The synagogue has a trip to Israel. Federation has a trip to Israel. JNF and Israel Bonds have trips. Hadassah has a trip. Maybe I should take a family trip? Which trip should I take?
If you’re considering your first trip to Israel, you probably want to hit the tourist highlights. You wan…
Many of the larger Hillels around the country employ a brilliant model for their Friday-night programming on college campuses. The Jewish kids divide themselves by denomination for Kabalat Shabbat services, and then unite for dinner. This paradigm beautifully shows the kids that they do not …
We are celebrating Israel @ 75 this April.
The 2nd best place in the world to celebrate will be at the Massry Center for the Arts at the College of St. Rose in Albany, New York, where we will host a talented team of high school musicians from Eshkol as well as Six13. We’ve enjoyed Six13 t…
Every fall, on the Jewish holiday of Shmini Atzeret, Jews around the world start adding a line to our prayers, “Mashiv haruach u’morid hageshem – [God] makes the wind blow and makes the rain descend.” Three times daily (four on Shabbat) between Shmini Atzeret and Passover, we recite…
In addition to the year-end solicitation emails, there are the year-in-review emails. For the sake of brevity, I’ll share two numbers that speak to Federation’s mission, purpose, and success: 225 & 1.
“One” represents the estimated 1,000 people who attended Chanukah on Jay this year…
