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Aug 30, 2024

August 30 CEO Update: How Your Support Shapes Our Community

by Danielle V. Minson

Netanya sent us their kids to go to our community camp, Camp Livingston. They also enjoyed, pictured, a day trip to Kings Island.
 

Dear friends,

As summer winds down, I hope you’ve had time to recharge and be with loved ones. This time of year often brings transitions, whether it’…

Aug 16, 2024

August 16 CEO Update: Desire for More Engagement

by Danielle V. Minson

Christine Katzman (far right) and Jan Evans (next to her) in Israel last week. They, like most of us, per our recent survey, are deeply engaged with their friends and colleagues there.
 
 

Aug 2, 2024

A Society Desensitized to Violence

by Ari (Ballaban) Jun

In recent weeks, we have seen signs of how greatly many people have become desensitized to violence. Just two days ago, Israel killed Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas’ political chief, while he was in Tehran to attend the inauguration of Iran’s new president, Masoud Pezeshkian. Following a rocket a…

Aug 2, 2024

August 2 CEO Update: It’s a Long Walk, Together: Emergency Fund Allocations

by Danielle V. Minson

Dahlit Tener Visotzky (left), of Kibbutz Carmia, met with Jan Evans of the Jewish Federation at beautiful Kibbutz Carmia.
 

Dear friends,

“It’s a long walk, we want someone we can hold hands with, who can think with us,” said Dahlit Tener Visotzky, a kibbutz administrator, descr…

Jul 23, 2024

An Exercise in Endurance

by Ari (Ballaban) Jun

The last nine months have been an exercise in endurance. Aside from great waves of antisemitism, most Jews have also struggled with feelings of alienation from longstanding allies—particularly in interfaith spaces.

That’s why I found an event I attended yesterday evening so nourishing. …