Keeping our Community Connected

Weekly messages from Jason Moss, our Executive Director.

January 7, 2025

Keeping 1.7.2025

Community.

It is very likely THE word that I think, speak, and/or write about most in all of my years as our Jewish Federation’s Executive Director. In essence, it is the very reason why the entire Jewish Federation movement was created. Jewish Federations are an amalgamation of several J…

December 31, 2024

As 2024 comes to a close later today, I thought I would provide you a list of our Jewish Federation’s “highlights” to give you a picture and a sense of some of the incredible work we were able to do and provide our community. However, before I share the list below, I want to say thank …

December 24, 2024

As I've gotten older, the idea of celebrating Hanukkah has changed and evolved for me in my life.

Growing up, I vividly remember our house being filled with Hanukkah decorations and family get-togethers. One of my fondest Hanukkah memories is when my mom came into my elementary school class…

December 17, 2024

As you may remember, I was nominated by LA County Supervisor Kathryn Barger to be a commissioner on the LA County Commission on Human Relations. The commission's mission is to promote better human relations in LA County and help build vibrant, thriving communities by working to transform pre…

December 10, 2024

You would think that after all these years, I would get used to how busy my weeks sometimes get. Take last week for instance…

As you may have seen (or attended), we held a special Israel Town Hall Meeting last week with what we billed as a “leading Israel Expert.” That expert happened…