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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 world. For generations, Memphis Jewish…
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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 March 25- (Above) Knowing the…
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By Annabelle Baer Last summer, I spent two weeks at a Russian-speaking Jewish summer camp in Ukraine. Eleven Jewish teens, including myself, represented different Ramah camps as counselors at Camp Ramah Yachad. With Judaism as our common bond, and Hebrew as our common language, this was one of the hardest, yet most fulfilling experiences of…
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Because our offices are tucked inside the MJCC, it’s been impossible to miss the buzz as they prepared for the Morris and Mollye Fogelman International Jewish Film Festival, which kicks off this Thursday, February 16, with a screening of Remember, 7:30 P.M. at the Malco Paradiso. With nine screenings over eleven days, this year’s Jewish Film…
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On Rhodes College campus on February 22 at 6:00 P.M., renowned Renaissance scholars Jerry Brotton and James Shapiro will discuss Jews and Muslims in Tudor England. Two preeminent cultural historians, Shapiro and Brotton will engage in a far-ranging dialogue about how Judaism and Islam were – and remain – part of the British national story.…
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By Jay Menuskin Moving to Memphis has been a real adventure for Marcia and me. I had lived in Chattanooga for all my life, and Marcia had lived there since shortly after we got married in 1958. My parents were both born in Chattanooga, and Marcia’s parents lived in Knoxville, where we both attended the University…
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Charlie Belenky is calling on progressive Jews in Memphis to coalesce around a cause: promoting mishpat (justice for all), and tikun olam (repairing the environment). This as yet unnamed Chavurah is open to members of all congregations as well as the unaffiliated and non-observant. It’s part of a county-wide initiative and will not focus exclusively on East Memphis,…
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We’re bringing a successful 2017 Annual Campaign to a close, but are mounting one last push to close the last round of gifts. Sunday, February 5, Memphis Jewish Foundation staff and volunteers will be calling past and prospective donors in the annual heroic effort known as Super Sunday. To those in the community who have…
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Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment is hosting open casting calls for the role of EDGARDO in the film, The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara. Online video submissions are also accepted (see below). The production is casting a boy age 6-9, and the search is on across Europe and North America. Amblin Entertainment issued this statement on the global…
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This week, Bloomberg News released their Bloomberg Innovation Index for 2017, which ranked 50 countries based on the strength of each country’s research and development, productivity, high-tech density, higher education, concentration of researchers, added value in manufacturing, and patent activity. Israel took the 10th spot this year, living up to one of its nicknames- the Startup Nation.…
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By Ariel Wexler My trip to Israel was a life-changing experience that connected me to my sense of spirituality and Judaism, and also allowed me to form friendships that will last a lifetime. My trip was through BBYO, and it was called ILSI (International Leadership Seminar in Israel). One of my favorite things about the…
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By Alyson Chensasky Last year was a banner year for the Jewish Foundation of Memphis’ grants to non-profits. Through the generosity of individuals and families who work with the Foundation to make their charitable grants, $6.5 million was distributed in 2016. This amount was dispersed to 684 non-profits locally and nationally. Memphis consistently ranks as…