How to make a kosher pickle
Ever want to make a jar of kosher pickles? Now’s your chance. The Jewish Learning Center in Scottsdale is offering a kosher pickle-making workshop 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, at the center, 10213 N. Scottsdale Road.
Rabbi Shmuley Marcus, “the kosher pickle rabbi” presents “Understanding Kosher and the Art of Pickle Making,” a hands-on workshop on how to make the great American kosher dill. Each participant will make a jar of “personalized pickles” to bring home.
According to a 2006 article in the Los Angeles Jewish Journal, the inspiration for Marcus' passion for pickle making began after his visits to an elderly friend's home.
"After many visits of laying tefillin together, Marcus learned his friend had once been in the pickle business. The man, who was retired, still made pickles at home, and offered one to Marcus. 'I had a taste, and they were fantastic,' Marcus said. 'I started coming back every Thursday. I'd put on tefillin, and I'd get a pickle.'
He taught kosher pickle making to his Hebrew High students in 2006 and parents expressed an interest, so he taught a class for them, too. Since then he's helped to create a booklet used by some private schools to guide students through the experience, according to the Jewish Journal article.
The Nov. 10 workshop also includes a humorous lecture on kashrut, its relevance today and some of the basic laws.
Refreshments will be served — a buffet featuring a variety of pickles.
Cost is $18.
To register, call 480-443-5362, 480-998-1410 or e-mail JLCscottsdale@gmail.com.
06 Nov, 2009 > Comment - 0 -
Coming up: Ethnic flavors, book club and a women's symposium
Now that the holidays are over, many organizations are holding large community events.
Here’s a sample of what’s coming up in the next few weeks:
‘Ethnic Flavors of Israel’
The Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix and the New Israel Center are hosting “Ethnic Flavors of Israel: An Interactive Culinary Experience” at several locations throughout the Valley, Oct. 27-30.
Seven women from the Phoenix TIPS Partnership region of Kiryat Malachi in Israel will share flavors and traditions of their native cultures — Morocco, Yemen, Ethiopia, Iraq and Uzbekistan. The TIPS Partnership is made up of the Jewish communities of Tucson, Israel (Kiryat Malachi and Hof Ashkelon), Phoenix and Seattle.
The program kicked off this morning, with the federation’s Women’s Philanthropy event, which included a cooking demonstration, an herbal remedy demonstration and lunch. Through the rest of the week, participants can enjoy the variety of foods — all kosher — and stories about the women’s experiences. Wednesday brings a simulated henna wedding ceremony and on Friday night, a Shabbat dinner.
Click here for details about this week’s "Ethnic Flavors" programs.
Here’s a little background on the speakers/cooks:
Mazal Caravani
Mazal was born in 1945 on the side of a creek as her family was secretly leaving Yemen in a convoy with other villagers, on a journey to make aliyah. Once the reached their destination of Aden, they were unable to get on the plane to Palestine and were forced to return to Yemen, where they stayed until she was 3; the family made aliyah at the beginning of 1949.
After a year and a half, her family was given permanent housing in Beersheva. “Etched in my memory is the amazing sight of the crane lowering the new house onto its foundation,” she writes in her bio. “My father and all his new neighbors with tears of joy and happiness recited the Shechiyanu blessing for allowing us to reach this day.”
She taught for many years and has six children and 18 grandchildren. Throughout her life, she has been involved with volunteering for youth movements and in schools.
Sima Kadori
Simi, one of 10 children, was born in Casablanca, Morocco. Her father was a well-respected tailor who made clothes for royalty and the rich. When her mother gave birth and came home afterward, she had servants who cooked and did the laundry for her: In those days, women were forbidden from getting out of bed for 40 days so they could take care of the baby without being bothered by household chores. After spending six months in France when she was 1, the family reached Ashkelon, Israel, where they lived in shacks of plasterboard. Then they moved to Kiryat Malachi to an asbestos apartment with many other immigrants.
“Our home was very warm, imbued with values and love for humanity and pride in the State of Israel,” she writes in her bio.
For 35 years, Sima taught kindergarten and worked with preschool teachers, teaching them how to work with special needs children. She received a bachelor’s degree in psychology and took courses in museum art and storytelling for adults. She retired a year ago and now volunteers with Gamla, a group of retirees who volunteer in schools and other public institutions.
