NEWSStart your New Year off right! Take a class, attend a lecture and enrich your family. JFSWM proudly announces new and exciting programs designed for contemporary Jewish families and individuals through our JEWISH LIFE ENRICHMENT PROGRAM. For more information or to register by telephone, call our main office at (413) 737-2601. To register by email, please click HERE.

    Bond with Your Baby through
    Jewish Ritual and Song

    Are you a new parent raising your child in a Jewish home? Are you interested in deepening your connection to Judaism through songs, prayers and rituals that you can do with your baby and your family? Come join other new parents and babies as we explore Jewish rituals that can be practiced daily, weekly and throughout the year. Knowledge of Hebrew is not required, only an open mind and an open heart! Instructor Felicia Sloin. Cost: Free. Two locations:

    LGA Schechter, 257 Prospect, Northampton
    A six-week series on Thursdays, 1:00-2:00 p.m.
    Starts on October 23, 2008.
    Springfield Jewish Community Center
    1160 Dickinson Street, Springfield
    A six-week series on Wednesdays, 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
    Starts on October 29, 2008.
    Jewish Parent Support Group
    The Joys and Challenges of Contemporary Parenting

    Share and learn strategies that will support you in parenting. Topics include self-care, boundaries and limit setting, handling challenging behavior and bringing balance back to your family. Appropriate for parents of typical and special needs children. Group Facilitator: Julie B. Rosenshein. Cost: $80 for the 8-week session. Two locations:

    JFS Office, 16 Armory Street, Northampton
    An eight-week series on Wednesdays, 7:00-8:15 p.m.
    Starts on October 29, 2008
    Jewish Federation Board Room
    1160 Dickinson Street, Springfield
    An eight-week series on Mondays, 7:00-8:15 p.m.
    Starts on October 27, 2008

For more information or to register please call (413) 737-2601 or click HERE to send an email.

Sponsored by the Jewish Life Enrichment Program of Jewish Family Service of Western MA. Click HERE to download the2008 Fall Program Guide.

NEWSJFSWM has been selected to host the 2008 Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society Conference in September.
NEWSJFSWM prepares for a major community-based fundraising campaign.
From JFSWM Executive Director Robert MarmorJFSWM is actively involved in the resettlement of a group of Burundian refugees who have been in refugee camps since 1972. The US Department of State has authorized more than 10,000 individuals from this group to arrive in the US by the end of the fiscal year. We expect perhaps 40 people. Click here to view a short video from the refugee camp in Tanzania.

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