1,726 “Middle Income” unemployed and underemployed residents of MetroWest received career counseling and job placement assistance from the Jewish Vocation Service (JVS), a beneficiary agency of UJC MetroWest.
Beyond the Current Economic Crisis by Andrew J. Stamelman, President,
Jewish Community Foundation of MetroWest NJ
As I begin my second year as president of JCF, I am reminded of the many important roles our community foundation plays. Key among them is our mandate, as the planned giving and endowment arm of UJC, to create and manage funds providing perpetual support of our work in MetroWest, Israel, and around the world. >>read more
Achieving Tikkun Olam by Rabbi Steven Bayar
Small steps, helping one person at a time, making a connection between people is the way of Tikkun Olam. The comfort of being one of many seeking to help those in need, or recognizing that we don't have to do it all ourselves — that is the way of Tikkun Olam.>> read more
UJC partners with Israeli basketball team to bring underprivileged kids to the games
At UJC, helping Jews in need and strengthening Jewish community is as much a matter of ingenuity and new ideas as continual philanthropic dedication. And inventive, new thinking is precisely what is at work in the "Haifa Hoops for Kids" philanthropic ticket program. >> read more
Israel Advocacy 2.0 by Amos Kamil
As more Jews and non-Jews go online, use social networking tools, and watch short form videos at the office, we must train thousands of on-line Israel advocates. We must utilize the web's low cost of entry in order to disseminate the Israel story we wish to see portrayed. >> read more
Expressing Our Essential Selves: Who Am I? by
Cecille Allman Asekoff
Today, healthcare facilities are often corporate workplaces. For many reasons American culture dictates that the only facet of a person that should matter in the workplace is one's skill at doing an assigned task. It is deemed appropriate to minimize one's ethnic identity or religious practices. >> read more
CRC in Action
Become an informed and active advocate
• CRC Election 2008 Programming • Remember to vote — Deadline to register is October 14.
October 27, 7:00 p.m.: Senatorial Candidates Forum with sequential appearances by U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg and former Congressman Dick Zimmer at Congregation Agudath Israel of West Essex in Caldwell, NJ. Click here for more information.
November 2, 7:00 p.m.: Presidential Surrogates Debate at Temple B'nai Or in Morristown, NJ. Stay tuned for more detailed information.
November 10, 7:30 p.m.: Retrospective of the Presidential Election at the Alex Aidekman Family Jewish Community Campus in Whippany. Speakers include Roger jacobs, Sam Pepper, and Dr. Edward Shapiro. RSVP to Irene Segal, (973) 929-2703, or email isegal@jhsmw.org. Sponsored by the Jewish Historical Society of MetroWest and CRC.
• CRC Stop Iran Task Force urges MetroWest to join the economic war on terror through divestment and Terror Free Investment.
• NJ Darfur Coalition launches a new project, "Purchase Solar Cookers: End Violence Against Women in Darfur," and adopts a refugee camp in Chad. All New Jersey citizens are encouraged to participate. Click here to learn what YOU can do.
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