Tag: Memphis Jewish Community

  • Yehuda Kahn: My Teen Israel Experience

    Yehuda Kahn: My Teen Israel Experience

    Yehuda and friends at the Kotel during the NCSY Kollel trip last summer. Yehuda Kahn, son of Dr. Yosef and Talia Kahn, is a junior at the Cooper Yeshiva High School for Boys. Memphis Jewish Federation’s Lemsky Endowment Fund provided him with a Teen Israel Experience grant to help offset…

  • Emmie Infeld: My Teen Israel Experience

    Emmie Infeld: My Teen Israel Experience

    Emmie Infeld and BB Rubin experiencing sunrise at Masada. By: Emmie Infeld Emmie Infeld, daughter of Dr. Jason and Stephani Infeld is a junior at St. Mary’s Episcopal School. Memphis Jewish Federation’s Lemsky Endowment Fund provided her with a Teen Israel Experience grant to help offset the cost of her…

  • Hillels of Memphis Annual Yiddishe Cup Fundraiser Returns April 23rd

    Hillels of Memphis Annual Yiddishe Cup Fundraiser Returns April 23rd

    It’s finally time to polish up on your putt-putt skills for Hillels of Memphis 15th Annual Yiddishe Cup Mini- Golf Tournament!  A fixture on the Memphis Jewish calendar for over a decade, the fun, community-wide event for Memphians of all ages returns in-person on Sunday, April 23rd at 2 PM…

  • Sarah Hochman: My Teen Israel Experience

    Sarah Hochman: My Teen Israel Experience

    Sarah visiting The Kotel during BBYO’s International Leadership Seminar in Israel Sarah Hochman, daughter of Molly Haley and Jacobo Hochman is a junior at Houston High School. Memphis Jewish Federation’s Lemsky Endowment Fund provided her with a Teen Israel Experience grant to help offset the cost of her BBYO ILSI…

  • Memphis Jewish Federation to Sponsor Evening with Memphis-born Israel Tour Guide, Alan Harkavy

    Memphis Jewish Federation to Sponsor Evening with Memphis-born Israel Tour Guide, Alan Harkavy

    Pictured from left to right are Steve, Risa and Jonah Baer, Molly Franklin, Karen Franklin, Alan Harkavy and Jody Franklin In celebration of Israel’s 75th anniversary, Memphis Jewish Federation is pleased to invite the community to a special evening with Alan Harkavy in conversation with Karen and Jody Franklin. Taking…

  • Lily Hirsch: My Teen Israel Experience

    Lily Hirsch: My Teen Israel Experience

    Lily at the Haas Promenade on her first day in Jerusalem Lily Hirsch, daughter of Marci and Geoffrey Hirsch is a junior at St. Mary’s Episcopal School. Memphis Jewish Federation’s Lemsky Endowment Fund provided her with a Teen Israel Experience grant to help offset the cost of her NFTY Jacobs…

  • Memphis Jewish Federation’s Shoham Delegation Trip Strengthens Sister City in Israel Partnership

    Memphis Jewish Federation’s Shoham Delegation Trip Strengthens Sister City in Israel Partnership

    Shoham Delegation with community teens at Beth Sholom Synagogue. By Melinda Lejman A dynamic delegation from Shoham, Memphis’ sister city in Israel, visited Memphis in early February bringing Israeli professional expertise, culture and warmth to both the Jewish and broader Memphis community. The five-day visit was part of the five-year-old…

  • Dixon Gallery & Gardens Hosts TuBishvat Community Day

    Dixon Gallery & Gardens Hosts TuBishvat Community Day

    By Sarah VanderWalde On Sunday February 5, more than 500 people walked through the Dixon Gallery & Gardens to celebrate TuBishvat, the Jewish New Year for trees. The sun was shining outside, music was playing inside, and community members of all ages discovered new ways to observe TuBishvat. While planning…

  • Eliza Herman: My Teen Israel Experience

    Eliza Herman: My Teen Israel Experience

    Eliza Herman visiting the Kotel during her BBYO Passport Israel trip Eliza Herman, daughter of Jenny and Larry Herman is a junior at St. Mary’s Episcopal School. Memphis Jewish Federation’s Lemsky Endowment Fund provided her with a Teen Israel Experience grant to help offset the cost of her BBYO Passport…

  • Ezra Davidovics: My Teen Israel Experience

    Ezra Davidovics: My Teen Israel Experience

    Kotel (L to R) Ezra Davidovics, Yaakov Lubetski, Asher Liss, Eli Schloss, Izzy Weiner, Yehuda Kahn Ezra Davidovics, son of Dr. Deena and Noam Davidovics, is a junior at the Cooper Yeshiva High School for Boys. Memphis Jewish Federation’s Lemsky Endowment Fund provided him with a Teen Israel Experience grant…