Yehudit Shitrit
Yehudit, the eighth of nine children, was born in Casablanca, Morocco, where her father was a shoemaker. “I was very curious and a little bit wild,” she writes in her bio. “One Shabbat, when I was peeking in a neighbor’s home, suddenly, a monk came out of nowhere and started chasing me. I ran away as fast as I could and hid at the neighbor’s home. The monk caught me and tried forcefully to take me away. Luckily the neighbor intervened and would not let him steal me.”
She remembers her parents often saying “next year in Jerusalem” when she was growing up, and expressing a desire to move to Israel. They moved in 1957, when she was 8.
She worked for many years as a preschool assistant and does art in her spare time.
Rina Golan
When she was young, Rina, the oldest of five girls and three boys, lived with her family in tents in Kiryat Malachi but because of heavy rains and floods they moved to an apartment in Moshav Givati.
They ended up returning to Kiryat Malachi where they first lived in a small wooden structure and then eventually a 500-square-foot concrete structure, where all eight children lived in one room and their parents and grandmother in the other one. Since then the home has been expanded and rebuilt and her mother still lives there 54 years later.
Her father was a civilian employee of the IDF, and her mother and grandmother sewed and made clothes for families in Kiryat Malachi; her parents had emigrated from Iraq.
Her husband was an investigator for the Israeli police department and died of heart failure while he was investigating the murder of a young girl. His investigation resulted in the capture of the murder suspect, but he died right before the capture. Their three children are grown and she recently became involved with Gamla and volunteers in a local preschool.
She says that her main hobby is taking care of her garden of plants and flowers. “In the gastronomical field, I bake special cakes for the whole family. Every Friday I make couscous for my family: brothers, sisters, mother, children, grandchildren and even good friends. Everyone gathers for our shared meal, to enjoy my couscous and tell stories. Finally, the cherry on top is the coffee and cake.”
Aliza Surat
Aliza is a younger sister of Rina Golan.
“My father immigrated to Israel in 1949 illegally,” she writes in her bio. “My father left his family and ran to the border of Iran by foot and went weeks barely with any water, food or extra clothes. He survived by eating from the trees and drinking water from the river on the way.”
When she was in the army, she met her husband, Zion, who was from a Jerusalem Yemenite family with 12 children. The couple have three children. Aliza worked in education for 32 years until she retired. She also volunteered for four years as head of a Kiryat Malachi Scouts troop.
“During the holidays, everybody celebrates at my mother’s,” she writes. “My sister Rina and I are in charge of the kitchen and cook for 40 family members.”
Clara Davidov
Clara’s grandmother was born in Shakarizbas, Uzbekistan. “She was a cook,” Clara writes in her bio. “In the morning, cooking on a mangel (like a barbecue), which was outside and baking in a special oven that was part of the house wall. In the evening, she used to sing and dance and play on the darbuka (drum). My grandmother loved to throw traditional parties for brides and single women in Shakarizbas, including ceremonies where they first removed facial hair and plucked eyebrows. She had 20 children, but only seven survived.”
Clara was also born in Shakarizbas but was raised in Tashkent. She worked as a hairdresser and had a traditional Bukharian wedding. For several years, she worked as a cook in an event hall and later at an Iraqi restaurant in Israel, until she injured her hand. She and her husband have four children.
Tchilot (Chana) Gethon
Tchilot was born in 1973 in a Debet, a town in northern Ethiopia. Her journey to Israel separated her from her family for many years, as she writes in her bio:
“When I was a teenager, there was a terrible war in Ethiopia under the rule of Mengesto Haila-Miriam. He hated students, fearing they were a major source or rebellion to his regime, repressing them violently, by beating, imprisoning and sometimes killing them. Together with my fellow students, I fled west toward Sudan when I was in seventh grade. When we approached the border, there was serious fighting between the Ethiopian underground movement called Weyani and the Sudanese army. The Sudanese had shot numerous people fleeing Ethiopia. We students could not return to the village and could not continue to Sudan because we risked being shot there, so our only option was to join the rebels. I became a combat soldier, fighting for the removal of the dictator Mengisto. The war lasted three years, and many people died, including many of my friends from Weyani. I was miraculously saved. At the end of the war, I went back to Debet to search for my family, although I didn’t have any faith that they were still alive. The town was completely destroyed and many were dead. The ones still alive told me my family had left town and went to Sudan. This gave me no hope, because I had a feeling they probably died from hunger on the way.”
