Dear Community Member,
Good morning. Please find below a summary of this week's activities...
Sunday, May 21st
Federation President Connie Sugarman, Create A Jewish Legacy Chair Richard Levine, CJL Coordinator Rachel Jacobson and I departed Delaware Sunday morning en route to the Create A Jewish Legacy Leadership Gathering in Springfield, MA that ended on Tuesday afternoon. We were joined by more than 200 attendees representing Federations, Foundations and synagogues from across the country.
Monday, May 22nd
On Monday our Delaware Delegation had an opportunity to meet with noted philanthropist, Harold Grinspoon, who created PJ Library and the Life & Legacy programs. I also attended relevant sessions on building a
Culture of Philanthropy
and
Making the Integrated Ask
.
Tuesday, May 23rd
We left the CJL Leadership Gathering with a better appreciation of our local achievements and the success of this program across the country. In our first two years, Delaware will be awarded $195,000 in incentives to our community including more than 500 signed Declarations of Intent that have expectancies surpassing $16 million.
We also went to press with the June edition of the
Jewish VOICE
in preparation for the upcoming holidays of Memorial Day and Shavuot. Please expect to receive your in-home copy sometime next week.
Wednesday, May 24th
I attended a special conference call coordinated by the Jewish Federations of North America, Jewish Council of Public Affairs and the Israel Action Network on President Trump's visit to Israel. We were briefed by Middle East expert, David Makovsky, who felt the visit was more of a change in tone rather than policy. It was symbolic in the sense that he was there and further supported his vision for bringing peace to the Middle East.
That evening I had the pleasure of attending the Albert Einstein Annual Meeting.
Yasher koach
to AEA President Jared Gellert, Head of School Rabbi Jeremy Winaker, the teachers and leadership whose actions of
Learn. Think. Lead.
continue to define AEA's mission for student growth.
Thursday, May 25th
Thursday marked the 50th Anniversary of the Six Day War and Reunification of Jerusalem. Please watch the short video below from Rabbi Jonathan Sacks.
The Best Jewish Delaware Task Force convened in the early evening to review The Melior Group's summary of findings as a result of the qualitative and quantitative research they've conducted overt the past few months including personal interviews, focus groups and an online community survey. We will use this information to determine community priorities and moving these recommendations forward.
The Kutz Home also held its Annual Meeting last night. We acknowledge the leadership of President Rob Goodman, Executive Director Karen Friedman, the dedicated staff and Board for their commitment to excellence.
Please be reminded of additional
Federation community-wide programs and events:
Sunday, June 4th from 10AM-3PM - Jewish Music Festival
Thursday, June 8th at 6:30PM - Federation's 82nd Annual Meeting
Sunday, June 11th at 10AM - PJ Library Poolside
We Are Stronger TOGETHER.
