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Pause with Pittsburgh

Pause with Pittsburgh

Thursday, March 28 @ 7:36 PM EDT

As you probably know, there are major activities planned for October 27th and all of the details can be found at pittsburghoct27.org.

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Organizing Support on All Fronts

Thursday, March 28 @ 7:36 PM EDT

I was speaking yesterday to one of my colleagues from the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA). He had traveled down to Houston as part of the ongoing effort by our national Federation system to help with the clean-up and relief effort there. He shared with us the devastation impacting the Jewish community, both to […]

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It's About Unity, Not Uniformity

Thursday, March 28 @ 7:36 PM EDT

This week, the Jewish Federations of North America held its annual General Assembly in Washington, DC. This GA, as it is commonly called, was really special for those of us from Pittsburgh. It was chaired by Cindy and David Shapira and we brought a great delegation of 42 participants, the largest in my time in […]

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Annual Life Changing Work

Thursday, March 28 @ 7:36 PM EDT

This week, I am proud that Jessica Smith, our Director of Campaign and Financial Resource Development, has asked to share thoughts about an experience she had this summer: The interesting thing about the Annual Campaign is that it is, by its very nature, ANNUAL. It is cyclical. It is virtually, the same each and every […]

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A Hope for Quiet in Israel

Thursday, March 28 @ 7:36 PM EDT

The news from Israel has been so disturbing this past week.  I kept reading about each terrorist incident targeting Israelis and Jews.  This violence has shaken all of Israel.  Our national organization, the Jewish Federations of North America, sent an update yesterday to the Federation system reporting: In one tragic attack, gunmen shot and killed […]

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The Plight of Jews in Ukraine

Thursday, March 28 @ 7:36 PM EDT

I take much of the language in this week’s Shabbat message from a correspondence I received from our national system, the Jewish Federations of North America.  I know that for many of us our “Jewish attention” has been focused on our local Jewish community, on the Israeli elections and on growing anti-Semitism across Europe.  I […]

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Sharing Pittsburgh with the Broader Jewish Community at the GA – Something to Be Proud Of!

Thursday, March 28 @ 7:36 PM EDT

Sunday is the beginning of the three-day Jewish Federations of North America General Assembly.  Volunteer and professional leaders from all 153 Jewish Federations and 300 Network communities from throughout North America, along with representatives of both national and international Jewish agencies, will be on site to learn, network and be inspired. We are really proud […]

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