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May 23, 2025

From Celebration to Sorrow—and Back Again: May 23 CEO Update

Wednesday night was a reminder of the highs and lows we experience as a community. Two very different things happened—and together, they defined the night. 

At 7 PM, I stood in front of more than 300 community members at our 129th Annual Meeting. I had just come from our Sustainers Gathe…

May 8, 2025

Time Doesn't Pause, It Moves Us Forward: May 2 CEO Update

Lately, it feels like we’re not just moving through time—we’re shaping it. The air is warming, birds are chirping—and in our community, there’s been a different kind of energy: focused, reflective. 
 
Listening to Our Overseas Partners  
 
Our partners from American Joint Distr…

Apr 15, 2025

This Year, Passover Feels Different: April 11 CEO Update

This year, as I prepare for Passover, it feels different. Not just a time to retell our story, but a moment to recognize how close the story of Pharaoh and Moses feels to the world we’re living in now. 

We are not enslaved. But many of us feel unsettled. Uncertain. Not yet free. 

It’…

Mar 25, 2025

Why Our Work Matters: Mar 21 CEO Update

The Pentagon’s removal of over 100,000 pieces of historical content—including Holocaust materials, Black military history, and Native American contributions—is a powerful reminder of how easily stories can be lost. It made me think of Ben, a local high school student and third-generati…

Mar 3, 2025

Processing Our Pain, Together: Feb 28 CEO Update

by Danielle V. Minson

Like you, I find the weight of recent events in Israel difficult to carry alone. 

This Wednesday, we mourned, as the bodies of four hostages were returned to Israel from Hamas. Itzik Elgarat z”l, Tsahi Idan z”l, Shlomo Mantzur z”l, and Ohad Yahalomi z”l were the final hostages retu…