Category: People
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Camp Ramah Yachad: Vital Jewish Experiences
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,…
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Seniors Starting Over
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…
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Community Member Calls for Activism, Looks to Form Chavurah
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…
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Super Sunday: Be A Hero
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…
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Casting Call for Steven Spielberg Film: Looking for a Jewish Boy 6-9 Years Old
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…
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Free Expressions of Faith
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…
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JAFI: Connecting Jews to Israel
The latest download of news from our partners at The Jewish Agency for Israel is filled with stories about action, passion, and impact. Read on to learn more about the lives we change together through philanthropy. BRINGING ISRAEL TO JEWISH COMMUNITIES Building bridges in the face of adversity. After…
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Finding Enlightenment on a Multi-Cultural Adventure
By Maddie Bullard Last summer, I had the amazing, once in a lifetime opportunity to take a trip to Israel, the Holy Land. The trip itself was amazing, but even better, I got to experience it along with a big group of friends. We started in Prague and Poland with…
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Celia’s Chanukah Miracle
“I think it would be a surprise to get a Chanukah present you didn’t know you were going to get. And happy. You would have something to play with. I didn’t think there would be very much kids who didn’t get Chanukah presents, but there are some. If we have…
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Crisis in Syria: We Can Help
The following message was sent this morning from Jewish Federations of North America President and CEO Jerry Silverman. You can also jump directly to Memphis Jewish Federation’s Aleppo Assistance Fund. Dear Friends, Now entering its sixth year, the conflict in Syria continues to take a drastic toll on the lives…