Dear JFCS Family, This all feels very surreal and still raw. Over the last month, the world has drastically changed. Since our homeland was attacked, we no longer feel secure. [...]
November 1, 2023 If you are anything like me, you are still reeling from the vicious attacks upon our brothers and sisters in Israel last month. Ongoing escalations in the [...]
Dear JFCS Family, I have immense gratitude for all of you and your support. It has been such a difficult time for our community. While we say we are stronger [...]
The traumatic images of brutality and loss coming out of Israel have undoubtedly taken a toll on our community’s mental health. Many South Jersey residents have close personal ties to [...]
Dear JFCS Family, As many of you know, last night was our JFCS Annual Celebration, where we gathered with over 200 people. While the tone of the evening was tempered [...]
Good afternoon JFCS Family, Today, I want to tell you a story about Debbie*, a new client of our Betsy & Peter Fischer Food Pantry. Debbie walked into our offices [...]
October 4, 2023 It is a sad fact that millions of people across the country cannot consider home a safe haven. So many people suffer in silence behind the closed [...]
Dear JFCS Family, Tonight starts the Jewish festival of Sukkot, a harvest holiday that commemorates and celebrates our freedom, our gratitude, and our joy in claiming our independence from slavery [...]
Dear JFCS Family, This weekend marks the beginning of our holiest day in the Jewish calendar: Yom Kippur. It is the day that we take stock of the year and [...]
To my JFCS Family, I write to you today on the eve of Rosh Hashanah, a holiday where we take a moment to count our blessings and recognize our challenges [...]