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Weathering the ‘New Normal’ Together
An update on COVID-19 from our CEO, Rabbi Will Berkovitz (March 18, 2020).
How JFS is Responding to COVID-19
A COVID-19 update from our CEO, Rabbi Will Berkovitz (March 6, 2020).
JFS Secures Relief for Refugees Left Behind by Refugee Ban
We are thrilled to share the wonderful news that JFS has reached a very favorable and historic settlement in our lawsuit challenging the refugee ban issued in October 2017. The ban imposed restrictions on refugees, including suspending the admission of refugees to the United States from 11 countries, as well as family members of refugees…
The Power of Dreams
The following are remarks by JFS CEO Rabbi Will Berkovitz given at Temple Beth Am’s Freedom Shabbat on January 10, 2020. While living in Israel, I had a scribe write for me on a piece of parchment my favorite verse in the Torah, “behold this dreamer cometh.” This is the verse I turn to when…
Supporting Inner Calm & Outer Strength
On my desk, I have a framed playing card my son gave me a few years back. It is from a game called ‘Magic: The Gathering’ that he was playing the time. On top of the card he circled the words ‘Inner Calm, Outer Strength,’ which describe the powers of this particular card. I felt…
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