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Judith Forman
Judith Forman is CJP’s Senior Development Writer, focused on donor stewardship and engagement through reports, proposals, profiles, impact stories, and other written materials. A graduate of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, she began her career as a newspaper reporter, working at the Baltimore Sun, the Associated Press, and The Boston Globe.
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May 22, 2026
Jewish Philanthropy as Family Legacy: Mara Goldstein's Story
For Mara Goldstein, a passion for Jewish community runs in the family. In the 1960s, her grandparents were active in CJP – which, in turn, influenced Mara’s parents, Robert and Stepheny (z”l) Riemer t..
May 22, 2026
Commitment to Jewish Community
Growing up in Charleston, South Carolina, Bonnie Friedman watched her parents devote their time, energy, and philanthropy to all things Jewish. Her father, Henry Yaschik (z”l) served as Campaign Chair..
May 22, 2026
How CJP's Spark Trip Reignited One Couple's Jewish Identity
When Josh Matulsky and Rebecca Noymer first heard about CJP's Spark experience — and the chance to travel to Israel with Greater Boston’s Jewish community on a young adult subsidy — they knew they had..
May 22, 2026
North Shore Jewish Community Journey
Amy Farber first went to Israel when she was 30 and has since been four more times. Ruth Estrich visited Israel once, when she was 60. Come April, Amy and Ruth will return together — as Co-captains of..
May 22, 2026
From Grief to Joy: Finding Belonging
When Leo Dassa came to Boston in 2016, he didn’t know much about the local Jewish community – or how to get involved. He had moved north from Florida to care for his older brother, Yoni, a dentist in ..
May 22, 2026
Serving Through Jewish Values
As an undergrad at the University of Pennsylvania in the 1990s, Michael Tauer spent a lot of time at the campus Hillel. It was there that he began to understand there isn’t a one-size-fits-all model f..
May 20, 2026
From Generation to Generation: A Joyful Jewish Life
As a freshman at Harvard College, Lynda Doctoroff met Jeff Bussgang. While she didn’t know it at the time, she had both found her future husband — and begun her own joyful Jewish journey. Lynda, whose..