Tag: Memphis Jewish Community
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The Lion Behind the Pin: Melanie Fine Finds Sense of Belonging in Jewish Memphis
Growing up in Jewish Atlanta, Melanie Fine learned about the rewards that come from giving back from her parents, who took their then-teenage daughter along with them when volunteering at organizations like Jewish residential facilities for seniors. She absorbed valuable lessons in philanthropy from things they said and did, always…
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My Federation Journey: Bluma Zuckerbrot-Finkelstein
In early May, a contingent of Memphis Jewish Federation staff members traveled to Cleveland, OH for JPRO22, a conference for Jewish communal professionals – anyone who works for a Jewish nonprofit organization – in the US or Canada. At the morning plenary of the second day of the three-day program,…
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Jewish Foundation Offers Continuing Education Credits to Local Professional Advisors
From left, Jewish Community Partners CEO Laura Linder; Eddie Thompson, founder of Thompson & Associates, a values-based estate planning firm in Nashville; Director of JFOM Programs Sarah VanderWalde; and Jewish Foundation of Memphis (JFOM) Executive Vice President Sheri Gadberry. “Which is more important – the ability to give financially or…
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Federation’s Yom HaShoah Commemoration and Facing History Help CBHS Teens Understand Judaism, Antisemitism
CBHS seniors in Dr. Keith Wood’s Facing History and Ourselves class virtually attended Memphis Jewish Federation’s 60th Annual Yom HaShoah Commemoration in April. Wood takes pride in the a-ha moments the curriculum delivers to his almost exclusively non-Jewish students, guiding them to reexamine their relationships with Jewish friends and neighbors…
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A Night in Tel Aviv Young Adult Gala to Support Ukrainian Jews
“I think that we are all devastated at what’s going on in Ukraine, and it’s hard to sit and watch what’s happening and feel like there is nothing that we personally can do to help. I just know that for anyone who has been wanting to do something, you can…
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Nadav Weiss: My Teen Israel Experience
Nadav Weiss, son of Jessica and Dr. Daniel Weiss, is a senior at Cooper Yeshiva High School for Boys (pictured davening at sunrise in Israel). Memphis Jewish Federation’s Lemksy Endowment Fund provided him with a Teen Israel Experience grant to help offset the cost of his NCSY Israel ID program…
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Memphis-Shoham Cooking Webinar to Feature Gourmet Shavuot Culinary Delights
The Memphis-Shoham Partnership team is gearing up for another fun and culturally fascinating cooking webinar featuring Ashkenazic and Sephardic Shavuot desserts from both cities. The live webinar will take place on Sunday, May 22 at 11:00 AM via Zoom. With Jews customarily eating dairy foods on Shavuot, Memphis and Shoham…
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Maintaining Their Memory: A Remembrance of the Holocaust – Julia Zabek’s 1st Place Essay in MJF’s 13th Annual Holocaust Essay Contest
By: Julia Zabek, 11th grade, Knoxville Catholic High School. Internationally, January 27th is dedicated as a day of Holocaust remembrance to keep alive the memory of millions of lives taken heinously in this genocide. But is a singular day enough to encapsulate the grief and tragedy that plagued those directly…
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Benjamin Siegel: My Teen Israel Experience
Benjamin Siegel, son of Dr. Joel and Rachel Siegel, is a senior at Cooper Yeshiva High School for Boys (pictured doing a headstand with a statue of Ben-Gurion at his childhood home). Memphis Jewish Federation’s Lemksy Endowment Fund provided him with a Teen Israel Experience grant to help offset the…
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JDC: Federation’s Trusted Ally Making a Difference in Ukraine
With every new image or story from the front lines in Ukraine, many of us experience the same frustrating mental loop- the conflicting combination of wanting desperately to help while at the same time feeling powerless. How can a single person, thousands of miles away from the war, make a…