Inside the Jewish Federations’ LGBTQ+ Mission to Israel
A Seattle participant on the Jewish Federations’ LGBTQ+ mission to Israel reflects on what it meant to show up as queer Jews and support communities still healing after October 7.
A Seattle participant on the Jewish Federations’ LGBTQ+ mission to Israel reflects on what it meant to show up as queer Jews and support communities still healing after October 7.
I hope you will join us this coming year to find connection, hope, and meaning during these turbulent times.
The violence in Boulder on Sunday, at a peaceful walk to remember the remaining hostages in Gaza, is unthinkable.
Today, we mourn the young couple, Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky, who were murdered last night in Washington D.C., outside the Capital Jewish Museum, after attending an American Jewish Committee (AJC) event.
We can have an impact in Israel by voting in the upcoming World Zionist Congress elections, and I want to strongly urge our Seattle Jewish community to participate.
This year’s reimagined Connections, Federation’s annual women’s fundraiser, featured Israeli midwifery leaders Yuval Jaffe-Moshkovich and Tania Shteinbuk Gorelik, whose powerful stories highlighted the Federation’s vital support for Israeli mothers and families amid crisis.
There were two words that kept coming up over and over again during my trip: trauma and resilience.
In moments such as these, our communities rely on one another to come together, embrace each other, and provide strength. I hope we will continue to do so.
Explore the stories, successes, and impact in our 2024 Annual Report—a celebration of what we’ve achieved together.
Our Seattle delegation left the General Assembly with renewed purpose, ready to apply the insights gained to strengthen Jewish life in Seattle and advocate for Israel.
