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70 Faces Project Highlights Community’s Compelling Personal Narratives

Memphis Jewish Federation’s yearlong celebration of Israel’s 70th birthday will culminate with an exhibit highlighting individuals from the Memphis Jewish community as well as from Shoham, Memphis’s partner city in Israel, announced Laura Linder, President and CEO of Jewish Community Partners.The 70 Faces exhibit will launch…

by JCPConnect- December 11, 2018

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Lauren Luskey Taube: Driven by Community and Family Values

What values do you live by? How do you express your values in your work and personal life? What makes a value Jewish? How do these values shape who you are and who you want to become?At the first seminar of the Next Gen Jewish Federation Fellowship last May…

by JCPConnect- November 30, 2018

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Memphis Jewish Federation Announces Need-Based Israel Travel Subsidies for First Timer Adults

MJF is thrilled to announce the creation of a new Lemsky Endowment Fund initiative providing travel subsidies for first-time Memphis Jewish adults participating in an organized Israel trip, who have demonstrated financial need. Any Jewish Memphian over age 32 (post Birthright) who joins a Memphis-based Federation, Synagogue or…

by JCPConnect- November 29, 2018

Arts & Culture, People

Stephanie O’Dell: Peace and Zen in Israel

By Stephanie O’DellThe question of how was your trip to Israel is such a hard question to answer. However, it is a question I have been asked a lot since I have returned.I was lucky to have gone on this journey through the Jewish Women’s Renaissance…

by JCPConnect- November 27, 2018

People

A Closer Connection to Israel: Teen Israel Experience

By David Mashinsky This past summer, I went to Israel on NCSY TJJ (The Jerusalem Journey). I had already been to Israel multiple times to visit family. I heard about the trip from a friend and thought I would go because my friends are going. I wasn’t expecting…

by JCPConnect- November 21, 2018

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70 Faces Project Highlights Community’s Compelling Personal Narratives

Lauren Luskey Taube: Driven by Community and Family Values

Memphis Jewish Federation Announces Need-Based Israel Travel Subsidies for First Timer Adults

Stephanie O’Dell: Peace and Zen in Israel

A Closer Connection to Israel: Teen Israel Experience