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This week, our Federation staff participated in both a tour of some of our agencies (Hillel Academy, Jewish Community Center, Jewish Residential Services and Jewish Association on Aging) and in a study session with Rabbi Scott Aaron of the Agency for Jewish Learning. In the last sentence I…
Wednesday night, the new Wechsler Leadership Development Institute for young leadership held its first session in the home of our current Chair of the Board, Bill Rudolph. Bill and his wife Lieba commented to me both how impressed they were with the caliber of individuals in this cohort…
On Wednesday night, the new cohort of the Diller Teen Fellows held their kickoff session. Teens from all parts of the Pittsburgh region, representing a multitude of synagogues and schools, were all chosen to participate in this year-long course which culminates in a trip to Israel. …
Did you see the report this past week about Pat Summitt? Some of you may be asking, who is Pat Summitt?. She has been the coach of the women’s basketball team at the University of Tennessee for 37 years, in which time she lead the team to 8 national championships. She made the news…
I want to share a few notes we received at the Federation. These were some of many written by campers, in their own words (with only minor spelling corrections by me), from Emma Kaufmann Camp in completing the phrase, “My favorite thing about Jewish summer camp is…”:
