Category: Blog

Dear Friends, A few weeks ago, I was speaking to a high school student in San Diego. They shared that a friend had recently texted asking whether 6 million Jews […]

Dear Friends, Yesterday was hard. The attack on Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Michigan once again made very real the danger of rising antisemitism and the threat it poses to […]

Dear Friends, It’s hard to believe that two weeks ago today, I was celebrating Shabbat with the Jewish community of Mumbai and a group of Federation’s most generous supporters as […]

Dear Friends,  It has been just over five years since I officially stepped into my current role at Federation. In that time, we’ve witnessed significant change and growth. We navigated […]

Dear Friends, This week, I spent a few days in Mexico City, traveling with a talented and passionate group of Federation CEOs from across the U.S., alongside professionals from Jewish Federations […]

Dear Friends, The last few weeks of the year are always both stressful and joyful, sometimes in equal measure. I often find myself more spent than ever by the time […]

Dear friends, If you know, you know: there really is nothing like a Federation mission.   For the past four years, we have leaned into travel as one of the most […]

Dear friends,  Tonight begins the holiday of Sukkot, one of the most joyous holidays in the Jewish calendar. Yet it feels hard to transition from the solemnity of Yom Kippur to […]

Dear Friends, Today marks the unthinkable 700th day since October 7, 2023; 700 unimaginable days of captivity for the remaining hostages being held by Hamas. I marked this terrible, painful milestone […]

Dear Friends,  As we enter Shabbat, I invite us all to reflect on the profound importance of connection and belonging—two values at the heart of Jewish life. In a world that […]