CJC Hebrew School Students Visit Jewish Seniors
One of the hallmarks of CJC is it's focus on community outreach and being there for community members in times of need. CJC Hebrew School students are getting hands on experience and loving it. The students have been visiting seniors in board and cares and senior living facilities and bringing them some joy. The students and seniors have created a special bond and the seniors and the students both look forward to these visits. Even after Hebrew School was over students volunteered to go and visit these seniors.
CJC Teens Reach Out To The Teen Project
In a most beautiful display of unity CJC teens have reached out to the Teen project, a group home for foster children who have matured and have nowhere to go. The CJC teens made ceramic dishes with inspirational messages for them.
Recently the Teen Project, run by CJC supporter Lauri Burns, had a grand opening of their beautiful remodeled home in Lake Forest. CJC teens and rabbis where on hand for a special mezzuzah ceremony. The CJC teens brought a full breakfast as well as spiritual home decorations with special blessings fr the teens. This was all coordinated by the CTeeN director Ammie Levy.
One of the CJC teens had this to say about the experience, "It was really special and felt good to be a part of this, I am very happy for them, the home is cool and beautiful, I wish them lots of luck".
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A few examples of Chabad's community outreach efforts in our community this week:
An elderly man who was ill and needed support, a woman going through a divorce, a young woman diagnosed with breast cancer, a young man in a car accident, a middle aged woman having a spiritual crisis, a lonely new mom, a child with anxiety, a businessman in dire financial and legal need, a pregnant mother who is on bed-rest, an unemployed man with emergency funds, new parents with parenting advice, a Jewish family that was disconnected from their Judaism; helping them reconnect with their Jewish roots, a young man with dementia, a mature woman coping with the loss of her father, a young woman with loss of her mother, a middle aged woman going through an ugly divorce, many people looking for work, a family that was losing their home, a child with special needs, a homeless woman, families with small children with scholarships for summer camp and many others. All this is made possible by The Circle.
A Mitzvah Comes Full Circle After 70 Years
70 years a young man's family could not afford to send this young man to camp. He was very fortunate that he was given a scholarship and was able to attend a Jewish camp and had an amazing summer. he never forgot the kindness that was shown to him and he recently made a contribution to the CJC Ethel Stein Camp Scholarship fund making it possible for a child to attend an entire summer at Camp Gan Israel.
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