Happy Passover

Not for everyone.

Click on the video below to view just some of the plagues that are visiting homes this year.

The Federation Annual Campaign helps to rid the World of these current Plagues, in Long Beach and abroad.

Our Campaign ends on June 30th, please make your gift if you are able.

Welcome to the online home of the Jewish Federation of Greater Long Beach & West Orange County! We hope to be your source for all things Jewish in the Greater Long Beach area. Find out where your annual donation to the annual campaign goes, what's being offered at the Alpert Jewish Community Center, look for a synagogue, read the news about Israel or plan a simcha! learn more

Israel Advocacy comes to Long Beach

Israel Advocacy Speaker's Bureau is underway for a great year of volunteers who are going out in the Long Beach community to speak on Israel's Hope For Peace. Click this link if you would like to learn more or help in our community efforts. more

Women Kosher Supervisors on the Rise, Earning Respect

Sue Fishkoff

The mashgiach, or kosher supervisor, is the foot soldier of the kosher food industry. Thousands of them travel the world to inspect factories, kitchens, tanker trucks, slaughterhouses, bakeries, butchers and supermarkets, overseeing meal preparation for hotels, Jewish schools, synagogues and summer camps.

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JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE WEALTHY TO LEAVE A LEGACY

“We can all build the future together by setting aside a legacy gift in our will”, says Jewish Community Foundation President Gene Lentzner.

The Jewish Community Foundation offers many options to help you create your personal legacy. There is an option for every circumstance. Your legacy gift can be designed to match your personal circumstances and desires. Every option provides unique tax and estate planning advantages and is an expression of your lifelong care and involvement. “ We can all preserve and ensure the future of the organizations that we have spent a lifetime supporting with a legacy gift” Gene adds.

You designate how your gift is to be used: to provide funds to help meet community needs now and in the future; or to provide permanent resources to aid identified programs, projects, agencies, organizations, or initiatives that are of particular interest to you and your family. It's up to you.

The staff of the Jewish Community Foundation are available to answer to personal questions, please call the Foundation office at (562) 426-7601 ext. 1008.

The views expressed in this article are not intended, nor may they be relied upon, as legal, accounting or other professional advice. Before making a gift decision, you should consult your own professional advisor.

Located at Sachi Bar What is GesherCity

What is GesherCity

GesherCity is a non-profit entrepreneurial venture connecting young adults, primarily in their early 20's and 30's, to the Jewish community.

The Challenge

Young adults are the most mobile members of society, often moving from city to city to meet the demands of work, school, and family. Because of their busy schedules and changing lifestyles, many Jewish young adults fail to recognize the wealth of existing Jewish resources that add value to their personal and professional lives. To successfully target this community, multi-city participation is required.

The Mission

Our Mission: To bridge young adults to the Jewish community by providing Access to Personal Networks and Information Resources.

Our Goal: To establish a global network of GesherCity “Bridges” branded under a common name that can be recognized by Jewish young adults everywhere. To enhance the Jewish community by building collaborative relationships and developing new community leaders.

Our Vision: To be the hub of the young adult Jewish community.

For more information contact ibakal@alpertjcc.org

Here comes the Blessing of the Sun

David Kalb

NEW YORK (JTA) -- I have this internal iPod in my head that provides theme music for my life. Lately my theme song is “Here Comes the Sun” by the Beatles. Not only is it my theme song, but this year it is the theme song of the entire Jewish people.