By Leah Garber When on a journey far from home, longings carry us to a family feast: memories of comforting meals, diners’ joy and laughter around the table, a sense … Continued
Day 284: Iron Swords War
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JSummit 2024: A Letter to Our Lay Leaders
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By Carrie Darsky JSummit, the JCC Movement’s premier conference for JCC lay leaders and senior professionals, will be held from September 16–18, in Chicago. In this blog post, a letter … Continued
Day 271: Iron Swords War
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By Leah Garber Come in peace, the harvest is already remembered before the last portion is sown. And before the winepress and the wine barrel, please return to us in … Continued
Resilience: It’s Baked Into Israel and Israelis
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By Ellen Daniel Gam v’gam—a concept we learned at the military cemetery atop Mount Herzl in Jerusalem—rings through my thoughts weeks after we have all landed again in North America: … Continued
Day 263: Iron Swords War
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By Leah Garber On October 6, Or Levy, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, and Eliya Cohen arrived at the Nova Music Festival with thousands of others to celebrate life, sing, dance, and be … Continued
Day 255: Iron Swords War
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By Leah Garber Dad, dad, dad, dad come home! With all the words in the world, and I have to say dad is not here, Dad, dad, dad, dad, come … Continued
Rabbi Laurence Bazer Named Vice President of JCC Association and Director of JWB Jewish Chaplains Council (JWB)
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 11, 2024 CONTACT: Lauren Magy, PR Specialist, JCC Association, [email protected] Rabbi Laurence Bazer Named Vice President of JCC Association and Director of JWB Jewish Chaplains Council (JWB) NEW … Continued
Day 248: Iron Swords War
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By Leah Garber The seam between grief and bereavement and joy—the essence of Israeli existence. Last weekend was one of the rare moments of elation, the few that Israel has … Continued
A Life-Changing Journey Through Israel With My Merrin Teen Fellows
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By Rachel Appell I recently had the opportunity to visit Israel as a member of Cohort XII of the Merrin Teen Professional Fellowship. Throughout our 10-day journey, which took 10 … Continued
Day 244: Iron Swords War
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By Leah Garber To Agree or Not To Agree, That Is the Question. Last weekend President Biden addressed the American people and revealed the outline of the newest deal offered … Continued