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Sep 15, 2023

Sounding the Shofar to Tackle our Mental Health Crisis

by Danielle V. Minson

The Cincinnati Enquirer published my article on youth mental health today. But you can also read it, below:
 

As Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, approaches, the sound of the shofar − a ram's horn traditionally blown throughout the month, culminating on Yom Kippur, the Jewish day of a…

Sep 13, 2023

This Rosh Hashanah, We Move Forward, Together

by Danielle V. Minson

Dear friends,

With Rosh Hashanah approaching, like you, I am assessing this past year, and planning for the new.

The Federation is a complex and growing organization. Many people tell us it is hard to know everything we are doing. I like to visualize the Federation as part of the beautiful…

Sep 11, 2023

JCRC Condemns West Chester Tea Party's Antisemitic Rhetoric

by Jewish Community Relations Council

Recently, the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati’s Jewish Community Relations Council learned that—on September 5—the West Chester Tea Party hosted a speaker who disseminated numerous extreme antisemitic conspiracy theories. The West Chester Tea Party subsequently repeated many of these i…

Sep 1, 2023

Fighting to Preserve the Center of Civil Society

by Jewish Community Relations Council

Next week, Amy Spitalnick—JCPA’s new CEO, who formerly led the legal charge against the organizers of 2017’s deadly neo-Nazi march in Charlottesville—will visit Cincinnati. This is a huge opportunity for our community, and I'm so excited to tell you more about it.

Amy will arrive la…

Aug 18, 2023

Seeing Israel Through New Eyes

by Jewish Community Relations Council

Jeremy Spiegel, Assistant Director

Last week, I had the incredible privilege to join the Ohio Jewish Communities’ House Israel Trade Mission. Together with state legislators (7 Democrats, 5 Republicans), staff, and Jewish professionals and lay leaders from across the state, we had an in…