When our founding fathers established the United States of America to be a democratic society, they wanted to ensure that every person had the opportunity to choose their leaders by voting. And while, sadly, it took a very long time for every citizen, no matter their gender or race, to be gr…
While I know it may not be popular, I feel I need to get something off my chest. Unlike some people, I like meetings. In fact, meeting with someone or a group of people is something I truly enjoy and look forward to doing. I am thankful for how I feel, especially in my role as Executive Dire…
One of my proudest professional accomplishments has been leading our Jewish Federation in combating hate locally… not only antisemitism, but all forms of hate. And I feel we have had success in doing so – from getting 29 of our 48 cities' city councils to adopt resolutions in Spring 2023 con…
Today marks the 53rd anniversary of Syria and Egypt launching a surprise attack on Israeli forces in the Sinai Peninsula and the Golan Heights, starting what would become known as the Yom Kippur War. I had forgotten about this, and how close these events are to what transpired three years ag…
This year, as I had the privilege of attending services at three of our community's congregations for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, several people came up to me to express their appreciation for what our Jewish Federation does. It meant a lot that they wanted to say thank you for all we do.
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