Tag: Memphis Jewish Federation

  • Tastes of Jewish Memphis: Gila Golder’s Homemade Matzo Balls and Seder Appetizer Plate

    Tastes of Jewish Memphis: Gila Golder’s Homemade Matzo Balls and Seder Appetizer Plate

    We’re launching this new recipe series just in time for Passover, with two dishes from JCP’s own Gila Golder, our Community Impact Associate. Do you have a beloved family dish, a creative twist on a classic, or brand new concoction you’d like to share with Jewish Memphis? Pitch your idea…

  • Faces of Memphis and Shoham: Cindi Weinstein

    Faces of Memphis and Shoham: Cindi Weinstein

    Interview and photo by Lynnie Mirvis Part of Memphis Jewish Federation’s ongoing efforts to connect Memphis and Israel, the 70 Faces of Memphis and Shoham project was designed to form real connections between the people of Jewish Memphis and the people of Shoham, Israel, Memphis’s partner city through the Jewish…

  • Jason D. Salomon Selected as Best Estate Planning Attorney

    Jason D. Salomon Selected as Best Estate Planning Attorney

    Jason D. Salomon is deeply involved in our work in the Memphis Jewish Community, and an all around top notch guy. He serves on the JCP board and the Jewish Foundation of Memphis board and also chairs Foundation’s Professional Advisory Group. He’s also a member of Memphis Jewish Federation’s Grants…

  • Community Member Zev Samuels to Receive State-Wide Recognition for Social Work

    Community Member Zev Samuels to Receive State-Wide Recognition for Social Work

    Dear friends, Today in Nashville on Capitol Hill, MIFA’s Zev Samuels will receive the Tennessee Social Worker of the Year Award bestowed by the Tennessee Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers. Zev, a professional social worker for over 27 years, is manager of MIFA’s Long-Term Care Ombudsman program…

  • Local Educator Helps Connect Memphis Students to Their Shoham Counterparts

    Local Educator Helps Connect Memphis Students to Their Shoham Counterparts

    By Anat Kampf Over the past winter break, Anat Kampf, Margolin Hebrew Academy’s Middle School assistant principal, traveled to Shoham, Israel, to continue building the partnership with Memphis’ sister city. The trip was funded by Memphis Jewish Federation’s Memphis-Shoham Partnership2Gether Initiative. These are reflections on her journey. This past December,…

  • 11th Annual Hillel Yiddishe Cup Fundraiser to be Held April 7

    11th Annual Hillel Yiddishe Cup Fundraiser to be Held April 7

    The Morris S. Fogelman Jewish Student Center at the University of Memphis in conjunction with Rhodes College Hillel is pleased to announce The 2019 Yiddishe Cup which will be held on Sunday, April 7, 2019 at 2:00 PM at Golf & Games located at 5484 Summer Avenue. This year’s event…

  • Taste of Israel 2019 Brings Israeli Flavor to Memphis April 4

    Taste of Israel 2019 Brings Israeli Flavor to Memphis April 4

    Erling Jensen (Erling Jensen the Restaurant), Karen Carrier (Bar DKDC, Beauty Shop, Another Roadside Attraction) and Shelly Ostrow (Holy Cow) return with the flavors of Israel for Memphis Jewish Federation’s Taste of Israel 2019, presented by SunTrust Bank. This year, they are joined by two exciting newcomers to the gala…

  • How Do Israeli Elections Work?

    How Do Israeli Elections Work?

    Our colleagues at Jewish Federations of North America created this useful set of information for anyone with questions about the process behind the upcoming elections in Israel. Photo by Rafael Nir on Unsplash In Israel, elections for the Knesset are held at least every four years. However, disagreements between coalition partners often…

  • Recognizing And Calling Out Anti-Semitism

    Recognizing And Calling Out Anti-Semitism

    Yesterday, the US House of Representatives passed a resolution condemning anti-Semitism and bigotry. In the wake of recent events that led to the passage of this resolution we have heard from members of our community who are distressed over the lack of public understanding/recognition of anti-Semitism. As part of our…

  • Faces of Memphis and Shoham: Charlotte Fineberg Bruechner

    Faces of Memphis and Shoham: Charlotte Fineberg Bruechner

    Interview and photo by Lynnie Mirvis Part of Memphis Jewish Federation’s ongoing efforts to connect Memphis and Israel, the 70 Faces of Memphis and Shoham project was designed to form real connections between the people of Jewish Memphis and the people of Shoham, Israel, Memphis’s partner city through the Jewish…