A Decent Proposal
On February 15, Federation announced a Request for Proposal for new and innovative ideas for Jewish Portland with up to $300,000 available for Community Impact Grants (CIG).
On February 15, Federation announced a Request for Proposal for new and innovative ideas for Jewish Portland with up to $300,000 available for Community Impact Grants (CIG).
This past Monday evening, at my invitation, I had the pleasure of meeting with 16 young adult leaders (I was the only one in the room over the age of 40) from across our Jewish community.
Each week, as I sit to write my “Marc’s Remarks,” I try to develop ideas and topics that are both thoughtful and provocative. This week, however, we have a serious challenge on our hands and our Jewish community needs to ACT NOW!
I just returned from four days in New York City following meetings with my Federation colleagues in similar-sized Jewish communities.
The news of this morning’s massive 8.9-magnitude earthquake and tsunami in Japan is unsettling to say the least.