• Neighbors Helping Neighbors: Sandwiches with Purpose

    Newton*

    Spread, stack, and serve! Help prepare delicious nut butter & jelly sandwiches and pack lunch bags that will nourish members of our community in need.  Ages: This event is open to all ages. 

  • Rise Against Hunger: A Hands-On Experience with A Shared Mission to Feed Others

    Scotch Plains*

    Working with Rise Against Hunger, experience hands-on, start-to-finish meal assembly as together we create life-changing meal packages for those in need. We’ll work as a team to combine rice, soy, dehydrated vegetables, and a packet of 20 essential vitamins and minerals into nutritious, easy-to-prepare meals that make a real difference.  Ages: This event is open to all ages. 

  • Pack with Purpose: Provide Kosher Food For Passover

    Whippany*

    Help us reach our goal to pack more than 1,000 packages of Kosher-for-Passover food with Met Council to benefit local community members and clients of Jewish Family Service of Central and MetroWest NJ, Bobrow Kosher Food Pantry, Kosher Meals on Wheels, and Jewish Relief Agency.  These packages will help ensure all members of our Greater MetroWest community […]

  • Mac and Pack with JESPY House: Help Those in Need 

    South Orange*

    Join clients of JESPY House (adults with developmental disabilities) in scooping, measuring, and packaging macaroni and cheese meals to donate to Jewish Vocational Services to benefit community clients in need.   Ages: This event is open to participants ages 10 and older. 

  • Art with Heart: Painting for Israel’s Pediatric Patients

    Livingston*

    Bring your enthusiasm, art, hope, and heart to a pediatric hospital in Israel. In collaboration with Art2Hearts, we’ll transform cold hospital spaces into bright, welcoming environments by creating colorful artwork for young patients. Through hands-on artmaking and community connection, your participation helps spread warmth, joy, and a sense of belonging where it’s needed most!  Ages: This event is open to participants ages 9 and older. No prior artistic experience needed! 

  • Jar It Up: Mod Podge & Faux Blooms

    Whippany*

    Spend meaningful time with residents in senior housing. Together, we’ll decorate jars and design faux floral arrangements while sharing moments of creativity and companionship. Be part of building genuine connections and creating bright, lasting decorations for their space.  Ages: This event is open to all ages.

  • HFNJ Board Meeting

    The Healthcare Foundation of NJ 1st Quarter Board Meeting

  • Grotta Fund Council Meeting

    Federation Campus

    The Council will convene to discuss their spring grant making activities.

  • Interfaith Community Seder

    South Orange*
    Federation Events

    Registration is closed. Please contact Mara Gellman, [email protected], with any questions.  Join us for our first ever Interfaith Seder. We will break matzah with neighbors from the Christian, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim and other faith communities who will take part in the seder as we recount the Exodus and honor the journey from adversity to freedom […]

  • How to Host a Seder of Belonging

    Zoom 54 Redwood Ave, West Orange, NJ, United States
    Federation Events

    Registration is closed. Are you hosting or attending a Passover seder this year? Are you part of an interfaith* or mixed heritage family? Please join us to learn from Rabbi Dan Horwitz who will lead us in creating a more inclusive seder experience this year.   *This workshop is geared toward people who might be […]

  • Keshet Day of Learning

    Whippany*

    We are excited to host Keshet for a Day of Learning to launch our 2nd Shivyon Cohort in Greater MetroWest. Working groups will have the opportunity to learn and begin an action plan for increasing LGBTQ+ inclusivity in their respective institutions.