Camp a Once-in-a-Lifetime Experience for Israeli Shlichim

By Mike Smith
Camp JCC 

This past month, I spent two weeks in Israel on a JCC Camps Birthright trip. I was fortunate enough to be able to extend my trip an extra two days to reconnect with old camp friends and tour schools in Israel. These camp friends were participants in our Partnership2…

It’s About the People, Not the Programs!

By Michele Salomon
Congregation Keneseth Israel

“How do we identify and attract non-affiliated Jews?” 

“How do we get Millennial Jews to join a synagogue?”

 These are top issues for Jewish organizations.  A variety of sociological and demographic trends are at play with fewer p…

Mitzvah Projects Reach Across the Lehigh Valley and Around the World

Editor’s note: Each month in HAKOL, we feature the mitzvah projects of community members as part of our Give a Mitzvah, Do a Mitzvah column. We hear from their families about their plans and what they are doing to be of service to the community. This month, we checked in with a few of the …

Super Sunday Offers Mitzvah Opportunities for All

By Stephanie Smartschan
JFLV Director of Marketing

Are you looking for a meaningful way to start the new year? 

How about making a difference in the lives of seniors, campers and Jews all over the world?

The Jewish Federation will host its annual Super Sunday phone-a-thon and community m…

Eichenwald: My Chanukah at the White House

By Jeanette Eichenwald
Special to HAKOL

Once upon a time, a menorah was invited to the White House for a Chanukah celebration and to spend the night – sounds like the first line in a book, but in actuality it is quite true. The story of the Eichenwald family menorah is by now quite well k…