One people. One unbreakable connection.

CJP forges real, lasting relationships between Greater Boston’s Jewish community and Israel through shared experiences and a commitment that goes far beyond the news cycle. We’re ensuring that every person in our community feels what it truly means to be connected to Israel, and to each other.

Strengthening our bond. Rebuilding together.

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Investment isn’t just a word. It’s our commitment.

CJP channels resources into Israel’s most urgent needs and most promising solutions, funding recovery, backing innovation, and building partnerships built to last.

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Where personal Jewish identity meets the collective Jewish story.

Hope for children of Israeli hostage families

In 2024, CJP partnered with the Hostages and Missing Families Forum to provide a healing camp experience for 33 children and teens whose parent, sibling, or family member was taken hostage on October 7, 2023.

Read their story

Three children standing arm in arm in the woods at summer camp.

Offering a year of service in the Gaza Envelope

A Greater Boston couple moved to Kfar Aza, a kibbutz less than a mile from Gaza, for a year of service through a CJP-supported program for Jews over 50.

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Two older adult volunteers working together in Israel during a year of service.

Your generosity at work in Israel

1st

Jewish federation to reach Druze communities in Israel with emergency grants

$59M+

invested in Israel, from emergency relief to long-term rebuilding

4,000+

survivors found healing through HaGal Sheli’s surf therapy program since Oct. 7, 2023

$7M+

allocated for emergency trauma and mental health care for IDF combat veterans

When terror struck on October 7, 2023, CJP acted immediately. The Israel Emergency Fund (IEF) launched within hours and spent the next two years channeling urgent support where it mattered most. These statistics are based on internal data from CJP.

See the IEF’s impact

Boston. Israel. One community.

CJP brings Greater Boston Jews to Israel through missions, travel, and face-to-face encounters with Israelis, turning a shared heritage into a living, personal bond.

Immersive travel for adults

Through CJP-sponsored immersive travel, adults explore Jewish history in Israel while giving back, offering their expertise and support where it matters most.

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Teen travel to Israel

Every teen should experience Israel, a journey that can transform their entire relationship with Jewish life and identity. CJP’s partners make these pivotal trips accessible to all.

Learn about teen trips

Passport to Israel

The Myra and Robert Kraft Passport to Israel is a unique savings plan to help parents send their children on a life-changing teen Israel experience.

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