REFRESH

The concept of a "REFRESH" is a useful analogy for understanding our approach to meeting our mission: responding to changes that have taken place in Judaism and in the lives of modern Jews, we enable people to refresh their perspective on what Judaism has to offer at life's most critical junctures. While the current economic environment compels us to do some restructuring, our vision remains the same.  Jewish Milestones continues to hold a powerful vision of a dynamic, vital and inspiring Judaism in the 21st century.

Watch a brief interview with Rachel Brodie on "Let My People Know" where she was asked about Wide-Angle Judaism and working with "interfaith" couples.
"Let My People Know" is a weekly e-news publication produced by Tampa JCC and Federation.

UNCHANGED

OUR MISSION AND VISION:
Our vision goes beyond any particular programs and services we offer. We call it "Wide-Angle Judaism," and we have just created a platform for engaging more people in discussion of these expansive ideas and opportunities for action.  Join the conversation: blog.WideAngleJudaism.org.

OUR RITUAL RESOURCE LIBRARY:
Torah scroll, portable ark, other ritual objects, books, articles, music and more are always here for you to borrow.

ON STANDBY

OUR PERSONALIZED REFERRAL SERVICES:
Current economic realities have led us to place our referral services in "standby" mode. We deeply regret that we no longer have the bandwidth (i.e., financial resources) necessary to staff our high-touch services in the way many of you have come to rely on. Instead, we plan to create a content-rich website that allows us to share some of our unique expertise in easily downloadable PDF format. We are also developing tools to ease your search for resources on meaningful Jewish lifecycle ceremonies.
 
If you are wondering "What does this mean for me?" CLICK HERE to learn more.

We are exploring new business models to achieve financial sustainability - including finding a new organizational home--so we can bring back our personalized referral service, once again using what one of our funders calls "the gold standard" for this work.
 
Until then we invite you to share your ideas and innovative thinking with us, on our new discussion forum: blog.JewishMilestones.org

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HINEINI: HERE I AM—A COMPANION FOR CHEMOTHERAPY:

On February 18, 2010, the board of the Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties approved a generous technical assistance grant to help Jewish Milestones advance the development of this powerful and innovative new ritual object.  Read on...

PUBLIC PROGRAMS:

• May 16, 2010: The Art of Healing: A Jewish Approach to Spiritual Care
  A special event at the Contemporary Jewish Museum with Zeek Magazine and the Bay Area Jewish Healing Center. Jewish Milestones is presenting a hands-on workshop involving the chemotherapy siddur.
• October 2010: Gathering the Waters International Mikveh Conference
  (in partnership with Mayyim Hayyim: Living Waters Community Mikveh).
  

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