A Week of Content
It’s going to be a busy few days. Not too late to come on Super Sunday to either Whippany or Scotch Plains. If you’re looking for an inspiring day of Jewish community, action and philanthropy….this would be a great place to start.
The Corridor
A blog by Dov Ben-Shimon, Federation CEO
Super Sunday
These past three months I’ve been privileged to see the strengths and challenges of our community from my perspective as the CEO of our Jewish Federation. And I’ve learned three things.
Look Me in the Eyes
When I worked at the Joint, I met lots of Ethiopian-Israeli kids. Many of them were brought up in a traditional environment. So when they were drafted into the army things got really difficult.
Enough
Yesterday was the most difficult – and most moving – day of my federation career so far.
Connecting dots
We’ve never done this before. Last week, over fifteen community rabbis from all streams met us at the beautiful Jewish community building of JVS, the Jewish Vocational Services, in East Orange.