Jeff Finkelstein

Jewish communities must make the often difficult decisions to look to their future while always remembering and honoring their past.

This most recent clash demonstrated the Iron Dome’s 96% effective rate in intercepting rockets and preventing casualties.

These reasons and so many more are why we strive to raise more every year.

While we must continue to remember our history, including horrible moments, we must always look to our destination.

One of my most favorite evenings in the Pittsburgh Jewish community is coming up in just two weeks.

Yesterday impacting today and tomorrow. Today impacting today. Today impacting the world around us. Just a normal week for our Federation.

Chanukah is the perfect time of year to show our appreciation for all they do.

Concurrently with the growth of cemeteries under management, the leadership of JCBA has been working diligently to build an endowment to support cemeteries that do not have adequate endowment funds.

In a time of VUCA, we must still plan and push forward.

For me, and for the families that participate, it is a light that shines through a cloudy and gloomy time.

I hope you will join me in many of these opportunities to remember and honor both who and what was taken from us.