Executive Director of the Jewish Federation
There is no better gift a parent or grandparent can give their child
Think back to one of your fondest memories as a child. When prompted, many of us will conjure a memory of our time at summer camp. Jewish adults might even say that their Jewish camp experience was the most formative of th…
“If you will it, it is no dream.” With these words in 1902, Theodore Herzl captured the imagination of world Jewry, outlining a vision for a Jewish state in the ancestral homeland of our ancestors.
On April 19th, we will be celebrating the 70th anniversary of the realization of this vis…
I never have a chance to see all of the movies or television shows that are up for awards, but I love watching television during awards season. The Golden Globes, the Grammys, and the granddaddy of them all: the Oscars. While some may be interested to see which designer everyone is wearing, …
In his poem, “What Will Matter”, Michael Josephson ends it with the following:
Living a life that matters doesn't happen by accident. It's not a matter of circumstance but of choice. Choose to live a life that matters.
To put it another way, it is our own choice to pursue a life of mea…
As a child growing up in the Bay Area, I was one of only a handful of Jewish kids in my schools. Around this time of the year, my mom would often come into my class and share the story, the history, and the customs of Hanukkah. She would bring along a dreidel and star shaped cookies to decor…
