Tag: "Minneapolis Jewish Federation"

Don't Miss This: MJF's 3rd Annual Casino Night

Don’t Miss This: MJF’s 3rd Annual Casino Night

Minneapolis Federation’s 3rd Annual Casino Night – It’s a Jew-must-do. You won’t want to miss it (or the Beth El after party)!

Win Free Tickets To See HaBanot Nechama

Win Free Tickets To See HaBanot Nechama

Israeli folk trio HaBanot Nechama comes to Adath Jeshurun on January 14th. Don’t miss your chance to win a free pair of tickets.

Win a Ticket to Israel: "Beyond Golda" Essay Contest

Win a Ticket to Israel: “Beyond Golda” Essay Contest

We all probably would have been just a bit more motivated in college if turning in a paper meant the chance to: win a round-trip ticket to Israel, meet with a prominent Israeli female leader and be featured on The Jerusalem Post.

Super Sunday: It's Time to Give Back

Super Sunday: It’s Time to Give Back

Remember those intense Torah study classes at the Talmud Torah of St. Paul or the Minneapolis Jewish Day School? Or that moving event on Israel organized by our local JCRC? Did you meet your best friend at Shabbat dinner at Hillel at the University of Minnesota? Or attend a play last year at the Minnesota Jewish Theatre? Perhaps you know someone who got their critical needs addressed by Jewish Family and Children’s Services in Minneapolis or St. Paul.

Young Leadership of the Minneapolis Jewish Federation – Defying Segmentation

Young Leadership of the Minneapolis Jewish Federation – Defying Segmentation

This is just a sampling of how being active in Young Leadership has affected my life. But no matter what you are looking for, whether it’s networking, friendship, dating, volunteering opportunities, etc., there are people and possibilities here ready to make a difference in your life. That’s because all of us come to the Federation for different reasons, from different backgrounds, and each has a unique story. So when we all come together, we don’t partition ourselves into little sub-segments of clearly defined characteristics, we interact, make new connections, and broaden our own experience.

Homeless Holocaust survivor leaves Hebrew University $100,000

Homeless Holocaust survivor leaves Hebrew University $100,000

In a story of Tzedakah that makes you weep, AP reports that a Holocaust survivor who passed away this week in New York at the age of 92 bequeathed $100,000 to Hebrew University to fund medical research scholarships. But that’s not all – she was homeless. It seems that she saved every penny she owned [...]