Rachel Rumstein Serves The Moment Through Arts for LA
Serving Repair the World as part of the Service Corps has been an invaluable experience for me as a student and young Jewish professional. For…
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By The Jewish Federation
Serving Repair the World as part of the Service Corps has been an invaluable experience for me as a student and young Jewish professional. For…
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By The Jewish Federation
Rebecca Dayanim shares her Federation journey and how she plans on leading our Health Professionals Network. Federation’s Health Professionals Network is committed to tikkun olam…
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By Amanda Marks
I’ve always seen the world as a canvas — not blank, but already ripe and wrought with art just waiting to be seen, admired, and listened to. Around every…
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By Elianna Bernstein
Before the pandemic started, I had plans to leave Los Angeles to start a teaching credential program in Baltimore, MD. By the time the fall…
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By Jessie Duke
Serve the Moment* found me at the most perfect time. Moving through severe physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual burnout meant I was coming face to face…
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By The Jewish Federation
Yoni Benzacar, Brawerman Fellowship* recipient and recent Emory University graduate with a major in Political Science, shares how the Fellowship helped him create his path to success and grow as a leader. What was…
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By The Jewish Federation
Joshua Zommick, recent UCLA Graduate with a major in Material Science Engineering and Brawerman Fellowship* recipient, shares his appreciation for the Brawerman Fellowship and how…
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By The Jewish Federation
Since 2018, the Federation’s Y&S Nazarian Initiative has partnered with The Braid (formerly known as Jewish Women’s Theatre) to continue to elevate the voices of…
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By Rachel Harris
Rachel Harris, recent Georgetown University graduate majoring in Government, Women & Gender Studies and Brawerman Fellowship* recipient, shares the impact of the Brawerman Fellowship and…
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By The Jewish Federation
The pandemic has widely and disproportionately impacted L.A.’s — and the country’s — most vulnerable residents. We’re looking for amazing young adults ages 18–29 to…
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By Yosef Nemanpour
Yosef Nemanpour, current grad student studying Jewish Nonprofit Management at Hebrew Union College – Zelikow School shares his experiences, thoughts, and hopes as an intern…
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By The Jewish Federation
If you or someone you know needs food, our Federation’s NuRoots wants to help. One in five people in Los Angeles — including Jewish young…
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By The Jewish Federation
Rojean Kashanchi is a Los Angeles native who works at UCLA Health as the Senior Director of International Business Development. She has her master’s degree…
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By The Jewish Federation
“When Khomeini came to power, they arrested Mr. (Habib) Elghanayan who was the head of the Iranian Jews and they killed him. After this matter,…
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By The Jewish Federation
“During these unprecedented times, I knew I had to serve my community in any way possible, and so I decided to join Serve the Moment. Serve…
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By Farrah Azizi
January 27, 2020, marked both the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz and International Holocaust Remembrance Day. It was also a heavy day of…
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By Aaron Samuels
This past December, I had the privilege of traveling to Brazil with twenty Jews of Color on an eight-day trip hosted by the American Jewish…
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By Kimberly Dueñas
Arriving at the Havana airport is like landing in a new world. A wave of warm air, a winding terminal with fluorescent lighting, and dozens…
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By The Jewish Federation
A celestial soundscape, a dance for rain, the scent of s’mores. These were a few of the diverse possibilities of The In/Between, NuRoots’ first ever…
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By Chelsea Snyder
Shabbat is a universal language — one that transcends oceans, food, and culture — and gently weaves Jewish roots together. I discovered this phenomenon after staffing…
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