by jared | Jul 24, 2014 | Israel, Leadership, Social Action, Summer 2014
For the past 4 weeks, 20 Chaverim campers have been part of the JTFN Kesher course. JTFN is the Jewish Teen Funders Network. We, the JTFN campers, have been given a grant of $1000 along with 37 other camps across the country. First, we established which Jewish values...
by jared | Jun 15, 2014 | Caring Community, Outreach, RJ Blog, Social Action, Volunteerism
By Sarah Lauing, Director of Jewish Life Food insecurity in West Stockbridge is higher than you’d think. Sustainable Berkshires reported this February that 11.4% of the Berkshires population is living in poverty, and 14,550 residents of Berkshire County residents are...