Help Gilad Shalit Today!
June 25 marks three years that Israeli Gilad Shalit has been held captive by Hamas. Please click here to send a letter today asking our elected officials to do everything in their power to bring Gilad home.
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A Gann Academy Senior Project Cookbook
Sam Gardenswartz and Rena Oppenheimer, Co-Editors
A compilation of 50 recipes from influential Jewish Bostonians, including Larry Bacow, Anita Diamant, Stanley Fischer, Steve Grossman, Bob and Myra Kraft, Rabbi Harold Kushner, Roger Lowenstein, Jehuda Reinharz, Jonathan Sarna, local rabbis, and many more.
The cookbooks cost $10 each and all proceeds benefit
Jewish Family & Children's Service' Family Table.
To order cookbooks, or if you have any questions, please email cookbook@gannacademy.org.
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Volunteer Opportunity of the Month:
Jewish Family & Children's Service
Professional Volunteer Corps
Please join the JF&CS professional volunteer corps. Current opportunities include:
Licensed Attorneys
Research and Project Developer
Case Manager
Registered Dietitian
Researchers and Analysts
Click here for details on the above. For more information about these or other volunteer opportunities, please contact Matt Cuddy at 781-693-5644 or mcuddy@jfcsboston.org.
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Jewish Summer Camps & Programs
It is not too late to make plans for your child to attend a Jewish summer camp or program this summer. See our Directory for all the Jewish options in New England and other nearby states. Read the article for advice on how to choose a camp and on the particular benefits of a Jewish camp. Think summer!
Directory of Jewish Summer Camps & Programs
Excerpt on Jewish camps from How to be a Jewish Parent by Anita Diamant and Karen Kushner
  
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Israel
Our Israel pages provide you with news and other information on life in Israel, and resources that will help you plan a trip, buy Israeli products, lobby your representatives, support the Israeli population, and gain a greater understanding of the role of Israel in Jewish and world affairs.
Click here to go to our Israel resources |
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Grandchildren of Holocaust Survivors
Boston 3G is a brand new group for the grandchildren of Holocaust Survivors. We hope to explore our common history to keep our grandparents' memories alive and to create a social outlet in Greater Boston. Please join us for our first gathering on Sunday, July 12, 2009 at 6:00 pm at 1284 Beacon Street, Brookline (in Coolidge Corner right off the Green C line). Dinner will be provided. Please RSVP by Wednesday, July 8, to Boston3G@gmail.com or call 617-487-8157.
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Jewish Education Tuition Assistance
Tuition assistance for 2009-2010 is available, for families with demonstrated need, for Jewish day and high schools, Jewish preschools, and Jewish overnight camps.
Click here for information on new funds available through Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston
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