From the CEO

I hope you and your family are finding time to enjoy your summer. There has been no slowing down for our Jewish Federation and our…
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Our Federation strives to ensure a strong, vibrant, and dynamic Jewish future in Los Angeles, Israel and around the world. Because our young adults are the foundation of that future, we create exciting, meaningful, and compelling programs for them today so that they will be active and engaged members of our community tomorrow. I’m happy to share a few examples of this important work.

Our Federation is committed to the well-being of our entire community. We have received calls from concerned community members who feel bound to take action…
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Seven months ago, our Federation launched a weekly podcast called Jay’s 4 Questions to bring together the most interesting and influential thought leaders from around the world for dynamic, intellectual, intimate, and provocative conversations.

Eight years ago after I had just started in my job at The Jewish Federation, I received a very alarming phone call. A rabbi on…
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We are in the time of the Jewish calendar known as the Counting of the Omer, the days between Pesach and Shavuot. During this period…
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More Jews will gather together tonight than on any other night of the year to retell our ancient and increasingly more relevant Exodus story. Pesach…
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I’m writing to you on my way to Israel, where I’ll meet with our partners and look at how we can make an even greater impact on Israel’s most vulnerable and disadvantaged.

Many years ago, I was on the subway in Manhattan. An elderly man got off the train and left behind a worn copy of Professions…
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This past summer, I celebrated my 60th birthday. Honestly, there were many things about turning 60 that felt strange. My mother told me that “60…
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