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 […]