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Israel Emergency
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Israel’s Trauma Coalition,
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Medical Centers.

Israel Needs You – Please
Donate Generously.
Thank You and Am Israel
Chai

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October 2, 2024

361 Days - 97 Hostages
Bring Them Home

Upgrade Next Year, Please

It is tricky for me to say Shana Tova this year. Unlike many, I will not celebrate the new year because for me there is little to celebrate and an awful lot to mourn and worry about. When I say Shana Yoter Tova I wish all of us (me too) a better year than the last one, which does not set the bar very high. Tonight we finally close the book on an awful 5784 and hope for an upgrade in 5785.

You all know that I am not an observant person. Nevertheless expect to see me at TI tomorrow as I acknowledge community as the most important building block in our favor.

I will also be there to personally invite each and every one of you to join me at the Whaling Museum on Monday at 5:30 PM and at the Holocaust Memorial at 7:00 AM. It is that important and personal to me. Next week I also mark 11 years in our community (so much for that 5-year plan) and there will be no better anniversary gift for me than to see you join me on Monday.

Each one of us navigates life, the good times and bad, differently with whatever resonates personally. I push outward; you may retreat. What is true for all, though, is that we stand together as a Jewish community and for the past 361 days (more than ever before) for Israel. My wish is that the new year brings all good things for you and us.

Below is a picture of the postcard invitation you received in the mail with details for the upcoming October 7th programs. I look forward to seeing you on the day. Be there because every one of us counts.

I share with you these deeply felt words in JewishBoston from a family member of one of the hostages as she and her family look ahead: "Unimaginable Loss and Unwavering Hope: Reflections for the High Holy Days."

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Alan Dershowitz Program 5-23-24

All About the Hostages: May 22 Program with Jessica Steinberg

Be The Support Israel Needs

Annual Meeting Keynote Speaker Ana Sazonov Answers Your Questions About Ukraine

On June 16, 2022, at our annual meeting, we hosted Ana Sazonov, executive director at the Jewish Federation of Columbia, SC. Ana recently returned from two weeks of volunteer work at the Ukraine border with Poland and shared her experience with us. We had many questions after and she answered all of them.