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Marc's Remarks

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Their Work is 24/7

My colleague at the Jewish Federation of Greater Metrowest (New Jersey) recently shared the following (old) joke: A rabbi is walking down the street and passes a treif (non-kosher) restaurant.

Victory Day

It's my pleasure to announce that following a national search the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland has hired a new Director of Financial Resource Development. Michael Jeser will begin his role with us on June 16. He and his wife Laura will be moving from Los Angeles to Portland.

We Didn't Start the Fire

We didn’t start the fire/It was always burning/Since the world’s been turning/We didn’t start the fire/No we didn’t light it/But we tried to fight it ~Billy Joel

Campus Challenges

This past week, the Israeli people (along with Jews around the world) commemorated Yom HaZikaron, the Day of Remembrance for Israel’s Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terrorism.

We Remember...We Honor

Last week, for the last days of Passover, my family visited my sister’s family in Chicago (it was their spring break). We had a wonderful time as the temperatures were warmer and the sun was shining.