The People-to-People Connection to Israel Lori Klinghoffer,
Chair, UJC's Israel and Overseas Committee
Impossibilities become Achievable Objectives
The Mitzvah of Hanukkah: Video
Rwanda on my Mind
Summer Camp brings Jewish Learning to Life
The Druze & Keruv (Interfaith Outreach)
CRC — Act Now!
December 8
Terrific Tuesday
December 20
Real-to-Reel Film Series: No. 4 Street of Our Lady
Super Sunday was a blowout success. Hundreds of members of the MetroWest Community came to the Alex Aidekman Family Jewish Community Campus for an exciting day of community activities. Our phone rooms were packed with volunteers calling from early morning through the afternoon while at the same time young families came to the campus to participate in the Hanukkah Celebration hosted by a number of MetroWest Agencies, Day Schools, Jewish Camps, and Synagogues. The culmination of this energizing day came in the final session when more than 100 teen and college students throughout MetroWest took to the phones to raise money to help Jews in Need and Build Jewish Community. The atmosphere was electrifying as the young adults in our community came together for a great cause. It was truly a community-wide day filled with great spirit, Klal Yisrael (one people), and Tzedakah (justice/charity). Together, we raised $1,623,258 with 2,385 gifts. Thank you MetroWest for making Super Sunday a huge success.
The People-to-People Connection to Israel
by Lori Klinghoffer, Chair, UJC's Israel and Overseas Committee
In my role as Israel and Overseas chair here in MetroWest, I am continuously inspired by the number of incredible connections we have developed and nurtured with our partners in Israel. >>more
Impossibilities Become Achievable Objectives
by Sanford Hollander
There has been so much written about the deterioration of the relationship between the Israeli Jewish community and the American Jewish community. It has been often repeated that we American Jews are becoming impatient with the lack of progress in the “peace process” and that it is an impossible situation that is insoluble. >>more
Hanukkah is a festive time, a time for celebration. And it is also a time with a special tradition, a tradition of doing mitzvah — for Jews less fortunate than us, for Jews who are seeking their heritage, their connection with tradition. Click on the image below to view a special video — with a special message — from UJC MetroWest.
Rwanda on my Mind
by Ellen Nesson
As I work towards getting over my jet lag, I can’t help but want to put into words my thoughts, ideas, feelings, and observations about my recent trip to Rwanda. How did I make the decision to go there? What was I seeking in making this trip? >>more
Summer Camp brings Jewish Learning to Life
by Robert Lichtman
Why do children learn while sitting in circles during the summer and in parallel rows during the rest of the year? Those children are not learning just when they sit in that circle; they are learning when they are boating, playing ball or singing in the chadar ochel (dining hall). >>more
The Druze & Keruv (Interfaith Outreach)
by Rabbi Mark Mallach
In October, I led a congregational trip to Israel. On our agenda was a visit to the Druze village of Ossafiya, which turned out to be an exceptional educational and culinary experience (it included a lunch in a private Druze home, fully Kosher). Our Druze docent, a young woman of 22 who is studying as an English Literature major at the University of Haifa, gave us an insightful introduction to the history, religion, and culture of the Druze. >>more
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