By Jenn Ross
As a smaller Jewish community, security awareness, efficiency, and planning are paramount to keeping our community safe. Fortunately, we have numerous resources through the federal government, such as the South Central Task Force Department, which brings the expertise of Depart…
Steven Schauder, Executive Director, Jewish Family Service
I’d like to highlight something that you might not have ever considered-- the whole miracle of Passover begins with the adoption of a baby. In an effort to save her son’s life, an unnamed Jewish mother has her child placed near …
By Mary Klaus
A rabbi who for the past year has led his congregation through the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic says Jews celebrate Passover and the Exodus story in good times, as well as bad.
“Passover, at its core, is not a feel-good story about how G-d redeemed the Jews and e…
By Adam Grobman
In February 2020, the coronavirus was just beginning to go global. Handwashing and sanitizer use was skyrocketing, but the words “social distancing” and “ face masks” were still unfamiliar.
Jewish Family Service was preparing for its premier event of the year, a lec…
By Terri Travers
It was a season like no other. In a normal year, practice begins in October, but this year the middle school teams didn’t hit the court until December.
Practices got shut down for three weeks and moved to being virtual on Zoom. The amount of games was reduced and a…
