This past Friday, as a community partner, I was invited to visit the National Council for Jewish Women's (NCJW) new distribution center set to open the next day in Highland Park. As I looked around at the displays and the goods available for those adversely affected by the fires, I experienc…
For this week's column, I thought I would share some of the remarks I made during this past Sunday's 30th Annual Meeting:
As many of you may know, I began working at our Jewish Federation on March 1, 2005, making this past Saturday the start of my 21st year here. When I first started, I…
As the news broke and information has continued to pour out last week regarding the status of the remains of the Bibas, especially the children, to say that I was horrified, by the grotesque way Hamas chose to murder Ariel and Kfir Bibas, with "their bare hands", would be an absolute underst…
This past Sunday, people across the country came together for one of the most celebrated unofficial American holidays… the Super Bowl. It is one of my favorite days of the year because of my love of sports and competition. However, the Super Bowl has held a little extra importance for the …
It is hard to believe that it was only four weeks ago today that the Eaton fire began and forever changed our community. From the beginning, our Jewish Federation has worked hard to provide dignity and humanity to those directly impacted and affected by the fire. This has included providing …