From the CEO

Ukraine—One Year Later

Today marks the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
 
As with all crises around the globe, North American Jewry immediately looked to Jewish Federations to offer their financial support and, collectively, we raised $85 million over this past year for the suffering Ukra…

Relatives

My parents are both only children. Therefore, my siblings and I do not have aunts, uncles, or first cousins. For the most part, we’ve been ok with this. We had our grandparents all to ourselves. We have our parents and, of course, each other. We never felt the need to go looking for more r…

So Many Choices!

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…

Save the Date—March 31, 2023

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 …

Israel @ 75

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…