Executive Director of the Jewish Federation
How songs take on deper meaning during turbulent times.
Music has a way of providing context and meaning to what is going on around us. For whatever reason, songwriters always seem to put together the right words in their lyrics that can evoke thoughts or a picture. When we are hear a song …
Turn this Pandemic Into a New Adventure
It is hard to believe that summer is almost already here. For some, the feeling of summer normally begins with Memorial Day.
Ahhh…Memorial day… while not the scientific beginning of summer, but rather what people feel like is the start of s…
Finding Joy and hope in the time of COVID-19
When our world was turned upside down back in March, my staff and I started discussing what we could do to help our community. Having lived through many crises in Israel, Kim Banaji shared with me one of her most memorable images. It seems that d…
I am continually amazed at the interconnectedness of our world. This feeling of interconnectedness has really only existed, in my mind, for the last 20-25 years. Before that time, we were not as intimately aware of what was transpiring on the other side of our planet, nor do I think many of …
Recognizing All the Amazing Women in Our Lives
As you may be aware… one of my favorite days of the year is National Doughnut Day. This “day” was established long before any of the other days like National Talk Like a Pirate Day or National Pizza Day. And I am pretty sure it even pre-d…
