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As a fringe benefit of our Villaggio Women’s Seder, attendees donate Kosher for Passover non-perishable food items to be distributed through local synagogues to food insecure and home bound synagogue members. On April 8th, our Holiday Bags committee assembled 40 bags which were delivered to the synagogues...

Four years ago, Laurie Alexander, a Board Member of NCJW Palm Beach, initiated a fruitful partnership with Deborah Morgan, CEO of Palm Beach Harvest, an organization dedicated to feeding approximately 64,000 food-insecure individuals multiple times per week. Year after year, we have persisted in meeting our targets...

For the second time in the past few months, our member, Marsha Rickles, Chair of our Heads Smart bicycle safety program, appeared on our local TV network to promote bicycle safety and proper helmet fitting. In 1988, Marsha lost her 8-year-old son to a bicycle accident before helmet laws...

NCJW’s Dignity Bags Project brings personal care items to The Lord’s Place for their outreach workers to bring to “unhoused women.” Soon, we will be providing personal care items to “unhoused men” thanks to a generous grant from the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church of West Palm Beach....

The Kids Community Closet at Heritage Elementary School was opened in May of 2018. Heritage is a Title 1 school that is located on Melaleuca Lane in Greenacres and services nearly 800 students in grades K through 5. The faculty and staff are dedicated to creating a nurturing environment for...

On April 3rd, NCJW Villaggio held its 15th interactive Women’s Seder. It was attended by over 160 women who sang, danced, dined, and learned about the women of the Bible who had been forgotten over the centuries. The Haggadah that was used was created by members of...

On March 28th, more than 60 NCJW members and community supporters attended the third part of our Women of Wisdom series, Israel at War: Women’s Voices. Zooming in from Israel were: Eliya Attali, a 25-year-old combat paramedic with the IDF who was called upon to serve in Gaza...

On March 12th, over 100 NCJW members and guests had a fabulous afternoon at The Fountains Country Club in Lake Worth. A light breakfast was served prior to play and a delicious buffet lunch followed at halftime. Deepest thanks to Kathy Wolf and Susan Schwartz for bringing...

The Florida Supreme Court has approved the language of Amendment 4!!!It is now officially on the November ballot and needs 60% of voters to approve it in order for the Amendment to become part of the Florida Constitution.We need all hands on deck!!!Calling all volunteers!We are in...

DO YOU VOTE BY MAIL? Mail-in Ballot Requests Have Expired! Request your Vote-By-Mail Ballot Today! Under the current Florida Laws, voters who choose to vote by mail must renew their Vote-By-Mail request each election cycle. You MUST complete a new Vote-By-Mail request form to be eligible to use the...

Don’t miss this very special Women’s Seder. You can submit a complete table or submit it individually. Two additional facts to remember: 1. We collect non-perishable  Kosher for Passover food items at the Seder. 2. You can include the names of the Inspirational Women in your life by printing their names on...

Meeting on March 13th from 4-5 pm, our next Zoom book club meeting will be discussing the book You Were Always Mine by Christine Pride and Joy Piazz. What happens when a black woman finds and takes in a white infant she finds in the park and deduces that...

SOUP FOR THE SOUL IS ALIVE AND WELL! Once again, we received a generous check from the Herbert Bearman Foundation. We could not do without the support of Sheldon and Arlene Bearman. Thank you, Sheldon and Arlene! On January 9th, we launched a new program of REMAX Real...

Let’s Do Lunch is still helping to feed the hungry in coordination with Palm Beach Harvest and at St. George’s Food Table. NCJW members from the Ironhorse Community spent part of Super Bowl Sunday making sandwiches. On Monday, February 12, over 300 sandwiches, bags of fruit, and packages...

Last night was truly special at the Senator Philip D. Lewis Center thanks to the incredible generosity and warmth of the National Council of Jewish Women. A heartfelt thank you to NCJW for not only donating but also serving a delicious dinner to our guests. Your kindness...

On December 27, 2023, as part of Wellness Day at The Club at Ibis, Marsha Rickles, Heads Smart Chairwoman, and Ilene Leefer, along with Ibis Public Safety Officer, Greg Butcher, designed an obstacle course for children on bicycles. While educating the public on the necessity of wearing...

Quantum House is located at St. Mary’s Hospital and offers affordable housing, meals, family activities, and an emergency safety net for family members of children undergoing serious limb extension surgeries. It is the ONLY organization of its kind between Orlando and Miami. NCJW Palm Beach volunteers provided...

