I have quoted the Passover Hagaddah many times in the Reflector. I have relayed that in every generation – B’chol dor vador – the Passover Hagaddah instructs us that “each person is obligated to see him/herself as if s/he personally went forth from Egypt…for God redeemed not…
If there is an answer to this atrocity, it is to continue to build strong and vibrant communities. In 1983, when I was the Associate Director of the Kansas City Federation, we began working on the development of the Jewish Community Campus, Inc. The idea was simple. We would relocate…
‘We are our brother’s keeper’ Nathan Shor, president of the JCFR, has often been quoted as saying, “We are our brother’s keeper.” So, it is no surprise that the JCFR opened a JFNA mailbox to collect funds for the Ukrainian Assistance effort. On March 10, the JCFR Executive…
When I was in Israel in November at the General Assembly of the Jewish Federations of North America, I heard a startling statistic. There were 3,270 new Olim from France in 2013, a 63-percent increase from the year before. These new immigrants are helped in their Aliyah process by funds…
Federation Young Leadership Director Melanie Phillips recently returned from a Taglit Birthright trip to Israel, where she was the Madricha, or guide, for a group of 40 young people, 4 from the Richmond area and 4 others from Virginia, sponsored by Young Judaea. An article by Melanie is on…
