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Let’s Talk About EACH and EVERY Person

Jason Unger
05 March 2015
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Here are ways to Make It Yours this week: Watch a screening of An Ordinary Hero: The True Story of Joan Mulholland at the JCCNV this Sunday, March 8 Come to the

Let’s Talk About Humility

Jason Unger
27 February 2015
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President Harry Truman known for saying, “It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.” There are some extraordinary things happening in the

Let’s Talk About Following Instructions

Jason Unger
20 February 2015
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Good morning, Putting together children’s toys, as I’ve done countless times for children and grandchildren, seems simple enough. Why bother with the instructions? Three hours later, I’m often lost, frustrated

Let’s Talk About Jewish France

Jason Unger
13 February 2015
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Let’s talk about…the Jews of France. Earlier this week, I traveled with 45 Federation volunteers and professionals (seven of us from the DC area) on a 48 hour JFNA National

Let’s Talk about Jewish Day Schools

Jason Unger
05 February 2015
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Let’s talk about….Jewish Day Schools. The sounds are what caught my attention first: from the giggling of younger children in the hallway, to the thoughtful questions of 8th graders about

Let’s Talk About Inclusion

Jason Unger
30 January 2015
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Here are three ways to Make It Yours this week: Read Rabbi Jonathan Sacks’ article commemorating International Holocaust Remembrance Day and the 70th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. Celebrate The Art of Jewish Food with

FEAST on fruit, VOTE in the Zionist polls, REFLECT on overcoming darkness

Jason Unger
23 January 2015
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Good morning, When they were younger, our kids would ask that we leave a light on in the hallway so they could “sleep better.” Darkness for them – and for

Appalled by Terrorist Attack in Tel Aviv

Jason Unger
21 January 2015
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The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington and The Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington are Appalled by Today’s Terrorist Attack in Tel Aviv Washington, DC – The Jewish Federation of Greater

Let’s Talk About Jews in France

Jason Unger
16 January 2015
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Here are three ways to Make It Yours this week: Join the JCRC of Greater Washington in celebrating Alan Gross’s return to our community on Thursday, January 22. Read about the Gathering of Solidarity and

Letter to Mr. Roger Cukierman

Jason Unger
14 January 2015
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Saturday, January 10, 2015 Mr. Roger Cukierman President Conseil Representatif des Institutions juives de France Dear Mr. Cukierman, As Shabbat comes to a close here in Washington, DC, our hearts are