The Jewish Agency for Israel

Grapevine: Night train

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 Racers are seen running in the annual Jerusalem Winner Marathon.
Members of a delegation fo 250 state legislators from 50 US states plant saplings at Park Ofakim after a ceremony by KKL-JNF.

KKL-JNF doubles antisemitism budget after attempted attack on Detroit synagogue

ISRAELIS VOLUNTEER at the site where a missile fired from Iran hit and caused major damage in Beit Shemesh, outside of Jerusalem, March 4, 2026.

Over 1,700 Iran strike evacuees living in hotels after the start of Operation Rising Lion

Mark Wilf and his family outside of Auschwitz during March of the Living.

Jewish unity is the true lesson of Holocaust remembrance - opinion


Russian Jews are not a political pawn - editorial

The Jewish community in Russia has grown in recent decades, after mass migration in the 1990s. The current war has led to concerns about their future.

 Russian immigrants (Olim) attend an event marking the 25th anniversary of the great Russian Aliya, immigration, from the former Soviet Union to Israel, at the Jerusalem Convention Center, on December 24, 2015.

‘It’s been a momentous five years’ - opinion

Michael Siegal, outgoing chairman of the Board of Governors of the Jewish Agency, reflects on organization’s importance and future.

 Michael Siegal

Russian authorities investigated Jewish Agency for three years

Russia has been inspecting the Jewish Agency for three years before ordering it to stop operations in the country.

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaking during an official inauguration of the monument honoring the heroes of the siege of Leningrad

How will banning the Jewish Agency affect Russian Jews? - analysis

There are 150,000 Jews in Russia’s “core Jewish population,” but more than half a million are entitled to receive Israeli citizenship.

The Jewish Agency headquarters in Jerusalem

Peer-to-peer lending: A journey of connectivity for the Jewish future - comment

SparkIL is simultaneously a lifeline for Israel’s small and micro business owners and a new, personal, technology-driven way for world Jewry to be directly engaged with Israel and its people.

 The storefront of Hoshen, hand-crafted Judaica, is one example of a small business using the SparkIL platform to generate interest-free loans from Jews around the world.

Good luck Doron Almog, the new Jewish Agency head - editorial

Doron Almog is definitely a worthy person, who has used his skills to make a valuable social impact, particularly welcome in the country’s South.

 Doron Almog, head of the Prime Minister's Office directorate for economic and community development of the Negev Bedouin, during a discussion regarding a bill regulating the bedouin settlements, December 23, 2013.

Jewish Agency chairman finally voted in: Doron Almog

71-year-old Almog is the founder and chairman of ADI Negev Nahalat Eran Rehabilitation Village and is a recipient of the Israel Prize.

Doron Almog and Yaakov Hagoel

Selection committee to vote on next chairman of Jewish Agency

The candidates to be voted on include IDF Maj.-Gen. (ret.) Doron Almog. It isn't clear if other candidates will also be nominated.

The Jewish Agency headquarters in Jerusalem

Jewish Agency's leading candidate for chairman is Doron Almog

Doron Almog has a storied military and philanthropic history and is the leading candidate among a number of top diplomatic figures.

 Doron Almog, head of the Prime Minister's Office directorate for economic and community development of the Negev Bedouin, during a discussion regarding a bill regulating the bedouin settlements, December 23, 2013.

Jewish Agency search for chairman continues

The position of chairman has remained unfilled for an entire year, despite a plethora of candidates coming forward.

 View of the Jewish Agency headquarters in Jerusalem,