I am honored to be serving as President of the JFS Board of Directors, which gives me a unique opportunity to understand and appreciate how JFS changes the lives of so many in our community. The opportunity to be of service to JFS allows me to express my deeply held value that we should always…
The Obligation and Joy of Giving
Once, while teaching an adult class regarding our obligation to preserve the kavod/dignity of panhandlers, a predictable question arose. When I give money to someone on the street, how do I know they won’t use it for drugs or alcohol? Other questions followed. How many people do I need to give to? How do I…
Becoming Life Scribes
When JFS hosted a reading by local poet Esther Altshul Helfgott last fall, she closed the event by asking audience members to write something from their own lives. I was inspired by the notion that we can become the scribes of our lives and the lives of our loved ones. This got me thinking about…
Rounding up: The Central Co-op Partnership
If you’ve shopped at the Central Co-op on Capitol Hill in recent months, you might have been asked by your cashier if you’d like to round your grocery bill up to the nearest dollar for local food banks. This simple question has helped raise more than $6,000 in the past 19 months, resulting in a…
Through the Lens
Joan Morse is a JFS Board Member and amateur photographer. Last year, she had the opportunity to travel and photograph in India. We talked with Joan about her art and the connections she sees to JFS. Do you see any parallels between your photography and the service and social work of JFS? I like…
Punching Holes in the Darkness
Will Berkovitz originally delivered a version of these remarks as a keynote speaker at the 2014 University of Washington MLK Day of Service. The tradition tells of a blind man walking a dark road late one night holding a blazing torch. A rabbi coming from the other direction recognizes the man as he approaches and…
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