“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
Dear Ankie and Ilana: Shabbat Shalom 14 Av 5781 שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם
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Ein Li Eretz Acheret | I Have No Other Country: Shabbat Shalom, 7 Av, 5781, שבת שלום
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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
Lachzor | To Return: Shabbat Shalom, 29 Tamuz, 5781, שבת שלום
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לחזור| Lachzor | To Return At 1:45 p.m. I left home for the airport. Check-in and security went smoothly enough and there were few surprises after two recent domestic … Continued
שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם ~ Shabbat Shalom, 7 Adar 5781
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Of Dreams and Heroes Earlier this week, as part of Jewish Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month (JDAIM), I was extraordinarily privileged to participate in a conversation with a hero. … Continued
שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם ~ Shabbat Shalom, 9 Sh’vat 5781
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A Different Lens for the Last Four Years It would have been difficult not to have been moved by the pomp and pageantry of the inauguration of President Biden. Poignant … Continued
שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם ~ Shabbat Shalom, 25 Kislev 5781
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Illumination Last night, we began the celebration of Hanukkah. The story of the Festival of Lights chronicles the heroic rebellion of the Maccabees against the Greeks and their Assyrian allies, … Continued
Why This Is the Right Time to Build a Better Non-Profit
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Within days of mandatory shelter-in-place orders, the COVID-19 pandemic plunged the JCC Movement into grave uncertainty. When the majority of the continent’s 164 Jewish Community Centers (JCCs) closed, their income … Continued