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Yesterday we marked Lag Ba'omer, the thirty third day of the Omer. The omer is counted from Passover until Shavuot. While Lag Ba'omer is not exactly the halfway point between Passover and Shavuot, it does find itself in between the two. Passover celebrated our physical freedom from…
I attended a dinner in New York this past week to formally launch a new program of the Jewish Agency for Israel (one of our two main overseas partners), Onward Israel. This new, cutting edge, international project allows college students to travel to Israel for approximately 6 weeks for a…
Despite the bursts of rain at yesterday's JFEST, a celebration of Yom Ha'Atzmaut, the afternoon was an unbelievable success. Special thanks to all the volunteers, all the organizational representatives, performers and the Federation staff for an inspiring and fun event.
As I write this, I've just returned home from a moving Yom Hashoah commemoration at the JCC in Squirrel Hill. It was inspiring to hear six different Pittsburghers’ stories of their personal experiences during the Holocaust. From a Schindler Jew to a child during this absolutely tragic…
It's opening day! Each and every year, we start with new hopes and dreams for our team. The seats are filled. In many cases, the same people are in the same seats as last year. Food galore is everywhere with the smells filling the air. Tons of people are holding a book with the…
