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Inspiring Jewish Journeys

Friday, February 24, 2017
We just completed a phenomenal week of Snowbirds Events in Florida. With over 200 in combined attendance at three events (Boca Raton, Naples, and Sarasota/Longboat Key). It was great to reconnect with our donors who winter down south. Rabbi Danny Schiff, our Jewish Foundation Scholar, spoke masterfully at all three about the perceived threats facing […]
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AgeWell Pittsburgh is 2017 Collaboration Prize Finalist

Friday, February 24, 2017
AgeWell Pittsburgh was named a finalist for the 2017 Collaboration Prize. This prize is a national award designed to highlight exceptional permanent models of collaboration among nonprofit organizations. AgeWell Pittsburgh was chosen from more than 350 submissions nationwide. AgeWell Pittsburgh is the central outreach and coordinating umbrella for 21 types of ssenior citizen–focused activities and […]
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Talented Volunteers Begin Work on Community Study

Friday, February 10, 2017
One of the meetings I attended this week was for the preparation of our upcoming Community Study. A remarkable group of volunteers from academia, technology, business and longtime community leaders invested serious time deliberating and deciding on not only which questions to ask but how to ask them. In fact, there was so much detail […]
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Federation's Jewish Life and Learning Subsidizes Online Teacher Training From Gratz College

Friday, February 10, 2017
The Jewish Life and Learning Department of the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh has partnered with Gratz College to offer an online teacher-training program, NEXT, to teachers in Pittsburgh-area Jewish part-time religious schools serving students in the elementary and high school years. Gratz’s NEXT (New Excellent Teacher Training) program is an intensive program that consists […]
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Life Annoying vs. Life Threatening

Friday, February 3, 2017
What a challenging week when it comes to one of our basic necessities – water. If you live in or work in the city of Pittsburgh, you may have experienced the so called “flush and boil” order. At our Federation offices, we had to purchase bottled water for our meetings and cover up all our […]
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Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh's Community Relations Council Takes Serious Issue with Executive Order on Refugees and Immigrants

Tuesday, January 31, 2017
The Community Relations Council (CRC) of the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh takes serious issue with Friday’s Presidential Executive Order, which imposes a four-month suspension on the United States refugee program and bars all immigration from seven Muslim countries – Libya, Iran, Iraq, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen – for 90 days. The current executive […]
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Events Bring Us Together

Friday, January 27, 2017
In just a month, the Federation’s Young Adult Division will hold its annual Campaign event entitled “Stand Up for Giving:  Make Pittsburgh Laugh Again”.  Professional comedian, Noah Gardenswartz (who has appeared on Last Comic Standing, Conan and Comedy Central) will be performing.  At the same time, we will be highlighting the miraculous work accomplished by […]
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Jewish Community Foundation 2017 Grant Funding Available

Thursday, January 26, 2017
The Jewish Community Foundation of the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh is now accepting grant applications for 2017. In 2017, the Foundation is making approximately $320,000 available to fund programs and projects that address vital human needs, support lifelong Jewish learning and create a vibrant and dynamic Jewish community in Pittsburgh. Of the total, approximately […]
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Jewish Federation's Young Adult Division Presents Comedian Noah Gardenswartz at "Stand Up for Giving"

Tuesday, January 24, 2017
Comedian Noah Gardenswartz will take the stage at the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh’s Young Adult Division (YAD) event, Stand Up for Giving: Make Pittsburgh Laugh Again. YAD invites Jewish and non-Jewish adults ages 21–45 to the event, to be held Saturday, Feb. 25, at 8 p.m. The event will be at the Kelly Strayhorn […]
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Inspired and Energized

Friday, January 6, 2017
I haven’t written in several weeks and during that period our Federation has had a ton of activity. Our Annual Campaign crossed $7 Million, making this one of the quickest paced campaigns in my 18 years here. December resulted in millions of dollars in contributions to our Foundation. The cash donations we have been working […]
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