Reflection

Aspiring to Perfection and Embracing Brokenness

Aspiring to Perfection and Embracing Brokenness

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A Reflection from Avi West, Master Teacher of Federation’s Jewish Education Department Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, is marked with penitential prayers and fasting, all focused on repairing our

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Weekly Reflection – October 4, 2019: A Message from Gil Preuss

Weekly Reflection – October 4, 2019: A Message from Gil Preuss

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I want to take this opportunity to say G'mar Chatima Tova (may you be inscribed in the book of life) and share with you what I wrote in this week’s Federation 5: Including Read more
Weekly Reflection – September 27, 2019: A Message from Gil Preuss

Weekly Reflection – September 27, 2019: A Message from Gil Preuss

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Our community can be pretty self-critical. We like to talk about all the things we could be doing better or differently and hash out all the ways we could be Read more
The Future is Ours to Create

The Future is Ours to Create

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In a few weeks, soon after we welcome the Jewish New Year, we will scroll to the very beginning of the Torah and read about the story of creation. We Read more
Weekly Reflection – September 13, 2019: A Message from Gil Preuss

Weekly Reflection – September 13, 2019: A Message from Gil Preuss

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In a few days, Israelis will go to the polls to vote in the country’s second general election in just six months. Many of us—across all generations—care deeply about the Read more
Synagogues are Vital to the Jewish Future

Synagogues are Vital to the Jewish Future

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In a few weeks, many of us will gather at our local synagogues to usher in the Jewish New Year and observe the High Holidays. We will be inspired to Read more

The Season for Looking In and Looking Out for Each Other

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A reflection from Avi West, Master Teacher of Federation’s Jewish Education Department In our over-programed, multi-tasking, competition-driven society, we are often rushing from one appointment to the next. There is

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Weekly Reflection – August 23, 2019

Weekly Reflection – August 23, 2019

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As I have written about previously, American Jews continue to enjoy many of the greatest privileges and protections this country and the world have to offer. And yet, tragic attacks Read more
Weekly Reflection – August 16, 2019: A Message from Gil Preuss

Weekly Reflection – August 16, 2019: A Message from Gil Preuss

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Earlier this month, I published an article in eJewish Philanthropy responding to two thoughtful pieces about the evolution of power and influence in the Jewish community. My focus is less about where influence lies and Read more

Where We Go from Here: A Statement from Gil Preuss on the Recent Mass Shootings

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The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington joins the entire Jewish community in mourning the victims of recent mass shooting attacks in Gilroy, California; El Paso, Texas; and Dayton, Ohio. In Read more