Join our conversation with Eric Benhamou about the intersection of technology, entrepreneurship, and immigration. Eric is the former CEO of 3Com & Palm Computing (makers of the Palm Pilot) and Founder of Benhamou Global Ventures & Israel Venture Network (IVN)....
Maya Katz-Ali is a multicultural Jew in every sense of the word, from her heritage to her experiences to her values. Maya is conversant in Hebrew, which she learned from her mother, a New York Jew who spent time in Israel, and she was inspired to learn Urdu by her...
Karen and Dale received an interest-free loan from us in 2018 to turn the downstairs of their home in the Santa Cruz Mountains into a rental unit that helped them make ends meet. Last year Karen reached out to let us know their house had burned to the ground in the...
Ariane and Rachel are already excited for their annual Hanukkah party next year. They’ll be cooking 300 latkes from scratch in the kitchen of their new home, a two-bedroom house in San Francisco’s Outer Sunset that’s just a few blocks from Ocean Beach. The couple met...
Rabbi Jamie’s Corner November 2021 By Jamie Hyams Development Director Hebrew Free Loan The holiday of Hanukkah recalls events from thousands of years ago which still feel incredibly relevant today. At its core, Hanukkah is about miracles, faith and Jewish...
Bonnie Patrick grew up on a ranch in the Central Valley where physical activity was a fact of life. So her job as Fitness Manager at the Oshman Family Jewish Community Center (OFJCC) in Palo Alto comes naturally to her. After twelve years at the OFJCC, Bonnie still...
Roberta Guise, founder and principal of Guise Marketing + PR, is one of those people who’s explored a remarkable number of things in her lifetime, in many different places around the world. On any given day you may find Roberta swimming in San Francisco Bay, working...
L’Shanah Tovah! Although the Covid-19 pandemic has changed our world in so many ways, one thing has remained constant. People have been able to rely on Hebrew Free Loan’s ongoing presence in our community to support them in their time of need. One-Time Donation ...
Rabbi Jamie’s Corner September 2021 By Jamie Hyams Development Director Hebrew Free Loan As Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, is upon us, it’s a time of new beginnings: a new year for the Jewish community, and, for me, a new perspective as a recently ordained...
Join our conversation with Warren Egnal, Founder of DouxVin Wine Strategies, about enjoying the adventure of discovering and procuring great wines regardless of taste or budget. Click below to watch the video or here to listen to the podcast. Food for Thought is our...
