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Take a Path to the Cure!

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It is hard to believe that almost an entire year has passed since we all gathered for what proved to be an amazing 1st annual Path to the Cure, a fundraiser on behalf of our children Dylan Singer, Sam Sernovitz, and other individuals in our community and surrounding areas who suffer with familial dysautonomia (FD) – a life-altering and life threatening Jewish genetic disease. As a result of your support as a particiant or sponsor of one, we experienced the best in our community and the best of humanity. TOGETHER we raised over $150,000 and had fun doing it! This […]

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Becoming Pals for Life

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A lonely individual stares at the same book she’s been reading for weeks, feeling no motivation to even lift her head. Suddenly, she hears the happy jingle of dog tags and looks up to see a fuzzy dog prance into her room, plant himself by her side, and lean in for a pat. A smile spreads across her face as she reaches down and strokes his soft fur. Both human and dog sigh in perfect contentment, happy to be in each other’s presence. This is a typical day for a therapy dog, and the hundreds of individuals that Pals For […]

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Delivering a Package from Home

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  On December 20th we had a Bar Mitzvah group in addition to our regular volunteers who came to Hanasi Synogogue in Jerusalem to help us pack 500 winter Chanukah packages. The Bar Mitzvah boy, who wanted to do something to show his appreciation for and support of the IDF soldiers, got his community involved and started a collection of deodorants, powders, toothpastes, toothbrushes and candies to bring on his trip to Israel so we could add it to the packages. We started packing at 9am and by 12pm the last group of soldiers arrived to collect their packages to […]

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New Program Matches Volunteers with Those in Need

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In her younger years, Irma worked in a school helping students grow into the fine individuals they are today. She enjoyed her life immensely, especially the field trips with the students and times with her family. Sadly, Irma’s daughter passed away and so did her husband. She has no family. Because of her age and some physical disabilities, she has become homebound. Although she lives on her own, she has difficulty cooking for herself. She relies on the kindness of others to go shopping for her or to take her to her doctor appointments, as she can no longer drive. […]

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