It’s what we do every day. Whether it’s the food we favor…a bagel with shmear… or the drive to repair the world…tikkun olam, we Jews are there, especially in Rockland County. We plan to bring Doing Jewish to you every Friday. Sometimes it’ll be fun, sometimes it’ll be serious.
JCC Rockland hosted an inspiring evening celebrating the power of community, leadership, and generosity. The Wall of Giving reception was filled with meaningful moments - beginning with our beautiful Wall of Giving reception, where they honored 392 generous donors whose commitment helps sust…
Immediately after the victorious 1956 Sinai campaign, Prime Minister David Ben Gurion chose to warn against the emergence of Israel as Sparta, a warrior society emerging from the ruins of the Shoah. He warned:
“Israel has no purpose to be a new Sparta. Our power and ability will be reveal…
I stood yesterday morning at Haverstraw Bay Park at the Rockland County 9/11 memorial ceremony, as I have every year since my tenure here began. I looked around at the crowd, scanned the river, the trees, and what I could see of the parking lot.
I’ve given a lot of thought to the meaning of the number 700, as we pass yet another awful milestone. Today we count 700 days since October 7th. 700 days of captivity for 48 of our sisters and brothers, 20 of whom are still alive and suffering at the hands of Hamas.
We’ve struggled with it, argued about it, got defensive about it, and even screamed in frustration about it. For some of us, it’s been almost all-consuming, and it has forced us to challenge our long held assumptions.
How do we reconcile our image of the world, our place in it as Jews, …
