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I loved our “We Stand with Israel” gathering on Monday night. The speakers were warm and passionate and the crowd of over 600 inspired me. As I looked into the audience, what impressed me was the complete cross section of our Jewish community that came out to show their support.
I know it is only Wednesday and the subject line of my message is “Shabbat Shalom”. I remember growing up in the Conservative Movement’s youth group, USY, and Rabbi Paul Freedman used to always say “Shabbat Shalom” when greeting people no matter what day of the week it was…
As the sun begins to set and Shabbat draws close, we will stop for the first time in two days for reflection and thought. The past 48 hours have been filled with fear, sadness, and loss.
Last night, Federation Board Chair Lou Plung and I met with a group from JBURGH, the program run by Hillel JUC to connect 20 something year olds with each other and the community. We were there to discuss the future of the Jewish community and the role that these young adults might…
Last week's Torah portion was Lech Lecha, this week's is Vayeira. I saw both come to life during the past seven days.
