The holiday of Chanukah begins this Sunday night. The Chanukah story took place some 2,200 years ago when Antiochus IV decided to forbid Jews to practice their religion and set a statue of Zeus inside the Temple in Jerusalem.
The Maccabees could not accept what was happening and fought for …
I just returned yesterday afternoon after 72 hours in Israel for the Jewish Federations of North America General Assembly (GA). The annual conference, this year held in Tel Aviv, brings together Jews from around the world to discuss challenging issues facing our people. This year’s theme…
Last Sunday, our community was honored to have Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak speak at the Jewish Federation Gala. The evening was a tremendous success as we raised over $575,000 to kick-off our Campaign for Community Needs. As one person shared with me, “The evening had the…
