Six Months Since October 7

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A Message of Resilience: Six Months Since October 7

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Apr 05, 2024

A Message of Resilience: Six Months Since October 7

Rabbi Marc Baker reflects on six months since the October 7 attacks, with Israeli hostages still held in Gaza and the Jewish community feeling grief and resilience.

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Rabbi Marc Baker

President and CEO, CJP

CJP President and CEO, Rabbi Marc Baker, reflects on the devastating six months since October 7 when Israeli hostages were taken from their homes, many of them still being held in captivity in Gaza.

Every week of those six months, Greater Boston has kept showing up for families and communities affected by the attack through CJP's Israel connection and rebuilding work.

Rabbi Marc Baker

President and CEO, CJP

As President and CEO of Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston (CJP), Marc leads the organization in its mission to inspire Jewish life and ignite positive change in Greater Boston, in Israel, and across the globe. He champions CJP’s efforts to build partnerships, develop resources, mobilize volunteers, and put innovative philanthropy into practice. Marc regularly writes, speaks, and teaches about leadership, community, and civic life, bringing the voice of Jewish tradition to contemporary issues. Marc graduated from Yale University in 1997 with a bachelor of arts in religious studies and received his master’s degree in Jewish education from The Hebrew University in 2002. Before coming to CJP, Marc served as head of school at Gann Academy in Waltham. Born in Lynnfield, Marc currently resides in Brookline with his wife, Jill, and they have four children.

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