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Financial Assistance Basketball Star Upholds
Available for Jewish Jewish Values

College Students

Jewish students have the opportunity to get funding
for college through Ferd & Gladys Alpert Jewish Family
Service (Alpert JFS) through the Jewish Educational Loan
Fund (JELF). In 2020, JELF helped 16 students in Palm
Beach County with $68,286 in financial aid.
The interest-free loans for college, graduate school, and
vocational programs serve students in the Greater Palm
Beaches who are pursuing higher education. These need- Shabbos to celebrate their victory with him. In another
based loans help bridge the gap between a student’s total twist, the entire scheduled season was changed in
financial resources and the cost of attendance. Students order to avoid any games being played on Shabbos or
must be in good academic standing, and be enrolled in Tamir Goodman is a sporting legend in the Jewish Jewish holidays. And when he refused to speak into the
full-time undergraduate or graduate study or special post- world and Chabad of Palm Beach Gardens was treated to microphone on Shabbos, the entire stadium gave him a
secondary training at a U.S. accredited institution; studies an evening with him as part of its Windows to the World standing ovation for having the courage of his convictions.
must lead to a degree or professional certificate; financial series. Dubbed the Jewish Michael Jordan by Sports Goodman’s story is laced with humor as he describes
need must be demonstrated (2020 FAFSA is required); Illustrated, Goodman is a talented basketball player who his Muslim roommate helping him keep Shabbos when he
and that they have sought and accepted financing from was offered numerous athletic scholarships to universities faced a logistical problem, and of his mother’s misplaced
all available sources. Funds can be used for crucial living around the country. But it was his devotion to his Jewish anxieties as she watched him from the stands.
and medical expenses, books, supplies, transportation, and faith that thrust him into the international spotlight with Though he ultimately walked away from his dream
many other costs. over 700 media outlets seeking interviews with him at scholarship at the University of Maryland because of his
JELF reports that a 99 percent student repayment rate is the beginning of his career. religious values, it led to a much greater good when his
consistently maintained, even during the challenging times Raised in Baltimore, Goodman always knew that reputation of keeping Shabbos at all costs led him to meet
we are currently going through. “Dollars used for one student violating his faith would only work against him. He the woman who became his wife.
when paid back are used for the next. Every dollar lives on proudly wore his yarmulke on the court and always made The Torah tells us that “more than the Jews protected
and on…,” said JELF Board President Jane Aronoff . sure his team knew that he never plays on Shabbos. the Shabbos, the Shabbos protected the Jews.” Goodman’s
The application period for JELF loans is March 1-April In the inspiring Zoom event, he describes the greatest inspiring story is a testament of how his sacrifice led him
30, 2021, for the full academic year, and September 1-30 sports moment of his career when his entire team danced not only to great fame, but also to his ultimate happiness.
for spring and/or summer semester(s) only. Students must their way into his hotel room where he was keeping
have a minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA for the loan offered.
Sign up at jelf.org/app to get a reminder or visit
JELF.org/donate to learn more. For more information ATTENTION READERS
on eligibility requirements, visit jelf.org or contact local
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