Lehigh Valley gets creative in celebrating Purim

While all holidays over the past year have looked a little different, plans are underway to ensure that all the fun and meaning of Purim continue this year in the Lehigh Valley.

Kicking off the celebrations is a PJ@Home event on Feb. 14. Families can pick up their free Purim kits at the Jew…

Super Sunday is coming to you live: Virtual program to honor superheroes

By Stephanie Smartschan
JFLV Director of Community Development & Operations

Super Sunday, the Jewish Federation’s biggest fundraising and community service day of the year, is going virtual.

During a 3-hour livestream on Jan. 31, the Federation will be honoring essential workers for the…

Getting ready for the COVID-19 vaccine

By Stephanie Goodling
HAKOL Editor

It has now been a year since COVID-19 reached North America, and soon, the long-awaited vaccine will be available across the United States. Dr. Bill Markson, president of the Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley’s Maimonides Society, is a cardiologist…

Let’s get cooking with Israel’s celebrity chefs

By Stephanie Smartschan
JFLV Director of Community Development & Operations

Women’s Philanthropy of the Jewish Federation is taking you on a virtual international culinary journey with four celebrity chefs on the Israeli and American scenes this winter.

The four-part series, which will r…

JFS to offer disability awareness programming

By JFS Staff

This year, Jewish Family Service of the Lehigh Valley will be celebrating Jewish Disability Awareness, Acceptance and Inclusion Month (JDAIM) in February with two virtual events. 

For the first event, JFS is partnering with the Lehigh Valley Center for Independent Living (LVC…