Redefining Aging Series
Nov
16
10:15 AM10:15
JFS EVENT

Redefining Aging Series

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Redefining Aging - A Series of Guided Conversations about Elderhood. Join Abby Palmer MSW, JFS Senior Services Social Worker to explore how ageism affects us as we grow old. We will focus on the benefits of redefining aging, being proactive and thinking positively.

Meets three times from 10:15-11:30 am

  • Nov 16, 2022

  • Dec 14, 2022

  • Jan 18, 2023

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JFS Chanukah Gift Drive
Nov
4
to Dec 6

JFS Chanukah Gift Drive

Chanukah Gift Drive Collection Sites:

  1. JFS- 8210 Creedmoor Rd. Ste. 104 Raleigh

  2. JCC- 12804 Norwood Rd. Raleigh

  3. TBO- 5315 Creedmoor Rd, Raleigh, NC 27612

  4. BMS- 504 Newton Rd, Raleigh, NC 27615

  5. Beth Shalom- 5713 Yates Mill Pond Rd, Raleigh

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JFS Senior Resource Fair
Oct
23
2:00 PM14:00

JFS Senior Resource Fair

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REGISTER NOW FOR THE 2022 JFS SENIOR RESOURCE FAIR ON OCTOBER 23RD 2022- AN AFTERNOON OF LEARNING AND INFORMATION GATHERING THAT CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN YOUR OR A LOVED ONE’S LIFE.

Join JFS on October 23rd from 1-3pm for an exciting afternoon of community and connection at the beautiful David R. Kahn Community Campus under the large, open-air Pavilion. You will have the opportunity to meet representatives from local businesses and organizations that serve Wake County older adults. New this year are live demos and entertainment!

This FREE annual event highlights community organizations, services and resources available for older adults and their families in our area, including- Active Adult and Senior Living Communities, Adult Learning, Social, and Cultural Opportunities, Financial, Legal and Insurance Planners, Government Senior Service Agencies, In Home Senior Care Organizations, Healthful Living Services…and many others!

The power to make informed, personalized choices about how you want to engage in the aging process is in your hands!

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

For more information or questions, please email Dina Stambler, MSW, JFS Outreach & Programs Manager at Dina.Stambler@ShalomRaleigh.org

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JFS Supermarket Scavenger Hunt
Jul
31
10:30 AM10:30

JFS Supermarket Scavenger Hunt

Join us for a fun morning of solving riddles and uncovering clues to help fill the shelves of the JFS Food Pantry! Everyone is sure to have fun at this community event. We even have a list of clues for the pre-readers! There is no registration fee, but shoppers are responsible for the cost of the food. Items on the shopping list will total approximately $25.

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Suicide Safety: Early Warning Signs and Interventions
May
25
8:00 PM20:00

Suicide Safety: Early Warning Signs and Interventions

In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, We've partnered with The Wellness Institute to bring "Suicide Safety: Early Warning Signs" to our community.

 

The event will feature Dr. Arielle Sheftall, principal investigator at the Center for Suicide Prevention and Research at the Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio.

 

Dr. Sheftall will teach us to recognize warning signs in young children and how to practice prevention and intervention with the latest research and best practices.

 

This live-on-zoom event will take place on Wednesday, May 25th, 2022 8:00-9:30 pm EDT

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Quieting The Silence: How to be a Source of Support
May
17
7:30 PM19:30

Quieting The Silence: How to be a Source of Support

In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month and in partnership with The Wellness Institute and The Blue Dove Foundation, we invite you to Quieting the Silence: How to be a Source of Support.

Join us to hear the moving stories of two parent-teen duos who faced mental health challenges with strength and resilience. What supported them through their ordeals? How did they support each other through their crises?

Dr. Jonathan Singer, a leading expert in suicidology who has been working with children and teens for many years, will moderate the event.

The Live Zoom event will take place on Tuesday, May 17th, 2022, 7:30-9:00 pm EDT .

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JFS Good Deeds Day
May
1
9:00 AM09:00

JFS Good Deeds Day

Good Deeds Day is an annual tradition of good deeds. All over the world, hundreds of thousands choose to volunteer and help others, putting into practice the simple idea that every single person can do something good, be it large or small, to improve the lives of others and positively change the world.

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JFS Passover Food Drive
Mar
15
to Apr 3

JFS Passover Food Drive

As you prepare for the upcoming holiday, consider adding a few more items to your cart to support families facing food insecurity and to ensure that all have Kosher food this coming holiday.

