Texas Jewish Post (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 26, 2009 Page: 3 of 24
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TEXAS JEWISH POST #SINCE 1947
November 26,2009 I 3
relationships; form a safe tent where
children feel comfortable asking
questions; and for each teacher to take
steps on their own journey.
"If you give people permission to
take one step at a time, they can see
their Jewish lives as journeys, and
those who aren't Jewish can take a
step toward becoming Jewish," he
later said. "When you teach and take
that next step and do tilckun olam,
you should see yourself not just as a
teacher, but you are becoming an an-
gel on earth and doing God's work. I
try to get as many people as possible
to realize that Judaism is accessible,
meaningful, purposeful and fun.
Having all of these teachers at Yom
Limud was really spectacular... these
kinds of events are wonderful for peo-
ple to pick up good ideas, but mainly
they are to inspire those who are pas-
sionate about Jewish education."
Teachers gathered into breakout
workshops after Wolfson's speech.
see YOM LIMUD, p.5
Photo: Courtesy of JFGD
Participants in the JDC Ambassadors Circle: front row (l-r), Irina (tour guide in Odessa); Mandie Winston, JDC representative;
Jay Pack; Bobby Jacobs; Gary Weinstein; Gavin Susman; Jennifer Kraft, JDC representative; Jeff Rasansky; back row, Brian
Lidji, Randy Lieberman, Steve Lieberman, Darryl Freling, Seth Davidow
JDC Ambassadors Circle
mission is a call to action
The American Jewish Joint Distri-
bution Committee (JDC), known col-
loquially as "the Joint," is an American
charitable, non-political organization
with a declared mission to "serve the
needs of Jews throughout the world,
particularly where their lives as Jews
are threatened or made more diffi-
cult."
This unrivaled network of people
and organizations joining forces
through the collaborative efforts of
many charitable organizations, in-
cluding the Jewish Federation of
Greater Dallas, spends more than $1
million every single day of the year in
more than 60 countries to advance the
well-being of Jews in desperate need
who live under very difficult condi-
tions.
Dallas now has a chapter of the
JDC Ambassadors Circle, a new
global forum which connects caring
and committed supporters of JDC's
mission of rescue, relief and renewal.
The goal of the Ambassadors Circle is
to introduce emerging leaders to the
tremendous work accomplished by
the JDC.
From Oct. 25 to Nov. 1, the Dallas
Ambassadors Circle had their inaugu-
ral mission, visiting Kishinev, Moldo-
va, and Odessa and Kiev, Ukraine. It
was co-chaired by Jeff Rasansky, Seth
Davidow and Gavin Susman. Partici-
pants included Brian Lidji, Jay Pack,
Bobby Jacobs, Darryl Freling, Steve
Lieberman, Randy Lieberman and
Gary Weinstein, president and CEO of
the Jewish Federation of Greater Dal-
las. The purpose was to see firsthand
how the dollars given so generou sly by
Federation donors are spent overseas.
"Touring the Kishinev Jacobs Jew-
ish Campus really brought home the
amazing work done by JDC," Wein-
stein said. "The center serves thou-
sands of Jews and houses the main
Jewish organizations, from the young-
est children in the Mazel Tovprogram
to the senior citizens in chesed pro-
grams. The 8,000 hot meals served per
day here are greatly needed. Many of
the Jews in Moldova — which is the
poorest country in Europe — subsist
on salaries of $150—$250 per month
and live in two-room homes that may
house six, seven or even eight people."
In Odessa, Ukraine — home to
50,000 Jews — there are more than
8,000 aged adults in Odessa in need
of assistance. Rasansky noted, "We
visited the elderly in their homes in
Kishinev and Beltsy, Moldova. We
saw the talented and young in emerg-
ing community centers in Odessa,
Ukraine, and witnessed the atrocities
of the Holocaust killing fields at Babi
Yar in Kiev.
"This trip will never be forgotten
and will be a constant reminder that
we are very blessed to be Americans.
The mission has served as a call to ac-
tion to ensure that our past is never
forgotten, and that those less fortu-
nate will always be allowed to live with
grace, and freedom from persecu-
tion."
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