How to Help: Suggestions for Pro-Israel Advocates (Part II)
September 11, 2015 -
At the Adam and Gila Milstein foundation, we often find ourselves doing a million things at once: evaluating grant applications and pitches from organizations seeking our support, linking our partner organizations with one another, responding to media outlets seeking our input, and (my personal favorite) getting new and exciting initiatives off the Read More…
How To Help: Suggestions for Pro-Israel Advocates (Part I)
August 25, 2015 -
Volunteer: “What can I do to help?”
Me: “How do you want to help?”
Volunteer: “Tell me what the options are, and I’ll tell you where I can fit in”
Me: “I don’t think that’s a good idea, it’ll take me a week”.
This is an abbreviation of a real conversation I have often (includin Read More…
Personal Transformation in the Holy Land
August 22, 2015 -
The Adam and Gila Milstein Family Foundation is proud to support AIPAC’s Campus Allies Mission, which brings non-Jewish, pro-Israel political activists to Israel for the first time. Participants learn about the importance of the relationship between the United States and Israel and gain a deeper understanding of Israel’s strategic, Read More…
A trip to Israel inspires future leaders
August 15, 2015 -
The Adam and Gila Milstein Family Foundation is proud to support AIPAC’s Campus Allies Mission, which brings non-Jewish, pro-Israel political activists to Israel for the first time. Participants learn about the importance of the relationship between the United States and Israel and gain a deeper understanding of Israel’s strategic, Read More…
A life-changing experience: Seeing Israel’s values up close
August 10, 2015 -
The Adam and Gila Milstein Family Foundation is proud to support AIPAC’s Campus Allies Mission, which brings non-Jewish, pro-Israel political activists to Israel for the first time. Participants learn about the importance of the relationship between the United States and Israel and gain a deeper understanding of Israel’s strategic, Read More…
To defeat BDS, enlist Israeli Americans
July 15, 2015 -
by Adam Milstein
Posted on Jul. 15, 2015 at 12:09 pm
American Jewry has witnessed a tsunami of hate on college campuses and across our communities. In the past year, resolutions calling for a divestment and boycott of Israel have been considered or passed by 30 student governments across the U.S. Israel haters have charged Jewish undergraduates s Read More…
Jewish community reacts to the Iran nuclear deal
July 14, 2015 -
Assembled by Jewish Journal Staff
Posted on Jul. 14, 2015 at 7:49 am
Rabbi David Wolpe
The Jewish community in Los Angeles and nationwide reacted to the news the Iranian nuclear deal had been reached:
RABBI DAVID WOLPE / SINAI TEMPLE
This agreement liberates resources to a regime whose core anti-Semitic and declaredly genocidal ide Read More…
A Campus Allies alumna shares her story
July 8, 2015 -
The Adam and Gila Milstein Family Foundation is proud to support AIPAC’s Campus Allies Mission, which brings non-Jewish, pro-Israel political activists to Israel for the first time. Participants learn about the importance of the relationship between the United States and Israel and gain a deeper understanding of Israel’s strategic, Read More…
Navigating philanthropy: An insider’s perspective
July 6, 2015 -
Starting a blog on the Times of Israel has been on my radar since becoming the Program Director at the Adam and Gila Milstein Family Foundation, where I oversee our organization’s work to strengthen the State of Israel and the Jewish people. Every day, I encounter so much in the world of pro-Israel advocacy — an Read More…
Reaching the tipping point for campus anti-Semitism
June 30, 2015 -
A wave of anti-Semitism is sweeping across American universities. During the 2014-2015 school year, resolutions calling for a boycott of the Jewish state were passed by 15 student governments — and considered by more than 15 others.
At UCLA, the student government passed a boycott resolution against Israel by a wide m Read More…