BookMates April "Meet A BookMate" is Sally Zeiberg!

Sally Zeiberg has been a BookMate for over 15 years and as Sally says, “like an addiction to ice cream, I have an addiction to BookMates”! On the Board of JFCS and already being involved in the Jewish Federation of Southern NJ, BookMates Director Rhonda Shevrin encouraged Sally to become…

BookMates September "Meet A BookMate" is Leah Cleary!

A BookMate since 2016, Leah Cleary experienced both in-person and remote reading with the young students from Zane North in Collingswood, NJ. Most of us can sense the difficulties in being a consistent reader during Covid, but Leah recognized the importance of being a steady influence and re…

BookMates "Meet A BookMate" is Angela Cerota!

Angela Cerota is proof that you don't have to be an educator to become a satisfied, successful BookMate. Angela has a background in both her career and volunteer work as a sales manager, a fundraiser, and an active committee member. She has not worked with children, but has raised two, now a…

BookMates May "Meet A BookMate" is Alan Moldoff!

Growing up in Camden and later Pennsauken, attorney Alan Moldoff was encouraged by his parents to read. He frequently read two books at a time, too excited about the second one to wait to finish the first. Alan brings that enthusiasm to his volunteer work as a BookMate. As many of us were ta…

JCRC Celebrates Jewish American Heritage Month

The month of May was Jewish American Heritage Month. Since 2006, following the passage of resolutions in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate, we celebrate the contributions and experiences of Jewish Americans and highlight how America’s Jewish communities have shaped and been shap…