From the CEO

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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Since I returned from my short but impactful leadership and solidarity trip to Israel, I have heard the fears and concerns of many community members…
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I am one of those people who loves celebrating milestones, especially birthdays and anniversaries. We are fast approaching an anniversary we all have to acknowledge…
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The last year has been challenging for so many people in our community and certainly for people in all communities throughout Los Angeles and the…
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Our Federation’s love and concern for our Jewish community transcends borders. When we see the harrowing effects of COVID-19 on our Israeli family, we can’t…
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Thank you for your strong support in 2020 for the health, welfare, security and sustainability of our beloved Jewish community. Together, we were able to…
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Many of us are counting down the last days of 2020 and looking forward to 2021. This has been the most challenging year for our…
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Tomorrow, we will celebrate Thanksgiving. The very first Thanksgiving came amid a very brutal winter. This Thanksgiving comes amid a historic pandemic that has deeply…
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We are excited to present a recent panel of Jewish leaders moderated by our President & CEO Jay Sanderson. The discussion centered on the issues…
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We hope you had meaningful High Holidays. Our rabbis and synagogues found new and innovative ways to create community and keep us all engaged and…
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We are seeing a terrifying rise in anti-Semitism across our nation. With each incident, our communal heart aches for the victims and their families — our fellow Jews in pain. When any Jew is hurt — in any community, anywhere in the world — we are all hurt. It is yet another scary time in history when our people are faced with adversity simply for being who we are.

I have some of my best — and sometimes most challenging — conversations in the grocery store. Last week, a generous supporter of our Federation approached me as I was marveling at the ice creams made from everything but actual milk. She thoughtfully thanked me for my commitment to our Jewish community and asked, “What’s the hardest part of your job?”