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December 9, 2020
Network News
Winter 2020
A Message From Our Leadership
Leslie Dannin Rosenthal In July 2007, I had the privilege of accompanying a similar planeload of Ethiopian olim from Ethiopia to Israel. before we left the compound, we gave each person a new set of clothes for their arrival. |
Rachel Levy I am so grateful to each of you for caring about the critical work of the Jewish Federation. Because of our work together, the Network of Independent Communities moved from a pivot to a pirouette. |
Update From Mark Wilf, Chair of JFNA's Board of Trustees
As the chair of the Jewish Federations of North America, I'm proud to represent the entire Federation system, from the Network of Independent Communities through the largest Federations. We are all part of a collective that has mounted a powerful response to the pandemic crisis - together. The need for a strong, united Jewish community has never been clearer. And each Network community is an essential part of the whole.
Hear From Rebecca Caspi About Our Israel and Overseas Work
You may live in a small Jewish community, but as a part of the Network of Independent Jewish Communities, your reach is vast. You are part of a Federation system that has responded quickly and collectively to support a host of urgent needs that have surfaced during the pandemic, in Israel and in overseas Jewish communities.
JFNA's Virtual Mission to Washington
Join us on Monday, February 1 - Tuesday, February 2 for our Virtual Mission to Washington.
Jewish Disability Advocacy Month - Spotlight on York, PA Efforts
People with disabilities have been among the most vulnerable during the COVID-19 pandemic. They are more likely to contract COVID, and more likely to die. The challenges that affect all of us, beyond health concerns -- from disrupted routines to social isolation to economic distress -- are hitting this population especially hard.
Featured Network Community: Montgomery, Alabama
The Jewish Federation of Central Alabama is a proud, united and strong Network community...
When Disasters Hit, JFNA's Emergency Committee Steps In
During the 2020 hurricane season, storms pummeled the Louisiana Network community cities of Lake Charles and Alexandria. Members of the small Jewish communities in those cities were evacuated, their homes were damaged, and their synagogues were hit hard. But they weren't alone...
Remembering Harvey Herzog, z"l
Harvey Herzog used to bring his five children to UJA dinners in their hometown of Pueblo, Colorado...
JFNA Network Leave a Jewish Legacy Honor Roll
You May Be Eligible for Federal Funding to Make Your Community Safer
To learn more, click below to read the article and scroll through to register for JFNA's webinar on Homeland Security Nonprofit Security Grant program on December 17.
After the Election, Some Guidance for Year-End Planning
2020 continues to be a tumultuous year. November 3 may have passed, but the ramifications of the election are still to be determined. Several additional factors can affect key tax and charitable planning decisions this year-end.
Virtually Federation Together
This year's General Assembly was unlike any national Jewish gathering... Over 10,000 people from around the globe registered for three days of singing, exploring and wrestling with a wide variety of challenges faces by the Jewish community today.
You are the light that brings relief to those in urgent need.
Be a light for homebound seniors and Holocaust survivors now living in isolation because of the pandemic in Israel and the former Soviet Union. Be a bright spot to sizable Jewish populations living in Venezuela, Argentina and Cuba now facing a full-blown financial crisis struggling to meet their most basic needs. As we continue to battle the pandemic and its aftermath, your support is urgently needed.
Make this Chanukah one that brings relief to those living in fear, sustenance to those living with hunger, and hope to those most affected by the ongoing pandemic and economic recession.
Thank you in advance for your compassion and generosity.
D'var Torah: Out of the Whirlwind
Rabbi Barry Weinstein, Lake Charles, Louisiana
Network News is a publication of The Jewish Federations of North America. It helps to inform Network Jewish communities and their leadership on the issues, opportunities and available resources to help strengthen and sustain Jewish life and Jewish peoplehood.
Mark Wilf Chair, Board of Trustees Jodi J. Schwartz Vice Chair, Board of Trustees David T. Brown National Campaign Chair Shelly Kupfer Chair, National Women's Philanthropy Harold Gernsbacher Treasurer Julie Platt, Secretary David J. Butler Chair, Israel and Overseas David Golder Chair, Policy and Government Affairs Ari Ackerman & Marisa Polin Co-Chairs, National Young Leadership Cynthia D. Shapira Chair, United Israel Appeal Eric D. Fingerhut President and Chief Executive Officer
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