Intentional Days, Thriving Future: The Impact of Jewish Day Camp
Will we come together to answer the call and ensure Jewish day camp’s success with our support, as we once did with Jewish overnight camp? I certainly will, and I invite you to join me. …
Inclusivity, Creativity & Shavuot
Rabbi Adina Allen, Co-Founder & Creative Director, The Jewish Studio Project, is a spiritual leader, writer and educator who believes in power of creativity to revitalize our lives and…
Amid Frustration, Here's How We Can Uphold Federations' Mission in Israel
We must focus on demonstrating that people come first, and that we will not abandon our principles because of these actions. We are stronger when we act together according to our tradition.…
Washington Conference
THE PROGRAM May 11th 12:00 PM Opening Program When we come together as one community to address the issues that matter most to our Jewish community, we make a real difference. Today, we are…
I Don't Solicit on the First Date
We would get a young person who'd come in and say, "I want to volunteer." And I would say, "Great, when are you available? Tuesday? Here's what's available." After five years, we had 11,000…
Why Good People Disagree
Bitter divisions between “good people” in contemporary America come from our devotion to different forms of moral thinking. We are good moral people, but for some morality is defined…
Network Honor Roll
Alexander, Eugene, OR* Mayer Alpert, Sheboygan, WI* Jill and Gary Altman, Colorado Springs, CO Bernard Appel, Ft. Worth, TX Herman Balaban, Manitowoc, WI Dr. Michael Baron, Blountville, TN…
Remembering the Emigration of Soviet Jewry
Let us remember this lesson, as we brace to take on the challenges to come. Marina Yudborovsky is the CEO of the Genesis Philanthropy Group. Eric D. Fingerhut is President & CEO of JFNA. This…
Jewish Security 20 Years After 9/11
When the sun sets this evening, we will enter the holiest Shabbat of our Jewish calendar – the Sabbath between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, also known as Shabbat Shuva, the Sabbath of…
A Moment with a Teacher
Perhaps in this pandemic year, president-elect Biden will introduce new elements that will come to be part of the ritual. These civic rituals are, in Rabbi Cohen’s words, our nation’s…
We Will Never Forget
In 2005, on the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, January 27th was designated by the UN General Assembly as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. For Jews all over…
The Data-Fueled Storytelling Pyramid
At OpenTent, we work with our clients to operationalize their community engagement through a powerful CRM like Salesforce. The overeager marketing for CRMs like Salesforce seems to imply that…
Keeping Houston Afloat, A Year After Harvey
“I understand the power of the community and the power that the Federation has to support all of us.” Looking Forward While Federation has helped the community come a long way, Houston is far…
Let's Not Stop Caring About Each Other
(I think we all know that 73% of Israelis rarely agree on anything.) I looked around the crowd and was struck by the excitement of everyone who had come together to witness the event. The…
Making the New Holy
As soon as he saw them, Abraham didn’t just wave to indicate they were welcome, but stood and ran to them, insisting they come in and rest, while Sarah rushed to prepare food and make them…
Standing Still at Sinai
We honored the extraordinary service of our outgoing NYL co-chairs, Simone Knego and Mike Teplitsky; our NWP chair, Wendy Abrams; and our National Campaign chair, Suzanne Barton Grant.…