Posts by Jeff Finkelstein
June 2022 – Pittsburgh’s Mega Mission to Israel
While we are still practicing social distancing and dreaming of a time when we are able to travel, to sign up to receive more information as details continue to be hammered out.
Read MoreThe 2020 Community Campaign Has Raised $13.6 Million
Let’s celebrate hard and quickly because we still have so much to do.
Read MoreWe Stand with the African American Community
We look forward to continuing to collaborate with, listen to and learn from our partners in the African American community and law enforcement to make Pittsburgh a more equitable, safe and inclusive place for all who live here.
Read MoreNumbers are More than Statistics
While numbers are critical to measure and inform, in the end, it’s all about people.
Read MoreTikkun Leil Shavuot ONLINE This Year
What makes our Tikkun Leil Shavuot in Pittsburgh so extraordinary is that it breaks down all our communal boundaries.
Read MoreJAA Parade of Thanks
I want to use this opportunity to express deep gratitude to all my colleagues. Thank you! Toda Raba!
Read MoreHoliness Requires Community
Holiness is not an elevated private experience; it exists only in the context of the day to day challenges of living with others.
Read MoreConnected Globally in Quarantine
While I know that this quarantine life is not easy for any of us, our ancestors realized it was one of the strongest tools in our tool belt.
Read MoreGetting COVID-19 Support Dollars to the Right Place
Our Federation has secured over $1.6 Million in direct COVID-19 support, coming from a reallocation of existing Federation dollars and additional donations from some very generous donors.
Read MoreFind What You Need
President & CEO, Jeff Finkelstein wishes everyone a Shabbat Shalom of peace and good health.
Read MoreFeel Your Connection with Federation
Our Federation hosted a very well-attended “virtual” seminar about the recent employment changes made in the Families First Coronavirus Response Act.
Read MoreMaintaining Jewish Community in the Wake of COVID-19
So much in Jewish life requires community. Judaism ain’t a solo concert, it’s a symphony.
Read MoreResponding to the Needs of the Day
Since this was published, the Federation has decided to close it’s offices at 2000 Technology Drive for the next two weeks. Remember, the Federation is open for business, just remotely!
Read MoreIt All Started with a Book
Our work with the Jewish Federation PJ Library Ambassadors program all started with a book. That book opens doors for so many to deepen their Jewish identities and Jewish connections.
Read MoreProtecting Our Children and the Entire Region
Our Security Committee made the decision to provide life saving Go Bags to EVERY classroom in Jewish Pittsburgh. And four Mezuzot that hung in the old Federation building are now hanging in the 10.27 Healing Partnership.
Read MoreYAD Clubs – Personal Pathways to Community
YAD Clubs are trying to help our Pittsburgh area young adults get to know each other and build “micro Jewish communities”.
Read MoreModern Day Miracles – A 2019 Retrospective
With the help of my Management Team, I compiled a list of some of the highlights of what we as a Federation staff, in partnership with our volunteers, accomplished in 2019. I want to share that list, in no order of importance, with you. As we enter the holiday of Chanukah, we thank you for making modern day miracles happen.
Read MoreThank You for the Light
Our Jewish community’s light burns brightest when we work together—to engage with each other, to help the most vulnerable and to teach about Jewish values.
Read MoreHow Tax Code Can be Good for Tzedaka
While we all believe in tzedakah, we also agree that there is nothing wrong with giving in a manner that maximizes tax benefits.
Read MoreSuper Sunday is December 8th
You can be part of this experience whether you have ever made a phone call asking for donations to the Federation or not.
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