Donate frozen turkeys and non-perishable foods
Thursday, November 16
8:30 – 10:30 a.m.

Drop off donations at either Mandel JCC
5221 Hood Road, Palm Beach Gardens
8500 Jog Road, Boynton Beach

Honor the Jewish value of Ha’achalat Re’evim – feeding the hungry – by helping to ensure that local families have a hearty, healthy, and festive Thanksgiving.

Requested items include frozen turkeys, gravy, bags of stuffing, canned cranberries and vegetables, soups, boxed muffin or biscuit mix and non-perishable desserts and pie crust fillings.

In partnership with J-Teen at the Mandel JCCs Friendsgiving efforts and Meyer Preparatory students. Donations support Alpert Jewish Family Service, Family Promise of North/Central Palm Beach County, The Soup Kitchen of Boynton Beach and The Salvation Army.

Please register with your location preference for donations on Nov. 16 of frozen turkeys and non-perishable food.

Giving Tuesday
Tuesday, November 28

Honor the Jewish value of Tzedakah – charitable giving – by joining this international day of philanthropy called #GivingTuesday. Come together with our Jewish community to make a difference for thousands of people in the Palm Beaches and around the world.

Cards for Israel

Your children have the power to make a difference by honoring the Jewish value of G’milut Chasadim – acts of loving kindness – as they create beautiful cards filled with love, hope and kindness to children, seniors and soldiers in Israel who are navigating these challenging times. Your words and artwork will show our support and let them know they are not alone. Craft your heartfelt message, draw a picture, or design a digital card, then send to cardsforisrael@jewishpalmbeach.org. Federation’s Kohl Jewish Volunteer Center (Kohl JVC) and PJ Library® will coordinate sending the cards to families in Israel

Meal Packing & Delivery
Tuesday, December 5 – Thursday, December 14
Times vary by day
The Kind Kitchen of Palm Beach
844 Prosperity Farms Road, North Palm Beach

Honor the Jewish value of Ha’achalat Re’evim – feeding the hungry – as you fill the bellies and hearts of hundreds in our community. Join Kohl JVC in partnership with The Kind Kitchen of Palm Beach to safely prepare and deliver 650 healthy, festive Hanukkah meals to homebound seniors and community members struggling with illness and crisis.

Donate Blood
Sunday, December 10
9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Canyon Town Center
8784 Boynton Beach Blvd, Boynton Beach
9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Admirals Crossing
3755 Military Trail, Jupiter

Be a hero as you board the Big Red Bus to honor the Jewish value of Nedivut – being generous – as you donate blood for traumas, surgery and cancer patients in local hospitals when they need it most.

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Reading to Children – THIS OPPORTUNITY IS AT CAPACITY
Thursday, December 21
9 a.m.
Riviera Beach*

To honor the Jewish value V’shinantam L’vanecha – and you shall teach your children – spend a morning sharing the magic of books by reading to children in kindergarten and throughout the school. Volunteers will read in small groups and the Kohl JVC’s Anne & Sam Klein Literacy Program will gift a book to each child for their personal home library. Books are funded by the Alloy Family Foundation. Space is limited.

*School address will be provided upon registration confirmation.

Family Succulent Plant Party with Local Seniors – THIS OPPORTUNITY IS AT CAPACITY
Sunday, December 17
2 – 4 p.m.
Elance at Boynton Beach
10605 S. Jog Road, Boynton Beach

Treating everyone with respect, particularly our elders, is a building block of Jewish life. To celebrate our local seniors and the Jewish value of Kibud Zekayni – honor senior citizens – families are invited to join PJ Library® and the residents of Elancé Senior Living to explore their green thumb with a Succulent Plant Party. Children, alongside the seniors, will create their very own arrangements – one to take home and one to give to a friend. In partnership with PJ Library®, we will also hear nature-inspired stories. Space is limited.

Comfort Women Fighting Breast and Ovarian Cancer
Provide comfort and support to women fighting breast and ovarian cancer as you honor the Jewish value of R’fuah – healing. Join us in partnership with Sharsheret, a national Jewish organization that helps women and their families face breast cancer, to send care hospital packages to women navigating treatment. It’s easy to help: click here to order from the Amazon wish list, which includes stress balls, activities, cozy socks, blankets and more. Students at several area religious schools will pack care kits and messages of kindness and strength.