H eadlines
the dumplings and dim sum
that marked Impossible Pork’s
first outings this week in New
York and Hong Kong.

It also means that Jews
who seek to follow traditional
dietary rules will have to make
their own freighted decisions
about Impossible Pork —
including whether to follow the
OU’s ruling.

“I don’t think the OU
labeling on it has a huge impact
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wants to know where dollars
are going,” he said. “Maybe it’s
getting people involved through
volunteering and keeping them
informed.” Jan Kushner
Kushner, a CPA, spent the
early years of her career working
in consulting and traveling.

But in 2017, she left consulting
and got a job as head of tax for a
not-for-profit organization. She
also took a trip to Israel through
the Jewish Federations of North
America. Afterward, Kushner wanted
to get more involved where she
lived. National Jewish Federation
leaders told the Lawrenceville,
New Jersey, resident to join the
local branch, and she did.

Kushner joined Partnership
Together, the Jewish Federation
group that provides support to
the Netivot region in Israel. As
an accountant, she felt she could
add to a process designed to
create economic opportunities.

Later, the CPA also became
part of the Jewish Federation’s
finance committee, which
provides financial oversight of
the organization’s activities.

Last year during COVID, she
helped the JFNA assist rabbis,
Hebrew school principals and
other Jewish organization
leaders in applying for federal
government loans through the
Paycheck Protection Program.

“Wherever my talents could
best be used,” Kushner said.

JEWISHEXPONENT.COM on me,” said Rabbi Justin Held,
the director of Jewish educa-
tion at Herzl Camp and the
University of Minnesota Hillel,
who described himself as a
“huge Impossible fan.”
But he said he was concerned
about marit ayin, or appear-
ance to the eye, a concept
in Jewish law that prohibits
actions which appear to violate
Jewish law, even if they techni-
cally do not. l
Moving forward, Kushner
will try to use her talents to
galvanize other young Jews.

“What do they need from
the [Jewish]
Federation? What do they need from their
synagogues?” she said. “Those
are the questions that should be
asked.” Tamar Silberberg Shiffman
Between 2016-18, Silberberg
Shiffman had her last of four
children and started a new
insurance company, Concierge
Insurance Solutions.

The Wynnewood resident had
dug deep roots in her commu-
nity, and now she wanted to
contribute to it, too. So, she got
more involved with the Jewish
Federation. Silberberg described herself
as “a passive supporter” of the
Jewish Federation before; but
around 2018, she became active
in leadership roles. In 2021, she is
on the Jewish Federation’s young
leadership cabinet and executive
team. She is also serving as its
engagement chair.

“The [Jewish] Federation is a
staple within the Jewish commu-
nity,” Silberberg Shiffman said.

It’s also important to preserve
that staple through a difficult
time, she said.

With the recent rise in antisem-
itism, Silberberg Shiffman believes
that young Jews need to maintain
a strong community with signifi-
cant financial backing. She views
the Jewish Federation as essential
to that effort. l
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