Alpert JFS News

Wishing you a warm and wonderful Hanukkah filled with love and light.

This Hanukkah, Ferd & Gladys Alpert Jewish Family Service’s light shines brightly thanks to all of you.   For the next eight days, spin the dreidel, light your candles, Hanukkah is here!   Wishing you a warm and wonderful Hanukkah filled with love and light.   https://www.alpertjfs.org/wishing-you-a-warm-and-wonderful-hanukkah-filled-with-love-and-light/

Happy Thanksgiving

At this Thanksgiving holiday,we give thanks to you for your kindness, compassion and generosity. These past 18 months have brought about unprecedented financial, emotional and psychological challenges for so many of our vulnerable friends and neighbors. With your help, Ferd & Glayds Alpert Jewish Family Service is able to provide critical services to those who turn to us in their time of need. Whether you are a volunteer, donor, corporate partner or employee, we are grateful for all that you […] https://www.alpertjfs.org/happy-thanksgiving/

JFS To Host Never Again Holocaust Survivors Benefit

JFS To Host Never Again Holocaust Survivor’s Benefit by Sergio Carmona Florida Jewish Journal Wednesday, November 17, 2021 Ferd & Gladys Alpert Jewish Family Service in West Palm Beach is once again hosting its annual Never Again Holocaust Survivors Benefit. This is the third consecutive year Alpert JFS will host the event, which takes place virtually at 7 p.m. on Dec. 15. This year’s event, co-chaired by Sheila Engelstein and Diane Herzog, will feature Steven Rambam, a private investigator and […] https://www.alpertjfs.org/6656-2/

WPBF 25 – Temple Israel Students Learn About Food Insecurity

Students of Temple Israel learn about Food Insecurity, an issue affecting nearly 16,000 households in the Jewish Community. Students shopped for items themselves using Publix gift cards. Recently the students and their parents visited the JFS Kosher Food Pantry in West Palm Beach. The students sorted through the items they purchased and learned more about Kashrut (Jewish traditional eating). AJFS Director of Volunteer Leadership Belinda Lasky spoke to students and parents about how the AJFS Kosher Food Pantry works—from conducting […] https://www.alpertjfs.org/wpbf-25-temple-israel-students-learn-about-food-insecurity/