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Apr 29, 2020

Women’s Philanthropy Spring Event to go virtual

By Stephanie Smartschan
JFLV Director of Community Development & Operations
 
Forgo the heels, grab a beverage and join Women’s Philanthropy for a very special virtual Spring Event on Thursday, May 7. Lisa Friedman Clark will share her story of “dancing between the raindrops” via Zo…

Apr 29, 2020

Holocaust victims remembered through virtual Yom HaShoah memorial

By Bayley Carl
JFLV Marketing & Engagement Associate
 
The Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley’s 2020 Yom Hashoah Memorial took place virtually on April 20. Shari Spark, the Holocaust Resource Center Coordinator, worked together with many members of the Lehigh Valley Jewish community…

Apr 29, 2020

Jewish Family Service & Federation host webinar on managing COVID-19 stress

By Stephanie Goodling
HAKOL Editor
 
On Monday, April 13, Jewish Family Service of the Lehigh Valley hosted a free webinar via Zoom entitled, “Mindfulness and Stress Reduction During COVID-19.” Over 30 people tuned in to learn about how to better handle the stress brought on by living…

Apr 29, 2020

Making lemons into lemonade

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By Rotem Bar
Community shlicha
 
Who would have thought that in 2020 there would be a worldwide pandemic that would completely change the world as we know it? Who would have thought that our grandparents would celebrate Passover seder alone in their houses? That schools would be …

Mar 25, 2020

Jewish community finds ways to stay connected despite coronavirus outbreak

With the spread of the coronavirus, the world looks a little different this month than expected. In the face of quarantines and working from home, everyone has had to make adjustments to their daily life. That, of course, includes the Jewish community and all of its agencies and organization…