Mini-Mission, Big Impact
Having worked at The Jewish Federation for just three months, I’m still learning about each of the programs that help us fulfill our work…
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By Guest Blogger, Jenny Platt
Having worked at The Jewish Federation for just three months, I’m still learning about each of the programs that help us fulfill our work…
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By Guest Blogger Lori Tessel
My daughter, Madeleine, and her new friend, Adi, from Israel sit across the table from me and I am completely overwhelmed with the ease…
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By The Wire
Last week, The Federation concluded its 7th Annual Festival of Lights Toy and Book Drive. In collaboration with over 30 donating organizations and hundreds…
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By Marisa Kaplan, Director, JCC Without Walls
To further its mission of creating open and welcoming activities, JCC Without Walls hosted a communal Chanukah Celebration at Santa Monica Place on December…
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By The Wire
One of our Federation’s top priorities is getting more community members to visit Israel – especially teenagers as we know these trips have a…
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By The Wire
LaunchBox, the winner of The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles search for the Next Big Jewish Idea is now a reality! LaunchBox provides…
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By Guest Blogger, Lori Tessel
Did you feel the energy last week? It was the incredible Mayor Cory Booker! Speaking at our Federation’s year-end campaign event at Sinai Temple,…
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By The Wire
On December 3, The Federation’s Community Engagement Initiative hosted a panel of experts to discuss the crisis of childhood hunger in Los Angeles, and…
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By The Wire
On Sunday, December 2, The Jewish Federation held its sixth and final Community Service Day of 2012! Over 140 dedicated volunteers participated in projects…
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By David Harris, Campus Activities Coordinator
College campuses are places of great opportunity for young Jews, but also present substantial challenges to Jewish identity and engagement. Our College Campus Activities…
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By Risa Goldstein
I am pleased to announce that one of the 12 winners of the national Harold Grinspoon Foundation’s Voices & Visions™ Make-a-Poster contest is from…
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By Molly Soboroff, Community Engagement Council Coord
Last Monday evening, The Jewish Federation’s Community Engagement Council (CEC) held its first salon event “The Soul of The City: The Role of Community…
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By The Wire
Tomorrow, November 27th, is #GivingTuesday. A newly established nationwide day of giving – a day of generosity to follow those infamous days of spending,…
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By The Wire
This week’s Jewish Journal features a terrific profile of our Federation’s Chairman of the Board, Richard V. Sandler. The article, written by Julie Fax,…
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By Guest Blogger, Kaitlin Schluter, KOREH LA
With Thanksgiving soon approaching, we challenged students to reflect on the things they are thankful for this holiday season. Their answers, as expected, were…
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By Guest Blogger, Catherine Schneider
Shachar, a 9-year-old living in Sderot is huddled in a shelter. His school has been closed for the past two days, and months of…
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By Jay Sanderson
I am currently in Israel with our Men’s Entertainment Mission and staying on top of the latest developments as they are happening. Like you,…
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By Michelle Wolf, Guest Blogger
How do you take the seven days we experienced together in Israel last July on our Special Needs Study Mission and neatly package it…
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By The Wire
This past Friday night, 3 lucky community members shared their Shabbat with television star and comedian Bob Saget. They entered our Shabbat Dinner with…
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By Steve Martini, Guest Blogger
As we toured the devastation caused by Katrina seven years after the fact, Hurricane Sandy was wreaking havoc on the East Coast. What a…
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