Page 6 - The Jewish Voice - May '21

Page 6, The Jewish Voice

Local Happenings from page 4 we will celebrate — as a community — the way we
connected, communicated, and coped in a most challenging
Alpert JFS / Levine JRFS to year,” said CEO Marc Hopin. “We were adaptable, flexible,
open, and optimistic, finding creative ways to continue
Host Virtual Annual Meeting providing the critical services and programs for those who
needed us. We remained the place for people to turn for
This year’s annual meeting for Ferd & Gladys Alpert help, assisting more people with greater needs than ever
Jewish Family Service (Alpert JFS) and Melvin J. & Claire before.”
Levine Jewish Residential & Family Service (Levine JRFS)
will be a virtual gathering on May 24 at 7 p.m. A full program, Israel Day Celebrations at
with the theme of resilience, will recap the accomplishments
of the past year. Temple Judea
At the event, the 2020-2021 Board of Directors will
be recognized and the 2021-2022 Board installed; Rabbi By Rabbi Feivel Strauss
Anthony Fratello of Temple Shaarei Shalom in Boynton Children, parents, and grandparents enjoyed celebrating
Beach will deliver the d’var Torah (a talk relating to the Israel’s Independence Day last month. Families participated
weekly Torah portion); the graduating teen participant in outside socially distanced activities like cooking classic
of the Alpert JFS Relationships & Decisions for Teens Israeli food such as hummus and chopped Israeli salad,
program will be recognized; stories from supporters and touring a giant map of Israel, and playing games to Israeli
service recipients will be shared; and four Volunteer
Awards will be presented.
The awards, established in memory of people who
hold a special place in the hearts of Alpert JFS, Levine
JRFS, and the Jewish community for their contributions
to the agencies, will be presented to Rabbi Bernie
Eisenman (“Reb” Sol Freedman Volunteer Award), Arlene
Hershkowitz (Bernie Silbert Volunteer Award), Al Komins
(Bob Schweitzer Volunteer Award), and Linda Weiss
(Linda White Volunteer Award).
“As we meet for the second consecutive year virtually,

Alpert JFS CEO Marc Hopin with President and Board Chair
Zelda Mason

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