Community News and Events

2008 Federation Annual Report

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3,000 people attend JFS' Silicon Valley Duck Race

On June 22nd, 10,000 ducks raced their hearts out in Vasona Lake, 31 fabulous prizes were awarded, and over $50,000 was raised for charity. What an egg-citing day! More

Federation installs new Board at Annual Meeting

More than 100 participants gathered poolside at the Levy Family Campus on Monday, June 23 for the Jewish Federation of Silicon Valley’s Annual Meeting.  While enjoying a dinner of hot dogs and burgers, the group honored the outgoing Federation Board of Directors, and voted to install the 2009 officer slate.  More

Ahabat Torah Rosh Chodesh and membership info BBQ

Ahabat Torah will be having a kosher barbeque on Thursday July 3 at 6:30 p.m. to celebrate Rosh Hodesh Tamuz and provide people an opportunity to meet the Ahabat Torah family. More

Healing weekend for bereaved at Camp Tawonga September 12-14

Grief & Growing is a professionally guided program for children, teens, adults, extended families, and friends who are experiencing grief from recent or past losses in their life. More

Midwest Flood Relief

"Where Does All the Money Go?"

JCRC welcomes Presbyterian Church (USA) move toward balance

Delegates to the 218th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA), who met last week in San Jose acknowledged that its congregations, members, and associated bodies should not "over-identify" with either party in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, but should instead strive to serve as "nonpartisan advocates" for peace and compromise. More

Two years in terrorist captivity

Two years have passed since the unprovoked abduction of IDF soldier Gilad Shalit on the Israeli side of the border with Gaza on June 25, 2006. More

Where your money goes

Few would disagree that elderly Jews – many of whom are Holocaust survivors – deserve to live out their lives in dignity. Yet, hundreds of thousands of elderly live in abject poverty. More

NEW Jewish Professional Directory

Find local doctors, attorneys, realtors, insurance brokers and more. These individuals are involved in the Jewish community! If you need the service, keep it in the family. Directory

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