On an Oct. 11-18 trip to the Big Apple, 30 local leaders, including the mayor of Arab-majority Umm al-Fahm, engage in cultural exchange with Diaspora

Settler-leader-turned-diplomat cites deep cultural and even ethnic differences between Israeli and American Jews, but says Israeli apathy toward world Jewry is 'insulting'

Diaspora Affairs Ministry plan hailed as 'paradigm shift' in times of crisis for many Jewish communities suffering from COVID-19, though little is known about concrete measures

While coming under fire from some in the Haredi community for being a woman in a secular party, Omer Yankelevich’s appointment is largely welcomed by Jewish leaders in Diaspora

Head of the Jewish Agency Isaac Herzog hopes to bridge the Israel-Diaspora gap through quiet discussions with Israeli lawmakers and by appealing to a Jewish 'silent majority'

Federation head Jeff Finkelstein, in Israel to memorialize the 11 victims of Tree of Life synagogue massacre, says people-to-people relationships are only way to bridge our divides