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Youth come to the Springs for community service

wish I had known about this opportunity when I was in high school,” says Rachel Rabinowitz, 22. “I love doing community service founded on Jewish ideals and values. The programs available through the American Jewish Society for Service (AJSS) provide a foundation for Jewish learning and community action.” Rabinowitz, a native of Long Island, NY, was one of the leaders of AJSS when she helped organize a group of young Jewish volunteers to work in Colorado Springs. “Temple Shalom became our home base for kosher meals and Shabbat services for three weeks. We slept in sleeping bags in the preschool rooms,” says Rabinowitz. Elayna Rathmann, executive director of Temple Shalom, says, “It was a privilege to host the AJSS volunteers for the second summer in […]
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