Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley

It's time to celebrate! We are sold out of kits for today's event, but there's still plenty of fun to be had! Register now and then join us at 4:30 p.m. today on Zoom in your best blue and white!

Join us in observing Israel’s Memorial Day to remember the IDF’s Fallen Soldiers and those who have died in terror attacks.

Join us this Sunday, 4/11, at 10 AM to hear from noted Jewish scholar Avraham Infeld on how Israel transitions from commemoration to celebration in the course of one week. Register here ... https://jewishlehighvalley.regfox.com/season-of-independenc

Our Yom HaShoah program last night featured this video of music by the Copeland String Quartet. The quartet is led by Eliezer Gutman, who was raised in Israel and is the concertmaster for the Allentown Symphony Orchestra. The quartet performed music written by three composers who died in the Holocaust, including Hans Krása who composed Brundibár, a children’s opera made famous by performances in the Terezín concentration camp.

For this last session in the series, we will dive deep into the Israel Nationall Trail, how it all started and why it's important.

The JDC is truly a light in the darkness for so many and we are proud to support their important work in 70 countries around the world. Here, some of the young leaders JDC works with through Active Jewish Teens, along with elderly Jews who receive their care, have recorded a special video for Chanukah.

As we reach a new height of the pandemic every day, it’s more important than ever to #DoAMitzvah and #WearAMask. We’re in this fight together! #MaskItUpLV

Our Maimonides Society presents a topical lecture on LGBTQ+ Issues in medicine with Lehigh Valley native and long-time JCC member Dr. Rebecca Markson, and Dr. Nicole Defenbaugh. About 4.5% of the adult population in the United States, or 11 million adults, identify as a sexual or gender minority, more commonly referred to as LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, plus) - nearly 32,000 adults in the Lehigh Valley. Unfortunately, LGBTQ+ individuals experience tremendous social and health inequities compared to the general population, and to make matters worse, accessing medical care can be extremely difficult or impossible due to tremendous barriers faced.

Young Adult Division getting together with our new shaliach, Gavriel, for some socially distant pumpkin carving. So nice to see everyone!

Today we remember the 11 lives lost in the tragic shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue on October 27, 2018. Tonight at 7:00 PM, communities around the world are invited to join the Pittsburgh community at a commemoration event hosted by 1027healingpartnership.org. The livestreamed event will include music sung and played by Elana Arian, words from the congregations and families, prayers by community leaders, and more. You can access the livestream at www.1027healingpartnership.org/gathering

There's still time to register for tonight's Main Event! Mentalist to the stars Sidney Friedman has a fabulous show for us that you won't want to miss. Fun for the whole family! Link to register in comments.

Great news before Shabbat! #Salaam #Shalom #Peace

The Main Event with famed mentalist Sidney Friedman is THIS SUNDAY! Even if you've already made your campaign pledge, you will still need to register to receive the Zoom link.

Our local election is featured in The Jerusalem Post.

Mazel tov to our own Aaron Gorodzinsky, director of campaign and security planning, who was selected as one of 30 young leaders to participate in this prestigious program!

The candidates for Congress in PA-7 discussed a range of issues at our forum last night, from their views on Israel to security to Iran. Lisa Scheller, Republican, and Congresswoman Susan Wild, Democrat, also spoke about their own Jewish upbringings and provided plenty of information for voters to chew on with three weeks to go until Election Day. Thank you to the candidates for participating and to David Bernstein, president and CEO of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs, for being an excellent moderator. ICYMI, you can still watch the full forum at https://youtu.be/XYRSkhcJqjI.

We will be going LIVE on YouTube tonight at 7:00 PM with our Candidates' Forum. Tune in to hear Lisa Scheller, Republican, and Congresswoman Susan Wild, Democrat, talk about issues that are important to our community. Moderated by David Bernstein, president and CEO of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs.

A pivotal contest will take place in the PA-7 district on Election Day. Join our forum to hear directly from the candidates, Lisa Scheller, Republican, and Congresswoman Susan Wild, Democrat, on the issues that are important to you. Watch LIVE tomorrow night, October 13, at 7:00 p.m. at https://youtu.be/XYRSkhcJqjI.

You're invited to join us on October 25 for The Main Event: Mentalist Sidney Friedman's Virtual Impossibilities! Here, Sidney gives a little preview about what you can expect from his show where he will literally read your mind from 800 miles away!!! AND if you sign up by October 14, we'll send you a special gift to participate in the show!