Shalom Chaverim (Dear Friends), Here we are in the first week of March. Monday, March 16, 2020 is often considered the first official acknowledgement of when the pandemic began in…
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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), You are receiving this email on the evening of the Fast of Esther. The holidays just keep on coming and flying by. Purim and Chanukah are…
Shalom Chaverim (Dear Friends), As a massive winter storm wreaked havoc in Texas and the southern Plains dropping heavy snowfall and freezing rain moving eastward, we in the Valley of…
Shalom Chaverim (Dear Friends), I’m not sure whether it will surprise you or not, but I am a fan of The Grateful Dead’s music. One lyric that comes to mind…
Shalom Chaverim (Dear Friends), So here we are in February 2021. That honestly was the fastest January in my 57 trips around the sun. Really was a blur. Came out…
Shalom Chaverim (Dear Friends), This is my last Shabbat message for the month of January. With 2020 already very much in the rear-view mirror, there is a great deal going…
Shalom Chaverim (Dear Friends), I am writing this message to you the night before we will witness the transfer of power to a new President. On this same day, sadly,…
Shalom Chaverim (Dear Friends), It is good to be writing this message back from behind my desk at my Federation office. January 11th was my 57th birthday and it was also my…
Shalom Chaverim (Dear Friends), So here we are in 2021. Just as my own family seemed to be exiting 2020 relatively unscathed, both my wife Lori and I learned on…
Shalom Chaverim (Dear Friends), So, I was mistaken last week when I told you that last week’s Shabbat message was the last one you would receive from me in 2020….