From the CEO

The Hostage Deal

As I write this at 5:30 pm on Thursday afternoon, I’m well aware that the situation on the ground may be radically different by the time you read this on Friday or over the weekend. 

Is it a good deal? Is it a bad deal? Will the deal be signed? Will the coalition government survive the d…

The LA Fires

I recently joined a new WhatsApp group through Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA). Group members weigh in on time-sensitive issues of broad relevance to the Federation system.

Wednesday morning, I woke up to the first post of the day, “Is JFNA opening a mailbox for the LA fires?…

This Article

I started writing this (mostly) weekly article soon after taking on this CEO role as a way of connecting with our Jewish community. I like to share personal observations about the rhythm of Jewish life, world events as they affect the Jewish community and, of course, Israel. I try to keep aw…

(C)han(n)uk(k)a(h)

Chanukah on Jay will be moving indoors to Proctors again this year due to the inclement weather forecasted.

To be clear, today’s message is that Chanukah on Jay is moving indoors. Today’s message is not that “Chanukah” is the correct and definitive way of spelling this week’s hol…

Scholarships

College is expensive. The colleges know this; the government knows this; private funders know this. Using some combination of available funds, colleges desire for the students and financial needs of the students will offer scholarship packages to help alleviate financial burden.

Additionall…