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Published by the Jewish Federation of New Hampshire Volume 42, Number 1 September 2021 Elul 5781 - Tishrei 5782 SWEET NEW YEAR You Make JFNH Possible sightful films hosted by our New Hamp- • Support those who need financial and us in standing up against intolerance By Ken Litvack, Judith Jolton, and shire Jewish Film Festival, your gift emotional assistance. This year our and protecting those who are vulnerable. Tracy Richmond helps power Jewish learning in endless requests for assistance tripled. We As a people, we believe that each person You make a difference. ways. With a gift to our annual cam- created and supported a walk-in sup- has strengths to share and important Be the start of something powerful. paign, you have the power to: port group in the Portsmouth area lessons to teach. Through our advocacy Here at home and around the world, our • Educate Our Children informally and hope to add other groups. work with elected officials to college Federation works to support, sustain, through PJ Library and our Early • Strengthen Relationships with our Is- campuses and around the world, Feder- and revitalize Jewish life. But we can’t Education Initiative. raeli families through our partner- ation works tirelessly to create an envi- do it without you. Your contribution is • Engage Our Community through ed- ship with two sister cities in Israel, ronment where every person’s wisdom what makes everything possible, en- ucation, entertaining and insightful Hof HaCarmel and Halutza. and joy can come to life. abling us to meet the needs of people in programming. Our Jewish traditions and values unite Thank you for your support. so many ways. Help us fulfill our ambitious goals while continuing to support our com- munity members. Jewish learning is a torch that illumi- nates our history and our future. JFNH works to make sure a Purim storybook arrives on the doorstep of an interfaith family and a scholarship that helps a child attend summer camp. From He- brew classes and interactions with our Israeli shaliach, to entertaining and in- Federation Voices 3 YES, Please Count Me In! Enclosed in my tax-deductible donation to support the New Hampshire Jewish Community Calendar 4 You may also donate at www.jewishnh.org/give or by calling 603-627-7679 Your Federation at Work 4 SIGN ME UP FOR A Sustaining Monthly Donation From the Bimah 7 Your monthly gift allows us to meet our immediate needs and NAME _______________________________________ Education 8 plan for the future. 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