Because of the rich and varied lives my clients have lived, I often reflect on the Jewish experience. It’s deeply sobering that so much of our collective history has involved trauma, but we are a remarkably resilient and productive people considering our stories. It was my privilege to participate in the Visions of Remembrance, Voices of…
Helping Those Who Need Us Most
The autumn Jewish holidays give us an opportunity to recommit to our highest values and best selves. Many of us use this time to reflect and also to plan for the coming year. Here at JFS, we’ve been doing the same. In the spring, a group of Board Members and staff came together during a…
Remembrances
As the High Holidays begin, Beth Huppin considers Will Berkovitz’s Why Stories Matter and offers some reflections and questions to spark conversation at your holiday table and throughout the year. Shana Tovah! “My kids are far away from the world of my childhood and further still from that of my parents and grandparents. I wonder…
A Visual Tour of the Food Bank
Take a look at how people “shop” the Polack Food Bank on their monthly visits to JFS. Learn more about the Polack Food Bank and how you can help. Photography by Meghann Wiedl Meghann Wiedl is an anthropologist, lifelong artist and photographer and uses these passions in her social justice work. Outside of work, Meghann…
Learning to Fly
When I was younger I used to think if I kept trying I might one day leap and hover briefly if not fly. I try less frequently these days unless I am teaching my children the art of flight. It’s hard to be human. We are at once self-doubting and confident, humble and arrogant, judgmental…
Shofar Showcase
Jon Lellelid, also known as the “Master Blaster,” blows the shofar for the Sha’arei Tikvah Rosh Hashanah service held each year. This warm and eclectic volunteer has been performing since 2003 at Temple De Hirsh Sinai. Lellelid holds degrees in Music Education and Trombone Performance, but his musical talent lay dormant until 2002 when he…
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