The Jewish Federation of Greater Harrisburg condemn in the strongest possible terms the acts of antisemitic vandalism on the Dickinson Campus in Carlisle and in Penn Square in Lancaster. We stand in solidarity with our friends and neighbors in Carlisle and Lancaster. We support tolerance…
By Jenn Ross
Here at home and across the nation this Chanukah, the Jewish community came together to participate in the Shine A Light initiative, which called on us to stand up against antisemitism through events and online advocacy through shinealighton.com. Unfortunately, the need for thi…
By Ira Beckerman
About two-thirds into the Shema, there is a portion from Deuteronomy where God promises the Jewish people rain on their land at the right times for their crops and trees, and grass on the fields for their animals. God instructs us to eat and be content (which shows up lat…
By Adam Grobman
Following the collapse of the Afghan government, the United States is poised to begin the largest resettlement on American soil in history – and Jewish Harrisburg is a part of it.
Beginning next month, Jewish Family Service of Greater Harrisburg will be welcoming refugee …
By Kim Kupfer
At one time, it was called “soft skills;” at other times, it was called “people skills.” But today, we refer to the skills children and adults learn to be successful at school, life, and work as social-emotional skills - and these skills can be taught!
Social-emotiona…
