Supporting Our Community
This past Thursday, the Board of The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington agreed to create a $300,000 Community Emergency Crisis Fund. This fund will alleviate the increased financial pressures local Federation agencies are facing due to the country’s recent economic downturn. Read more.
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The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington welcomed 10 Israeli Taglit-Birthright Israel alumni to Washington for a trip of a lifetime. During their journey, they had the opportunity to spend time with some of their fellow alumni. Read a touching account from musician Rick Recht, who performed during the weekend retreat.
Learn MoreMisha's Musings: Shana Tova
Misha Galperin, Ph.D., Executive Vice President and CEO
This year, we approach Rosh Hashanah with a level of economic anxiety that is having an impact on all of us: at the gas pump, on the stock market and in our own pockets. We know that it will affect charitable giving and taking care of those most vulnerable. With this economic downturn facing us, we need to make sure that the stable aspects of our lives stay that way. The Jewish community is and will continue to be a rock and an anchor in our lives. We can't afford for it not to be. Read More.
Weekly Jewish Wisdom: Last Minute Changes
Dr. Erica Brown, Director, Jewish Leadership Institute
Repent the day before you die. It sounds like a morbid picket sign held up on a street corner by someone trapped in an apocalyptic moment. And yet, Rabbi Eliezer's wisdom is undeniable. We do not know which words will be our last. We do not know which actions of ours will be our last. And because we do not know these things, we need to be very careful to live each day is if it were the last so that we leave behind a personal signature told in good words and deeds. Read More
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