VOL. 15 NO. 12
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DECEMBER 2025
JFS Empowers Next Generation to Stand Up Against Hate Ferd & Gladys Alpert Jewish Family Service has announced an expansion of its acclaimed Relationships & Decisions teen education program, thanks to a $20,000 grant from the Palm Beach County Center to Combat Antisemitism & Hatred at the Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County. The funding will enable Alpert JFS to deepen its investment in Jewish teens across Palm Beach County — empowering them with the tools, confidence, and empathy to confront antisemitism, bias, and hate while fostering resilience and leadership rooted in Jewish values. The new curriculum will help teens recognize, understand, and
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Miles of Smiles 8 Days, 8 Ways of Giving Kicks Off with Inspiring Community Generosity Offers Fun, Inclusive Engagement Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County and its Kohl Jewish Volunteer Center launched the holiday season with an inspiring display of generosity during their annual 8 Days, 8 Ways of Giving initiative. This year’s Thanksgiving food drive showcased the strength of our community coming together to support families in need. The effort featured two collection sites at both Mandel JCC locations, Palm Beach Gardens and Boynton Beach, where community members donated nearly 100 turkeys and hundreds of pounds of non-perishable food items. For the first time, Kohl JVC introduced a matching challenge: For every frozen turkey donated, they added one more, doubling the total to 200 turkeys. Thanks to this overwhelming response, hundreds of local families enjoyed a warm, festive Thanksgiving meal.
Chabad of Palm Beach Gardens recently launched Miles of Smiles, a collaboration between the Mishpacha Program — a volunteer-powered support network dedicated to providing emotional, spiritual, and practical care for Jewish individuals of all ages — and Chabad Hebrew School. The initiative was spearheaded by Ariana Zachary, a certified K–12 special educator with over a decade of experience in educational leadership and specialized instruction for children with disabilities. Her vision helped create a warm, inclusive space where every child — and every family — could shine. A dozen children and young adults with special needs, together with their families, joined Hebrew school students ages 7–15 for an uplifting morning focused on Ahavat Yisroel, loving our fellow as ourselves. Families enjoyed brunch before coming together for hands-on crafts, heart-shaped cookie decorating, and meaningful learning about inclusion.
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