All Posts By Jewish Agency Staff

• “Shlichut gave me the freedom to come out of the closet”

  After finding the right balance between his sexual identity and his Jewish identity, Jewish Agency emissary Slav Leibin is teaching the world about LGBTQ-Judaism on a unique tour through the streets

  By Jewish Agency Staff on 04 Apr 2019 / 28 Adar II 5779 0

• Purim in the FSU

  Hamentaschen. Costumes. Treats. We are excited for Purim! Here's how Jews in communities we serve in the Former Soviet Union are celebrating.

  By Jewish Agency Staff on 14 Mar 2019 / 7 Adar II 5779 0
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  Seminar in Tbilisi

  Employees of The Jewish Agency for Israel and the World Zionist Organization were excited to meet the young Jews in Tbilisi, Georgia who are revitalizing their community with Zionist programs. Jewish

  By Jewish Agency Staff on 11 Mar 2019 / 4 Adar II 5779 0
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  Israeli environmental lessons shape New Yorker’s outlook

  Yona left work as a chef in France, Ariel was tired of being an architect in a leading New York firm. Both came to Israel to spend a few months on an ecological farm without electricity or internet,

  By Jewish Agency Staff on 11 Mar 2019 / 4 Adar II 5779 0
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  Korean Zionist Teaches Taekwando to Ethiopian Immigrants

  Meet Ziona Rio, who came to Israel from South Korea to teach Taekwondo to Ethiopian immigrants : “I love everything in Israel – the weather, the people, the food.”

  By Jewish Agency Staff on 11 Mar 2019 / 4 Adar II 5779 0