A report on the critical work of Rockland Federation’s Community Relations Council
By Steve Gold, Community Relations C...
A report on the critical work of Rockland Federation’s Community Relations Council
By Steve Gold, Community Relations C...
A community event celebrating Israel’s 70th year as a nation and homeland of the Jewish people took place on Sunday, April 15 at the Rockland Jewish Community Campus in West Nyack, NY. The free "...
What does it mean to be the national homeland for Jewish people in the twenty-first century? This question was examined in a Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) webcast seminar last month. A...
The hotly-contested political campaigns of 2017 are over, but the ugly rhetoric continues. The Community Relations Committee of Federation continues to monitor social media. We are in frequent contact with the administrators of some of the social media platforms on which some of the more problematic posts have been seen, and we have been successful in having particularly vile material removed from those sites.
By Gary Siepser, CEO
This is the time of year when many make resolutions. What is a resolution if not an imagining of a different and better future? In the coming months Federation will be inten...
Between Chanukah parties and gifts, best wishes to friends, and plans for 2018, this can be such a busy time of year. But we're asking you to do one thing more: make a year-end gift to Federation...
Heavy rain on Sunday did not deter 300+ Rockland residents from attending the League of Women Voters Candidates Forum at the Rockland Jewish Community Campus. The event was co-sponsored by nine local organizations, including the Jewish Federation & Foundation of Rockland County.
Rockland Federation’s Immediate Past President Andrea Weinberger was honored at our Campaign 2018 Launch at Orangetown Jewish Center on October 2. Keynote speaker Yonatan Winetraub, co-founder of...
An interview with Yonatan Weintraub, co-founder of SpaceIL, the organization that will land the first Israeli spacecraft on the moon. Hear Yonatan at Federation's Campaign 2018 Launch on October 2!
Guests were inspired by words of transformation and progress at Federation’s 2017 Annual Meeting and Graduation, which was held in the Rockland Jewish Community Campus Schwartz Family Social Hall...
On May 4, Congress approved $25 million to fund a federal grants program that helps nonprofit entities improve the security of their buildings. Organizations that will benefit from the security grant range from synagogues and mosques to hospitals and Jewish Community Centers.
When Dr. Zohar Raviv spoke to a full house of 450 attendees at New City Jewish Center on March 7, he wanted to present a fresh way of looking at Judaism and to push audience members “beyond their zone of comfort.” It’s something Raviv succeeded in doing three weeks prior, when he met with a group of leaders from Rockland’s Jewish agencies and synagogues at a “community weaving” seminar in Israel.
On January 12, 2017, the U.S. Administration for Community Living (ACL) sent the national Aging Services Network a formal set of guidelines for providing services to Holocaust Survivors. This guidance is the result of years of Federation advocacy efforts to include language in the Older Americans Act (OAA) that specifically addresses Survivors’ unique needs.
By Jennifer Gilbart, FedConnect Editor
On December 19, Ohio became the 15th state in America to pass an anti-BDS bill, prohibiting state agencies from contracting with companies involved in boycot...
PJ Library in Rockland County was selected as one of ten pilot communities across the United States to be part of a PJ Library Get Together Microgrant. This $150 grant was awarded directly to PJ Library families in Rockland County who wanted to get together to create a Jewish experience for themselves and at least two other PJ Library families.
The Sol and Bea Kramer Senior Center in Kiriyat Ata, Israel serves over one hundred local elderly residents and has been supported by generous Rockland Federation donors for a number of years.
Swastikas and other anti-Semitic graffiti were maliciously spray-painted onto the entrance of Temple Beth Shalom's cemetery in the Town of Warwick on October 8. The heinous crime was discovered the next morning, just days before the start of Yom Kippur.
This is the time of year when Jewish tradition directs us to be reflective about the present, consider alternatives and plan for a better future. The latest revival of “Fiddler on the Roof” on Broadway couldn’t be timelier as I think about the future of Rockland County.
Jewish Federation & Foundation of Rockland County held its Annual Meeting on June 9, bringing together community members, agency partners and graduates to celebrate a remarkable year of change and ...
In recent months, on college campuses worldwide, students and others have mounted campaigns for waging economic war on Israel, with the goal of destroying the Jewish State.
According to a February 2016 JFNA report, many Jews feel that the “Scandinavian spirit” that had protected minorities and civil rights for so long may be weakening. With the influx of anti-Israel immigrants and anti-Zionist ideology into the body politic, Jews in Scandinavian countries are beginning to be concerned for their immediate safety, and their future.
Cassie Blotner, a ninth-grade student at Clarkstown South High School felt “really uncomfortable” when she saw a video in Social Studies class that inappropriately portrayed Jews during the Roman Empire. Cassie told her parents about the video later that day and the school district and Federation got involved – showing that one person can truly make a difference.
In late January, an anti-Semitic video was shown to three social studies classes at Clarkstown South High School, upsetting students, parents and many others throughout the county.
By Gary Siepser
I'm writing on my first day on the job as the chief professional at Rockland Federation. During the next 90 days I'm planning to do a great deal of listening. I'll be reaching out to hear your thoughts on making Rockland a more vibrant and welcoming Jewish community.
By Diane Sloyer, Executive Director
Every November, the Jewish Federations of North America gathers for their annual conference, known as the General Assembly (GA). At this year’s GA, over 3,000...
By Steve Gold, Chair, Jewish Federation of Rockland County Community Relations Council
Rockland County is at a crossroads. Its residents and government officials must consider how the county can m...
The Jewish Federation of Rockland County’s Rockland Jewish Initiative (RJI) conducted a number of outreach programs in the weeks leading up to Rosh Hashanah 2015/5776. The programs were designed to “get the word out” to unaffiliated Jews about the importance of synagogue life, during the High Holidays and beyond.
Liraz Levi Begins Two-Year Term as Rockland’s Community Shaliach
Twenty-five-year-old Liraz Levi, from the town of Kfar Saba, Israel, will serve as the Jewish Federation of Rockland County’s n...
Members of Rockland’s Jewish community gathered at Town & Country in Congers on June 8 to celebrate Federation’s graduates and to hear from keynote speaker Ari Shavit, author of the bestselling...