Tag: Jewish Foundation of Memphis

  • Jewish Foundation Exceeds 500 Funds and $100 Million Under Management

    Jewish Foundation Exceeds 500 Funds and $100 Million Under Management

    Pictured: Jewish Foundation of Memphis fundholders attend a training on the new donor portal, facilitated by Sarah VanderWalde, at the beginning of August. The new portal was launched as part of the Foundation’s strategic plan to improve its back-end accounting software. The Jewish Foundation of Memphis (JFOM) marked 25 years…

  • StrongTogether: Three Memphis Women Chosen For Prestigious National Cohort

    StrongTogether: Three Memphis Women Chosen For Prestigious National Cohort

    “We are all very similar in many ways, but we live in these different communities, have different backgrounds, and have different experiences with volunteering and running programs,” said Jaclyn Marshall, one of three dynamic Memphis women nominated by Memphis Jewish Federation and selected to participate in the inaugural cohort of…

  • Young Adults Support Isolated Seniors Through Second Successful FedLED Clothing Sale

    Young Adults Support Isolated Seniors Through Second Successful FedLED Clothing Sale

    Memphis Jewish Federation FedLED volunteer, Abby Wilson, pictured above is seen organizing clothes for the July 11 clothing sale. “Giving back to our community, being involved, and helping fellow community members is contagious,” said FedLED Co-Chair Jaclyn Marshall. “It truly feels great knowing that we collectively worked together to help others.” On…

  • DonorStrong – Geo Poor: Anyone Can Leave a Legacy

    DonorStrong – Geo Poor: Anyone Can Leave a Legacy

    Geo Poor, Executive Director of Beth Sholom Synagogue, did not grow up in Memphis – in fact, he only moved to the Mid-South six years ago. However, upon moving here, Geo immediately recognized and appreciated the multiple ways in which Beth Sholom provided and cared for its members and community.…

  • Memphis Lion of Judah – The Lion Behind the Pin

    Memphis Lion of Judah – The Lion Behind the Pin

    The Lion of Judah is one of the most successful fundraising tools in the world, raising millions of dollars every year and connecting more than 17,500 women around the world. The Lion of Judah is a symbol of today’s Jewish Woman’s strength, a symbol of her caring about the organized Jewish…

  • Memphis Jewish Federation, Jewish Foundation of Memphis Receive Four-Star Rating from Charity Navigator

    Memphis Jewish Federation, Jewish Foundation of Memphis Receive Four-Star Rating from Charity Navigator

    By Emma Figarsky Memphis Jewish Federation and the Jewish Foundation of Memphis have both received a Four-Star Rating from Charity Navigator, which is the highest possible rating. Charity Navigator is the nation’s largest and most-utilized evaluator of charities. Federation and Foundation are currently two of twelve Four-Star charities in the…

  • Federation’s PJ Library Book Swap Helps Local Families Refresh Home Libraries

    Federation’s PJ Library Book Swap Helps Local Families Refresh Home Libraries

    Spring cleaning, or cleaning for Passover, is a common annual event. What’s one thing that made preparing for Passover, and spring, different this year? Memphis Jewish Federation’s PJ Library Book Drop & Swap! Over the course of a week, families donate their gently used children’s books, culminating in a Book…

  • Lion Behind the Pin: Jeri Moskovitz’s Jewish Journey

    Lion Behind the Pin: Jeri Moskovitz’s Jewish Journey

    Though her hometown of Augusta, Georgia’s Jewish community was tiny, Memphis Lion of Judah Jeri Moskovitz nonetheless enjoyed an abundance of Jewish engagement opportunities because of intentional decisions by her parents. Her JCC President dad, Haskell Toporek, and Hadassah President mom, Dale, made sure Jeri and her siblings were plugged…

  • Lion Behind the Pin: Dot Bilsky’s Commitment to Community

    Lion Behind the Pin: Dot Bilsky’s Commitment to Community

    In a strangely disconnected year, Dot Bilsky has relied on her long affiliation with the Memphis Jewish Federation Lions of Judah as a way to stay connected to the people and places she loves in Jewish Memphis. “I became a Lion because my husband signed me up, and I am…

  • Lions are Limitless – Janice Ringel Reports on the International Lion of Judah Conference

    Lions are Limitless – Janice Ringel Reports on the International Lion of Judah Conference

    “I’m a new Lion of Judah this year, so I went into this conference with no expectations,” said Memphis Lion Janice Ringel, our correspondent ‘on the ground’ at the International Lion of Judah Conference. “If it had been an in-person conference, being so new as a Lion I probably would…