My Purim Paradise
When I was studying abroad in Israel 2 years ago, I was lucky enough to celebrate many Jewish holidays. Celebrating the spring holidays in Israel was incredible, and Purim was no exception. Purim has always been one of my favorite Jewish holidays. I love watching the...
Take Time to Celebrate You
By: Ashley Bundis, Marketing Director & Keith Dvorchik, Executive Director Alicia Keys says: "I recognized how important paying attention to the spirit and the soul is, in order to find yourself in a place that feels good. There has to be this inward dialogue and...
RAISE Is Uniting Our Community, Celebrating Diversity in Our Workplace & Empowering Families
By: Loren London, Founder and Director of RAISE & Rachel Slavkin, Director of Employment and Education Our RAISE (Recognizing Abilities and Inclusion of Special Employees) mission is to build confidence, promote independence, and teach employability skills to...
UNITY IS COMMUNITY
On June 24, 2021, at approximately 1:30 a.m., the Champlain Towers South, a 12-story beachfront condominium building in Surfside, just outside Miami, collapsed. The video of the collapse was horrifying and if you are like me, you wondered how anybody could have...
Grateful For Our Jewish Communal Professionals
I had a chance to get away with my wife for a vacation and then with my kids for a father-sons trip in early June. It was much needed and gave me a chance to rest and recharge. After the past 15 months, I didn’t realize just how exhausted and how deep the exhaustion...
Fostering Friendship In Today’s World
The past weeks have been filled with challenges. Bombs falling on Israel, a rise in anti-Semitism throughout the country including things locally. The news is filled with reports of increased Jew hatred and even Aaron Keyak, the US National Jewish Engagement...
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Congratulations to Employee of the Month – Jessica!
Jessica has been an appreciatedand valuable Employee of both the Jewish Family Services Food Pantry and the Roth Family JCC Fitness Center since October 2018. At JFS, Jessica has the important role of helping to unload boxes of food and preparing bags of food for...
Dell Hiring Program Aims To Create Opportunity For Adults With ASD
https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2019/04/05/dell-hiring-program/26360/
RAISE Thanks Robin Hoffman and Alexis Latimore!
RAISE is thrilled to have been given the opportunity to film a Promotional Video thanks to the generosity of Robin Hoffman and Alexis Latimore. Robin Hofmann of Hoffy's Heart is the producer of Bake With Me, a YouTube video series that gives a voice to individuals...
Getting ready for Shabbat
Friday morning report from Israel by our JWRP MOMentum Orlando delegation.
Visiting the Kotel and other sites
While visiting the Western Wall on Thursday, Michelle Sheplan talks about some of the powerful experiences she has had so far on the MOMentum trip.
Representing Orlando in the desert!
Our delegation traveled to the desert in Israel on Thursday, where we proudly unfurled our Jewish Federation/JOIN banner. (The trip is co-organized and subsidized by the Jewish Federation of Greater Orlando and JOIN Orlando).