Category: News
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Memphis Jewish Federation’s Lion of Judah Spring Reception Honored 50 Years of Jewish Women in Philanthropy
Photo by Paige Miller, from left to right: Jill Steinberg, Jill Menuskin, Debra Saharovich, Beni Dragutsky, Jolie Kisber, Molly Wexler, Judy Felsenthal, Rhonda Saslawsky, Myrna Halperin, Beverly Buchalter, Diane Wruble, Lisa Kaufman, and Janice Ringel are seen enjoying this year’s annual Lion of Judah Spring Reception. Memphis Jewish Federation’s Lion…
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B’nai Tzedek Teens Donate Locally and Overseas
Jewish Foundation of Memphis B’nai Tzedek students gathered on March 21, 2222 to award grants to six local Jewish organizations, funding 9 programs with a total of $10,000. In May, the teens made gifts from their individual tzedakah funds. When it comes to individual tzedakah money, B’nai Tzedek students have…
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Upcoming Jewish Community Partners 7th Annual Meeting
Jewish Community Partners (JCP) will hold its 2022 Annual Meeting in-person on Wednesday, June 22, 2022 at 7:00 P.M. in the Belz Social Hall of the Memphis Jewish Community Center. Framed with the theme of Our Global Responsibility and Securing Our Future, the program will celebrate the ways Memphis Jewish…
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Federation Supports 340 New Olim from Ethiopia as Ethiopian Aliyah Resumes
Memphis Jewish Federation joins with Israel and world Jewry to welcome the 340 Ethiopian Jews who recently arrived in Israel as new immigrants. The two flights this week mark the resumption of Operation Zur Israel or Rock of Israel, an initiative approved by the Israeli government enabling 3,000 members of…
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Jewish Foundation Offers Continuing Education Credits to Local Professional Advisors
From left, Jewish Community Partners CEO Laura Linder; Eddie Thompson, founder of Thompson & Associates, a values-based estate planning firm in Nashville; Director of JFOM Programs Sarah VanderWalde; and Jewish Foundation of Memphis (JFOM) Executive Vice President Sheri Gadberry. “Which is more important – the ability to give financially or…
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A Night in Tel Aviv Young Adult Gala to Support Ukrainian Jews
“I think that we are all devastated at what’s going on in Ukraine, and it’s hard to sit and watch what’s happening and feel like there is nothing that we personally can do to help. I just know that for anyone who has been wanting to do something, you can…
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Memphis-Shoham Cooking Webinar to Feature Gourmet Shavuot Culinary Delights
The Memphis-Shoham Partnership team is gearing up for another fun and culturally fascinating cooking webinar featuring Ashkenazic and Sephardic Shavuot desserts from both cities. The live webinar will take place on Sunday, May 22 at 11:00 AM via Zoom. With Jews customarily eating dairy foods on Shavuot, Memphis and Shoham…
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JDC: Federation’s Trusted Ally Making a Difference in Ukraine
With every new image or story from the front lines in Ukraine, many of us experience the same frustrating mental loop- the conflicting combination of wanting desperately to help while at the same time feeling powerless. How can a single person, thousands of miles away from the war, make a…
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Rabbi Abe Schacter-Gampel Taps Memories of His Grandfather for Federation’s Yom HaShoah Commemoration
On Thursday, April 28, 2022, at 6:30 P.M., Memphis Jewish Federation’s 60th annual Yom HaShoah Commemoration will feature Elisha Wiesel, son of Nobel Laureate, Holocaust survivor, and memoirist Elie Wiesel, “in conversation” with Rabbi Abe Schacter-Gampel of Memphis Jewish Home & Rehab (MJHR). Advance registration for in-person or virtual attendance…
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FedLED Brings Focus on Financial Planning and Charitable Giving for Young Professionals
Memphis Jewish Federation’s young adult division, FedLED, partnered with three members of the Jewish Foundation of Memphis’ Professional Advisory Group (PAG) Planning committee – Scott Bendure, Jason Salomon, and Lawson Arney. The advisors and Sarah VanderWalde presented on various topics relating to financial planning and charitable giving to an audience…
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