Jewish Cincinnati News

CEO Update: Still Building

It's the beginning of June, and this is one of my favorite stretches of the Federation calendar. We just capped the year with our 130th Annual Meeting on May 20. Our 2025-2026 annual campaign officially closed on Sunday. We just welcomed our new 2026-2027 board.

Now we take a moment to paus…

CEO Update: Warm Rooms During a Cold Spring

Spring may be off to a chilly start. But inside, we've created some of the warmest rooms I can remember. 

Two days ago, a ballroom at Music Hall had no empty seats. Every Lion of Judah in Cincinnati who could be there was there. I've never felt more appreciative to be part of it. 

We wer…

CEO Update: What We're Choosing to Build

For the last couple of years, my family has gone to my cousin Ann’s house for Passover. I love it. Three generations around the same table, doing the same thing our ancestors did. My dad leads the Seder on the first night. Because he’s done this for so many years, it's a little more abbr…

CEO Update: Between the Sirens

Photo: Home Front Command responds to the deadly missile strike in Beit Shemesh. Courtesy: Israel Defense Forces.

The war with Iran has escalated significantly since I wrote to you on Sunday. Hezbollah has joined the conflict. Iran is striking back across the region, hitting Israel, US base…

CEO Update: Purim, Persia, and This Moment

While we were sleeping on a warm, spring-like Shabbat evening, the Armed Forces of the United States, together with the Israel Defense Forces, launched a highly coordinated military operation against Iran to end the existential threat the Iranian regime has posed to Israel, and the broader t…