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Heidi Gallery Celebrates The WAE Open

The advisory committee of Heidi Gallery has been meeting since May of 2022. Their work has been focused on developing the first juried open exhibit held in this stunning new space. Expanding upon the idea of displaying the artwork of artist members …

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Sukkot and Shabbat Celebrations

November 14, 2022 / JSDD News

Sukkot, the seven-day holiday commanded in the Torah to celebrate the harvest and commemorate the 40 years in the desert after the Jews escaped slavery in Egypt began on Sunday October 9th. On Sukkot, many Jewish people build a Sukkah in their …

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Shabbat – Friday, September 16th, 2022

September 19, 2022 / JSDD News

Shabbat celebrations began this week with warm virtual welcomes to one another then a chorus of songs in both Hebrew and English. After the Shabbat prayers, the group discussed the torah portion for the week,” Ki Tavo.” The portion for the …

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Beginnings

September 19, 2022 / JSDD News, WAE Center News

By Howard Charish, JSDD Board Member When I entered graduate school to obtain a master’s degree in social work, the first paper that I had to write was on beginnings. It was a daunting assignment for new students who were filled with …

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Interview with Kristia Robinson Clark, Director of Quality Assurance and Compliance

September 19, 2022 / JSDD News

How long have you been with JSDD? Eleven years Was this the position you started in? I Started as a group home manager in Livingston and moved up quite a few times. A few years after I started, I became a senior …

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Beginnings

September 19, 2022 / JSDD News, WAE Center News

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First Annual Awards Ceremony

September 12, 2022 / JSDD News, WAE Center News

By Harry Klein, Director of the WAE Center On Thursday, 08/18/2022, the JSDD WAE Center held its first “Annual Awards Ceremony” for members. The idea for the ceremony came out of the “WAE Center Member Advisory Board” (GiGi, Roberto, Kevin M., Alicia), …

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Fabulous Shabbat In-Person Celebration with Friendship Circle – Friday, August 5th, 2022

August 16, 2022 / JSDD News

JSDD was thrilled to attend a beautiful Shabbat Service and dinner hosted by the Friendship Circle’s and the Fabulous Friday program. Everyone was thrilled to see each other face to face. The service began with the women of the Passaic House lighting …

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Virtual Shabbat – Tu Be’av – Friday, August 12th, 2022

August 16, 2022 / JSDD News

The Shabbat celebration was back online this week. The gathering began with lots of singing of songs in both English and Hebrew. Todd and Daniel performed the blessings of both the challah and the grape juice. Hagit, JSDD’s Judaic Coordinator, taught …

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WAE to Connect – Welcomes Ronnella Walker as Manager

July 11, 2022 / JSDD News, Staff, WAE Center News

From the Desk of Harry Klein, Director, JSDD WAE Center When the Covid-19 pandemic hit the WAE community over 2 years ago, the staff scrambled to figure out how to stay connected with our members. By May of 2020, we were hosting 4 …

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