Archive: 2019
My Two Shekels: My Battle With Cancer
Written by jewishinsd, December 6, 2019

What I am about to share is something that I have been public about since 2017. Only because of a change in circumstances have I found the need to, once […]
My Two Shekels: Let the JCC Maccabi Games Begin
Written by jewishinsd, November 12, 2019
One of my fondest memories from early in my career is serving as the Maccabi Game Director for the JCC of Greater Boston. During those years, we saw our delegation […]
My Two Shekels: Double Your Impact TODAY
Written by jewishinsd, November 1, 2019
Elaine Galinson understands the impact that a strong Federation can make on Jewish children, youth, teens, adults, and seniors. A longtime supporter, Elaine embraces Federation’s vision of caring for Jews in […]
My Two Shekels: What have YOU done?
Written by jewishinsd, October 4, 2019

During these Yamim Nora’im (Days of Awe), many of us fill the sanctuaries of our congregations and communities to usher in the Jewish New Year and undergo a Heshbon HaNefesh […]
My Two Shekels: Mission Accomplished
Written by jewishinsd, September 19, 2019

In my last Two Shekels, I alluded to the upcoming visit to San Diego of the new Mayor of Sha’ar HaNegev, Ofir Libstein. Our Israel & Overseas Committee Chair, Larry […]
My Two Shekels: Connecting San Diego to Israel
Written by jewishinsd, September 6, 2019

As you know, a pillar of our Federation work is connecting San Diego to Israel. We do this both by bringing San Diegans to Israel and by bringing Israel to […]
My Two Shekels: “Sha’ar HaNegev is Beautiful, When it isn’t on Fire!”
Written by jewishinsd, July 25, 2019

I spent 14 of the best years of my life in Jewish summer camp. Those years cemented my Jewish identity and set me on a course for a rewarding career […]
My Two Shekels: We’re Still in Business
Written by jewishinsd, June 27, 2019

Did you catch last week’s edition of eNews? The subject line was “Federation is Closing,” and as our outgoing Board Chair Brian Tauber hoped, his final article provoked a range of […]