Tag: Memphis Jews
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Jewish Community Partners Now Accepting Grant Applications for 2020-2021
Photo above– Jason Caplan, to the left with the guitar, leads a group of seniors at the MJCC through an exercise with his unique program, the Universal Language Room. Funded in part by a Memphis Jewish Federation Fedovation Impact Grant, Universal Language Room guides participants to exchange ideas and communicate…
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Hannah Siegler: My Teen Israel Experience
Hannah Siegler, the daughter of Stacy and Jerry Siegler, 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 NFTY program in Israel. All rising juniors and seniors…
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Jewish Foundation of Memphis Kicks Off Year-Long 25th Anniversary Celebration with Latkes & Vodka
Twenty-five years ago, the Memphis Jewish community came together to create an organization that would work to ensure that our children and grandchildren would benefit from a thriving Jewish community. This invaluable resource evolved quickly into Jewish Memphis’s trusted partner in charitable giving, the Jewish Foundation of Memphis. The Jewish…
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Benjamin Mendelson: My Teen Israel Experience
Benjamin Mendelson, the son of Tracey and David Mendelson, is a 11th grade student at Cooper Yeshiva High School for Boys. Memphis Jewish Federation’s Lemsky Endowment Fund provided him with a Teen Israel Experience grant to help offset the costs of his Summer 2019 NCSY program in Israel. All rising…
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Memphis Jewish Federation Plans Impactful Women’s Event to Support Jewish Needs Locally and Globally
Excitement is in the air as plans are underway for Memphis Jewish Federation’s Women’s Impact Luncheon featuring OPI Nail Lacquer co-founder and brand ambassador Suzi Weiss-Fischmann. Learn more and buy tickets. This donor appreciation event comes on the heels of two recent Memphis Jewish Federation (MJF) women’s mission trips to…
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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…
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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…
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Memphis Jewish Federation Announces New Rhodes Fellow
Memphis was not remotely on Tess Herzog’s radar as she searched for places to attend college. “I was ready to go North East and get out of Tennessee,” said the Nashville native, Rhodes College freshman, and a recipient of a 2019-2020 Rhodes College Jewish Community Fellowship. Lucky for Tess, her…
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Charles Jalenak and Sandy Blockman to Co-Chair Foundation’s 25th Anniversary Year
The Jewish Foundation of Memphis is excited to celebrate its 25th anniversary in 2020. To begin the year-long celebration, all fund holders and professional advisors and their guests are invited to “Latkes & Vodka” at the Dixon Gallery and Gardens on December 10, 2019. The Chanukah themed party is a…
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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…