December 2024 update on ICS: The Israeli Community Services (ICS) program at JFS was always meant to be a short-term response to the urgent needs of the local Israeli community. Given this, the time came for JFS to sunset ICS in December 2024. We thank Sigal for her tireless work building and maintaining this important…
Caring for our Caregivers
The mission of JFS calls us to support the well-being, health, and stability of people in our community. November is National Family Caregiver Month, bringing recognition to family caregivers who spend countless hours and enormous energy taking care of their loved ones, usually at the expense of their own health and well-being. “It just snuck…
Each of Us Has a Name
By Rabbi Will Berkovitz, CEO “Each of us has a name given by God and given by our parents. Each of us has a name given by our stature and our smile…Each of us has a name given by the sea and given by our death.” – Zelda Michael* died at the end of December…
Welcoming the Stranger this Refugee Shabbat: Alima’s Story
Each year, JFS joins with communities across the US and the world to observe Refugee Shabbat. The global initiative, spearheaded by the international Jewish humanitarian organization HIAS, encourages synagogues, other community organizations, and individuals to dedicate a Shabbat experience to reaffirming support for refugees. “Shabbat is a day of rest, but Refugee Shabbat is a…
Looking Back, Looking Forward: 2021 in Review
We are astounded by the generosity, resilience, and selflessness we witnessed this past year.
Socialization for Survivors: The Importance of Human Connection
On January 27, the world memorialized both the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz and Holocaust Remembrance Day. As we honor the countless lives lost to senseless hate and intolerance, it is also a time of celebrating survivors and the lives they’ve built despite unimaginable trauma. For many survivors of trauma, turning inwards is…
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