She traveled to Sudan, and spent three months in prison before being deported back to Ethiopia. She traveled to Gondar and then Addis Ababa in search of her family. She found out they had thought she had been killed in the war and they moved to Israel. She received permission from the Israeli Embassy to make aliyah.
“When the plane door opened, white and black people together, some wrapped in Israeli flags, sang, hugged and kissed us even though we didn’t know each other, just because we were Jews returning to the Land,” she writes. “After this very warm welcome and an interview with a journalist, I went to see my family in Tiberias. The moment that I had been waiting for came: my family was happy and healthy. I felt like I was in the middle of a dream. My joy was so great that I have no words to describe it.”
She and her husband, Daniel, have four children.
Jewish Book & Cultural Arts Fair
In celebration of November’s Jewish Book Month, the Valley of the Sun’s Jewish Book & Cultural Arts Fair runs Nov. 1-12.
This year’s fair features a wide range of activities, from a family concert with Rabbi Joe Black to a martini and chocolate night featuring Jodyne L. Speyer, author of “Dump ‘Em: How to Break Up with Anyone From Your Best Friend to Your Hairdresser.”
There’s also a screening of the film “Inside Hana’s Suitcase”; a Knit-In Mitzvah, a community service project with Knit Happens; and a lunch and learn with area rabbis who will discuss their favorite books.
For a full schedule, visit vosjcc.org.
Also, read Vicki Cabot’s articles about the book fair and a review of the some of the featured books.
Giveaway, getaway: Book fair replete with affordable choices
'Better when shared': Community Read event features Bohjalian
Great reads from the book fair
‘On the Cutting Edge … Today’s Jewish Women’
On Nov. 8, the Bureau of Jewish Education, along with a list of other Valley organizations, will host “On the Cutting Edge … Today’s Jewish Women, a women’s symposium featuring journalist Catherine Anaya and author Willard Spiegelman.
Click here for details.
Enjoy!
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Voting ends Thursday for Jewish Community Heroes
Only a few more days are left to vote for your Jewish Community Heroes.
The contest is an initiative of United Jewish Communities/The Jewish Federations of North America to celebrate the selflessness and courage of individuals who are bettering their communities through service and outreach; voting ends Thursday, Oct. 8.
Five nominees are from the Greater Phoenix Jewish community. Click on their names to read their full profiles and to vote.
Scott Farrell, president of Lab Express, a company that provides Arizonans with low-cost health screenings.
Carlos Galindo-Elvira, who has worked to promote dialogue and collaboration between Arizona's Latino and Jewish communities.
Stephanie Houser, a principal of the production company Launch Flix, who is producing a feature film based on the book of Holocaust survivor Dr. Henry Ortelt.
Gerda Weissmann Klein, a Holocaust survivor, author and historian.
Artist Robert Sutz, who makes life masks of Holocaust survivors and creates related artwork to help tell their stories.
The top 20 nominations voted on by the pubic via the online vote will determine the semifinalists, which will then be narrowed down to five finalists by a panel of judges.
The Jewish Community Hero of the Year and four other national honorees will be announced at the UJC General Assembly in November.
According to the UJC Web site, the essential criteria are:
1. The nominee shows exceptional qualities and commitment in line with the mission of UJC/Jewish Federations of North America, strengthening the Jewish community, and the ideals of tikkun olam.
2. The nominee complies with the rules of the Jewish Community Heroes campaign.
The Hero of the Year will be provided with $25,000 to be used as an investment in their community project or nonprofit effort via his or her local Jewish federation, or another recognized 501(c)3 charitable entity or Canadian equivalent, and he or she will be invited to and recognized at the 2009 UJC/Federation General Assembly in Washington.
The remaining four finalists will receive a smaller amount to be used as an investment in their community project or nonprofit effort via their local Jewish federations, or recognized 501(c)3 charitable entities or Canadian equivalent.
Votes are limited to one per user per hero every 12 hours. (You may vote for more than one hero, but you may only vote for the same hero once per 12-hour period.) All results will be audited after the close of online voting to ensure compliance with voting regulations.
