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  • Tu Bishvat: Seeds of Justice

    27 January 2021

    Tu Bishvat is the annual birthday celebration of the trees. Originally a functional date set by the Rabbis legislating when and how to benefit from fruit trees in the Land of Israel, Tu Bishvat is a holiday intimately tied to the land. To celebrate, some folks participate in a ritual with Kabbalistic origins known as a Tu Bishvat seder. For many in the diaspora, the holiday is an opportunity to connect to Israel by planting trees, either directly or by donating them.

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  • NIF Film Club: Kings of Capitol Hill

    27 January 2021
    Kings of Capitol Hill film poster

    For the past 60 years, AIPAC has maintained a strict “no interview” policy, but now, for the first time, the founding fathers of AIPAC speak out in Kings of Capitol Hill. Watch the post-film discussion with director Mor Loushy.

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  • NIF Film Club: Lemon Tree

    13 January 2021

    Salma, a Palestinian widow, is the owner of her late father’s cherished lemon grove. She must defend her lemon tree field when a new Israeli Defense Minister moves next to her and threatens to have her lemon grove torn down. Watch the post-film discussion with director Eran Riklis.

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  • NIF Film Club: Mayor

    30 December 2020

    Mayor is a real-life political saga following Musa Hadid, the Christian mayor of Ramallah, during his second term in office. Watch the post-film discussion with director David Osit.

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  • Light and Might of Chanukah

    14 December 2020

    Aaron Portman, a 2020-21 NIF Froman Fellow, reflects on the significance and lessons we can gain from this year’s festival of lights.

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  • Being the Light in Dark Times

    9 December 2020

    As I light Chanukah candles this year, I will be thinking of the miraculous work our grantees in Israel undertake, every day, even in the darkest times. Together, we kindle a light to last until the dawn breaks.

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  • NIF Film Club: Ma’abarot

    9 December 2020

    Ma’abarot tells the story of the Israeli transit camps in the 1950s. Watch the post-film discussion with director Dina Zvi-Riklis and producer Arik Bernstein.

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  • What to Watch in the Knesset

    2 December 2020
    What to Watch in the Knesset

    The New Israel Fund tracks legislation in the Knesset that could change the way Israeli democracy functions. We will provide regular updates throughout this Knesset session.

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