NCJW Palm Beach will again be working alongside The League of Women Voters and The Voters Rights Coalition, of which we are a member, for the 2024 election. We will concentrate on getting out the vote with initiatives like Vote Forward Postcard Parties and Phone Banking. We...

The campaign to get abortion on the ballot in 2024 OFFICIALLY HAS A BALLOT NUMBER. We’re AMENDMENT 4! All eyes are now on the Florida Supreme Court to say that this amendment’s language is clear, concise, and constitutional. Stay tuned…...

NCJW’s DIGNITY PROJECT brings personal care items to The Lord’s Place for their outreach workers to bring to “unhoused women”. The Dignity Bags bring comfort to the recipients and give the outreach workers an opening for a conversation with the goal being to get these women social services, temporary...

In recognition of January as Human Trafficking Awareness Month, our NCJW Human Trafficking committee had a busy January with members making in-person presentations at City Council meetings throughout Palm Beach County on the techniques traffickers use to recruit minors for sex or labor trafficking and explanations about...

Add Your Voice to the letter at VoicesforHostages.org: Sign the letter to add your name condemning Hamas’s brutal attack and demanding the immediate release of all the hostages, including the men, being held by Hamas....

Sheila Katz, CEO of NCJW, Speaks at Congressional Roundtable Highlighting the Sexual and Gender-based violence perpetrated by Hamas in Israel on October 7 In a Congressional roundtable convened by Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, along with Reps. Susan Wild, Lois Frankel, and Kathy Manning, the issue of sexual...

Join the National Council of Jewish Women in the Jewish communal pledge to support abortion access. Our voices are needed now more than ever! The US Supreme Court is considering two abortion cases this term that could have a catastrophic impact on medication abortion and federal emergency...

Highland Elementary School is home to one of the first Kids Community Closets opened by NCJW Palm Beach in February 2012. For the past twelve years we have supplied the students with shirts, shorts, socks and underwear so that they could attend school in clean new clothing....

Meeting on January 10th, the 2nd Wednesday of the month from 4-5 pm, our next Zoom book club meeting will be discussing the book The Measure, by Nikki Erick. This is a thought-provoking, powerful book about how we choose to live the moments in our lives. Marsha Kuhn will facilitate....

Help, I need somebody! Help, not just anybody! What I need are some of YOU! Paul McCartney would be delighted to know you answered my plea. I know many of you have expressed interest in serving dinner at The Lewis Center. I apologize if you have offered...

You are cordially invited to tour Quantum House with NCJW Palm Beach on either January 10 or 11th to see why we support this incredible institution. Quantum House is located at St. Mary’s Hospital and offers affordable housing, meals, family activities, and an emergency safety net for...

SAVE THE DATE National Council of Jewish Women Palm Beach Section Announces its next event in our Wisdom of Women Series “ARE WE DIMMING THE LIGHT OF EDUCATION IN THE SUNSHINE STATE?” A Panel Discussion Date: Monday, February 12, 2024 Time: 4 pm – 6 pm Location: The...

Florida Ballot Initiative to protect access to abortion and ensure our personal medical decisions are ours and ours alone to make. SUCCESS!!!! Your efforts have yielded 1.4 million signed petitions!! That is enough to put abortion access on the ballot in Florida! Grassroots efforts have historically proven...

Do minors know who they are really talking to? In recognition of January’s designation as Human Trafficking Awareness month, members of our Human Trafficking Education and Awareness Committee will be making presentations to City Councils throughout the county on the techniques traffickers use to recruit minors for...

On December 4, 2024, National Council of Jewish Women had the distinct honor to help organize a special session at the United Nations — hosted by Ambassador Gilad Erdan, Permanent Representative of Israel to the UN — to shed light on the gravity of the rape and brutal sexual assault inflicted upon Israeli women by Hamas terrorists on October 7....

NCJW Palm Beach Recognized by the School District of Palm Beach County for its Kids Community Closets Program On December 13, 2023, we were thrilled to be recognized by the School District of Palm Beach County for our Kids Community Closets program. Under the direction of Sarah...

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A Message from Your President Dear Members: We are ending another successful season for our Section. On behalf of the Board, I am filled with gratitude to you, our members and friends, for your positive impact on our community. Whether you joined us as a first-time member,...

Florida Ballot Initiative Campaign: "Floridians Protecting Freedom" to protect access to abortion and ensure our personal medical decisions are ours and ours alone to make. Join this historic campaign! More than 900,000 petition forms will need to be completed by Florida voters. Volunteer to help collect petitions OR go to floridiansprotectingfreedom.com. For more information contact Robin Sambur at advocacy@ncjwpalmbeach.org...