Executive Director of the Jewish Federation
Promoting the power of community
When I first started working at the Jewish Federation back in 2005, I used to hear stories people shared of the “good ‘ol days.” They looked longingly with a special sparkle in their eye as they spoke of people who they considered “giants” of the c…
One day, while I was teaching, I asked my students where they turn to when they need help finding something. As if on que, they all looked at me and said… “Uh… Google.” For older generations, that was not the case. Remember when we either had to go to the library to get the informati…
25 hours. Over 130 volunteers. 6,767 names.
These are the statistics, but they do not begin to come close to tell the story of what our community experienced on Saturday, January 26 and Sunday, January 27 at Pasadena City Hall.
In the last few months, you may have seen or heard abo…
In his song Standing on the Shoulders, Cantor Doug Cotler captures the understanding that we are where we are today because of the people who came before us. This is not only physically or emotionally, but also spiritually. If we were to look deeper, we also know that we are who we are becau…
Gathering Strenght through our community
One of the most common questions I used to be asked was, “So… Jason… what exactly does the Jewish Federation do?” What most people knew was that we were the organization that asked for money. However, people were not always sure how the money…
