Jul 24, 2014 | Miscellaneous
Here is a message we just received from the Mayor of our partner region in Israel. To all the friends of the Megiddo Regional Council, We in Israel are now in the 17th day of Operation “Preventive Edge” against the Hammas Terrorists in the Gaza...
Jul 22, 2014 | Miscellaneous
Adapted from my remarks delivered at the Jewish Federation’s community briefing July 21 at the Kopolow Building. Less than three weeks ago our community gathered to memorialize three boys who had been kidnapped and killed because of who they were and what they...
Jul 16, 2014 | Miscellaneous
It is Monday night, and I am about to return to St. Louis after attending a Jewish Federation of North America mission of 120 people from around the United States to see firsthand how the work we do helps those in need in Israel and abroad. None of us could have ever...
Jul 14, 2014 | Miscellaneous
This past week, Circus Harmony’s St. Louis Arches, an inspirational youth circus troupe, traveled to Israel with their Peace Through Pyramids program. This program is a collaboration between Circus Harmony’s St. Louis Arches and the Galilee Circus, a Jewish/Arab youth...
Jul 11, 2014 | Miscellaneous
I am sitting in Jerusalem watching the light of the setting sun reflect against the walls of Old City. Children are playing in a full pool beneath my hotel window. I have been on a Jewish Federations of North America mission of 120 people from around the United...
Jul 7, 2014 | Miscellaneous
We arrived safely and had a wonderful day walking around Athens yesterday. The mission began today with a talk by the community’s president Minos Moissis at the Beit Shalom synagogue in Athens (first two pics below). The talk focused on the growing needs of the...
Jul 7, 2014 | Miscellaneous
I have spoken a lot about the likely exodus of young professionals from our community over the last 20-25 years. One consequence of this trend is that we now have seniors whose children and grandchildren are no longer living near them. This means they are aging...
Jul 6, 2014 | Miscellaneous
The Jewish Federations of North America condemn the brutal murder of 16-year-old Palestinian, Mohammed Abu Khdeir, and is appalled by the heinous nature of this crime. We commend the Israeli Police for the swift arrests, and have full confidence that the Israeli...
Jul 4, 2014 | Miscellaneous
On Wednesday night our community gathered at to pay tribute to the memory of Naftali Fraenkel, Gilad Shaar and Eyal Yifrach, the three boys abducted and murdered in Israel. The event was a powerful demonstration of our connection to the Jewish people in Israel and...
Jun 19, 2014 | Miscellaneous
via JFNA (source) Federations Launch Virtual Letter to Families of Kidnapped Boys In response to the kidnapping of three Israeli teenagers by members of Hamas, JFNA delivered a letter of solidarity to Prime Minister Netanyahu and prepared a virtual letter of...
