Brian Eglash, at The Blogs

Brian Eglash

Senior Vice President & Chief Development Officer at the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh

Jun 7, 2026, 12:51 AM

The Next Front: Strengthening Jewish Identity and Israel–Diaspora Connection

Since October 7, the relationship between Israel and the Diaspora has fundamentally changed. What was once viewed primarily as a matter of communal connection or continuity must now be understood as a strategic imperative. At a time of rising...

Feb 3, 2023, 7:52 AM

Now is the time to deepen your charitable support

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently formed a new government with several parties that are either Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) or on the fringes of Israeli politics. Sadly, these parties’ perspective on Diaspora Jewry is either misguided due to ignorance or...

Aug 11, 2017, 8:32 PM

Now is the time to engage

Endless articles and opinion pieces have been written about the extreme action of the Israeli cabinet under Prime Minister Netanyahu's leadership as it relates to religious freedom in Israel. Disturbingly, this action has resulted in enlarging the fissure between...

About Me

The writer is the Senior Vice President and Chief Development Officer at the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh. He has over 30 years of experience in the Jewish communal sector, nearly entirely at Federation. He is an IDF veteran and was a pro-Israel student activist leader in the 1990s.