Bridging Divides, Giving New Life: Sacred Objects Connect Communities and Our Military
Shalom everyone, Chaplain (CPT) / Rabbi Scott Klein here, serving with the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg. In my role, I have the distinct honor of supporting the spiritual and religious needs of our brave Jewish service members. My connection to the broader Jewish community, and my work with fellow chaplains, has illuminated a […]
Small Jewish Congregations & Small Jewish Communities Benefit From JCLP
New Fiscal Year Planning – Sam Bernstine, JCLP Board Chair The father of time management, Ben Franklin once said, “If You Fail to Plan, You Are Planning To Fail.” The Jewish Community Legacy Project continues to mature and grow in a highly successful manner because of our plan to be flexible, agile, and relevant to […]
From Niagara Falls to Jerusalem: The Tale of a Torah
By Elliot B. Karp The role of a Jewish Federation CEO is varied and multifaceted as we work with many community members in an effort to be responsive to Jewish needs locally, nationally, globally and in Israel. Our work oftentimes begins with a simple phone call looking for help, assistance and support. This story started […]
A Dream in a Field
One of my favorite movies (I’ve seen it at least four times) is “Field of Dreams.” In it a farmer is haunted by voices telling him “If you build it, he will come” and “Go the distance.” Most of you know the story (if not, a spoiler alert for what follows): he builds a […]
One Meal at a Time
–Cassie Weinstock, JCLP Consultant With its vast size and complex structure, it’s not often described as a warm, tightly-knit place. In fact, many would argue that the city feels more like a collection of individual worlds, each with its own rhythm and identity. But over the past three weeks, amid the destruction and chaos of […]