Earlier this year, with the Jewish community facing an alarming rise in antisemitism and Jewish professionals holding so much for the communities they serve, the Federation launched grant initiatives to
A Peruvian, a Chilean, an American, a sociologist, and a Jew walked into a room. And her name was Analucía Lopezrevoredo. Analucia, the founder and executive director of Jewtina y
When COVID-19 first hit, like many other local direct service organizations, Jewish Vocational Service (JVS) was unsure of the tremendous impact it would have. Since the Great Recession and for
There is an enduring Jewish fable about a woman who was lost in the woods. When she finally found another person, she asked, “Can you tell which path leads out
There is no shortage of Jewish values to guide us towards creating communities where everyone is seen, valued, recognized, and included. The Torah teaches that we are created B’tselem Elohim,
Back in September of 2020, Rabbi Jessica Oleon Kirschner, the Executive Director of Hillel at Stanford, publicly proclaimed that Hillel would “create an experience of meaning, community, and connection… and
Contra Costa Midrasha (CCM) is a Walnut Creek-based Federation partner that engages teens in Jewish life through communal activities, cultural exchanges, educational experiences, and whatever form of fun they can
We are living in unprecedented times, and while our values are timeless, the need to put them into action has never been more urgent. One local organization that has acutely
From the fires that forced them to relocate to the virus that made in-person summer camp unfeasible, Camp Newman has endured what seems like one insurmountable challenge after another. And
Even under “normal” circumstances, the loss of one’s sight can be dreadfully isolating, but when a nationwide quarantine in Israel took away the hands-on methods that experts ordinarily used to