Last Sunday, more than 1,000 members of our community, including day schools and synagogues, marched behind one unified Greater MetroWest banner at the Celebrate Israel Parade. Click here to see photos of the festivities. See below for article on this collaborative event. |
IN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY
JESPY House Band to Rock Federation Annual Meeting Tonight – The band members are all clients of JESPY House, our partner agency which enables adults with learning and developmental disabilities to achieve their full potential and lead independent lives. more
Day Schools March Together at Celebrate Israel Parade – For the first time, our GMW day schools marched together with the community under the Greater MetroWest banner, building on their collaboration in recent years under the Day School Initiative. more
GLOBAL CONNECTIONS
The New Ofakim Pact – Last week the Israeli government signed an agreement with the municipality of Ofakim, one of our partner communities, to build 14,436 new housing units in four residential neighborhoods in the next decade. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attended the celebratory event and declared, “The Negev is going through a revolution and is turning into the new ‘center’ of Israel.” more
BLOG: “GLOCAL” – Often when asked what Federation means for me, my answer is: “It is my best vehicle to translate the big global Jewish scene into a local, intimate digested sphere – glocal.” This past week provided me with yet more proof of this theory. By Federation Associate Executive Vice President of Global Connections Amir Shacham. more
BLOG: Creating a Caring Community Together Goes Global – Last month the Joint Chaplaincy Committee collaborated with one of our partners in Israel, Gisha L’chaim, or Life’s Door, to hold a chaplaincy educational conference entitled, “Compassion and Hope in Aging, Illness and at Life’s End” as part of our new bi-national initiative. By Director of the Joint Chaplaincy Committee Cecille Asekoff. more
YOUR IMPACT
BLOG: Our JCCs – Standing Up for Something – Living in the most free and open society in history, we face a daily barrage of options and choices. Do we connect or do we withdraw? Our JCCs remind us that we’re not a monolithic society and culture; that no one holds a monopoly on expressing Jewish identity and community. By Federation CEO Dov Ben-Shimon. more
IN THE NEWS
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DID YOU KNOW? – For the second summer, our Federation, through the Jewish Community Foundation, is providing about $100,000 in needs-based scholarships for Greater MetroWest children to attend an overnight Jewish summer camp. Also for the second time, thanks to the generosity of so many donors, we are sending the children with their own duffel bag filled with the things they need to make it a truly special experience – things that their families may not be able to afford. |
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