Help support the JFCS Betsy & Peter Fischer Food Pantries during our Community High Holiday "Drop & Go" Food Drive! Questions? Contact Donna Broecker at dbroecker@jfedsnj.org or 856-818-3604. * Please note that individual synagogues & schools have been assigned specific donation days and times. If you cannot come during your assigned time, or you are [...]
Join JFCS for a special evening recognizing our dedicated volunteers, staff, board members,and advisory council. The evening will feature a special tribute to outgoing Board President Miriam Feldman for 2 1/2 years of exemplary service and a welcome to President-Elect Margie Dannenbaum. We will also honor six JFCS department heads for their visionary leadership during [...]
Tweens, teens, and parents are invited to join JFCS for "This Life Counts," a virtual suicide awareness and prevention program. An expert panel will discuss the role of depression; warning signs, risk factors, and stressors; protective factors that help prevent youth suicide; resources and tools for communication. Free to participate but advance registration is required [...]
Join us for our virtual Community Mitzvah Day 2021! We may not be able to meet in person this year, but we can still all come together to perform mitzvot as a community. Please enjoy the opening ceremony (2-minute commentary) by Rabbi Nathan Weiner, the President of the Tri-County Board of Jewish Clergy. Our goal [...]
Our local Jewish community will feature a robust assortment of programs throughout the month and kickoff the celebration with a LIVE event featuring Comedienne & Advocate Pamela Rae Schuller and honoring local trailblazers Eric & Linda Newman. Be a part of this inspiring evening and reach thousands of families from our local community and [...]
JFCS is seeking donations of Kosher for Passover food in order to bring the joy of Passover to our clients. Most-needed items include: Matzo - Matzo Meal - Matzo Ball Soup Mix - Cake Mixes - Cake Meal - Gefilte Fish - Borscht - Chicken Broth - Grape Juice - Canned Fish - Canned Fruits [...]
Because of COVID-19, our “Stepping Out With JFCS” annual fundraiser has been re-imagined. This year, we invite you to our virtual event, “Stepping In With JFCS,” to take a walk in our shoes and witness the difference we are making for thousands of lives in South Jersey. To learn more and to RSVP, visit jfcssnj.org/steppingin.
JFCS and the Gloucester County Library System are proud to present This Life Counts, a virtual suicide awareness and prevention program for tweens, teens, and parents. An expert panel will discuss the role of depression; warning signs, risk factors, and stressors; protective factors that help prevent youth suicide; resources and tools for communication. Free to [...]
In partnership with JCRC's Esther Raab Museum & Goodwin Education Center, JFCS is hosting a two-part series for children and grandchildren of Holocaust Survivors. Both sessions will be facilitated by Irit Felsen, Ph.D., an expert in the field of trauma, with a special focus on Holocaust Survivor families. These workshops are free and open [...]
In partnership with JCRC’s Esther Raab Museum & Goodwin Education Center, JFCS is hosting a two-part series for children and grandchildren of Holocaust Survivors. Both sessions will be facilitated by Irit Felsen, Ph.D., an expert in the field of trauma, with a special focus on Holocaust Survivor families. These workshops are free and open [...]
