Tag: JCP Staff

  • 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…

  • Our Partners Secure Community Network Recognized as Leader by DHS, FBI

    Our Partners Secure Community Network Recognized as Leader by DHS, FBI

    By Mark Wilf, Chair of Jewish Federations of North America Board of Trustees. Last summer, Jewish Community Partners partnered with the Secure Community Network (SCN), the official homeland security initiative of the organized North American Jewish community, to launch a Regional Security Director program with the hiring of Memphis resident,…

  • Omri Casspi Celebrates Hanukkah with the Memphis Jewish Community

    Omri Casspi Celebrates Hanukkah with the Memphis Jewish Community

    When all 6 feet and nine inches of Israeli basketballer Omri Casspi ducked under the door and into the MJCC’s Belz Theater, the crowd gathered for this one-of-a-kind Hanukkah celebration knew they were experiencing something special. Rabbis from every Memphis congregation and agencies like the MJCC and Hillels of Memphis…

  • Lauren Luskey Taube: Driven by Community and Family Values

    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,…

  • JCP’s Abbey Cowens Selected For Prestigious JTS Leadership Training Institute

    JCP’s Abbey Cowens Selected For Prestigious JTS Leadership Training Institute

    Abbey Cowens, JCP’s Fundraising and Database Analyst, has been chosen to participate in the inaugural cohort of the Jewish Experiential Leadership Institute – Southeast (JELI) sponsored by The Leadership Commons of The William Davidson Graduate School of Jewish Education at the Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS). The cohort includes 20 fellows…

  • Stuart Frisch: Regional Security Director to Bolster Jewish Community Safety and Security

    Stuart Frisch: Regional Security Director to Bolster Jewish Community Safety and Security

    This week, Memphis Jewish Community Partners (JCP), together with the Secure Community Network (SCN), the official homeland security initiative of the organized North American Jewish community, launched a Regional Security Director (RSD) program with the hiring of Memphis resident, security expert and law enforcement veteran Stuart Frisch. The initiation of…

  • Anonymous Donor Helps Jewish Community Partners Create $2 Million Endowment to Fund Hillels of Memphis

    Anonymous Donor Helps Jewish Community Partners Create $2 Million Endowment to Fund Hillels of Memphis

    Jewish Community Partners President and CEO Laura Linder gratefully announced the creation of a new $2 million endowment fund that will support the operating expenses of University of Memphis Hillel and Rhodes College Hillel. The fund, established by combining a new $1 million gift from an anonymous donor and an…

  • Jewish Community Partners Announces New Roles for Two Veteran Staffers

    Jewish Community Partners Announces New Roles for Two Veteran Staffers

    Bluma Zuckerbrot-Finkelstein and Sheri Gadberry have received much-deserved promotions and will soon grow into new and expanded roles at Jewish Community Partners, leveraging their skills, experience, and intellect for the benefit of the Memphis Jewish Community. Bluma is now JCP’s Chief Strategy Officer and Sheri is now the organization’s Director…

  • My Israel Story #66- Sarah VanderWalde

    My Israel Story #66- Sarah VanderWalde

    We’re marking the 70th anniversary of the founding of Israel with a year-long celebration! Keep an eye out for “Memphis Celebrates Israel at 70” branding at your synagogue, at events around town, and online. In this My Israel Story series, we’re asking Memphians to tell their personal Israel stories. Do you have a…

  • No Growth in the Comfort Zone, No Comfort in the Growth Zone

    No Growth in the Comfort Zone, No Comfort in the Growth Zone

    By Lauren Luskey Taube JCP’s Engagement and YAD Campaign Manager   When I accepted a spot in the inaugural cohort of the NextGen Jewish Federation Fellowship, I was thrilled. Engaging Jewish young adults as leaders and donors is essential for the future of Federation and our Memphis Jewish community. I…