Tag: Memphis Jewish life

  • My Israel Story #21- Rabbi Sarit Horwitz

    My Israel Story #21- Rabbi Sarit Horwitz

    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 to tell? …

  • My Israel Story #20- Yisrael Wiener

    My Israel Story #20- Yisrael Wiener

    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 to tell? …

  • My Israel Story #12- Bryan Itkowitz

    My Israel Story #12- Bryan Itkowitz

    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 to tell?  …

  • My Israel Story #9- Shep Fargotstein

    My Israel Story #9- Shep Fargotstein

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

  • My Israel Story #3: Darren Shwer

    My Israel Story #3: Darren Shwer

    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 to tell? …

  • Memphis Jewish Seniors: Seeing the Big Picture

    Memphis Jewish Seniors: Seeing the Big Picture

    If you’d like a copy of our new Senior Services brochure mailed to you or a loved one, or would like to be enrolled in the monthly Memphis Jewish Seniors e-newsletter, send an email with your physical and/or email address to Matt Timberlake: mtimberlake@jcpmemphis.org.  By Gila Golder Seniors. Special Needs…

  • Meet the Officers- Michael Greenberg, Chair, Jewish Community Partners

    Meet the Officers- Michael Greenberg, Chair, Jewish Community Partners

    New officers for Jewish Community Partners, Memphis Jewish Federation, and Jewish Foundation of Memphis were elected at JCP’s 3rd Annual Meeting, held earlier this month. Experienced community leader Michael Greenberg was elected to hold the Jewish Community Partners Chair for a two year term.   What is your current role with JCP,…

  • Survey Shows Cultural Impact of PJ Library In Memphis and North America

    Survey Shows Cultural Impact of PJ Library In Memphis and North America

    In Jewish and interfaith families across the Mid-South, a Jewish children’s book program is helping to preserve the richness and vibrancy of Jewish culture, one book at a time. 81% of Mid-South PJ Library families say the books help them have conversations about Jewish traditions, values, and customs with their…

  • Meet the Israeli Scout Counselors- Merav and Tom

    Meet the Israeli Scout Counselors- Merav and Tom

    This year’s Southeast U.S. Israeli Scout Friendship Caravan, Caravan Ziv, pulled into Memphis this weekend, and begins its tour of Mid-South performances with a show tonight, at 6:30 P.M. at the Cordova Library. The visit culminates with an epic show for the Memphis Jewish community Wednesday, June 28, 7:00 P.M.…

  • Happily Living in Jewish Memphis

    Happily Living in Jewish Memphis

    By Shoshana Cenker “Memphis? You’re moving back to Memphis?” That was the question many of our friends and family asked us when my husband Dovid and I decided we’d leave his hometown of Atlanta and move our family to my hometown – Memphis. And to be honest, I never thought I’d…