If you are a regular reader of the j., the Jewish news weekly of Northern California, you might have noticed that the Jewish Community Federation recently started a new informative advertising campaign focusing on different departments, programs, projects, and goals of the Federation. This week’s piece highlights The Holocaust Center of Northern California (a beneficary agency) and this week in history.
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Emmis, the Federation’s monthly newsletter, was sent out to our email subscribers today. If you aren’t already getting the newsletter in your inbox, but would like to, please sign up at:
http://www.sfjcf.org/aboutjcf/signupnewsletter.aspx
These were the stories we featured this month:
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When Chanukah and Christmas collide It doesn’t happen every year because Jewish holidays are based on a lunar calendar, but this December, Chanukah and Christmas will coincide. Chanukah begins at sunset on December 21 and Christmas Eve occurs just three days later, in the midst of the eight-day festival of lights. What’s the best way for interfaith families to deal with this unusual convergence? More… |
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A legacy of a life lived together Emil and Maria met at a dinner party here in the mid-1960s. Where else in the world would an Austrian Jew meet a Chilean Catholic and get married but here in the Bay Area? Emil has set up a Charitable Gift Annuity with the Jewish Community Endowment Fund as a way to care for Maria for the rest of her lifetime and leave a legacy for the Jewish community. More… |
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Project Homeless Connect Our community helped 1,915 individuals in need to access vital services that would otherwise take months to obtain. More… |
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Awards recognize teens Nominate a teen today for the prestigious Haas/Koshland award or Diller Tikkun Olam award. More… |
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Challah Back! A new blog offers the inside scoop on the city’s hottest events for professional young Jews, including the Latke Ball. More… |
Emmis, the Federation’s monthly newsletter, was sent out to our email subscribers yesterday. If you aren’t already getting the newsletter in your inbox, but would like to, please sign up at:
http://www.sfjcf.org/aboutjcf/signupnewsletter.aspx
These were the stories we featured this month:
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An open letter from the Jewish Home Did you know that one-third of the 10,000 Bay Area Jewish elderly rely on Jewish organizations to provide home health care, assisted living, residential services and kosher meal delivery? The Jewish Home of San Francisco, one of the Federation’s beneficiary agencies, has a longstanding tradition of service. Read their open letter in response to today’s economic challenges. More… |
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Special Needs Initiative takes root The Federation is thrilled to be a partner and funder in a collaborative effort in the North Peninsula to launch a pilot Special Needs Initiative with the goal of transforming synagogues and organizations into environments in which every person, regardless of ability, has the opportunity to be included in the life of the Jewish community. More… |
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Interfaith Connections Now is a critical time for the Federation to create a welcoming Jewish community for interfaith couples and families. More… |
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Give the Gift of Israel Give your child a life changing trip to Israel by participating in a collaborative savings program. More… |
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School Twinning Program A new initiative is connecting students and teachers from Bay Area Jewish day schools with their Israeli counterparts. More… |
Every year at this time we pause for reflection. For some, it is an opportunity to contemplate the errors they have made, and for others, it is a time to remember those that they have lost. I also like to look back at the resolutions I made for myself a year ago, think about what I have done to meet them, and figure out what needs to go on the list for yet another term.
My approach is only one of many. I recently came across two articles of note in the Federation’s interfaith newsletter, Bridges. The first is on preparing for and participating in the holidays. The other is on teshuvah, recognizing our mistakes and working to correct them.
If you would like to read other articles on the holidays, or are interested in finding out about events especially for interfaith families, you can sign up for Bridges by sending an email to bridges@sfjcf.org
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