JFNM HAPPENINGS

Check out our new Guide to Jewish Albuquerque!

The 2009 JFNM Annual Report is now available online!
You can read it by clicking here.

Jewish Leadership New Mexico

• Are you a young Jewish adult in your 20s, 30s or early 40s?
• Are you dedicated to building Jewish life in New Mexico? 
• Would you like to help a rural Jewish community thrive?
• Would you like to see how micro-financing can transform lives and community organizations? 

 If so, please join us!  Jewish Leadership New Mexico is a brand new, innovative program just starting up. Its goal is to nurture a group of young activists who will provide thoughtful outreach to rural Jewish communities.

Participants must be willing to travel, fundraise and develop personal relationships with members of small, sometimes isolated, Jewish communities.  Eighteen individuals will be chosen to serve.  They will be charged with annually raising funds to distribute as micro-grants to rural communities. 

Currently, six towns with significant Jewish populations and no regular rabbinic support have been identified: Carlsbad, Farmington, Las Vegas, Roswell, Ruidoso, and Silver City, with an estimated Jewish population of approximately 500.  Where there are young leaders in these communities, these individuals are also encouraged to join the program, and act as guides for their peers. 

For more information, contact Sam Sokolove, Executive Director, at (505) 821-3214 or sam@jewishnewmexico.org

Albuquerque and Rehovot Officially Become Sister Cities
Recently a small group of business and political leaders traveled from New Mexico to Israel to inaugurate that new Sister City relationship. Thanks to the tireless efforts of  Harold Albert, the Mayors of both cities, our own Martin Chavez, and Rehovot's Shuki Forer agreed to establish this formal friendship. Read More...

PJ Library program through JFNM
The PJ Library reaches out to Jewish families with young children to help create stronger Jewish homes — homes that foster children’s curiosity about their Jewish heritage and help families explore their Jewish identity. Click here to learn about this great resource in our community.

NM Jewish Community Calendar CLICK HERE