| | | Paying Tribute to Our Lay Leaders: A Message from Federation CEO, Gil Preuss
This year, as individuals and as a community, we have faced demands never before seen in our lifetimes. We have been asked to think and act differently and consider ideas that perhaps only a few months earlier could not have been imagined. We have had to examine our work in the immediate term and plan for a future very much in flux. Through all of this, one group played a central role in ensuring the success of our work: volunteer leaders.
Read Gil's full message
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COMMUNITY NEWS & HIGHLIGHTS
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| | | As needs of newly poor surge, emergency aid effort underway for frontline Jewish agencies
We are grateful to those who have given so generously to our emergency response efforts, and who continue to care for our most vulnerable community members. In a new article, JTA highlights how a group of Jewish philanthropic foundations and Federations have mounted an unprecedented effort to raise tens of millions for frontline Jewish service agencies to meet these new needs. Locally, Federation is working in partnership with human service organizations to ensure that the growing needs are met. Learn more about how our Greater Washington community is responding to the pandemic.
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| | | D25: December 25th Day of Service
Edlavitch DCJCC
Join Edlavitch DCJCC’s largest volunteer event of the year to give back at social service agencies in the metro-DC area. This year’s D25 will be celebrated throughout the week of December 20-25. Prepare and serve meals, sing carols, visit home-bound seniors, throw holiday parties, play bingo, and deliver holiday cheer to those in need.
» December 20 – 25
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STRENGTHENING OUR JEWISH COMMUNITY FOR A VIBRANT FUTURE
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| | | Join Federation in our critical work to strengthen and sustain vibrant Jewish life in a rapidly changing world. As you finalize your end-of-year charitable giving decisions, please consider supporting our Jewish community with a gift to Federation's 2020 Annual Campaign. To make your Federation gift through the Combined Federal Campaign, use CFC #71158.
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VIRTUAL EVENTS & RESOURCES: CELEBRATE AND CONNECT WITH PURPOSE
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| OneTable Live
OneTable
For the last Friday of 2020, Federation partner OneTable will stream the Shabbat ritual on Instagram Live. Join OneTable's Rabbinic Intern, Aaron Leven, to reflect on a moment of closure in 2020 and new opportunities in 2021. Aaron will share a Friday night experience that brings people together through rituals, songs, and stories to create a kehilah kedosha (holy community). This event is free, but the registration deadline is Friday at 6:45 PM.
» Friday, December 25 | 7:00 PM – 7:30 PM
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| Nigun as Musical Art of the Soul
Kol Shalom
Jewish song serves a purpose much deeper than what we conventionally expect from congregational singing. In this session with Rabbi Yosef Goldman, explore the practice of singing niggunim as a uniquely Jewish spiritual artform. Study classical Jewish texts that frame our experience and trace the origins of this transformative musical tradition.
» Monday, January 4 | 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
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VOLUNTEER & BE A FORCE FOR GOOD!
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Collect Food for Capital Kosher Pantry
Yad Yehuda of Greater Washington
Yad Yehuda's Capital Kosher Pantry serves needy individuals and families across the entire Washington area Jewish community, with collection locations for non-perishable foods throughout the Greater Washington area. Help community members who are experiencing food insecurity by making a food donation.
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Become a Global Jewish Pen Pal
Global Jewish Pen Pal
Who doesn’t love mail? Register to be matched with a Jewish Pen Pal in another country. Connect with the global Jewish community and learn what it means to be Jewish in different parts of the world. Once a match has been made, the fun begins! You can write handwritten letters back and forth, or, for a quicker method, you can email or send Facebook messages.
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Participate in a Local JCC Blood Drive
Pozez JCC of Northern Virginia and Bender JCC of Greater Washington are partnering with the American Red Cross to host blood drives that will help replenish critically low blood supply this season.
Pozez JCC
» Thursday, December 24 | 9:00 AM – 2:30 PM
» Thursday, December 31 | 9:00 AM – 2:30 PM
Bender JCC
» Wednesday, January 6 | 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
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| | | Our Jewish Community is Here For You. If You Need Support, Call 703-J-CARING: The Jewish Community Support Line
Federation, JSSA, and the 703-J-CARING Support Line Partner Network of human service organizations are here for you. Call (703) J-CARING (703-522-7464) to connect with a professional ready to assist you. Serving residents of DC, MD, and Northern VA, support is accessible Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM and all calls are confidential.
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