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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The Pentagon’s removal of over 100,000 pieces of historical content—including Holocaust materials, Black military history, and Native American contributions—is a powerful reminder of how easily stories can be lost.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…

Feb 21, 2025

Expanding Hope, One Child at a Time

Hope isn’t given—it’s woven, one relationship at a time. 

When I visited Israel with 15 other community leaders, we sat alongside children—kids who have endured unimaginable trauma—and together, we built dream catchers. At first, they hesitated, their hands hovering over the str…

Feb 11, 2025

From Tragedy Toward Renewal: Feb 7 CEO Update

by Danielle V. Minson

Returning to Israel is always powerful, but this trip was different. It was not just a visit; it was a homecoming to a land that has shaped so much of my identity and purpose. I first fell in love with Israel decades ago during my time in the OTZMA program, and though I have returned nearl…