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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 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…

Apr 16, 2020

Passover with my Progeny by Candace Swift

Passover with my Progeny

The table, perfectly set, was beautiful. The real treasure, however, was the PJ Library Haggadah. This gem walked me and my husband through the most meaningful and magical seder with our children.

Lighting the holiday candles with a blessing started the very differ…

Nov 21, 2019

Compassion & Generosity

Written by: Alex Shapiro

 

Motivated by the Jewish tenants of Chesed and Tzedakah – compassion and generosity – and a love for travel, 17 Utah Federation Donors embarked for a weeklong mission to Russia on October 12, 2019. While there, the group was immersed in many historical sights…