My involvement with the Jewish Federation of Greater Dayton has been a lifelong commitment. Growing up here, I know many of the people who have served as Campaign Chair, and while I do have large feet, the shoes I must fill are larger still.
As individuals, our interests and passions vary. One’s ability to take a piece of their passion and give it to an organization through volunteer work is such an amazing gift.
Each year, the Holocaust Education Committee, chaired by Renate Frydman, meets to discuss Holocaust education matters for the greater Miami Valley.
On a beautiful day in February 2017, I found myself standing alongside 40 Partnership2Gether (P2G) staff and volunteers in a vacant lot across from the Mediterranean Sea.
The beauty of volunteer work is that it doesn’t matter if a person is 10 years old or 100 years old ~ they can make a difference.
Tikkun Olam is a Hebrew phrase and key Jewish belief which references the shared responsibility to heal, repair and transform the world.