The Role We Can Play
Over the past week, the United States has been struggling in the aftermath of the horrific mass shooting in Parkland, FL.
Marc's Remarks
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Parkland and Houston Strong
This past week, Wendy Kahn, Federation’s Director of Women’s Philanthropy, and I attended the Jewish Federations of North America Professional Institute in Houston, Texas.
Diginity of Others
This week’s Torah portion Mishpatim, contains one of the three biblical sources for the mitzvah of charitable lending, or, as some would describe in modern terms, Jewish microfinance: “If you lend money to My people, to the poor among you, do not act toward them as a creditor; exact no…
Fine Characteristics
This week, we celebrated Tu B’Shevat (Hebrew for the 15th of the Hebrew month of Shevat), the “Birthday/New Year of the Trees.”
Inspiring People One At A Time
One of the things we talk about most at the Jewish Federation is what kind of impact can we make.