JSDD News

We would like to congratulate WAE Center artist LOUIS D. who was selected to be featured in the Studio Montclair Fundraiser exhibition “Affair of the Art”, being held at the newly opened MC Hotel in Montclair.  The event is taking place for one day only, on Saturday, November 16th.  The address is 690 Bloomfield Avenue, Montclair, NJ. Attending the event requires purchasing tickets in advance; this can be done through the SMI website: https://www.studiomontclair.org/affair-of-the-art-2019/#!event-register/2019/11/16/affair-of-the-art-2019 Submitted by Harry Klein, WAE Center Art Studio Manager  

Hagit Oren, Judaic Coordinator for JSDD facilitates Sunday Chavurah classes in the WAE Center.  This weeks class was about Bersheit-In the Beginning.  Hagit taught that G-d created the world, through the beginnings of the people of Israel, their descent into Egypt, and the giving of the Torah at biblical Mount Sinai.     The class also enjoyed food they prepared together.

Hagit Oren, Judaic Coordinator helped the girls of the Livingston Group Home celebrate Sukkot in the beautiful Sukkah that was built on their back deck. 

On October 6, a festive atmosphere prevailed as over 100 guests came together to witness the ceremonial groundbreaking for JSDD’s Cooperman Family Campus. The event was held on the grounds of SWS Architects, adjacent to the JSDD’s new Livingston property. Before shovel hit dirt, donors, friends, and JSDD staff were all smiles as they posed for photos in front of the special backdrop designed by our Groundbreaking Committee.

The Jewish Community Foundation (JCF) recently hosted its biennial event known as Shorashim (meaning “roots”), which honors all donors who have made legacy or endowment gifts through JCF’s legacy societies: Lester, Lion of Judah Endowment, MetroWest Tomorrow, Herskowitz and Create a Jewish Legacy (CJL). JSDD has been part of CJL for more than five years, and during that time we have secured more than 50 gifts to help ensure that JSDD remains vibrant and able to serve our clients long into the future. Held on September 10, 2019 at the Wilshire Grand in West Orange, it was a warm, inspiring and meaningful event, capped by a beautiful and thought-provoking address by Rabbi Daniel Cohen, author of the book, “What Will […]