05 Oct, 2009 > Comment - 0 -
Time to eat in a sukkah
My husband and I were going to build our first sukkah this year but a combination of procrastination and uncertainty about how to proceed got in the way. You're supposed to hammer the first nail right after Yom Kippur ends and have it up by the start of Sukkot – this week that was Monday night through Thursday night, nary a weekend day included. Maybe next year…
The folks at Temple Emanuel were prepared to help novices like myself – the Reform congregation in Tempe sponsored a sukkah-building workshop at Home Depot, where an associate in the lumber department built a sukkah so attendees could learn how. Such a great idea, as building a dwelling, however temporary, is a bit intimidating for those who don't work in construction the rest of the year.
Perhaps next year we'll get an earlier start and try to build one. Meanwhile, for those like us who are approaching Sukkot without a sukkah to sit in, synagogues and other organizations offer the following programs. To find out about Sukkot programs at congregations nearest you, visit the listing of Valley congregations at the online version of the Jewish News community directory .
Friday, Oct. 2
Sukkot celebration
Members of Beth Emeth Congregation of the West Valley serve refreshments in their sukkah.
7:30 p.m. service, Beth Emeth, 13702 W. Meeker Blvd., Sun City West
623-584-7210 or bethemeth1@juno.com
Saturday, Oct. 3
Laughs and Pizza in the Hut
The Valley of the Sun JCC offers a night of prayer, pizza and comedy. JCC youth and the Arizona Jewish Theatre's improv troupe will provide the comedy.
7:30-9 p.m., VOSJCC sukkah, 12701 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale.
Member cost: $8 adults, $5 child
Nonmember cost: $12 adult, $5 child
Call the JCC welcome desk, 480-483-7121
Sunday, Oct. 4
Chabad of Arizona's annual family Sukkot celebration
Games2u provides Xbox 360 & Nintendo Wii on five huge screens. Other activities include inflatable bouncies, finger painting, crafts, pizza and popcorn.
7:15 p.m. at Chabad in Phoenix, 2110 E. Lincoln Drive
Call 602-944-2753 or e-mail info@chabadofphoenix.com.
Tuesday, Oct. 6
Ahavat Shalom Congregation Sukkot party
Includes pizza ($12/pie, $2/slice), wild animal show, make-your-own Simchat Torah flag, build an edible sukkah, shake the lulav and etrog.
Free admission.
4:30-6:30 p.m., 6120 E. Shea Blvd., Scottsdale
Rabbi@AhavatShalomAZ.org
Thursday, Oct. 8
Friendship Circle “Pizza in the Hut”
Children with special needs and their families, volunteers and their families, and the community are all invited to join the Friendship Circle for a Sukkot celebration. The evening includes pizza, a moon bounce, arts and crafts, music and dancing.
5 p.m. at Chabad of Phoenix, 2110 E. Lincoln Drive
Reservations: Nomi at nomi@fcaz.org, or call the office at 602-861-1600. Volunteers get in free, for everyone else, admission is $8.
Thursday, Oct. 8
YJP Sukkot under the Stars at the JCC
6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Valley of the Sun JCC, 12701 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale
Young Jewish Phoenix (YJP) celebrates Sukkot under the stars in the JCC sukkah. Light appetizers and wine will be served. YJP will be collecting toiletries for the JFCS Senior Toiletries Holiday Project.
The holiday project wish list includes: (Only full-size items; no sample or hotel sizes): toothpaste, toothbrushes, shampoo, conditioner, deodorant, soap - liquid hand soap, liquid or gel bath soap, body wash (not bar soap), moisturizers (for face, hand and body), Band-Aids, razors, shaving cream, lip balm, tissues and toilet paper.
There is no charge to attend this event, but reservations are required: E-mail Samantha, sjaeger@jewishphoenix.org, by Oct. 5.
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Community events, family-style
Attending community events was much different before I had children. First of all, I attended many more of them – and sometimes at a moment’s notice. No need to arrange for childcare or, if it was a “family-friendly” event, to pack a bag in preparation – changing supplies, sippy cups, a “just-in-case” change of clothes, snacks, books, a toy or two, etc. (and of course a wish for good timing, as neither my 3-year-old nor 1-year-old take naps on a regular schedule).
For the Jewish News-sponsored Jewish family event at the Mercury Game on Sept. 13, I thought it would be fun to take the family, as it would be the boys’ first basketball game.
