JCC honors extraordinary award winners at annual meeting

By Kaitlyn Stefanowicz
JCC Marketing Project Coordinator

During our Annual Meeting in June, we were pleased to announce Bobby and Bonnie Hammel and Stuart Krawitz as inaugural recipients of the JCC of the Lehigh Valley Extraordinary Service Award. This award marks a new level of recognition…

LIFE & LEGACY celebrates successful Year 3

By Jim Mueth
JFLV Director of Planned Giving & Endowments

Year 3 of the LIFE & LEGACY program is now in the books for our 10 participating organizations. LIFE & LEGACY which is a program of the Harold Grinspoon Foundation has the goal of generating legacy gifts in our community. Although th…

The Great JFS FoodFestFaire to celebrate food pantry

By Stephanie Goodling
HAKOL Editor

This year Jewish Family Service of the Lehigh Valley’s annual fundraiser will be a virtual food festival to celebrate the work of their Community Food Pantry and those who support it. On Sunday, Nov. 8, The Great JFS FoodFestFaire will be an innovative a…

Take a virtual tour of Yoav with our series streaming now on Facebook

By Bayley Carl
JFLV Marketing & Engagement Associate

Summer has come and gone in the blink of an eye. While some of our plans stayed intact, others did not. One of the things we’re sorry we missed out on was meeting the teens who come from Yoav to work at the JCC summer camp.
In lieu of m…

Bnai Shalom merger paves way for Easton Jewish community

By Stephanie Goodling
HAKOL Editor

After decades of discussion, the merger of Bnai Abraham Synagogue and Temple Covenant of Peace in Easton is finally complete. As of Aug. 1, members of both congregations will be joining together as one congregation named Bnai Shalom.

Rabbi Melody Davis, w…