Voices

CEO Letter - 7.30.21

By Jenn Ross

 

On July 11, more than 2,000 people attended the No Fear Rally in Washington, D.C. to fight back against anti-Semitism. 

There were numerous powerful speeches, many of them citing the dangerous trend of anti-Semitism being couched as “just” anti-Zionism. They are one a…

CEO Letter 7.16.21

By Jenn Ross

It is such a pleasure to be back at Green Hills with our community. Make sure to visit when you can – the pool and surrounding grounds are a perfect respite from this extremely hot summer on a day off, as an alternate remote work space, and beyond.  Many thanks to the hardwo…

Staying For Good

By Rebecca Caspi, Director General, JFNA Israel Office

Originally published in the El Paso Jewish Voice

Whenever he called me from the United States, my uncle asked the same question, “Do you think you’re going to stay in Israel?”

As the decades passed, the question turned more and …

CEO Letter 7.2.21

By Jenn Ross

 

When I think of our Jewish community, the word “Hamish”, Yiddish for homelike or warm, comes to mind.

I value the strong interconnectivity of our Jewish and broader community, which embraces community members regardless of their congregational affiliation.  Even befor…

BARBARA MEYERS SNYDER

On Thursday, June 3, 2021, Barbara Meyers Snyder of Rockville, MD and previously of Harrisburg, PA, passed away.

Beloved wife of the late Sanford Snyder; devoted mother of Jeffrey Snyder and Lynn Shapiro Snyder, Ira and Lisa Snyder and the late Arleen Magier; cherished grandmother of Rachel…