Tag: Memphis Jewish Federation Campaign

  • Alex Rochkind: My Teen Israel Experience

    Alex Rochkind: My Teen Israel Experience

    Alex Rochkind, the daughter of Leslie and Bill Rochkind, is an 11th grade student at Lausanne Collegiate School. Memphis Jewish Federation’s Lemsky Endowment Fund provided her with a Teen Israel Experience grant to help offset the costs of her Summer 2019 BBYO program in Israel. All rising juniors and seniors…

  • B’nai Tzedek of the Jewish Foundation of Memphis Introduces Volunteering in 2019-2020 Program

    B’nai Tzedek of the Jewish Foundation of Memphis Introduces Volunteering in 2019-2020 Program

    Above: Jewish Foundation of Memphis B’nai Tzedek teen volunteers Talya Mendelson, Brooke Sanderson, and Morgan Schrier supported the Girls on the Run 5k race on November 10 at the MJCC. By Sarah VanderWalde As the Jewish Foundation of Memphis gets ready to celebrate its 25th anniversary in 2020, its teen…

  • Dispatch from Israel: A Jew by Choice

    Dispatch from Israel: A Jew by Choice

    By Melissa Faber Melissa is currently in Israel with a group of women coordinated through Memphis Jewish Federation. The JWRP MOMentum Trip to Israel is designed to empower women to change the world through Jewish values that transform themselves, their families, and our community. This year, the cohort from Memphis…

  • Artist Carol Buchman and Memphis Jewish Federation Forge Relationships Between Memphis and Shoham

    Artist Carol Buchman and Memphis Jewish Federation Forge Relationships Between Memphis and Shoham

    Renowned local artist and arts educator Carol Buchman embarked on an amazing adventure, traveling from Memphis to Shoham, Israel in October, serving as a cultural ambassador on behalf of Memphis Jewish Federation to cultivate connections between the two communities through art. The centerpiece of her visit was a key spot…

  • Jason Schubert: My Teen Israel Experience

    Jason Schubert: My Teen Israel Experience

    Spending the summer on NCSY JOLT Israel was truly life-changing for me. There were so many incredible aspects of this once in a lifetime trip to Israel. This was not my first trip to Israel, but it was by far the best way to experience Israel! NCSY and the Federation’s…

  • Free Jewish Books Bring Families Together

    Free Jewish Books Bring Families Together

    Five Memphis families of diverse Jewish backgrounds gather around a table, little ones wiggling in their arms. Each adult is holding a blessing card and together they sing and welcome Shabbat. The dinner conversation ranges from Jewish values to parenting challenges, with intermittent pauses to clean up spilled milk and…

  • Newly Elected Memphis Jewish Federation Chair Cindy Finestone is Passionate About Philanthropy

    Newly Elected Memphis Jewish Federation Chair Cindy Finestone is Passionate About Philanthropy

    Cindy Finestone isn’t your typical Memphis Jewish lay leader, donor, or Federation chair. Neither she nor her husband, Mark, grew up in Memphis, and neither of them have family here. So how did Cindy and Mark become so involved that she now serves as chair of Memphis Jewish Federation? “My…

  • Barry Israel: Ham Radio is Alive and Well

    Barry Israel: Ham Radio is Alive and Well

    By Barry Israel Pictured above: This was taken at a friend’s “shack” here in Germantown. My name is Barry Israel and my ham radio call sign is KC4SVR.  I am a proud member of several programs at Jewish Family Services including “special needs” equine therapy, a highly educational art program,…

  • We Want to Hear From You: Quick Survey About Your Connections to Federation

    We Want to Hear From You: Quick Survey About Your Connections to Federation

    A message from Federation’s new Campaign Manager, Abbey Cowens. As your new Campaign Manager, I’m thrilled to work together during the upcoming Memphis Jewish Federation Annual Community Campaign.I’d love to get to know you better. Over the course of this year’s campaign, please stop by to say “hi,” or if…

  • Ken Steinberg Elected 3rd Chair of Jewish Community Partners

    Ken Steinberg Elected 3rd Chair of Jewish Community Partners

    Long-time Jewish communal leader Ken Steinberg was elected the 3rd chair of Jewish Community Partners at its annual meeting, Tuesday, June 18.  Steinberg, a life-long Memphian, served a two-year term as Chair of Memphis Jewish Federation and a one-year term as Chair of Jewish Foundation of Memphis prior to his…