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The Jewish Nature of Reggio Emilia Early Childhood Education

Tuesday, February 13, 2018
Our community’s nine Pittsburgh JECEI/Bonim Beyachad early childhood education centers continue to find inspiration from the Reggio Emilia approach and its deep connections to Judaism. Dr. Gabe Goldman, one of the Federation’s Pittsburgh JECEI/Bonim Beyachad consultants and Director of Outdoor Jewish Classroom, draws upon his experiences in uncovering some of these connections in his recent […]
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Moving Forward

Friday, January 26, 2018
Change is so hard. What one is accustomed to (a house, a building, a route to work, etc) becomes ingrained into our memories and into our actions. Yesterday morning, as an example, my intention when leaving my house was to stop to buy a cup of coffee on my way to work. Without thinking, I […]
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Supporting Extraordinary Life-Saving Efforts

Friday, January 19, 2018
At a Federation program last night, Arielle di Porto, the Director of the Aliyah Division of the Jewish Agency for Israel, spoke about her work in helping Jews from areas of the world under distress and/or danger escape to Israel. The Jewish Agency’s efforts in this area are extraordinary and life-saving. They are monitoring the […]
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Jewish Federation to Release Study Showing Growth in Pittsburgh Jewish Community

Tuesday, January 9, 2018
The Jewish population of Pittsburgh has grown to 47,600 according to a new study the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh will release at 5:30pm on February 20 at Rodef Shalom. The Pittsburgh Jewish Community Study covers topics related to Jewish life and needs in the Greater Pittsburgh area Jewish community. Other key findings include the […]
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Jewish Federation in the News

Friday, January 5, 2018
December 25, 2017 – A volunteer serves meals on Mitzvah Day at Riverview Towers so regular staff can be home for the holiday. – Photo by Josh Franzos Federation’s Mitzvah Day was an unbelievable success by all measures: number of volunteers, number of organizations impacted and numbers of people helped by our volunteers. For those that have […]
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Help Guide Where Your Contributions Go

Thursday, December 21, 2017
Last week, I wrote a “P.S.” to my Shabbat message and I want to reiterate it here as my main message. The tax plan has been sent to the President for his signature and he will sign it into law, according to news reports, in early January or possibly before. Whatever your politics and your […]
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Interpreting the Future

Friday, December 15, 2017
This Shabbat we will read, Mikketz, my Bar Mitzvah Torah portion from 35 years ago. Joseph is asked to interpret to Pharaoh what his dream of seven fat cows eating seven lean cows and seven fat ears of grain swallowing seven lean ears of grain means. Joseph explains that there will be seven years of […]
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Jewish Federation: Local & International

Sunday, December 10, 2017
My message this week is in the form of a short video. Federation’s reach is both local and international. Too often, we lose sight of the kind of impact all of us has on the Jewish world outside of the 412 and 724 area codes. This video will highlight the kind of social service and […]
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Early Childhood Education Through a Jewish Lens

Wednesday, December 6, 2017
Twelve local Jewish early childhood educators from a wide range of Pittsburgh institutions attended a study seminar, Exploring Reggio through a Jewish Lens, in Italy in October.   Read about it in the Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle…  
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Finance and Audit Committee Members are Superheros!

Friday, December 1, 2017
Our Federation is so completely focused on having the kind of positive and transformational impact on our community and Jewish world that every one of our donors expects. At the same time, we strive to be a top functioning and highly effective nonprofit organization. This week, we held both a Finance Committee meeting and our […]
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