Tag: Kehilla trip

  • My Israel Story #2: Bluma Zuckerbrot-Finkelstein

    My Israel Story #2: Bluma Zuckerbrot-Finkelstein

    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 series, we’re asking Memphians to tell their personal Israel stories. Do you have a story…

  • Final Reflections: Returning to Our Routines

    Final Reflections: Returning to Our Routines

    The Memphis group returned last week from Poland and Israel, where they visited many historic sites and diverse communities, including the city of Shoham, Memphis’ newly-named Israeli partner city. The JCP/MJCC-sponsored trip connected the travelers to their Jewish history, taking them to important sites from the recent past. Here, our director of…

  • A Day in the Desert

    A Day in the Desert

    The Memphis group traveled over the weekend from Poland to Israel, where they will visit many historic sites and diverse communities, including the city of Shoham, Memphis’ newly-named Israeli partner city. The JCP/MJCC-sponsored trip will connect the travelers to their Jewish history, taking them to important sites from the recent past.…

  • Shabbat in Jerusalem

    Shabbat in Jerusalem

    The Memphis group traveled over the weekend from Poland to Israel, where they will visit many historic sites and diverse communities, including the city of Shoham, Memphis’ newly-named Israeli partner city. The JCP/MJCC-sponsored trip will connect the travelers to their Jewish history, taking them to important sites from the recent past.…

  • Auschwitz: How Do You View Cruelty, Death and Destruction from Behind a Museum Case?

    Auschwitz: How Do You View Cruelty, Death and Destruction from Behind a Museum Case?

    A large group departed from Memphis International Airport Sunday, traveling to Poland to begin their journey from Warsaw to Israel. The JCP/MJCC-sponsored trip will connect the travelers to their Jewish history, taking them to important sites from the recent past. Here, our director of community impact, Bluma Zuckerbrot-Finkelstein, shares her thoughts from…

  • The Best Preserved Jewish Quarter in All of Europe

    The Best Preserved Jewish Quarter in All of Europe

    A large group departed from Memphis International Airport Sunday, traveling to Poland to begin their journey from Warsaw to Israel. The JCP/MJCC-sponsored trip will connect the travelers to their Jewish history, taking them to important sites from the recent past. Here, our director of community impact, Bluma Zuckerbrot-Finkelstein, shares her thoughts from…

  • The Revival of Jewish Life in Poland

    The Revival of Jewish Life in Poland

    A large group departed from Memphis International Airport Sunday, traveling to Poland to begin their journey from Warsaw to Israel. The JCP/MJCC-sponsored trip will connect the travelers to their Jewish history, taking them to important sites from the recent past. Here, our director of community impact, Bluma Zuckerbrot-Finkelstein, shares her thoughts from…

  • Majdanek Death Camp: “We lit a Yizkor candle and recited the El Maleh Rachamim prayer.”

    Majdanek Death Camp: “We lit a Yizkor candle and recited the El Maleh Rachamim prayer.”

    A large group departed from Memphis International Airport Sunday, traveling to Poland to begin their journey from Warsaw to Israel. The JCP/MJCC-sponsored trip will connect the travelers to their Jewish history, taking them to important sites from the recent past. Here, our director of community impact, Bluma Zuckerbrot-Finkelstein, shares her thoughts from…

  • The Warsaw Jewish Ghetto 2016: “There are monuments, memorials and plaques, but no buildings.”

    The Warsaw Jewish Ghetto 2016: “There are monuments, memorials and plaques, but no buildings.”

    A large group departed from Memphis International Airport Sunday, traveling to Poland to begin their journey from Warsaw to Israel. The JCP/MJCC-sponsored trip will connect the travelers to their Jewish history, taking them to important sites from the recent past. Here, our director of community impact, Bluma Zuckerbrot-Finkelstein, shares her thoughts and…