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Month: April 2019

 
Goodness in Times of Evil
April 29, 2019
Dov Ben-Shimon Federation CEO
This is not a Jewish story. But it’s something I need to share. And it’s been on my mind since my recent trip to Minsk, the capital of Belarus, where ...
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A Real-Life Lesson on Freedom
April 20, 2019
Ilyse Muser Shainbrown Director of Holocaust Education
It is Sunday night, and as I crawl into bed, I am easily drawn to reflecting on what we did over the past few days. There were soccer and lacrosse...
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The Fifth Tribe Has Not Yet Really Spoken
April 15, 2019
Amir Shacham Associate Executive Vice President, Global Connections
The results of the Israeli general elections are clear cut. “The tribe has spoken.” The Israeli democracy, despite all its faults, is producing for us...
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The Passover Seder—A Curated Conversation
April 10, 2019
Justin Sakofs Director of Empowerment for Families with School Age Children
A few years ago, I had the privilege of reading Jewish plays for a competition. In doing so, I learned a great deal about the layout of scripts: the ...
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Remember the Brave Fighters of the Warsaw Ghetto at Your Seder
April 10, 2019
Ilyse Muser Shainbrown Director of Holocaust Education
It was the eve of Passover, April 19, 1943. Instead of sitting around a seder table, as many of us will do on the same date this year, a small make...
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