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IN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY
Great Balls of Fire on April 19 — There’s still time to rsvp by Monday, April 18 to join us for an evening of dinner, drinks, and dueling pianos to celebrate our Greater MetroWest young adult community and this year’s Cohn Award recipients. »more
Spectrum of Options Program for Families and Caregivers —The Children’s Institute is presenting a panel discussion on Austism, Faith Communities, and Inclusion, moderated by Greater MetroWest ABLE’s Community Inclusion Coordinator Rebecca Wanatick. The program is free and open to the public. »more
Greater MetroWest ABLE Accepting Applications for the Matan Institute — This year-long training and mentorship program is designed to help congregational and day school education directors and teachers support children with disabilities in their classrooms. »more
Family Events This Spring —The Partnership for Jewish Learning and Life is offering a variety of dynamic programs geared towards families with young children. »more
GLOBAL CONNECTIONS
BLOG: The 10 Coolest Things I Saw This Week – Some of the most inspiring, moving, and memorable moments from our Jewish Federation’s Global Connections U'faratza Mission to Israel last week. By Federation CEO Dov Ben-Shimon. »more
Register Now for the Young Women’s Mission to Israel —Don’t miss this unique opportunity to explore Israel and build life-long friendships with other philanthropic women from the Greater MetroWest community. »more
Israeli Diller Teens Arrive — On April 7, 22 members of this year’s Diller Teen Fellows cohort from Rishon LeZion arrived in New Jersey. »more
YOUR IMPACT
Local Students Learn Lessons of the Holocaust — Nearly 300 middle schoolers joined 25 Holocaust survivors and Holocaust Council docents to tour the From Memory to History exhibit and hear their personal stories. »more
Running to Raise Money for Israelis in Need — Our own GMW Lee Murnick coordinated an initiative to run the Berlin Half-Marathon with other members of the National Young Leadership Cabinet Study Mission to Berlin and Israel. »more
DID YOU KNOW? — Jewish Family Service of Central NJ kosher food bank gave out 40,000 pounds of food last year. |
IN THE NEWS
• People Shop for Values at Fair Trade Fair: Event links purchases with fight against human trafficking
• Green Climate: moral obligation, sound investment
• Central JCC film fest aims to promote pride
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