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YLD Chair's Blog

Los Links!

Wanted to pass along a couple of links I have found interesting over the last few days.

White House outreach to the Jewish community prior to MidEast peace talks.

This weekend marked the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. With the GA in New Orleans, here's a look at Jewish life in NOLA.…

Bringing community together

I am proud to announce that Tuesday night will be the first meeting of the Jewish Jacksonville Young Leadership Council. The council will bring together representatives from all of our community synagogues with our Federation YLD leadership to better coordinate activities and programming. We…

What's your #ish?

I am happy to announce that our Federation and YLD will be joining the #ish campaign launched earlier this year by The Jewish Federations of North America. What's #ish, you ask? Being Jewish means something different to everyone. Whatever it means to you is your #ish. It can be heartwarming …

What's Jewish about protecting the environment?

This Sunday at 2 p.m. our YLD Cares! Social Action Committee has organized a St. Johns River Cleanup Project in conjunction with St. Johns Riverkeeper. I urge everyone to attend because it's a hands-on way to make a difference in the community, and in a Jewish way! The Coalition on the Envir…

YLD preps for exciting summer

With the temperatures rising and the kids getting out of school, it's time to think about how to spend your summer. Well, YLD is your place to kick back, connect and relax with several fun events. Come join the BBQ and Havdalah at Mickler's Landing with our Julington Creek group on June 5 or…