Mercaz News

Rejecting Misconceptions: Hamas-Israel War

Posted on December 26, 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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Torah for this Hour | December 21, 2023

Posted on December 21, 2023

At the beginning of this week’s parashah (Vayyigash), Joseph and his brothers recall the arguments and tensions between them, and express remorse for the suffering they’d caused their aged father, now 130 years old. In their moments of reconciliation, we witness their profound emotions and the responsibility that they come to own. Joseph implores his […]

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Conflicting Narratives and Consequences of Hamas War Target Israel

Posted on December 19, 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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Hatred of Israel is Endangering American Jews

Posted on December 17, 2023

On Sunday, December 17, 2023, the Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations placed the following ad in The New York Times. We encourage you to share this message with your friends and communities to make them aware of this campaign. We also suggest you encourage others to share this ad to their social and […]

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Torah for this Hour | December 14, 2023

Posted on December 14, 2023

The hour is late, very late. A time of bloodshed, and existential angst. A solution to the conflict appears to be further away than ever. Individuals and peoples all have their own interests at heart. We inhabit our trauma, and they theirs. How is one to find any hope in such a reality? The evil […]

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Congressional Action Alert for Israel – Keep Calling!

Posted on December 14, 2023

Last week, MERCAZ USA joined with The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations and Jewish Federations in leading the American Jewish community’s National Mobilization Week. The effort was hugely successful with tens of thousands of calls made into Congress, and we cannot stop now. With Congress deliberating over an unprecedented aid package, we […]

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Anti-Jewish Hatred Surges Amid University Backlash

Posted on December 12, 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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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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Torah for this Hour | December 8, 2023

Posted on December 9, 2023

Being an Israeli Jew in this moment in time means praying prayers that are thousands of years old, which sound as if they were composed just yesterday. Modeh ani – I thank you God, that I am here, even as I recognize that many of us are no longer here, and can no longer thank […]

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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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