Jewish News had a suite, which was great since the boys didn’t need to stay in their seats. Zachary stood at the edge, looking over the wall at the crowd and the players below and ate his raisins. Jadon practiced walking back and forth along the front row of seats. I didn’t really watch too much of the game – we got there right after half-time and it took me awhile to figure out which players were Phoenix Mercury and which were Los Angeles Sparks. It was cool to be at Sparks’ player and future Hall-of-Famer Lisa Leslie’s final regular season game, even though I had never heard of her before that day.
Next, right before the game ended, we took the elevator down to the basement to the practice court to prepare to hear Mercury Head Coach Corey Gaines talk about his basketball career, including five seasons in Israel. Zachary discovered a box of basketballs and began emptying it. Jadon crawled around the practice court pushing the balls, then chasing them. When people started walking in - apparently the game had ended – I asked Zachary to help me return the balls to the box. We made a game out of it and they all returned home. Then some older kids came in, spotted the balls and started dribbling and trying to throw the balls into the basket (nevermind that the Jewish News booth displaying newspapers, magazines and other materials was about a foot away). Zachary got upset that the other kids were playing with the balls (“It’s clean-up time!”) and Jadon began getting vocal.
As Corey Gaines began talking – which was scheduled to be the highlight of the event and, had I actually been covering it, would have been the focus of my story - we were packing up the strollers and heading out the door, hoping Jadon’s squawking wasn’t disrupting him.
Luckily I was able to read about Gaines’ speech in that week’s issue of Jewish News, since our Staff Writer Josh Sayles was there to cover it.
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Free High Holiday services
Still need a place to go for the High Holidays but don't have the budget for tickets? There are many local synagogues that offer free services; here are some that I received information about. Although these services are free, some ask to call for tickets for security reasons and/or to ensure that there's enough space so be sure to do that. And remember, if you are able to make a contribution, I'm sure the congregations wouldn't mind!
L'Shana Tova!
Chabad
Chabad is well known for its "no pay to pray" services open to all and there are several centers to choose from in the Valley. Areas include Anthem, Arizona State University, Chandler, Gilbert, Glendale, Mesa, North Phoenix, Phoenix and Scottsdale. New this year, Chabad will offer High Holiday services in Fountain Hills – with a full-time center projected to open in January, according to Rabbi Zalman Levertov, regional director of Chabad of Arizona. Chabad centers elsewhere in the state are in Flagstaff and Tucson. Visit chabadaz.com for details.
College students and military personnel
Beth El Congregation in Phoenix invites Jewish military personnel and college students away from home to all High Holiday services. In addition, several Beth El congregants will open their homes for Army, Navy and Air Force men and women to have lunch with congregant families after services on the first day of Rosh Hashana. For more details about this Conservative synagogue, visit bethelphoenix.com or call Executive Director Anne Schafer, 602-944-3359, ext. 109.
College students and military personnel can also receive free admission – with student I.D. or active military I.D. - to services at the Hillel Jewish Student Center at Arizona State University. E-mail erin@hillelasu.org.
Other synagogues might have the same arrangements - if you are a college student or in the military and there's a specific synagogue that has services you want to attend, it's worth a call. For a list of Valley synagogues, see the community directory at jewishaz.com.
Other
Congregation Beth Israel in Scottsdale is hosting free afternoon family services. Rosh Hashana services will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, in the Goldsmith Sanctuary at the synagogue. A Yom Kippur service will be held 3 p.m. Monday, Sept. 28, at Chaparral Christian Church, located on Shea Boulevard, just east of N. 64th Street. The services will be led by all three clergy and members of CBI's senior youth group BITY. In addition, the Reform congregation's afternoon Yom Kippur services – including Yizkor and Neilah – are open to the community. Visit cbiaz.org for details.
Temple Chai's 10 a.m. service on the second day of Rosh Hashana is open to the community as well as its Tashlich service at Roadrunner park at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20. The Reform congregation is in Phoenix. Visit templechai.com.
Or Adam Congregation for Humanistic Judaism will hold a free High Holiday service for children 9:30 a.m.-noon Sunday, Sept. 20, at Phoenix Country Day School, 3901 E. Stanford Drive, Paradise Valley. Visit oradam.org.
