February Food Challenge: Help JFS Pantries Unlock Matching Funds! We are excited to announce that THREE generous donors have pledged to match donations to JFS Kosher Food Pantries in February, up to a total of $3000. This opportunity means that, for example, a $50 donation turns into $100 for us to purchase much-needed food for […]
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JFS’ Kosher Food Pantries are facing a critical need for support. With funding cuts of more than 75%, soaring food prices, and more families requesting help each week, it’s a constant struggle to keep the shelves stocked and provide assistance to those who need it most. Every donation goes toward ensuring local families in need
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Please help us bring much needed support to hundreds of local families celebrating Passover. With the holiday fast approaching, we are scrambling to ensure that everyone in need has the resources to observe the rich traditions of Passover. JFS’ annual Passover campaign has always been centered around providing traditional Passover food to local families in
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Please help us fill backpacks! Our goal is to distribute 200 backpacks to children from our JFS programs who are in grades K-12. Shop for supplies or send us your donation and we will be happy to shop for you. For a complete list of requested items, please view our Back-to-School Wish List here. Deadline
At JFS, we could not possibly deliver more than 700 kosher meals per week to homebound seniors without the kindness and compassion of our corps of dedicated volunteers. As one of our recipients, DG of Piscataway, states, “Thank you, and the volunteers who deliver the meals. Sometimes they are the only people I get to
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For Richard Hoffman (80), art has always been part of his life. He grew up knowing he was “always an artist.â€Â Richard fed his creative soul at a young age with doodles in the back of his notebook and with drawings of his favorite cartoon characters. Born and raised in Newark, NJ, he attended Weequahic High School
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As Passover approaches, Jewish families are beginning to prepare their homes and hearts to celebrate freedom and perseverance of community spirit. Working together ensures that our values and customs are preserved and encourages us to help one another in times of need. With your generosity, JFS helps more than 500 individuals observe Passover each year.
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Honoring the past and its impact on the future This month, we caught up with Seymour Nussenbaum (98), a JFS Kosher Meals on Wheels recipient and World War II Veteran, who spoke to us about a recent bill signed into law by President Biden. The bill will honor two top-secret World War II military units
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Most children know that food is an important need to live an active and healthy life. But not all may know there are families that may not be able to afford basic food items because of other household needs or bills. Part of cultivating kindness and good will in our community begins with showing the
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Valentine’s Day was originally known as a feast day and many of us celebrate by (over)indulging in sweet treats and fancy dinners with partners or friends. But not everyone is so fortunate. There are many families in our area that do not have enough to eat, who count on food pantries like ours to help
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