Tag: Jewish Foundation of Memphis

  • Federation Launches New Young Adult Initiative with Clothing Sale

    Federation Launches New Young Adult Initiative with Clothing Sale

    Momentum is swelling behind a group of young adults – some new to Memphis, others born and raised here – committed to Memphis Jewish Federation’s efforts to care for, connect, and engage Jewish people of all ages through a wide array of programs and services. Formerly known as YAD (the…

  • Hillels of Memphis Students Connected Digitally During Virtual Fall Semester

    Hillels of Memphis Students Connected Digitally During Virtual Fall Semester

    By Sophie Bloch, Director of Hillels of Memphis Over these last few months, I have often thought back to my own college experience and what it would have felt like to be starting a new school year during a pandemic. I studied dance and theater, so time and time again…

  • Mednikow Jewelers: Official Jeweler of the Memphis Lions of Judah

    Mednikow Jewelers: Official Jeweler of the Memphis Lions of Judah

    Memphis Jewish Federation announces an official partnership between their Lion of Judah program and Memphis icons Mednikow Jewelers. Announced Friday, November 6, Mednikow is now the official Jeweler of the Memphis Lions of Judah.  For many years, Mednikow Jewelers has been the jeweler partner of Federation’s Lions of Judah. Bob…

  • Miriam Roochvarg Joins Jewish Community Partners Team to Oversee PJ Library, Israeli Scouts, and More

    Miriam Roochvarg Joins Jewish Community Partners Team to Oversee PJ Library, Israeli Scouts, and More

    Jewish Community Partners announces the hiring of Miriam Roochvarg, who joins JCP as Engagement Associate. Miriam will oversee various Memphis Jewish Federation initiatives, including PJ Library, Newcomers, Shalom Baby, and the Israeli Scouts. A lifetime of rich Jewish experiences and engagement has equipped her with the ideal skillset and outlook…

  • StrongTogether: Connecting Different People in Different Ways

    StrongTogether: Connecting Different People in Different Ways

    Featured image: Blues pianist Diana Kabakoff is pictured with legendary Memphis saxophonist Dr. Herman Green, at a birthday celebration for him at the Rum Boogie Cafe. Memphis musician Diana Kabakoff has been a longtime donor to Federation’s Annual Campaign, grew up at Temple Israel, and has been actively involved in…

  • DonorStrong: My Father’s Example

    DonorStrong: My Father’s Example

    Few family names are as synonymous with philanthropy in Memphis as Scheidt. From university buildings to the pages of innumerable non-profit annual reports, the name is a constant in our city, in the Jewish community and beyond. When the family patriarch, Rudi Scheidt, Sr., of blessed memory, passed away this…

  • Archive: Shabbat Shalom from Laura Linder and Guests

    Archive: Shabbat Shalom from Laura Linder and Guests

    Jewish Community Partners President and CEO Laura Linder, or a special guest writer, sits down most Friday mornings to write a personal and timely letter to our beloved Memphis Jewish community. June 11- Longing for an Ordinary Day (by Bluma Zuckerbrot-Finkelstein) May 14- We Stand with Israel, Now and Forever…

  • Federation-Funded Programs Keep Seniors Connected During Self-Isolation

    Federation-Funded Programs Keep Seniors Connected During Self-Isolation

    This Wednesday, we joined two online sessions with Memphis Jewish seniors, both supported by donor gifts made to Memphis Jewish Federation. First, we enjoyed the friendly conversation during the 12:00 P.M. daily Senior Lunch Bunch, followed by an interactive session with Jason Caplan’s Universal Language Room, which teaches non-verbal communication…

  • Memphis Jewish Community Sends Statement of Solidarity to Black Memphis

    We are heartened that our entire Jewish community has come together to mourn the death of George Floyd and other African Americans who have been killed as a result of hate, racism and bigotry. We have all signed a solidarity letter recognizing the existence of racism in our society. While…

  • Jewish Changemakers Fellowship Gives Young Adults Opportunity to Step Up During COVID-19

    Jewish Changemakers Fellowship Gives Young Adults Opportunity to Step Up During COVID-19

    By Sophie Bloch, Director of Hillels of Memphis To no one’s surprise, many young adults have had to change their plans this summer because of the Coronavirus. Lots of programs are cancelled and jobs are hard to find, leaving countless young adults feeling overwhelmed and hopeless. Meanwhile, they still want…