Category: Blog

Dear Friends,  As you all know by now, Israel launched a massive pre-emptive assault against Iran last night in an operation likely to span several days. The Israeli military deployed […]

Dear Friends,   Over the past few weeks, our Jewish community has bounced back and forth at light speed between celebration and mourning, joy and fear, delight and anger. We […]

Shabbat Shalom from Jerusalem,  Last night, I said goodbye to my companions (and new friends) who travelled with Federation to Poland for the International March of the Living, and then […]

Dear Friends: People have asked us why we joined Jewish Federation of San Diego’s March of the Living mission—and why we agreed to co-chair the trip. For each of us, […]

Shabbat Shalom, friends,  Soon – and every year around this time – the State of Israel and Jews around the world take part in a deeply emotional journey. Within the […]

Dear friends, Tomorrow night, like millions of Jews around the world, I will sit at a seder table with family and friends to retell the story of Passover and our […]

Dear friends, Every Monday morning, our entire Federation staff sits down for a 30-minute “huddle.” We talk about what’s happening in the world, share joyful simchas and heartbreaking tragedies, reflect […]

Dear friends, San Diego’s Jewish community has shaped my life in profound ways, and I am honored and excited to step into the role of Jewish Federation of San Diego’s […]

Dear friends, A week after October 7th, my family and I went to the wedding of the daughter of some of our closest friends, whom we have known for a […]

This Sunday marks 100 days. One hundred days since the “Black Sabbath;” since more than 200 Israelis and foreign nationals were taken into Gaza as hostages. One hundred days of […]