By Rabbi Laura Rumpf, Director of Project Kavod Each year, JFS hosts a large Community-Wide Food Drive & Sort to collect and organize food and hygiene items for our Polack Food Bank. Not only does this community-minded, all-ages event help supply our food bank with vital supplies to feed our neighbors—it has also become a…
JFS Food Sort: The Joy of Filling our Neighbors’ Plates
By Rabbi Laura Rumpf, Director of Project Kavod There’s an old Yiddish parable that depicts heaven and the underworld as two great big banquets. Both feature people sitting around a table with a gorgeous spread of food, but elbows that won’t bend, and incredibly long forks. The difference is, in the underworld each person only…
The New JFS B’nai Mitzvah Guide Helps Youth Turn Values to Action
By Rebecca Mather, Volunteer Services Coordinator One of my favorite things about JFS Community Connections is our focus on multigenerational education, community building, and volunteering. It is in the spirit of this multigenerational connection that we launch our new B’nai Mitzvah Guide. A young person’s B’nai Mitzvah symbolizes autonomy and responsibility for their Jewish identity…
Introducing “JFS Community Connections”
JFS is pleased to announce our Outreach & Education program will now be known as JFS Community Connections. Read on to learn more about this rebrand!
Inhabiting the Soul of a Stranger: Ways to Help Refugees This Passover and Beyond
This Passover season, may we help each other welcome and know the soul of the stranger, and may we remember our stories of freedom are intertwined.
Paula Selis & Jon Fine: 30 Years of Caring for JFS
Paula Selis and Jon Fine truly embody the idea of a “community of caring.” We interviewed Paula and Jon, our 2022 luncheon co-chairs, to learn more.
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