Shalom! My name is Jessica Goldberg. I am a fourth-year Rabbinical student at Hebrew College in Newton, and I am joining Synagogue Council this year as a Rabbinic intern. Here's a short piece of Torah I'd like to offer by way of introduction...
We are grateful for Paul Kelly's 17 years of dedicated service to Synagogue Council and to the community at large. Words cannot capture his value. We wish him well in all of his future endeavors.
One Step Ahead of Cancer
Ashkenazi Jews have a one-in-forty chance of inheriting a BRCA gene mutation that puts them at high risk of developing cancer that can be prevented or detected early.
Synagogue Council is proud to team up with two initiatives dedicated to raising awareness and supporting genetic testing and cancer research.
Oneinforty educates about about the Jewish-cancer connection and what can be done to detect and prevent cancer early.
We invite you and your communities to learn more at Oneinforty's upcoming symposiumKnowledge is Empowering: Understanding the Jewish-Cancer Connectionon Thursday, November 9, 2017 from 7:00-8:30 PM at Congregation Kerem Shalom in Concord. The event is free, but please register in advance.
Look for information about theBRCA Founder Outreach (BFOR) Studycoming to Boston! BFOR will offer free genetic testing forBRCA genetic mutations to about 1,000 Massachusetts residents of Ashkenazi descent over the age of 25.
Fundraising for Congregations
Synagogue Council will be offering a series of seminars on
fundraising for congregations
to be located in the greater Boston/CJP catchment and at venues throughout the state.
Details coming soon!
MAAVAR
Resources for Congregations
in Transition
Maavar offers a suite of services to congregations that are closing, merging, expanding, or facing other major changes.
Her Majesty's Government view with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people, and will use their best endeavors to facilitate the achievement of this object.
