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May 1, 2018

JCL Honoring Volunteer Reading Partners

The Jewish Coalition for Literacy (JCL) will honor its volunteer reading partners on Wednesday, May 16, at 9:30 a.m., in the JCC’s auditorium in Woodbridge. The event is free and open to the community. Refreshments will be donated by Abel Caterers. Educators from JCL’s seven partner New …

May 1, 2018

Victory Day Also Represents Great Sadness for Soviet Jews

by Yelena Gerovich New American Acculturation Coordinator

May 9 marks the most important holiday for people from the former Soviet Union - Victory Day over Nazi Germany. Every family from the former Soviet Union knows about the war, and not just from other people’s books and stories. Worl…

May 1, 2018

Utopia Program Is Tikkun Olam in Action

Jewish Community Alliance for Refugee Resettlement (JCARR) Coordinator Jean Silk recently visited Colombia to participate in La Salle University’s Utopia program, a “peace laboratory” that offers educational and productive opportunities for young people from Colombia’s rural areas, w…

May 1, 2018

May is Mental Health Month – Let Jewish Family Services Help

Do you feel sad or depressed, overwhelmed or anxious? Many times, just having an impartial person to listen to your feelings can make a world of difference. According to the National Alliance on Mental Health, approximately one in five adults in the U.S. experiences mental health issues in a…

May 1, 2018

Troop 41 Performs a Mitzvah

For the first time, Troop 41 held its Merit Badge Boot Camp at the JCC in March. Also in March, four scouts from Troop 41 continued the troop’s long history of community service by assisting Project H.O.P.E. (Help Our People Everywhere) in preparing over 250 Passover Seder bags for the nee…

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