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Heather Howard, assistant professor at Florida Atlantic University's Phyllis and Harvey Sandler School of Social Work, will present during Rales JFS' educational series. (Florida Atlantic University/Courtesy)

Jewish agency hosting series on addiction and recovery

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Ruth & Norman Rales Jewish Family Services will host a four-part educational series, “Our Kids Know About Drugs. Do We?,” that begins on Oct. 10 at its Shirley and Barton Weisman Delray Community Center, 7091 W....
IAC Las Vegas Gvanim leaders with IAC Las Vegas Regional Director, Noa Peri-Jensch, delivering care packages containing Israeli products to the nurses and caretakers who assisted victims of the Las Vegas mass shooting in October 2017. Credit: Courtesy.

From community building to engagement, empowering Israeli Americans to lead

Numerous scientific studies have demonstrated that one of the keys to a happy and fulfilled life is access to a community. For hundreds of thousands of Israeli-Americans, the Israeli-American Council (IAC) is that vital...

Week- long ‘Jewish Xperience’ planned Oct. 21-27

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For several years in San Diego and across the globe for one weekend, Jews in 1500 cities in 97 countries have come together to experience a personally meaningful Shabbat, build community connections and be...
Jewish federations have started a Hurricane Florence relief fund. (Jewish Federations of North America/Courtesy)

Federations providing hurricane relief

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South Florida Jewish federations are providing immediate assistance to the people of North and South Carolina affected by Hurricane Florence and widespread flooding through a hurricane relief fund. All contributions will be directed through the Jewish Federations...
Rayna Exelbierd, SWU’s Southeast high school director, will speak during “Combat the Rampant Rise of Anti-Semitism – Giving you the Tools.” (File photo)

Anti-Semitism forum taking place in Florida

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Hadassah Florida Atlantic is presenting, along with StandWithUs/Southeast and the Anti-Defamation League, a forum called “Combat the Rampant Rise of Anti-Semitism – Giving you the Tools” from 1-3:30 p.m. on Oct. 7 at South...
(Photo: CONTRIBUTED PHOTO/CHABAD JEWISH CENTER OF MARTIN & ST. LUCIE COUNTY)

At Rosh Hashana, new Jewish community center about to start construction in Palm City

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At Rosh Hashana, plans are being finalized for a new community center at the Chabad Jewish Center of Martin & St. Lucie County. Next year this time, when the Jewish calendar turns from the year 5779...
An aerial view of the historic flooding in Houston during Hurricane Harvey. Credit: U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Staff Sgt. Daniel J. Martinez

Receiving, rebuilding, resiliency: Jewish Houston one year after Harvey

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A pyramid of sodden prayer books, flood waters pouring into a sanctuary, bed-ridden patients at the Jewish senior residence being rushed up stairs to higher ground, a crib reduced to splintered pieces. These are the...
Andres Obadia, Jonathan Reinstein, Sammy and Brandon helped sort and stack the shelves of The Cupboard in Davie during an event where children also decorated High Holidays bags for Goodman JFS clients. (Michele Eve Sandberg/Correspondent)

Families help out at kosher food pantry ahead of holidays

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Local families recently performed good deeds at Goodman Jewish Family Services of Broward County's kosher food pantry, The Cupboard, in Davie. At the event, PJ Library and PJ Our Way go to The Cupboard, children...

Filmmaker Engages in Tikkun Olam by Camera

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For Emanuel Aronson Rund, being behind the camera is his way of fulfilling tikkun olam. He got his start in Jerusalem, where he grew up, working with Israel’s first broadcast television station in the 1960s....

Denver Jewish Community Center Receives $16 Million Donation, Announces New Board

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After years of financial uncertainty, the future of Denver's Staenberg-Loup Jewish Community Center has been restored. A coalition of local donors recently contributed approximately $16 million to help the nonprofit organization pay off its long-accumulated debt of...