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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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Benjamin Siegel, son of Dr. Joel and Rachel Siegel, is a senior at Cooper Yeshiva High School for Boys (pictured doing a headstand with a statue of Ben-Gurion at his childhood home). Memphis Jewish Federation’s Lemksy Endowment Fund provided him with a Teen Israel Experience grant to help offset the cost of his Ramah Israel…
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With every new image or story from the front lines in Ukraine, many of us experience the same frustrating mental loop- the conflicting combination of wanting desperately to help while at the same time feeling powerless. How can a single person, thousands of miles away from the war, make a meaningful difference in the life…
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By Laura Linder I came across a prayer, used by Federation in the 1980s when we were fighting for the freedom of our Jewish family in the Former Soviet Union. With just a few word changes, this prayer again is so relevant for our times. I hope these words will resonate with you and will…
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On Thursday, April 28, 2022, at 6:30 P.M., Memphis Jewish Federation’s 60th annual Yom HaShoah Commemoration will feature Elisha Wiesel, son of Nobel Laureate, Holocaust survivor, and memoirist Elie Wiesel, “in conversation” with Rabbi Abe Schacter-Gampel of Memphis Jewish Home & Rehab (MJHR). Advance registration for in-person or virtual attendance is required. Though Wiesel and…
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Memphis Jewish Federation’s young adult division, FedLED, partnered with three members of the Jewish Foundation of Memphis’ Professional Advisory Group (PAG) Planning committee – Scott Bendure, Jason Salomon, and Lawson Arney. The advisors and Sarah VanderWalde presented on various topics relating to financial planning and charitable giving to an audience of young professionals, with a…
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Morgan Schrier, daughter of Carolyn and Adam Schrier, is a senior at Hutchison School (Morgan and her friends are pictured walking through Jaffa, Israel from left to right: Nicole Feltster, Hannah Schenk, Chloe Teig, Carolie Hecht, Morgan Schrier, Hadassah Sternfeld.) Memphis Jewish Federation’s Lemksy Endowment Fund provided her with a Teen Israel Experience grant to…
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Memphis Jewish Federation’s 60th annual Yom HaShoah Commemoration will be held Thursday, April 28, 2022, at 6:30 P.M. in-person in the Memphis Jewish Community Center Belz Social Hall, or via Zoom and Facebook Live. Advance registration is required for both in-person and Zoom attendance, and can be found at www.jcpmemphis.org/yomhashoah. Follow the Jewish Community Partners…
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David Sabin, son of Dr. Joanne Levine and Dr. Noah Sabin, is a senior at Memphis University School (pictured enjoying the view on top of a mountain outside of Eilat, Israel). Memphis Jewish Federation’s Lemksy Endowment Fund provided him with a Teen Israel Experience grant to help offset the cost of his Ramah Israel Seminar…
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In commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assassination, Memphis Jewish Federation’s Memphis – Shoham Partnership is presenting Museums as Catalysts for Change, Tuesday, April 5 at noon via Zoom. Featured panelists include Omer Deutsch from The Israeli Museum at the Yitzhak Rabin Center, Ryan Jones of the National Civil Right Museum, and Temple Israel’s…
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On Monday, March 21, students, parents, grandparents, and members of the greater Jewish community gathered to attend B’nai Tzedek’s Grant Reception. Sarah VanderWalde, Director of Programs at the Jewish Foundation of Memphis, facilitates this annual event, when students in the teen philanthropy program present awards directly to agency representatives. As part of B’nai Tzedek programming, teens…