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US Israel Relations

Earlier this month, in what were free, fair and democratic elections, the Likud party gained a plurality of the vote from the Israeli electorate. We congratulate Prime Minister Netanyahu on this victory and wish him well in his efforts to form a stable coalition ruling government for all cit…

Second Annual LGBTQ Passover Seder

For the Second Year the Jewish Federation of Las Vegas and The Gay and Lesbian Center of Southern Nevada collaborated to host an inclusive LGBTQ Passover Seder. More than 100 people attended the Seder for the second year in a row. 

Please see the article and video from the Las Vegas Revi…

Mitzvah Day 2015

Last Sunday was the annual Mitzvah Day of Community Service sponsored by our Jewish Emerging Leaders program.  We are very proud to share with you a summary of Mitzvah Day highlights and some photographs.  Most importantly, we wish to acknowledge the tremendous leadership of JewEL and the …

Menachem Begin wrote

 

"I believe the lessons of the Holocaust are these;

 

First, if an enemy of our people says he seeks to destroy us, believe him. Don’t doubt him for a moment. Don’t make light of it. Do all in your power to deny him the means of carrying out his satanic intent. (Note: o…

My Jewish Journey

My Jewish Journey

-By Lee Cohen 

My name is Lee Cohen, and I’d like to tell you my Jewish Journey. My story doesn’t begin with a “Once Upon a Time…” like most; rather, it begins with an “On the first day of Lee’s freshman year in college…” Everything I’ve learned in th…