Yasher koach to the 2024-25 Board of Trustees. Special thanks to outgoing board members – Risa Bernstein and Adam Dembrow.
Welcome to new board members – Jenni Friedman, Mike Friedman, Kelli Mason, and Judy Wildman.
June is Pride Month. Jews have been at the forefront of human rights. So it’s no surprise that Jews were also very much involved in rights for LGBTQ+ people.
To mark this month, I’ve chosen four books that either discuss LGBTQ issues from a Jewish point of view or center on Jewish characters. In our library there are many other books related to LGBTQ+ issues. (more…)
This poem was written for Bruce’s 80th birthday in March 2019. (more…)
Bruce Baff, a long-time marketing and advertising executive and travel writer for Jewish publications, passed away on June 11, 2025, at the age of 86. Bruce was the beloved husband of Natalie Goulston Baff, to whom he was married for 53 years, a loving father to his daughter Arlene Yoskowitz and his son, Adam Baff and his wife, Maia, and the adored grandfather of grandchildren Sivan, Eden, Golan, Eli and Owen. (more…)
Thank you for supporting MERCAZ USA, the voice of the Conservative/Masorti movement, during the spring voting campaign. The Mercaz votes increased from 15,000 in 2020 to 27,893 due to a strong campaign across the Conservative synagogues & institutions. The increased votes translates to more seats in the World Zionist Congress (WZC) and ultimately supports Conservative institutions in Israel (including the pluralistic prayer area of the Kotel) as well as Camp Ramah & Schechter Day Schools. (more…)
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