Dear Friends:
As so often, the weekly Torah portion provides the best commentary on what transpires in our lives during the week. I arrived in Israel on Yom haZikaron, Israel's memorial day - a day of deep solemnity when Israel's citizens mourn the 23,169 people who have died, either as…
In August of 2013 the Jewish Federation and Foundation announced an aggressive $1,000,000 matching grant program aimed at energizing and growing the local Jewish community. The goal was for it to be a comprehensive effort, impacting an array of organizations and needs. In the last few days o…
A few weeks ago, I went into New York City on a Sunday to spend the day with my 5 year old granddaughter, Adin, and celebrate her birthday. Most of the day was centered around what Adin wanted: a shopping excursion at the American Girl Doll Store, a children’s art museum, and pink-a-l…
Worth a read is this Haaretz article that starts: A 13-year-old from New York has decided to give $40,000 he received from his parents for his bar mitzvah to the children of Sderot. The municipality says the money will go to build a park with recreational facilities.
A pretty amazing gesture…
The posting below is excerped from 'Baltimore Israel & Overseas', a blog from The Associated: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore. To read the full posting, and more from a recent visit to Ashkelon and elsewhere in Israel, click the 'more' link below.
Nearly everywhere I have visited ov…
