April 28, 2026

In the wake of the Eaton Canyon Fire, the scale of loss was overwhelming—but so, too, has been the response. As the Jewish Federation of the Greater San Gabriel and Pomona Valleys’ Program and Community Outreach Director, I’ve had the privilege of working on the front lines of our comm…

November 18, 2025

Finding Belonging Beyond “Jewish Enough”

By Rebecca Russell
Program and Community Outreach Director

Many of us have felt it at some point — that quiet whisper of doubt asking, “Am I Jewish enough?” Whether it’s not knowing every prayer by heart, not celebrating every holiday th…