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medication management, skilled nursing, and nutritious meals
to transportation, housekeeping, clothing, respite care, safety
system installation, and home repairs. In addition, the MorseLife
50-acre campus is providing long- and short-term care as needed. Section, was recently recognized by the Palm Beach County
MorseLife CEO Keith Myers speaks about the NOW for
Holocaust Survivors Initiative.
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NCJW Recognized in Battle lucrative as selling drugs, maybe more so.
Traffickers target vulnerable teens and young adults —
Against Human Trafficking those who are lonely, have been abused, are being bullied or
ostracized by “friends,” youth who are homeless, hungry, or
The National Council of Jewish Women, Palm Beach seek “friends” online.
In part of a continuing effort to raise awareness of
Commission for its campaign to stop human trafficking. human trafficking, and to provide education to make teens
The proclamation designates January as Human Trafficking and young adults aware of the techniques traffickers use to
Prevention Month and highlights NCJW’s initiative in recruit victims, the National Council of Jewish Women has
educating the community and raising awareness of human printed and begun distribution of tear-off note pads with
trafficking. County Mayor Dave Kerner gave special information on human trafficking, the National Trafficking
recognition to Judy Traub and Linda Geller Schwartz of the Hotline contact information, and a QR code that takes the
National Council of Jewish Women, Palm Beach Section, for user directly to additional information on trafficking and is
working with him to successfully pass legislation requiring linked to Polaris, the national organization for trafficking data
posting of the National Trafficking Hotline Number in several collection. (A QR code works in the same way as a barcode
specific locations throughout the state of Florida including at the supermarket. It is a machine-scannable image that
highway rest stops, gentlemen’s clubs, emergency rooms, can instantly be read using a Smartphone camera.) Polaris
massage parlors, and more. is also the operator of the National Trafficking Hotline. The
Human trafficking is not only an issue in third world note pads are available in English, Spanish, and Creole. They
countries. It is an issue here in Palm Beach County, and it feature the face of a young woman and the line Don’t Become
is an issue affecting our children and grandchildren. Human a Victim of Human Trafficking.
trafficking is modern-day slavery. Enslaving people is as The National Council of Jewish Women welcomes
individuals and organizations willing to help distribute the
note pads in locations where teens, young adults, and the
adults who interact with them will see them.
NCJW has also developed a PowerPoint presentation on
human trafficking. Trained volunteers are available to bring
it to congregations, organizations, and communities wishing
to know more about this modern form of slavery.
Ongoing efforts by NCJW to raise awareness of human
trafficking in Palm Beach include the creation of life-size
silhouettes of trafficking victims with stories on each
silhouette of how the victims were recruited, and the display
of large posters depicting youth in situations that might lead
to trafficking victimization.
Beth Am Volunteers at
St. George’s Soup Kitchen
Temple Beth Am congregants recently volunteered their
time to prepare and serve hot meals at St. George’s Soup
Kitchen in Riviera Beach. The special meal included grilled
chicken and mashed potatoes with gravy, string beans and
carrots, rolls with butter, and holiday cookies. It was a
departure from the normal pasta meal Temple Beth Am
prepares for St. George’s monthly.
Additionally, the volunteers collected donations of
toiletries and distributed them to any guest who wanted and
needed them. Congregants always appreciate this opportunity
to give back to their community.
Beth El Hosts Friday Night
Happening
Temple Beth El West Palm Beach presents Friday Night
Happening, a creative community-wide Shabbat service
highlighted by nationally known musicians.
The evening begins each Friday night with a cocktail
reception at 5:30 p.m., a gourmet kosher dinner at 6 p.m.,
a musically driven Shabbat service at 7 p.m., followed by
a festive dessert social. The dinner is held in the newly
renovated Marilyn and Stanley M. Katz Pavilion. The dinner
is $10 per person and requires reservations in advance. The
Shabbat service and the dessert social are free.
“There is something for everyone,” said Ivy Faske, board
president. “We encourage people of all ages to come and
enjoy this new, innovative way to worship and socialize with
others in the Jewish community. The dinner is absolutely
delicious and the atmosphere is festive and friendly.”
Among the headliners scheduled to appear: Adina
Sharfstein (Feb. 14 and March 20); Rick Recht (Feb. 21);
Shaposhnikov Trio (Feb. 28 and April 17); Marcia Weinstein
(March 6 and April 10); Hadar and Sheldon (March 13); Craig
Taubman (March 27); and Naomi Less (April 3).
Recht has revolutionized Jewish rock music as a power
tool for developing Jewish pride and identity in youth and
Hadar and Sheldon
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