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Gary Gulman, a stand-up comedian the Village Voice called the next comic “to break huge,” will be the special guest at this year’s Annual Campaign Thank You event. The event — presented by the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh, in appreciation of donors to the Federation’s 2017 Annual Campaign — will be Thursday, June 8, […]

“If you will it, it is not a dream.” The above famous words by Theodor Herzl, the founder of modern Zionism, regarding the establishment of a homeland for the Jewish people were written in 1902. Fast forward to next week, and we will be celebrating 69 years since the declaration of the State of Israel. […]

For this week’s message, I’m going to let two articles tell the story about what our community is able to accomplish when institutions are able to truly put clients’ needs first and collaborate not just to say they collaborate but to really achieve amazing outcomes. According to Kate Dewey, the President of the Forbes Funds, […]

Sunday brings the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh Volunteer Center’s Good Deeds Day. Good Deeds Day was started by the Arison family of Israel to encourage individuals to engage in volunteerism on a single day. To give you a sense of its scope and reach, I share with you a quote from the Good Deeds Day […]

Panel discussion on March 29 will feature insights of elected officials WHO/WHAT The Men’s Philanthropy Division of the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh presents “Balancing Jewish Faith With Political Life” as the next event in its Conversations That Count engagement program, which is open to registered guests. Facilitated by Jewish Community Foundation Scholar Rabbi Danny Schiff, and joined […]

The Parkway Jewish Center of Monroeville and the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Pittsburgh are pleased to acknowledge the creation of the Susan R. Klein Fund for Israel Scholarships. The fund’s creation is thanks to the pre-existing scholarship distributed by Larry Klein, a former member of the Parkway Jewish Center of Monroeville, to honor his […]

Panel discussion on March 29 will feature insights of elected officials WHO/WHAT The Men’s Philanthropy Division of the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh presents “Balancing Jewish Faith With Political Life” as the next event in its Conversations That Count engagement program, which is open to registered guests. Facilitated by Jewish Community Foundation Scholar Rabbi Danny Schiff, and joined […]