Gratitude
This coming Sunday night, I will stand before almost 500 community lay and professional leaders, my family, and dear friends. They are coming from across…
[ Read More ]
Year: 2021
Our Collective Power
On the heels of the High Holidays and Sukkot, and as we approach another Shabbat, I feel proud and grateful. When our community faced yet…
[ Read More ]
G’mar Chatimah Tovah for the Entire Jewish Community
Tonight is the eve of Yom Kippur. I can already hear that beautiful melody of Kol Nidre — the same melody and the same words…
[ Read More ]
Amanda Marks Serves The Moment Through Her Passion For Creativity
I’ve always seen the world as a canvas — not blank, but already ripe and wrought with art just waiting to be seen, admired, and listened to. Around every…
[ Read More ]
The Clarion Call of the Shofar
I woke up this morning to gray skies and a cool mist. I drove to the office past lines of young people waiting to return…
[ Read More ]
Elianna Bernstein Tackles Food Insecurity with Serve The Moment
Before the pandemic started, I had plans to leave Los Angeles to start a teaching credential program in Baltimore, MD. By the time the fall…
[ Read More ]
Jessie Duke Serves the Moment by Planting Her Roots at Shemesh Farms
Serve the Moment* found me at the most perfect time. Moving through severe physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual burnout meant I was coming face to face…
[ Read More ]
The Dog Days of Covid — Overcoming Challenges with Your Help
We are in the midst of not just the “dog days of summer” but the dog days of Covid. We were all looking forward to…
[ Read More ]
Federation Impact Update: July 2021
Our Federation continuously identifies and addresses our community’s greatest challenges and opportunities — locally and globally. Below are just a few recent examples of the…
[ Read More ]
Brawerman Fellowship – The Path to Success
Yoni Benzacar, Brawerman Fellowship* recipient and recent Emory University graduate with a major in Political Science, shares how the Fellowship helped him create his path to success and grow as a leader. What was…
[ Read More ]
Our Federation Never Takes a Break
It almost feels like a normal Southern California summer. We are taking summer trips and our children have returned to summer camp. The beaches are…
[ Read More ]
Meet Brawerman Fellow Alum Britt Jacobson
Britt Jacobson, Brawerman Fellowship* recipient and recent USC graduate with a major in Global Studies and double minors in Folklore & Popular Culture and Music…
[ Read More ]
Avery Salin & Gisella Farkas Break Youth Mental Health Stigma with the Help of The Julie Beren Platt Teen Innovation Grants
Avery Salin & Gisella Farkas, 11th graders at West Ranch High School and recipients of The Julie Platt Teen Innovation Grants* started the project Youth Mental Health Awareness (YMHA) to bring attention to…
[ Read More ]
Clara Davidson Uses The Julie Platt Teen Innovation Grants to Create a Safe Place for Queer Teens
Clara Davidson (they/them), 8th grader at Valley Preparatory School and founder of Q.T. Wellness, shares their experience as a recipient of our Federation’s Los Angeles…
[ Read More ]
Announcing Our New President & CEO
We are thrilled to announce the next leader of The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles. After an extensive search, the Board of the Federation…
[ Read More ]
Federation Impact Update: June 2021
Our Federation continuously identifies and addresses our community’s greatest challenges and opportunities — locally and globally. Below are just a few recent examples of the powerful impact your support makes possible.
Meet Brawerman Fellow Alum Joshua Zommick
Joshua Zommick, recent UCLA Graduate with a major in Material Science Engineering and Brawerman Fellowship* recipient, shares his appreciation for the Brawerman Fellowship and how…
[ Read More ]
Persian Sunrise, American Sunset
Since 2018, the Federation’s Y&S Nazarian Initiative has partnered with The Braid (formerly known as Jewish Women’s Theatre) to continue to elevate the voices of…
[ Read More ]
Join Us in Person for This Year’s Ride for the Jewish Future — Oct. 31
We are thrilled that The Jewish Federation’s 9th annual Tour de Summer Camps will be taking place in person on Sunday, October 31st! It’s always…
[ Read More ]
The Power of the Brawerman Fellowship
Rachel Harris, recent Georgetown University graduate majoring in Government, Women & Gender Studies and Brawerman Fellowship* recipient, shares the impact of the Brawerman Fellowship and…
[ Read More ]