Shalom Chaverim (Dear Friends), One of my favorite songs of all time is American Pie, by Don McLean. My father, z”l, used to make fun of the lyrics, as I…
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Messages & Musings
From our CEO’s weekly Shabbat message to the occasional guest blog, keep up with perspectives, impact stories and more.
Shalom Chaverim (Dear Friends), This week marks almost the fourth month since COVID-19 turned our lives upside down. We certainly have spent a great deal of time discussing the many…
Shalom Chaverim (Dear Friends), Somehow, with all the craziness we are coping with in our world, the 4th of July has crept up on us. It’s really kind of hard…
Shalom Chaverim (Dear Friends), For the first time in a number of weeks, there really hasn’t been anything earth shattering that requires commentary in this space. And you know what,…
Shalom Chaverim (Dear Friends), In recent weeks, I have made mention of the fact that I have experienced a bat Mitzvah, the wedding of a colleague and even a Bris,…
Shalom Chaverim (Dear Friends), So just a few days ago, on June 6, we commemorated the 76th anniversary of D-Day. For those of you not up on your WWII history that…
Shalom Chaverim (Dear Friends), What another game-changing week it has been. There is a purported Chinese curse that says “May you live in interesting times,” … well, here we are….
The Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix joins other communities across the nation in expressing our grief and outrage over the killing of George Floyd. We join all who mourn the…
Shalom Chaverim (Dear Friends), Now that Memorial Day is behind us, we are officially navigating the summer months. I know I am entering my sixth summer in Arizona because 97 degrees…
Shalom Chaverim (Dear Friends), This week was particularly special because we reopened the Ina Levine Jewish Community Campus, the Martin Pear JCC and the physical offices of Federation. It was…