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Seeing the Promise to Ethiopian Jews Fulfilled

February 3, 2012

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By John S. Ruskay This week, I accompanied 82 Falas Mora as they made their journey from Ethiopia home to Israel — bearing witness to the fulfillment of a promise made long ago. I was joined by 19 of our leaders, including UJA-Federation board chair… Read more

Teens Bring Holocaust Play to International Stage

February 2, 2012

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Despite torrential rain, the 1,800-seat hall at the United Nations headquarters in Manhattan was filled nearly to capacity on January 27th. The attendees included diplomats, Holocaust survivors, members of the New York Jewish community, and a group of 19 … Read more

Hundreds of Volunteers Power 2012 Super Sunday

January 31, 2012

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Hundreds of volunteers made calls to raise money for UJA-Federation of New York on January 29th. The joyful sound of teens rapping a song of support set the beat on January 29th as hundreds of volunteers spent Super Sunday making calls and raising more … Read more

Purim Food Drive Gets Set for Second Year

January 24, 2012

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The large cardboard box outside the classrooms of the preschool at the Sid Jacobson Jewish Community Center in Nassau County was a telltale sign of Purim last year. Because besides learning about hamantaschen and the story of Queen Esther, 170 children ag… Read more

Generosity Event Brings Young Philanthropists Together

January 20, 2012

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It’s a common punch line that if you ask 10 Jews a question, you’ll get 10 different opinions. Similarly, if you asked the more than 700 philanthropists in their 20s and 30s what brought them to UJA-Federation’s Generosity event on Janua… Read more

Conference Inspires Spiritual Care

January 13, 2012

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“Gratitude yields a desire to pay it forward, an upstream reciprocity,” guest speaker Rabbi Shai Held told more than 50 key leaders at the Jewish Seminary Pastoral Educators Conference on January 10th at UJA-Federation of New York. “If s… Read more

Virtual Senior Center Brings World to Senior at Age 105

January 10, 2012

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Adele Lerner, 105, stays connected to the world through her computer and the Virtual Senior Center. In 1906, when Adele Lerner was born, the first radio broadcast of entertainment and music was the height of technology. Now at age 105, Lerner, a homebou… Read more

Why Screening for Jewish Genetic Diseases Matters

January 5, 2012

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Caren and Jonah Weintraub knew firsthand the risks they faced when they decided to start a family. Both Caren and Jonah, who are of Ashkenazi Jewish heritage, have family members who were born with Jewish genetic diseases. So they chose to have genetic sc… Read more

Unite Against Extremist Acts in Israel

December 29, 2011

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By John S. Ruskay All of us who feel an abiding connection to the people and state of Israel are following with growing concern news reports of recent religious extremism and violence, including in Beit Shemesh. Though the verbal and physical abuse has be… Read more

Helping the Neediest Among Us

December 22, 2011

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By John S. Ruskay The year was 1955. I’d been reading the newspaper daily to follow my beloved Brooklyn Dodgers, when The New York Times Neediest Cases caught my eye. I read about people who seemed so desperate. So forgotten. So in need of the basic… Read more