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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.

 

Jul 21, 2022

Men's Night Out: Building Friendship and Community

by John Davis

MEN’S NIGHT OUT - Building Friendships and Community

This long-time program strives to create community through educational, personal, and social presentations and discussions. These monthly gatherings have fostered personal relationships, long-lasting friendships, and a connection to our…

Jul 18, 2022

Goodbye Utah

by Talia Goldberg

Ever since I can remember, I had been thinking a lot about what a home is. As a kid I loved playing “house”, I loved making my barbies a home and building small forest homes. As I became a teenager and started to go backpacking my friends used to make fun of me that everywhere I camped I…

Jul 18, 2022

Join us for our Annual Summer Party!

by Jodie Sobel

The United Jewish Federation of Utah is thrilled to announce that the annual Summer Party will once again be taking place in August of this year.
 
Designed as the Federation's more casual sister event to the annual Ben Gurion gala in Salt Lake City, the Summer Party aims to both develop an…

Jul 15, 2022

A Summer Soiree in Park City

by Max Morris

When we saw pictures of the property that we ultimately purchased in Silver Creek (part of Park City), the first thing that came to mind was, “we could have parties in the barn”. And so, on July 7th, 2022 we did just that. A casual “friendraiser” for the Jewish community of Park City…

Jul 3, 2020

Thoughts from Talia Goldberg (Community Shlicha)

by Talia Goldberg

One of my main goals as a shlicha and a religious school teacher is to help the kids in my classes to be publicly proud of being Jewish. I did not come to Utah with this goal in mind, but it came to me because of the kids and young adults I’ve met and spoken to since I’ve been here. Many…