JCS thanks North Oaks for providing the information below for members of our community looking for senior living options for themselves or their loved ones. By Sue Chrissley, Executive Director, North Oaks Choosing a senior living community is a big decision. The more informed you are, the more satisfied you’ll…Read More
By Laura Bristow If you are looking for a job but took the summer off because you heard it is a bad time to look for work, you must be happy that Labor Day has come and gone so you can get back to applying. Could there really be one…Read More
Gunfire from a high-rise hotel rains down on a crowd at an open air country music festival on the Las Vegas strip. As of now, 59 victims have died, more than 500 others are injured. The horror that played out late Sunday night is a nightmare you hope would never…Read More
By Loren Walsh You’ve no doubt heard the expression, “The more things change, the more they stay the same.” That certainly applies to parenting in 2017. Parents have always been known to criticize one another for how they raise their children, but now new technology is giving people opportunities to…Read More
By Joan Grayson Cohen, Esq., LCSW-C One of the most quoted teachings in the Torah is: “You shall not take revenge and you shall not bear a grudge against the members of your people; you shall love your fellow as yourself.” (Leviticus 19:18). So if we are commanded not to…Read More
By Lisa Gorman “Don’t waste any time trying to be anyone but yourself, because the things that make you strange are the things that make you powerful.” So said actor Ben Platt when he accepted this year’s Tony Award for his performance as the socially awkward Evan in the Broadway…Read More
By Elizabeth Trabert Piper If someone had asked me four years ago how I would react if I found my mother on the floor after an accidental alcohol overdose, I would have told them that I would hyperventilate, scream or cry hysterically. But that’s not what happened. When I found…Read More
By Laura Bristow Recently, the Career Center at JCS conducted a series of focus groups with employers and jobseekers. One of the most surprising findings was how much the groups have in common when it comes to job search and hiring, even though they would appear to be on opposite…Read More
By Pamela Stephen, LCPC It’s been three weeks, but the shouts of “Jews will not replace us” still echo in many minds. It’s been three weeks but the images of marchers brandishing torches and carrying symbols of hate are still clearly imprinted in our mind. It’s been three weeks since…Read More
By Heidi Fisher “Don’t ever let anyone take away your smile… your laughter… your idea that tomorrow will be better. If you do, they take away your spirit and they’ve won.” –George Korzec This is just one of the many quotes that have completely inspired how I live my…Read More
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