Pick up a kit to celebrate Rosh Hashanah with PJ@Home

PJ Library has gone virtual. Over the summer, they had a very successful six-week series, PJ@Home. Families did crafts, built forts and went on a virtual vacation.

“The children really enjoyed the summer series,” said Abby Trachtman, Federation’s coordinator for PJ Library. “Every w…

Community synagogues unite to welcome S’lichot speaker

By Stephanie Goodling
HAKOL Editor

This has been a year like no other, and as 5780 comes to a close, the Lehigh Valley Jewish community is coming together for a special event, “S’lichot in the time of Corona.” On Saturday, Sept. 12, at 9 p.m., Rabbi Rachel Zohar Dulin, Ph.D., will add…

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…