Food can be dropped off now thru 4/3 in one of the following ways:

  • At our offices - 8210 Creedmoor Road, suite 104 Raleigh

  • Purchase from our Amazon Wish List to be shipped directly to us.

  • Monetary donations toward this drive are also greatly appreciated! Give HERE

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Interfaith Food Drive
Feb
1
to Feb 25

Interfaith Food Drive

The Light House Project is holding its annual #FeedTheirLegacy Interfaith Food Drive to collect items for the Food Bank of Central and Eastern NC from Feb 1-Feb 26. Over the last 7 years, this food drive has provided almost 300,000 meals for the Food Bank!

Over the next month companies, schools, and congregations across the triangle will be collecting non perishable items for those in need. The food drive is held in honor of Deah, Yusor, and Razan, the victims of the #ChapelHillShooting in 2015. Deah Barakat, Yusor Abu-Salha and Razan Abu-Salha had big ideas for how they wanted to help the world. One of Deah’s last facebook posts was where he and Yusor were giving food and free dental supplies to the homeless. Razan, was a regular at Raleigh’s Moore Square, where she too fed and helped those in need as a leader in the community.

2020 was the last year Jewish Family Services and the Jewish community were able to take part in The Light House Project 's Interfaith Food Drive. We are finally back and excited to help- now through 2/25, you can drop off non-perishable food to support this community food drive. Drop off food at:

  • Raleigh-Cary Jewish Family Services

  • Raleigh-Cary Jewish Community Center

  • Beth Meyer Synagogue

  • Temple Beth Or

On 2/26, join us and many other volunteers at the Islamic Association of Raleigh for a day of service and community where we will load all the collections onto a truck and deliver to the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina.

Learn more about this drive HERE.

Check out the most needed items at the Food Bank HERE or click on the picture.

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Chanukah Celebrations at Senior Living Communities
Nov
29
to Dec 3

Chanukah Celebrations at Senior Living Communities

Live in a local Senior Living Community? This Chanukah, join fellow community members and JFS volunteers for volunteer- led Chanukah Celebrations at local Senior Living Communities.

Check out below the upcoming celebrations:

  • Whispering Pines- November 29th at 2pm.

  • Waltonwood Lake Boone- November 30th at 2pm

  • Verena at Bedford- December 1st at 4pm

  • Cambridge Village of Apex- December 2nd at 1pm

  • Magnolia Glen- December 3rd at 1pm with Shabbat services

  • The Cardinal at North Hills- December 3rd at 4pm with Shabbat services.

  • Brookdale Senior Living- December 3rd at 7pm

  • Preston Pointe- December 3rd at 7:15 with Shabbat Services

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JFS Senior Resource Fair
Oct
17
2:00 PM14:00

JFS Senior Resource Fair

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SAVE THE DATE FOR THE 2021 JFS SENIOR RESOURCE FAIR ON OCTOBER, 17TH 2021- AN AFTERNOON OF LEARNING AND INFORMATION GATHERING THAT CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN YOUR OR A LOVED ONE’S LIFE.

Join JFS for an exciting afternoon of community and connection at the beautiful David R. Kahn Community Campus under the large, open-air Pavilion. You will have the opportunity to meet representatives from local businesses and organizations that serve Wake County older adults. New this year are live demos and entertainment!

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This FREE annual event highlights community organizations, services and resources available for older adults and their families in our area, including- Active Adult and Senior Living Communities, Adult Learning, Social, and Cultural Opportunities, Financial, Legal and Insurance Planners, Government Senior Service Agencies, In Home Senior Care Organizations, Healthful Living Services…and many others!

If you are eligible to receive your COVID Booster (Pfizer) or would like to get your Flu shot, you can get vaccinated at the Fair! Bee Well Pharmacy will be providing both vaccines at this year's Fair! (Don’t forget to bring your vaccination card and/or insurance card)

This year’s event will be held outdoors, under the covered Pavilion at the David R. Kahn Campus, 12804 Norwood Road, Raleigh.

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The power to make informed, personalized choices about how you want to engage in the aging process is in your hands!

For more information or questions, please email Dina Stambler, MSW, JFS Outreach & Programs Manager at Dina.Stambler@ShalomRaleigh.org

This program is partially funded by The Carolina Foundation for Jewish Seniors (formerly BJH Foundation)

The health and well-being of our members, program participants, clients, volunteers and staff is our top priority. COVID safety guidelines, approved by the JFRC Medical Committee will be followed during this event. To read the most current guidelines, click HERE

s funded (in part) with a grant from Carolina Foundation for Jewish Seniors along with its commitment to enriching the lives of Jewish adults in North and South Carolina.

