Dear JFS Family, When reflecting on the events that unfolded over the last year, I am reminded of a quote by Mr. Rogers, “When I was a child and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.” […]
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February is Black History Month! To celebrate, we are honoring African American pioneers in social service. The contributions of these men and women have created a momentum of societal progress that allows us to serve our community today and their leadership positively affected millions of people around the world. Mary Church Terrell (1863–1954) was
Written By: Beth Broodo, MS, LPC, RYT The topic for our Breast and Ovarian Cancer Support Group this month was “Feelings About Surgery and Helpful Tips Before and After.” We have women who are several years out of treatment in the group and women going through it currently. There is perspective and empathy. We don’t
Joseph is a smart man who needed a break. That’s how Allison Harding, senior director of Career & Financial Services at Jewish Family Service of Greater Dallas (JFS), would describe the man with a Master’s Degree in mathematics who also happens to be partially blind and hearing impaired. When his landlady first took him to
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“We do a lot with very little space” has been the sentiment shared by volunteers and staff who have worked our North Dallas Food Pantry for the past 10 or so years. By “a lot”, this equates to receiving large shipments of food weekly, processing donations from corporate and community food drives, shopping 180 families
Jewish Family Service of Greater Dallas recently received a donation that you have to see to believe! The Resale Shop, a charitable project of Jewish Family Service, was generously gifted 500 pairs of reading glasses from Readingglasses.com and Goo Goo Eyes of Dallas, Dallas’ go-to source for sublimely chic sunglasses and luxury prescription eyewear. Proceeds from
The Talmud (Tractate Shabbat, 21a) poses the query: “What is Hanukkah?” The Talmud then tells us the basic outline of the holiday story- the miraculous victory of the Maccabees over the Greek-Syrians, which culminated in the public lighting of the seven-branched Menorah of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. Says the Talmud: Na’aseh Bo Nays – a miracle happened, and
Written by Rabbi Yogi Robkin of DATA, Submitted to Texas Jewish Post, December 10, 2020 One can scarcely appreciate the pain and suffering of a couple bound in the grips of infertility without properly appreciating that for which they so long – the one-of-a-kind joy of parenthood. So too is it impossible to reckon with
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