Mini-Mission, Big Impact
Having worked at The Jewish Federation for just three months, I’m still learning about each of the programs that help us fulfill our work to…
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By Guest Blogger, Jenny Platt
Having worked at The Jewish Federation for just three months, I’m still learning about each of the programs that help us fulfill our work to…
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By Guest Blogger Lori Tessel
My daughter, Madeleine, and her new friend, Adi, from Israel sit across the table from me and I am completely overwhelmed with the ease in…
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By The Wire
Last week, The Federation concluded its 7th Annual Festival of Lights Toy and Book Drive. In collaboration with over 30 donating organizations and hundreds of…
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By Marisa Kaplan, Director, JCC Without Walls
To further its mission of creating open and welcoming activities, JCC Without Walls hosted a communal Chanukah Celebration at Santa Monica Place on December 9th. …
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By The Wire
One of our Federation’s top priorities is getting more community members to visit Israel – especially teenagers as we know these trips have a profound…
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By The Wire
LaunchBox, the winner of The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles search for the Next Big Jewish Idea is now a reality! LaunchBox provides tools…
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By Guest Blogger, Lori Tessel
Did you feel the energy last week? It was the incredible Mayor Cory Booker! Speaking at our Federation’s year-end campaign event at Sinai Temple, Mr.…
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By The Wire
On December 3, The Federation’s Community Engagement Initiative hosted a panel of experts to discuss the crisis of childhood hunger in Los Angeles, and to…
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By The Wire
On Sunday, December 2, The Jewish Federation held its sixth and final Community Service Day of 2012! Over 140 dedicated volunteers participated in projects across…
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By David Harris, Campus Activities Coordinator
College campuses are places of great opportunity for young Jews, but also present substantial challenges to Jewish identity and engagement. Our College Campus Activities Committee,…
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By Risa Goldstein
I am pleased to announce that one of the 12 winners of the national Harold Grinspoon Foundation’s Voices & Visions™ Make-a-Poster contest is from our…
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By Molly Soboroff, Community Engagement Council Coord
Last Monday evening, The Jewish Federation’s Community Engagement Council (CEC) held its first salon event “The Soul of The City: The Role of Community in…
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By The Wire
Tomorrow, November 27th, is #GivingTuesday. A newly established nationwide day of giving – a day of generosity to follow those infamous days of spending, Black…
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By The Wire
This week’s Jewish Journal features a terrific profile of our Federation’s Chairman of the Board, Richard V. Sandler. The article, written by Julie Fax, shares…
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By Guest Blogger, Kaitlin Schluter, KOREH LA
With Thanksgiving soon approaching, we challenged students to reflect on the things they are thankful for this holiday season. Their answers, as expected, were just…
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By Guest Blogger, Catherine Schneider
Shachar, a 9-year-old living in Sderot is huddled in a shelter. His school has been closed for the past two days, and months of “red…
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By Jay Sanderson
I am currently in Israel with our Men’s Entertainment Mission and staying on top of the latest developments as they are happening. Like you, I…
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By Michelle Wolf, Guest Blogger
How do you take the seven days we experienced together in Israel last July on our Special Needs Study Mission and neatly package it for…
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By The Wire
This past Friday night, 3 lucky community members shared their Shabbat with television star and comedian Bob Saget. They entered our Shabbat Dinner with Bob…
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By Steve Martini, Guest Blogger
As we toured the devastation caused by Katrina seven years after the fact, Hurricane Sandy was wreaking havoc on the East Coast. What a timely…
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