Page 2 - The Jewish Voice - October '23

Page 2, The Jewish Voice

Volunteers Prepare from page 1 Back events throughout November
and December to honor the miracle
Giving Back during of lights. Federation’s partners
Hanukkah, Martin at Alpert Jewish Family Service,
Luther King Jr. Day The Kind Kitchen and MorseLife
of Service, and Good Health System also have several
Deeds Day. Since its opportunities throughout the year
inception, Kohl JVC’s for volunteers of all ages. Contact
projects have helped amy.gordon@jewishpalmbeach.org
nearly 100,000 local for more information about how you
community members can help.
in need thanks to
more than 5,000 Alpert JFS Provides Food
annual volunteers of
all ages, faiths, and
backgrounds. for High Holy Days
Kohl JVC will be
seeking volunteers for its annual 8 Days, 8 Ways of Giving
In advance of the Jewish Holy Days, Ferd &
Gladys Alpert Jewish Family Service assembled
and delivered Rosh Hashanah baskets filled with
gefilte fish, matzah ball soup, honey, honey cake,
cans of carrots, green beans, sweet potatoes, and
Medicare in need. Recipients of the food baskets included:
a holiday greeting card to 200 local households

Alpert JFS kosher food pantry clients, counseling
clients, homebound seniors, single-parent families,
open enrollMent families who recently lost a job, households
that have trouble making ends meet, ALICE
households (Asset Limited, Income Constrained,
Employed), households with three generations,
clients experiencing health complications, etc. said Belinda Lasky, Director of Volunteer Leadership and
Alpert JFS volunteers also distributed hot Rosh Hashanah

for 2024 meals to Holocaust survivors living in Palm Beach County Food Insecurity, Alpert Jewish Family Service.
The assembly of the baskets
ahead of the High Holy Days. These meals were prepared by

The Kind Kitchen, a nonprofit that provides warm, nourishing
meals to those in need. was done by Alpert JFS volunteers
and residents of the Levine Jewish
“We are grateful to the community for supporting this
cHecK For program through donations collected through food drives. We Residential & Family Service.
Alpert JFS provides food for

are also grateful to the many Alpert Jewish Family Service
those in need throughout the year.
eXcItInG staff and volunteers who deliver the baskets to our clients. If you are in need, or want to learn
Coordinating over 200 deliveries throughout the county
more, visit www.alpertjfs.org/
means we have to rely on a dedicated team of volunteers,” food-insecurity/.
Photos courtesy of Alpert JFS
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