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Last week I went with my family to Kennywood and watched my son go on the new Sky Rocket. It twisted him in all directions at amazing speeds. This week, all of us experienced a different kind of roller coaster – the stock market.
Do you want to be part of a successful organization or a struggling one? Over the years, in this community and others, there is a debate for organizations such as ours. Do you project yourself as successful or as struggling for much needed dollars? Do donors want to be part of a…
Next Tuesday is the 17th of Tammuz. This is considered one of the “minor” fast days in the Jewish calendar. On this day, the Romans first breached the walls of Jerusalem. It took three more weeks before the siege was completed and the Temple was destroyed on Tisha B’av (which…
Last week, my wife and I dropped off our kids at their Jewish overnight camp in New Hampshire, the same camp I attended 30 years ago. As we were getting the kids ready, I asked them what they were most looking forward to doing. I thought the answer might be sports, swimming or seeing…
I have four items to share with you this week:1. I just returned from a whirlwind trip to Israel. I had the opportunity to visit our Partnership 2000 city of Karmiel and the region of Misgav. Our volunteer leadership from Pittsburgh is just completing a series of meetings with their…
