Voices

CEO Letter 12.18.20

By Jenn Ross

One of the ways I have been weathering the pandemic has been through online education. It has been a great opportunity to advance the skills I employ for various aspects of my work including Community Relations Council, fundraising, planning, safety and security, leadership dev…

The Amazing Jewish Federation General Assembly

By Alyce Spector

My husband, Mort, and I would attend the Jewish Federation General Assembly (GA) every year.  The GA was held at the Waldorf Astoria and Hilton Hotel in New York City.  It was here where we reunited with our friends from the first Young Leadership Group.  It was here tha…

CEO Letter 11.20.2020

By Jenn Ross

This is a particularly important time to reflect on sources of gratitude.  As challenging as most of 2020 has been, I’m happy to report that numerous items come to mind and my column is just taking note of what I was grateful for during the week of October 25.

Having the ab…

CEO Letter 11.6.20

By Jenn Ross

As I’m writing this column, my hopes and prayers are that our community is doing well following a challenging election and we can heal and come together regardless of the results. One of my current reads which I highly recommend is Jonathan Haidt’s The Righteous Mind: Why G…

Ceo Letter 10.25.20

By Jenn Ross

Although this was a challenging and unprecedented year, our organization had numerous accomplishments, even during our temporary building shutdown.  This summary is a snapshot capturing just a few highlights, alongside many other achievements that have been reported in Communi…