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Memphis Lion of Judah – The Lion Behind the Pin
The Lion of Judah is one of the most successful fundraising tools in the world, raising millions of dollars every year and connecting more than 17,500 women around the world. The… Read more
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Archive: Shabbat Shalom from Laura Linder and Guests
Jewish Community Partners President and CEO Laura Linder, or a special guest writer, sits down most Friday mornings to write a personal and timely letter to our beloved Memphis Jewish… Read more
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70 Faces Project Highlights Community’s Compelling Personal Narratives
Memphis Jewish Federation’s yearlong celebration of Israel’s 70th birthday will culminate with an exhibit highlighting individuals from the Memphis Jewish community as well as from Shoham, Memphis’s partner city in… Read more
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Lauren Luskey Taube: Driven by Community and Family Values
What values do you live by? How do you express your values in your work and personal life? What makes a value Jewish? How do these values shape who you… Read more
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Memphis Jewish Federation Announces Need-Based Israel Travel Subsidies for First Timer Adults
MJF is thrilled to announce the creation of a new Lemsky Endowment Fund initiative providing travel subsidies for first-time Memphis Jewish adults participating in an organized Israel trip, who have… Read more
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Stephanie O’Dell: Peace and Zen in Israel
By Stephanie O’Dell The question of how was your trip to Israel is such a hard question to answer. However, it is a question I have been asked a lot… Read more
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A Closer Connection to Israel: Teen Israel Experience
By David Mashinsky This past summer, I went to Israel on NCSY TJJ (The Jerusalem Journey). I had already been to Israel multiple times to visit family. I heard… Read more
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University of Tennessee Speaks Out Against Anti-Semitism
Earlier this month, violent anti-Semitic messages and imagery were twice spray-painted onto the Rock, a beloved centerpiece of the University of Tennessee Knoxville campus. When the UTK administration responded with… Read more
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Hate on Campus: A Letter to UT President Randy Boyd and UTK Chancellor Wayne Davis
In the wake of two incidents of anti-Semitic messages scrawled on the iconic “rock” at University of Tennessee-Knoxville (UTK), the four Jewish Federations of Tennessee (Memphis, Nashville, Chattanooga and Knoxville)… Read more
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Layers of Learning: My Teen Israel Experience
By Batya Salomon In January, I set off on the adventure of a lifetime. I left Memphis and all my friends and family behind to spend a semester in… Read more
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80 Years Later: Kristallnacht
By Gila Golder Eighty years ago today, the Nazis were preparing to launch a spate of violent attacks targeting Jews in Germany, Austria, and the Sudentenland region of Czechoslovakia. Deadly… Read more
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Travel to Europe, Israel Builds Lifelong Friendships, Memories for Memphis Teen
By Sarah Unowsky Prior to my BBYO trip this past summer, my knowledge of Israel was rudimentary. I had been able to learn the basics: Israel has a parliamentary form… Read more
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