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The Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh’s Mitzvah Day was a resounding success. Over 500 individuals from our Jewish community gave of themselves to help others on a day when they could have just as easily remained in the warmth of their homes. The impact our Jewish community had…
Over 500 people, that’s right, over 500 members of our Pittsburgh Jewish community have already registered for this year’s Jewish Federation Mitzvah Day. And it is still over a week away! This is truly a remarkable accomplishment with the largest registration in Mitzvah Day’s…
I have to kvell a little bit. Last weekend, Shalom Pittsburgh, the young adult outreach arm of the Federation, held its annual Vodka and Latke Party. We had a record, and I mean record, turnout of young adults in attendance. Approximately 350 young, exuberant Pittsburghers came out…
Over the Thanksgiving holiday in Boston with my family, my wife and I took our kids to the movies. Actually, to be quite honest, my wife and I chose a movie we wanted to see and we “allowed” the children to come with us. That movie was The Muppets. You see, during my childhood,…
The General Assembly of the Jewish Federations took place this past week in the Mile High City. I want to share three quick stories with you: 1. At the closing plenary, Jerry Silverman, the CEO of the Jewish Federations of North America, made a 10 minute speech. In it, he spoke about…