Beth Emeth Congregation, a Conservative congregation in Sun City West, is hosting two free community services: Rosh Hashana: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept 19, and a Yizkor service, 1 p.m. Monday, Sept. 28. All services require a ticket and a photo ID for entrance. Tickets must be obtained by Sept. 16. Call 623 584-7210, e-mail bethemeth1@juno.com or visit bethemethaz.org.
Rabbi Leo Abrami (who offered free services for the unaffiliated for the past two years through his Jewish Fellowship) had planned to hold free services this year in the West Valley but it was too close for comfort for two synagogues in the area so he canceled after leaders there expressed their concerns.
ShabbatLuck, a program for Jewish adults ages 21-39, is working with several synagogues in the Phoenix area for its Cool Shul Campaign. The synagogues are providing complimentary High Holiday tickets with a minimum donation. For more details, visit shabbatluck.com/coolshul.php.
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Documenting Jewish life in America: What a cool project!
I always thought travel writing would be such a fun job. But I also enjoy writing about Jewish community life. So it was with great interest that I learned about the current project by Dr. Saul Landa, a dentist and Orthodox rabbi from New Jersey.
Three years ago he started working on a book that would bring him, armed with a camera, to 18 Jewish communities around the United States to capture the perseverance of Jewish life in our country. (He said that originally he wanted to cover all 50 states, but then realized that it would be “ridiculous” to try to do that.)
For each community he visited, he focused on one or more aspects of Jewish life in that area and now, through photographs and narrative, he will tell the story of life in that community, comparing the past to the present through the juxtaposition of the photos — and interviews with rabbis, elders and historians.
Earlier this year, he took photos at the Jewish National Fund’s Feb. 8 Tu B’Shevat festival at the Scottsdale Center for the Arts. During a visit to Phoenix last month ("One man's Odyssey"), he visited the Jewish News with his wife, Marlene, to search through the newspaper’s archives to learn about how our community observed past Tu b’Shevats.
In addition to Phoenix, he visited Baltimore; Bangor, Maine; Charleston, N.C.; Cincinnati; Dallas; Denver; Memphis, Tenn.; Milwaukee; Minneapolis; New Orleans; the Lower East Side and Ellis Island in New York; Philadelphia; Newport, R.I.; San Francisco/Oakland, Calif.; Seattle; St. Louis; and Washington, D.C.
In addition to holidays, he covered a kosher barbecue contest (Memphis), a bris (St. Louis), a wedding (Denver) and the Shoah (Washington, D.C.),
Landa, who has also worked as a photojournalist at his local Jewish newspaper, has had many other adventures, including reaching the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania (and spending Shabbat at 14,000 feet, complete with kosher challah rolls and grape juice boxes).
His book is scheduled to be published by Gefen Publishing House in Israel by Passover 2010.
Contact him at slanda99@comcast.net.
20 Aug, 2009 > Comment - 0 -
Who is your Jewish community hero?
UJC/The Jewish Federations of North America, of which the Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix is a member, has announced its new Jewish Community Hero Awards, which celebrate the selflessness and courage of individuals who are bettering their communities through service and outreach.
Anyone can nominate someone they consider a hero. After a screening process, the nominees will be posted on the award Web site and others can vote for their favorite Jewish heroes. Nominees must be at least 13 years old and a U.S. or Canadian resident whose work impacts a community in North America.
UJC will honor the five nominees who receive the most votes at this fall’s General Assembly, to be held Nov. 8-10 in Washington, D.C. A panel of judges will select the Jewish Community Hero of the Year from these finalists.
The winner will receive $25,000 to put toward his or her work.
Nominations and voting will be accepted through Oct. 8 at jewishcommunityheroes.org.
About 50 partner organizations are supporting the initiative, in addition to the Jewish federations across North America. UJC is working with Blue State Digital — a leading technology and online strategy firm that helped the Obama campaign raise more than $500 million and engage millions of volunteers — to develop and produce Jewish Community Heroes.
“Too often the heroes among us, who do the most for our communities, go unnoticed,” said Adam Smolyar, UJC senior vice-president, strategic marketing and communications, in a press release. “The Jewish Community Heroes initiative aims to spotlight devoted individuals who work incredibly hard for others, whether their efforts affect five people or 5,000.”
Our community certainly has its own heroes — who would you nominate?
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