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COMMENTARY

This year we have all made our best efforts to return to campus or this institution.
our versions of normalcy. If my 30 years of involvement I look forward to many more years of involvement with JCT
with JCT have taught me anything, it’s that normalcy at in other capacities, and achieving many more milestones
JCT looks like constant change. Having spent 20 years on led by my successor, Doni Fogel. Doni’s commitment to the
the board prior to my current position as Vice President, development of JCT and to the future of Jewish leadership
I was privileged to meet driven individuals committed to in Israel has brought him and his family to settle in Israel all
the growth of our community and of Jerusalem as a whole. the way from Atlanta, Georgia. Doni served in the IDF, and
When the Tal Campus was only a whisper of a conversation worked at AIPAC for the last four years. I look forward to
in board meetings I knew this was the project that would Doni being a part of the growth that this new change will
take me from board member to an active participant in the bring.
future of JCT. As Rabbi Tarfon says in Pirkei Avot (Ethics of our Fathers):

Consistent with the constant evolution of the campus, my .‫ ולא אתה בן חורין ליבטל ממנה‬,‫לא עליך המלאכה לגמור‬
time as Vice President is coming to an end. I have been It is not your duty to finish the work, but neither are you at
fortunate enough to see the whispered conversation of
the Tal Campus come to fruition, having celebrated its liberty to neglect it.
groundbreaking a few short months ago. Honored by the There is so much more work to do and I look forward to
presence of the Mayor of Jerusalem, Moshe Lion, as well as joining you in bringing our dreams to fruition.
longtime supporters, I was struck by a sense of gratitude Wishing you and your families a Shana Tova.
and appreciation. I was reminded of the many connections
and abundant support that JCT has been awarded over Stuart Hershkowitz
this past decade from those who believe in our mission.
Looking around among esteemed dignitaries and honored
guests, I knew that my stepping down from the Vice
Presidency would in no way diminish my passion for this

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