The Russian-speaking Jewish community is on the rise, and not a moment too soon!
The past year has been a year of many surprises, some not so pleasant. Covid, social and economic unrest, the violence in Israel, antisemitism. The headlines, as we know, have not been great. However, there have been some incredibly positive surprises, at least as they relate to my observations and involvement in the Russian-speaking Jewish (RSJ) community. Never have I seen so much energy and desire to be involved in communal affairs from this group!
Let me start with one of the biggest surprises; members of the RSJ community reaching out to me and to my colleagues at nonprofit organizations inquiring how they can make sizable donations. Now, perhaps to some people who have been involved in Jewish communal life this is not a shocker or a rare experience, but to me this a total paradigm shift. Nine years ago, when I got involved with the RSJ community on a lay leadership level fundraising was a dirty F
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