals, relatives of Naama Levy, a hostage kidnapped by Hamas who is still
In Gaza, and other members of B’nai B’rith to hear Nadeem’s story.

06/05/2024

By Andrea Cure, Vice President of Development & Strategic Initiatives I recently spent 13 days in Israel. This trip was long-awaited; I knew I needed

06/03/2024

Am Yisrael Chai! עם ישראל חי 🇮🇱

We are so proud to have had a contingency from B’nai B’rith Connect at the Israel on Fifth parade.

Today was beautiful. Tens of thousands of people paraded through the streets of New York to show their support for Israel.
Thank you to everyone who showed up for Israel, for the Jewish people, and proved that even in the darkest of times, there is light.

Israel forever. 💙

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05/24/2024

Three college students sharing their antisemitic experiences on campus at B'nai Brith's leadership forum a few weeks ago. Pretty powerful stuff! Shabbos is one of our Connect leaders and a past Impact Fellow.

Shabbos Kestenbaum, a student at Harvard Divinity School, Jamie Sharabani, a student at the University of Miami and Jessica Brenner of Barnard College/Columb...

05/15/2024

Joshua Steinke, a young adult from Germany, shares his reflections about the 2024 B’nai B’rith Leadership Forum.

By Joshua Levi Steinke, B’nai B’rith member and 2024 Leadership Forum attendee who authored this guest blog about his experience attending this year's

05/10/2024

We hope you can march with us!

05/06/2024

Trey Meehan, Rebecca Saltzman, and Robert Book joined us at the 2024 Leadership Forum!

05/06/2024

05/01/2024

Proud to participate in Jewish American Heritage Month!

04/15/2024

B’nai B’rith International’s signature program - Project Hope (Help Our People Everywhere) in Woodbridge, CT. The Metro-North lodge packed 288 bags to be delivered to families in the area. https://www.bnaibrith.org/about-us/programs/for-communities/project-hope/

04/12/2024

Connect Leaders - If you would like to participate in the "Unto Every Person There Is A Name" program as a reader, virtually or in-person, please email Liz Krebs at [email protected].
https://www.bnaibrith.org/unto-every-person/

03/15/2024

03/03/2024

Last Friday evening, B'nai B'rith Connect held a Diplomatic Encounter and Shabbat Dinner at their New York City offices to enhance leaders' understanding of B’nai B’rith International's worldwide efforts to support global Jewry and Israel.

02/21/2024

As a continuation of B’nai B’rith Connect’s Diplomatic Encounter Series, our Connect Leaders were honored to attend an intimate discussion with
Romanian Deputy Chief of Mission to the UN, Cristian Gaginsky. It was very interesting to hear first-hand about Romania’s relationship with Israel, the U.S, and the Jewish Community. Romania has supported Israel continuously since the country was established in 1948.

02/16/2024

B’nai B’rith Connect is pleased to announce our partnership with ESRA, English Speaking Residents Association in Israel and offer one of their programs called Chat Away: taking English out of the classroom to our Connect Leaders.

Join us to support Israel in a simple and impactful way. If you are interested in learning how to support Israeli students especially now, please email: [email protected]. Everyone

02/06/2024

Last night in our New York City office, B'nai B'rith Connect had the privilege to host Eden Gafner, Survivor, Kibbutz Re'im attack, Israel on October 7. Eden shared her story of being in her family's mamad (safe room) for over 26 hours while terrorists were in her home, burning her neighbor's homes and murdering innocent people all around them. Her story shows bravery and resiliency. Eden and her family are now displaced living in a building in Tel Aviv while they wonder what will be next.

01/30/2024

Coming up this coming Monday!

BEARING WITNESS: Join us in NYC on February 5, 2024 for an intimate conversation with a survivor of Kibbutz Re'im of the massacre that took place on 10/7 in Israel. RSVP - [email protected]

01/26/2024

B’nai B’rith notes that in initial decisions announced today on “provisional” requests made by South Africa in a case accusing Israel of “genocide,” the International Court of Justice (ICJ) rightly did not demand that Israel stop vital defensive operations against Hamas in Gaza.

Nonetheless, B’nai B’rith is troubled that the ICJ asserted that the requirements to grant several South African requests for preliminary steps, including the need for Israel to report on its compliance with obligations, have been satisfied and that the case had a basis to proceed under the international Genocide Convention.

🚨 Our full statement on the “provisional” measures order issued by the ICJ: https://www.bnaibrith.org/harbors-deep-concerns-about-icj-ruling/

01/17/2024

BEARING WITNESS: Join us in NYC on February 5, 2024 - RSVP - [email protected]

01/14/2024

Today marks 100 days since Hamas’ barbaric Oct. 7 massacre against Israel, since hundreds of innocent people were murdered and kidnapped.

136 hostages are still not home.

We cannot rest until every single one is released.

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