Michael is above grade level in reading and math. Elana said, The JCC helped us with everything, including their special camp program for children with communication issues. I am grateful that they allowed us put off some of the payments until Yaakov becomes a physician. I can t think of another agency that has made such an impact on our lives and has been so supportive of us. The Therapeutic Nursery has been a saving grace in our lives.
Federation is . . .
The Place to Learn Kate Sobel used to call herself a Hebrew school drop-out. My hang-ups about the religious aspects of Judaism made me put aside my feelings for my Jewish culture and heritage, said Katie, a Paramus resident who attends George Washington University. This feeling of disconnection began to change as soon as she got off the plane in Israel with 6,000 other Birthright Israel participants. We were considered the gift to Israel, said Sobel, who recently joined college students from around the nation for a first-time peer group trip to Israel. UJA Federation is now subsidizing Birthright Israel trips, which were created by Jewish philanthropists in order to offer free educational trips to Israel to North American Jewish youth.