IN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY
Volunteer Bootcamp Is Back! – With a variety of weekly volunteer opportunities scheduled throughout the Greater MetroWest area, there are plenty of ways to do something good this summer, including our annual Supermarket Sweep. »more
Conference to Educate Educators about Teaching the Holocaust and Related Issues – The Cecile Seiden Annual Teachers Conference includes speakers and an opportunity for teachers to discuss best practices in teaching about the Holocaust, genocide, bullying, and anti-Semitism. The conference is free and open to all. »more
GLOBAL CONNECTIONS
GMW Students Participate in U.N. Anti-BDS Summit – More than 1,500 students and Jewish leaders came together at the United Nations to address the important topic of how to build bridges, not boycott, divestment, and sanctions. »more
Global Connections Gala Is Emotional Send-off for Rishonim – The Global Connections department celebrated its successes during its first year, and celebrated the shlichim (young Israeli emissaries) who will soon be leaving our community. »more
YOUR IMPACT
BLOG: It’s Wonderful to Save Whales, but You Also Have to Save Jews – Jane Weitzman, who spoke at our recent Women’s Awareness Day, talked about how most Bar and Bat Mitzvah projects don’t benefit Jewish causes. If Jewish people don’t help the Jewish people, no one else will. We need to keep thinking about how to harness these projects to help build a future for our community. By Dov Ben-Shimon, Federation CEO. »more
Survivors Urge Young People to Be Upstanders in Face of Bigotry – Michael Rubell, son of the late Holocaust survivor Morris Rubell, leads local middle and high school students on Holocaust Remembrance Journeys, and then brings them together to share their experiences and impressions. »more
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DID YOU KNOW? — We are proud to announce that Charity Navigator has renewed Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ’s 4-star rating – the highest evaluation a charity can receive – under the organization’s more enhanced evaluation methodology. To view our evaluation click here.
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IN THE NEWS
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