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Insights, community news, and updates from Jason Moss, our Executive Director

Jason Moss

Executive Director of the Jewish Federation

Aug 30, 2019

Security is the new buzz word: Balancing our new reality

You know how when you hear a certain word over and over again, you get tired of hearing it, even if it is important. For the Jewish community, and other communities around the globe, it seems that SECURITY has become that word. In fact, it feels like it is the word Jewish institutions have b…

Aug 30, 2019

An Interconnected World

How Israel's domestic policies can send ripples accross the sea.

I often think that people do not really pay attention when leaders outside the US are either re-elected or there is a leadership change because they think it has no impact on their lives. But, as the world continues to get sma…

May 8, 2019

Celebrating Being Jewish

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…

May 8, 2019

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Looking for answers to life’s questions…

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…

May 8, 2019

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What’s in a name: The Power of Remembering

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…