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By Lee Chottiner Community Editor Two siblings are helping to run a Fresh Stop Market at New Roots, the regional network of food co-ops. A young man visits residents of an assisted living community on Shabbat, bringing challah, grape juice … Read More
To volunteer 13 hours during the year before your bar or bat mitzvah is a lot of time for any teenager. I mean think about it, that’s an extra 780 minutes you’re not hanging out with your friends and 46,800 … Read More
Four months ago I was given the honor of leading our Jewish Federation and JCC. I am incredibly proud of the significant breadth and depth of engagement throughout our community. Everyday seemingly ordinary happenings provide positive Jewish communal experiences, including growing, learning and … Read More
Cotillion is changing. For generations, Cotillion has introduced young Jewish teens to manners, etiquette and dancing during the school year before their b’nai mitzvah. This year’s program has a new name, B’nai Mitzvah Revolution, and while it will cover those … Read More
I hope you’ve had a chance to read about the JCL Strategic Plan in the July issue of Community on pages 8-9. Thanks to the input we gathered (listed last month) we’ve put a lot of thought into what our … Read More
Most people know that Jewish Family & Career Services provides programs concerning family, work, education, older adults, immigrants and refugees. Even if they know about a few JFCS programs, most people are probably only familiar with a small section of … Read More
When twins Lilly and Julia Besson decided to donate large containers of peanut butter and jelly to a canned food drive for the Dare to Care 5K run as part of their Pledge 13 project, it made perfect sense. The … Read More
[by Emily Levin] There are many great experiences children can take part in around the time of their b’nai mitzvah. Each year, many Jewish students in the 7th grade take advantage of a community service program sponsored by Jewish Family … Read More
I began volunteering at JFCS when I was entering the fourth grade. I was inspired by my Grandmother, Carole Gold-berg. She told me about the hungry families in Louisville and I wanted to help. I try to collect food whenever … Read More
[by Shiela Steinman Wallace] When Shelley Kahn began work at Jewish Family & Career Services in July 2005, she was hired under a three-year grant from the Retirement Research Foundation in Chicago. She wound up staying for almost seven years, … Read More
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