A huge thank you to all who came out to participate in Sunday’s BIGGIVE! Thanks to our hosts, the JCC MetroWest and JCC of Central NJ! Thanks to the amazing chairs Shari Brandt, Adina Brownstein, and Linda & Peter Weissbrod! Thanks to special guest Izzy Ezagui for inspiring us with his story! Thanks to the elected official who came to show their support! And most of all, thanks to everyone who answered the call! |
IN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY
Community Members Cooked with Their Hearts on Giving Tuesday – More than 120 volunteers came out on Giving Tuesday, November 29, to help cook hot meals to donate to our community’s local soup kitchens and to deliver the meals personally to JFS clients. »more
Senator Cory Booker Meets with Federation Leaders – Our leaders, along with others from across the state, met with the senator in his office to share the concerns of the state’s Jewish community. »more
If You Missed Last Week’s Tele-Town Hall Meeting – Last Tuesday, hundreds called in for a discussion with special guest speaker Andrew Silow-Carroll, editor-in-chief of the Jewish Telegraph Agency and former editor-in-chief of the New Jersey Jewish News, to discuss what the election results mean for the Jewish community. Click here to hear the engaging conversation.
GLOBAL CONNECTIONS
Rabbi’s Letter to Prime Minister Netanyahu – Last week, a group of rabbis from our community met with Federation CEO Dov Ben-Shimon and CRC Director Linda Scherzer to discuss a number of issues. One result of the meeting was a unanimous statement to the Prime Minister condemning the recent hate speech and vandalism at the Kehillat Ra’anan synagogue. »more
YOUR IMPACT
Report from Israel on Fire Aftermath ̶ The Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI) is reaching out to all families whose houses were damaged by the fires and is giving them each an unconditional check for $1,000, a gift from the Jewish people. »more
Help Federation Help Others While You Shop ̶ We are a registered charity in Amazon.com’s Smile program. If you visit smile.amazon.com and select Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ as your charity of choice you can support us without ever leaving the comfort of your computer or cell phone.
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DID YOU KNOW? 40 members of our GMW community are leaving on a mission to Cuba today! We’ll have lots of amazing pictures to share soon! |
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