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Women of Impact: Barbara Roth

April 2018

Welcome to our first Women of Impact profile! Each month we’ll get to know a woman, nominated by you, who is making an impact in our community. For our first profile, Meredith Chandler spoke with Barbara Roth, founder of Jewish Family Services’ Tara’s Closet.

What inspired…

Stop, Start, Continue

Friends, this week we had a wonderfully informative and inspirational Board of Directors meeting with Nanette Fridman of Fridman Strategies. I've asked my colleagues Rachel Berezin and Heather Fiedler to share our learnings with you. Shabbat Shalom. - Howard

On Wednesday of this week, our F…

Let My People STAY!

On Friday night, Jews around the world will gather to celebrate the miracle of Passover and the freedom our people achieved through the relentless efforts of Moses, guided by divine support. During the Seder, we will remember the suffering of the Egyptians and the pain and cost of achieving …

Handle with Care

Is it important to pay attention to things we no longer view as valuable? In a world of planned obsolescence, how do we determine the value of things that are no longer useful to us?

This week's Torah portion, Tzav, describes an interesting action required of the High Priest in the Temple:

After the Flood

When I think of 12 feet of water, I think of my old swimming pool. I could never imagine that amount of water flooding my basement.

That's exactly what they found six months ago in the basement of the Rubenstein JCC in Houston, Texas, causing nearly $6 million in damage.  Houston's Orthodo…