Posts by Doron Krakow

Shalom Austin Gary E. Jacobs, chair of the board of JCC Association of North America, and I spent a memorable couple of days in Austin, Texas, this week visiting Shalom … Continued

America the Beautiful This past weekend, I shared in a series of experiences that I will carry with me for the rest of my life, a notion shared, no doubt, … Continued

Power in Partnership The San Francisco Bay area is home to six Jewish Community Centers (Addison-Penzak JCC, Los Gatos; JCC of East Bay, Berkeley; JCC of San Francisco, San Francisco; … Continued

Jewish Renewal This past Monday, I was privileged to represent the JCCs of North America at a private reception for Israel’s new prime minister, Naftali Bennett, shortly after he delivered … Continued

Is This the Dream? Boulder County in Colorado has a population of roughly 320,000, with perhaps the fastest-growing Jewish community per capita on the continent. During a period of little … Continued

Reflection and Renewal There’s something about the passing of the years. Attending services on Rosh Hashanah was always a big deal, I suppose. Thinking back on my childhood, the High … Continued

“Self-trust is the essence of heroism. It is the state of the soul at war, and its ultimate objects are the last defiance of falsehood and wrong, and the power … Continued

Ein Li Eretz Acheret | אין לי ארץ אחרת | I Have No Other Country In the midst of the first Lebanon War, a conflict ripe with internal division and … Continued