This event is FREE, but registration is encouraged and appreciated! Pre-register below by 10/13 to get into our prize drawing!

Register below to attend as a participant. If you are interested in a vendor table/event sponsorship please contact Dina.Stambler@shalomraleigh.org.

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JFS Chanukah Gift Drive
Oct
11
to Nov 11

JFS Chanukah Gift Drive

With so many in our community experiencing financial strains, dealing with illness or other extenuating circumstances, we are getting ready for the holiday season earlier than usual!

This year's Chanukah Gift Drive will benefit clients (families with children) supported by Raleigh-Cary Jewish Family Services along with families supported by The Green Chair Project. Join us this holiday season in purchasing board games, art supplies, sports equipment and other gifts, and shine a light to children and families.

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The Great Grocery Scavenger Hunt & Celebration: Solving Clues to Fill the JFS Food Pantry
Aug
29
1:00 PM13:00

The Great Grocery Scavenger Hunt & Celebration: Solving Clues to Fill the JFS Food Pantry

The Great Grocery Scavenger Hunt & Celebration
Solving Clues to Fill the JFS Food Pantry

Join us on Sunday, August 29th at 1:00 p.m. for a fun and meaningful mitzvah opportunity!

Part 1: 1-2:30pm | Scavenger Hunt at various Food Lion locations (pick location during registration)
Part 2: 2:30-4:00pm | Celebration & Food weigh in at the David R. Kahn Community Campus

Did you know that The JFS Food Pantry is the only food pantry in Wake County that offers a Kosher section. Our Pantry offers non-perishable items and a limited amount of personal hygiene/toiletry items and serves residents all over Wake County. In 2021 alone, our food pantry provided children, families and older adults with over 11,000 nutritious meals.

The health and well-being of our members, program participants, clients, volunteers and staff is our top priority. COVID safety guidelines, approved by the JFRC Medical Committee will be followed during this event. To read the most current guidelines, click HERE

Here's how to participate:

1. Like team work? Recruit your friends, family, co-workers, etc. and form a team! We will add your team name to our roster of teams. Teams will be recognized for team spirit and creativity! Wear your costumes or capes during the event! Each group is responsible for paying for the groceries and/or gift cards.

2. Like to work on your own? All are welcome! Each shopper and contributor makes a difference.

3. Choose one of two participating Food Lions. 
Option 1: Closest to Cary - Food Lion at Swift Creek Shopping Center, 2861 Jones Franklin Rd Raleigh, NC 27606

Option 2: Closest to North Raleigh – Food Lion at 7905 Falls of Neuse Rd. Raleigh, NC 27614

4. On the day of the event from 1:00-2:30pm: Go to the Food Lion selected in your registration and check in with the site captain.You will participate in a playful and easy scavenger hunt to solve clues & puzzles to donate groceries and/or gift cards to the JFS food pantry. Each group is responsible for paying for the groceries and/or gift cards. Shopping lists start at approximately $18.  Donations in any increment are appreciated. After you have paid for your groceries, you will bring the bags to the site captain for tagging and loading for transport to the David R. Kahn Community Campus where we will enjoy a community celebration.

5. Celebration from 2:30-4:00pm - After you finish shopping, join us for a community celebration at the David R. Kahn Community Campus. First, groups will drop off their donations for the food weigh-in challenge. Next, groups will participate in a few educational games to learn about food insecurity in the area. Once the fun tasks are completed, groups will enjoy Kona Ice!

The day is a perfect mix of team building, service & learning how to support residents in Wake county! Did you know that The JFS Food Pantry is the only food pantry in Wake County that offers a Kosher section. Our Pantry offers non-perishable items and a limited amount of personal hygiene/toiletry items and serves residents all over Wake County. In 2021 alone, our food pantry provided children, families and older adults with over 11,000 nutritious meals.

Can't make it but want to help? Use our wish list or Amazon wish list to shop on your own time or donate gift cards. Contact JFS at jfs@shalomraleigh.org for grocery/gift card drop-off times.

If you wish to register a group of 10 or more participants, please email Jamie.Allen@ShalomRaleigh.org with Group Name, # of participants & location choice.

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