Jewish humanitarian group to deploy ventilators to local hospitals in coordination with Indian Jewish community and local partner SEWA Cooperative Federation
April 29, 2021 - The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), in coordination with the Indian Jewish community and its loc…
Ben Zoma asks: “Who is worthy of honor?” And he answers: “The one who treats others with honor.”
Honor is a middah (soul-trait) that I’ve been learning. Alan Morinis writes about this in his book, 'Everyday Holiness.' He contends that it is difficult, as many walk through life wit…
Leading a Jewish agency comes with unique challenges, and a new program from the Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City aims to foster cooperation among those at the top.
The Community Leadership Forum held its final monthly session in March, concluding nearly a year of regular meetings a…
According to the Torah (Lev.23:15) we are obligated to count the days between Passover and Shavu’ot. Every night, from the second night of Passover to the night before Shavu’ot, we recite a blessing and state the count of the Omer in both weeks and days. The counting of 49 days is to rem…
Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, of blessed memory, once stated, “Pesach is the story of the defeat of probability by the force of possibility. It defines what it is to be a Jew: a living symbol of hope.” This quote so resonated with me. I believe that hope is part of our DNA and a contributin…
