Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Des Moines

07/13/2023

04/11/2023

Join Partnership2Gether Western Galilee for the second session of "What's going on in Israel?!" on Zoom this Sunday at 10 am CDT. Visit the Partnership website to register. https://www.westerngalilee.org.il/

04/11/2023

Marcy Paul, the Directer of the US Consortium of the Western Galilee Partnership shared this important message with us from Israel:

"As you know our Israel Partnership office is closed for the Chag. It's been a very trying time in Israel and in conversation with Golan Rozenburg, Israel Chair of the Community Engagement Committee, I asked that the Mayor [Moshe Davidovich] share a message. As things change moment to moment, please know that this message was sent to me this morning."

10/05/2022

Jewish Federations’ Jewish Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) High Holiday Reader features words of Torah and reflections from guest contributors on building inclusive spaces. Read on to enhance your high holiday experience jfeds.org/HighHolidayReader2022

08/09/2022

https://www.dsmpartnership.com/downtowndsmusa/news-blog/blog/an-evening-with-the-indianapolis-quartet-to-honor-iowas-only-living-holocaust-survivor

https://hoytsherman.org/calendar/events/event-332/

The Indianapolis Quartet will perform in honor of Iowa's only living Holocaust survivor, David Wolnerman.

08/07/2022

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-august-7-2022/

Lapid tells southern mayors Israel achieved goals in operation, no benefit in continuing as terror group continues rocket fire; residents of border region ordered to shelter

07/28/2022

https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-713126

“Israel has no intention of ending the occupation and the persistent discrimination against the Palestinians lies at the heart of the systematic recurrence of violations," Kothari said. 

07/19/2022

https://www.dsmpartnership.com/downtowndsmusa/news-blog/blog/an-evening-with-the-indianapolis-quartet-to-honor-iowas-only-living-holocaust-survivor

For tickets, go to https://hoytsherman.org/calendar/events/event-332/

The Indianapolis Quartet will perform in honor of Iowa's only living Holocaust survivor, David Wolnerman.

07/18/2022

I am a forgotten Jew. My roots are nearly 2,600 years old, my ancestors made landmark contributions from North Africa to the Fertile Crescent — but I barely exist today. You see, I am a Jew from the Arab world. No, that’s not entirely accurate. I’ve fallen into a semantic trap. I predated the ...

07/14/2022

President Biden with the US Maccabi athletes in Israel today