As a family, we say yes to Federation because they’re the ones who know who, when, and where is in need and they can distribute funds before we might even know to do so. We always come back to Federation because of the diversity of funds and allocations that they can give to people in need…
While Jewish Federation provides funding for many programs and organizations locally, we also support programs around the world. One example is the Israel Center for Educational Innovation’s “It’s Elementary” program, which is backed both by Israel’s Ministry of Education and the c…
Shalom Chaverim,
Ayin Tov, a good eye…
I received a book in the mail last week from Rabbi Zalman and Nechama Tiechtel called Positivity Bias by Mendel Kalmenson. It is about wisdom for positive living inspired by the life and teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe. Did you ever receiv…
Priya, which comes from the Hebrew word for “being fruitful,” is an organization that aims to help Jewish families grow in the Kansas City area. They do this by helping Jewish individuals, couples and families on their fertility journeys through fundraising and distribution of financial …
Kavanah ... intention, direction of the heart, sincere feeling, purpose.
This word has come up for me a lot in the past couple of weeks. I recently started meditating, and intention is used in reference to the practice of mindfulness. Community members Miriam and Dan Scharf have each worked…
