The Federation Blog

Our Goal for creating this blog is to give the Utah Jewish community a platform to have their voices heard. Topics for the blog will range from What does being Jewish mean for local individuals, parenting Jewish, favorite recipes to local & global frustrations with the Jewish community.

Mar 29, 2023

Jewish Federation Following Government Events in Israel

Like many in the Jewish Community across North America, the United Jewish Federation of Utah has been closely following the increasingly acrimonious debate and events in Israel over the proposal of new laws that would make fundamental changes in the relationship between the Knesset and th…

Mar 20, 2023

Holocaust Remembrance: Who is Stanley Bernath?

Who is Stanley Bernath, of blessed memory? Father of one of our newest board members, Lisa Bernath, Stanley was born and raised in Romania until he was deported to Auschwitz in 1944 at 18. He survived three other concentration camps in Austria before being liberated by the American Army on…

Dec 7, 2022

PJ Library's Impact on Our Family

We love PJ Library! Their program has been an invaluable resource for our family for nearly 8 years. They have provided an easy, informal, and genuinely profound way for us to connect with our children on Jewish values and culture. We're a mixed-faith family living a few states away from o…

Dec 6, 2022

Why Am I A Lion...in Two Communities?

I feel it is so true… to whom much has been given, much is expected. I just have always felt it was a gift to be able to choose to give away my time and treasure. My mother and father were always involved in their community, so I guess I have learned from their example. Federation continue…

Dec 5, 2022

PJ Library: From A Global Pandemic Until Today

PJ Library books and events have been a blessing for our family as we have navigated the challenges of raising a toddler in a new state during a global pandemic. With limited options for in-person gathering in 2020 and no network of local Jewish friends, the arrival of each polka dot-covered…