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Sign Up for The 10/7 Project Daybook

Posted on December 9, 2023

  To sign up to receive the daily email from the 10/7 Project, click here For more information about the 10/7 Project, click here Press Release Leading U.S. Jewish Organizations Launch ‘The 10/7 Project,’ a New Centralized Communications Operation to Promote Continued U.S. Bipartisan Support for Israel; Push for Accurate, Complete Coverage of Israel-Hamas War; […]

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A Hanukkah Playlist

Posted on December 5, 2023

Happy Hanukkah from MERCAZ USA! Please enjoy this Hanukkah Playlist we have compiled. You can listen to a preview here. Click the ‘Listen on Amazon Music‘ link to sign into your Amazon account and listen to the entire 90 minute playlist! 

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Ongoing Updates and Talking Points from the Consulate General of Israel in New York

Posted on November 30, 2023

The information below is housed in this Google Doc that is updated frequently. As of 5:00 p.m. EST | Thursday, November 30, 2023 Updated Numbers 250,000+ Israelis are currently displaced after being forced to flee their homes due to ongoing rocket fire in Israel’s south from Hamas, and Israel’s north from Hezbollah. 1,200+ people murdered, […]

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Hope and Silence: Hostages Return Home; Feminists Ignore Hamas Rape

Posted on November 29, 2023

This content is developed by The Focus Project in partnership with Mercaz USA. The Focus Project distributes weekly news and talking points on timely issues concerning Israel and the Jewish people, including antisemitism, anti-Zionism and the delegitimization of Israel. It represents a consensus view across a spectrum of major American Jewish organizations. Mercaz USA recognizes […]

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Giving Thanks for Support and Solidarity: Friends of Jews and Israel Stand Strong Together

Posted on November 24, 2023

This content is developed by The Focus Project in partnership with Mercaz USA. The Focus Project distributes weekly news and talking points on timely issues concerning Israel and the Jewish people, including antisemitism, anti-Zionism and the delegitimization of Israel. It represents a consensus view across a spectrum of major American Jewish organizations. Mercaz USA recognizes […]

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After the March: What Can I Do?

Posted on November 16, 2023

  Thank you for attending and/or supporting the March for Israel on November 14, 2023. So as not to lose the momentum and engagement of this historic event, the Conference of Presidents and the Jewish Federations have compiled a list of things individuals can do right now to show solidarity with the hostages, support Israel, […]

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Torah for this Hour | November 16, 2023

Posted on November 16, 2023

This is Our God, “Ein Od”, “There is Nothing Else.” We pray these words in the “Aleinu” prayer in which we declare our loyalty to “Ein Od.” “Efes Zulato- There is nothing but.” We are part of the Holy One, and as a part of God, we must always promote the Truth and repair the […]

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Strong Leadership Can Fight Anti-Jewish Hatred With Words and Actions

Posted on November 15, 2023

This content is developed by The Focus Project in partnership with Mercaz USA. The Focus Project distributes weekly news and talking points on timely issues concerning Israel and the Jewish people, including antisemitism, anti-Zionism and the delegitimization of Israel. It represents a consensus view across a spectrum of major American Jewish organizations. Mercaz USA recognizes […]

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WATCH THE RECORDING: March for Israel | November 14, 2023 in Washington, D.C.

Posted on November 14, 2023

If you were not able to attend the event or watch it live, you can watch the full recording of today’s historic March for Israel here:   MARCH FOR ISRAEL TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2023 National Mall, Washington, DC: 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. EST Gates open 10:00 a.m. BE THERE, BE HEARD. This event brought together […]

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Torah for this Hour | November 9, 2023

Posted on November 9, 2023

Parashat Vayyera ends with the story of the ‘Akedah, the Binding of Isaac, in which—according to the midrash Yalkut Shim‘oni—Avraham fights against the order he had been given and refuses to bind his son for sacrifice, until the Holy One arranges an alternative sacrifice for Avraham to offer up. At that point, Parashat Ḥayyei Sarah […]

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