Stories

Another year has come and gone – what a year of obstacles and accomplishments!

JFS Board Nominees DONNA CANTOR holds a Masters in Social Work from Yeshiva University and is a registered Social Worker in BC. Donna is entering her 4th year as the school counsellor at Vancouver Talmud Torah where she enjoys working with students, parents, and staff to help make their experience at school a positive one.

On October 20, we held our JFS Housing event at the Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House.  Presentations from Shelley Rivkin, VP, Local and Global Engagement Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver and Mara Shnay, housing advocate spoke on the recent housing statistics and stories of lived experiences from Jewish community members.  The event was an important opportunity to have

Thanks to our incredible partnerships with local synagogues, schools, and YOU, over $50,000 and 6,500+ lbs of nutritious food donated will be used for our grocery and meal delivery programs to support over 1,000 community members throughout the rest of 2022 and into 2023. Thank you for making this the most successful Project Isaiah campaign

Our AGM will be held Wednesday, November 23rd at 1:00PM on Zoom. See you there!

The Food Security team proudly launched the Community Kitchen program from our very own Kitchen. Naomi Kestenbaum-Evans taught guests how to cook delicious and affordable meals that they took home in time to celebrate the High Holy Days. But, what made this gathering extra special was the feeling of togetherness and the forging of new

 “He who saves just one life, saves the world entire.”  The Talmud   JFS had been working with the Zubris family of four who arrived a few months ago from Kherson, a city in the Ukraine that was under attack.  They were in need of temporary housing and JFS CEO, Tanja Demajo inquired about potential rentals available with Board

A few months ago, a group of parents of children and youth with disabilities got together to speak about the priorities of their children and families. They reached out to JFS for support and assistance to bring this community together and assess the needs. In order to identify the gaps and gain a better understanding