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France Emergency Fund

We all watched in horror last week as Islamic fundamentalist terrorists brutally murdered 17 innocent people, including 4 French Jews in a Kosher supermarket, in three separate attacks in Paris.

Our Jewish Federation immediately sent emails of our condolence and support to our brothers and …

Las Vegas Jewish Film Festival 2015

This year’s Las Vegas Jewish Film Festival is underway and the reception to this year’s screenings have been tremendous!  I encourage you to try and attend as many of the remaining films as possible; including this coming Sunday, January 18 when our Jewish Federation will produce the scr…

LEADS Session 4 - JDC

On Tuesday JewEL LEADS had our 4th monthly session.  We had a great presentation and discussion with Michael Novick from the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC).  Hearing about how the JDC helps both stabilize Jewish communities across the world to become more autonomous and…

Vigil for Victims of Paris Terrorist Attacks

Late yesterday afternoon more than 100 people gathered in Pida Plaza on the UNVL Campus for a memorial vigil sponsored by our Hillel Jewish Student Center and the Jewish Federation.  Those assembled included students, faculty, community members, rabbis and representatives from other faiths …

Las Vegas Moishe House

I am very pleased to announce that our community’s first-ever Moishe House was formally dedicated yesterday in a beautiful Mezuzah ceremony led by Rabbi Bradley Tecktiel, President of the Board of Rabbis of Southern Nevada.

The vision and mission of Moishe House is “to provide meaningfu…