Shalom Chaverim (Dear Friends), This Shabbat I find myself wondering where the summer has gone. Time passes so quickly. I’ve already noticed the quickening pace of the programming season —…
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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), I can tell that summer is moving towards its conclusion because my calendar is filled with staff reviews, including my own. I take pride in the…
Shalom Chaverim (Dear Friends), It is with great sadness for me to share with you that Allan Flader passed away last night after a courageous and long battle. The community…
Shalom Chaverim (Dear Friends), As we end this week of horrific tragedy, I want to reaffirm that all of the professional and volunteer leadership of our Federation stand with the…
Shalom Chaverim (Dear Friends), I am literally writing this message to you as I return from the JFNA National Young Leadership Cabinet Retreat. Our group of 10 from the Valley…
Shalom Chaverim (Dear Friends), I have just returned from a remarkable few days with our local Federation Young Leadership Cabinet representatives from the annual JFNA Young Leadership Cabinet Conference in…
Shalom Chaverim (Dear Friends), I am excited for the JFNA Young Leadership conference in Toronto next week. Nine of our 12 cabinet members are attending, not including this ol’ guy….
Shalom Chaverim (Dear Friends), As I write this Shabbat message, the Major League Baseball All-Star Game, marking that we are more than halfway through another baseball season, has just been…
Shalom Chaverim (Dear Friends), Is it really the first Shabbat of July already?! The summer is breezing by. I can only speak for myself of course, but as I get…
Shalom Chaverim (Dear Friends), I just returned from the men’s missions reunion. Twenty-two men from our 2018 and 2019 men’s missions gathered in San Francisco, mostly young men with impressive…