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Young Adult Dinner for Israel!

February 27, 2026

Adrienne Malickson

Join Rabbi Adam Rosenwasser of Temple Emanuel in Kensington, MD and DC area young adults in their 20s and 30s for a FREE dinner and an open and interesting discussion about Israel and Zionism. This dinner is being hosted by the DC area Reform Alumnni For Israel (RAFI) fellows. RAFI is a project of the Amplify Israel initiative out of the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue in New York City.

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How should Jewish organizations respond to the growing criticism of Israel from inside our communities?

February 20, 2026

The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington

How should Jewish organizations respond to the growing criticism of Israel from inside our communities?

Gil Preuss, Chief Executive Officer

Surveys released last week by the Jewish Federations of North America and Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston are among the first to report Jewish views about Israel since early in the Gaza war. They are also among the first in a very long time that ask Jewish respondents whether they identify as Zionists, and what they mean by the term. The findings have important implications for how Jewish communal institutions relate to Israel and the rapidly expanding spectrum of opinion inside the American Jewish community.

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Young Adult Dinner for Israel!

How should Jewish organizations respond to the growing criticism of Israel from inside our communities?

Gil Preuss, Chief Executive Officer

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