Jun 12, 2020 | Anti-Hate, Equity and Inclusion, JFS of Metrowest, We are JFS!
The pervasiveness and injustice of racism in our community and across the country has been brought into stark relief in the wake of George Floyd’s murder by law enforcement. While this is certainly not the first deadly incident of police brutality...
Jun 4, 2020 | Anti-Hate, Equity and Inclusion, Business, Jewish Community, JFS of Metrowest, We are JFS!
Dear JFS Friends, I wanted to let you know how JFS is responding to the current events throughout our country and community after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Aron Ain, JFS’s Past President and CEO of Kronos Inc. and Ultimate Software stated it the...
Mar 27, 2019 | Immigrant and Resettlement, Jewish Community, JFS of Metrowest, New American Services, Resettlement, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!
In response to Jewish Family Service (JFS) of Metrowest and the Multifaith Alliance’s recent collaboration to send needed medical and hygienic supplies to refugee camps in Syria, Congregation Kehillath Israel (KI) and Congregation Mishkan Tefila (CMT) of Brookline...
Mar 19, 2019 | Resettlement, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!
JFS is excited to announce that the storage container for the JFS/Multifaith Alliance (MFA) Mobilize Boston project has arrived, and thanks to support from the Jewish Teen Initiative and over 80 teens from the Metrowest community, the first delivery of over...
Feb 5, 2019 | Jewish Community, Resettlement, Upcoming Events, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!
The JFS Syrian Refugee Humanitarian Project brought together organizations from across Greater Boston Metrowest, including synagogues, Islamic centers, academia and the medical community to provide safety, hope and opportunity to Syrian war refugees. This project was...