I was in a park near Yesud Hamala in Northern Israel, painting a mobile bomb shelter just a week ago, on the Coast-to-Coast Mission. Volunteer art students from Tel Hai College guided our group, with elementary students joining us for the activity. Hila, a precocious 10-year-old, wanted to e…
When people ask me what I love about my job, there are a few different answers I will give that all boil down to one core element: connecting. Whether it is connecting with volunteers and emerging leaders, partnering a donor with a philanthropic opportunity that fulfills their values and add…
In this week’s Torah portion, Parsha Mishpatim, Moses informs the people of ethical and ritual laws to seal the covenant they have with G-d. While we as a Jewish people continue to be guided by many of these laws, there is one law that holds particular relevance to the work of the Jewish F…
Today is the 17th Shabbat that hostages are spending in captivity in Gaza. While people rarely mention her, I often think of Emily, a 28-year-old woman who was kidnapped on October 7, and her mother Mandy, whom we met on our trip to Israel in November. At that point, Mandy, a British nationa…
As co-chairs of Genesis Edmonton, we work to build experiences and connections for young Jewish adults (ages 25-40) in Edmonton. Our goals for Genesis are to offer a welcoming space to Jewish young adults to connect and engage with each other, and to support the next generation of community …
