What Our Mission Looks Like in Real Life |
One person, one family, one moment at a time
Our mission is to strengthen and enhance Jewish life in the greater San Gabriel and Pomona Valleys by promoting and advocating for Jewish values. But what does that truly look like in everyday life?
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I joined the Jewish Federation’s Board of Governors in 2020 due to my familiarity with several important programs and services the Jewish Federation provides supporting the Jewish communities in the San Gabriel and Pomona Valleys. My decision was also greatly influenced by my relationships…
For many people, this past Sunday, as family and friends gathered to celebrate America’s unofficial holiday… Super Bowl Sunday, many people were rooting not for a team but rather for the commercials. The spectacle of the Super Bowl, with over 130 million sets of eyes watching, continues …
I grew up Jewish in Los Angeles, surrounded by books and by the voices of adults who believed that reading together mattered. Some of my earliest sensory memories are of my parents reading to me, and one story that always stuck out was Simms Taback’s Joseph Had a Little Overcoat. I can sti…
This past Saturday, January 24, our Jewish Federation brought the community came together for our 8th Annual Every Person Has a Name – our 25-hour Holocaust Commemoration and Vigil, supported once again by the City of Pasadena.
Like we have done in the past, we returned back to the steps…
