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Community, Security & Unity

Community
Security
Unity…

…was the theme of the 79th Savannah Jewish Federation Annual Meeting.  Not that we all got together in advance to coordinate our remarks, but the theme(s) of the remarks from the four congregational rabbis, outgoing President, Kenneth Sadler,  Federation Pr…

Innovation

The definition of INNOVATION: the introduction of new things or methods; something new or different.  It was exactly with that in mind that Jamie Richman suggested that we set aside some money from the 2022 Jewish Federation Annual Community Campaign during the Budget & Allocations process …

The Oldest Hatred

You would have to have your head in the sand…. deep in the sand, to not recognize the rise in antisemitism in our country.  For the last decade we’ve heard about what was happening in Europe and in other countries around the world and we’ve shaken our heads, “It will never happen he…

Southern Hospitality

If you go on the internet and ask “What is Southern Hospitality?” one of the first places it takes you to is Wikipedia (Is there a Wiki for everything?).  That site states that “Southern Hospitality is a phrase used in American English to describe culture stereotype of the Southern US…

Happy-Sad

It is one of those things that I look back on and remember like it was yesterday; my son, David telling us he was “Happy-Sad” when we picked him up from Eisner Camp in Great Barrington, MA.  He didn’t really have to explain, we understood:

He was happy to see us.  He loved camp, but…