Community Garden Grows Produce and Creates Friendships

By Laura Rigge 
HAKOL Editor 

On July 8, volunteers from across the Jewish Lehigh Valley gathered at Camp Olympic in Emmaus to work their community garden plot together. “I can’t believe how big everything has grown,” said volunteer Alicia Zahn. “Last month, everything had barely …

KI Flea Market Gives Back to the Community

By Vikki Dunn 
Congregation Keneseth Israel 

Back again – bigger and better than ever! The annual Keneseth Israel Flea Market was once again a rousing success. The Flea Market, KI Sisterhood’s largest fund¬raiser of the year, has been held for over 30 years. KI congregants bring in a…

Brith Sholom Explores Food and Culture of Israel

By Casey Goldblat 
Special to HAKOL 
 
On the morning of July 15, our group of eight from Brith Sholom landed in Israel. We hit the ground running and didn’t stop for the next 11 days. The focus of our trip was food, and we not only tasted it, but we also pre¬pared it, saw how it was g…

JFS Brings the Spirit of Shabbat to Seniors

By Laura Rigge

HAKOL Editor

 
Some of the Jewish residents at Country Meadows in Allentown hadn’t been able to partake in Shabbat services for years, and many missed the opportunity to engage with the Jewish community on a spiritual level.

Carol Wilson, senior facilities coordinator at…

Golfers Help Feed the Hungry, Combat Hate

First there were 10 names left, then seven, then five, then two. The grand prize of $5,000 was on the line for the last person standing and Jerry Biel was in the running.

“The whole time I’m thinking, if I do win, I can’t accept the money,” said Biel, who was participating for the s…