By Zachary Benjamin
I never met Bob Weir z”l, the iconic rhythm guitarist and reluctant latter-day face of the Grateful Dead, who passed away in January at age 78. However, his fingerprints have been indelibly imprinted on almost every phase and facet of my life.
My love affair with …
By Zachary Benjamin
The Harrisburg JCC recently announced the temporary pause of operations at our Green Hills Swim Club, along with the shift of JCC Day Camp to the Alexander Grass Campus for Jewish Life this coming summer. The announcement was met with expected and understandable disa…
By Steven Roth
Board Chair, Jewish Federation of Greater Harrisburg
As I enter my third month as Board Chair of the Jewish Federation of Greater Harrisburg (JFGH), I want to share a transparent and hopeful update on where we are as an organization, the progress we are making together, and h…
By Zach Benjamin
Last month, I was privileged to spend ten days in Israel on a JCC Association of North America-hosted and funded series of leadership workshops for a cohort of thirteen newly-hired JCC CEOs. While the stated purpose of the experience was to use Israel and its remarkably res…
By Zachary Benjamin
As I write this month’s reflections, we sit midway between the celebrations of Purim and Passover, two of the Hebrew calendar’s most profound observances of Jewish perseverance over challenges to our very existence. Our Jewish identities are forged, in large part, by…
