March 2009

Costume Gemach, looking for donations, pick-up available, 201-866-1873

Yad Yocheved, a newly formed Preemie Clothing Gemach in Teaneck accepts preemie clothing in excellent condition for baby boys and girls to borrow. Call 201-836-2071

The Teaneck Simcha Gemach has chairs, dinner tables, round cocktail tables, coat racks with hangers, and vases. Email TeaneckSimcha@yahoo.com

Shani’s Shaitel Gemach takes donated wigs, fixes them up, and sells them to kallahs and women who come from throughout Israel to buy them at laughably low prices. All proceed go to tzedaka. wiggemach@gmail.com

Ohel Bais Ezra is looking or mature and responsible volunteers to work with adults and children with psychiatric and/or developmental disabilities in their own homes as well as in group settings. Activities in NJ include mentoring, chavrusa, cooking, arts and crafts, exercise, and general respite. Call 718-686-3103

Sharsheret, a Teaneck-based national not-for-profit organization that addresses the needs of Jewish women facing breast cancer, is looking for applicants for a summer internship. Sharsheret encourages applications from high school juniors or seniors, college students, or social work students. Send resumes with cover letters to resumes@sharsheret.org or call 866-474-2774

The Jewish community at Rutgers Hillel in New Brunswick needs sefarim to support the expanding Jewish community on campus, including a Beit Medrash program on Monday evenings. Any sefarim, Hebrew or English, are acceptable, can be dedicated, Sammy Sacks, 732-736-3648

Volunteer rabbis needed for Hospice of NJ to visit with patients and their families, assisting with spiritual concerns, prayer, and funeral arrangements, patients in Essex, Union, Bergen, and Passaic Counties, 973-619-3115

The Fair Lawn Gemach has moved and the phone is temporarily out of service. In case of emergency, the number is 201-280-9677. When restored, the Gemach number will be 201-797-1770. Email is best: FairLawnGemach@aol.com.

The National Council of Young Israel has set up NCYIjobs as a free e-mail-based employment bulletin board to assist those in Jewish communities in the US, Israel and around the world seeking employees and employment. Subscribe at: NCYIjobs-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

ZOA’s Mishloach Manot Project for Israeli soldiers. For $18 to ZOA, a package plus your letters and Purim cards will be distributed to IDF troops. Call 718-339-8301

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