So there I was, uncomfortably staring down a plate of cheez-it dusted tostadas with a garlic spinach remoulade and spicy mustard emulsion. Grandma’s brisket and matzah ball soup this was not.

There is no greater mitzvah (good deed) than honoring those who came before us! Thank you to the many volunteers who joined together for our Jewish Volunteer Network (JVN) and Commission on Cemetery Preservation (COCP) annual Spring Cemetery Cleanup. From across the community, came young and old alike, spending their Sunday raking, pruning, and beautifying the 124 year-old Lansing Cemetery.

J-Serve is the international day of Jewish service where teens from around the world get together within their communities to perform service acts of repairing the world, or Tikkun Olam.

It really is no secret that observing the dietary laws of Passover in the United States is somewhat of a chore and not exactly easy. Passover in Israel is a completely different story. For the most part, the grocery stores and restaurants do all the work for you and it is much harder to break the laws of Passover in Israel than it is to keep them.

Mabel spent most of her life donating her time to charity. She volunteered with a variety of organizations, in Cleveland and beyond. At 75, she had slowed down a bit but her interest in doing good never changed.

Bikes, brews, and giving back! Cleveland’s Young Leadership Division (YLD) and our friends from Urbanites ventured downtown for YLDay of Caring at the Ohio City Bicycle Co-op.

Members of the community are invited to help save a life at the Jewish Federation of Cleveland’s Blood Drive on Monday, March 2 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Federation’s Mandel Building, 25701 Science Park Drive in Beachwood.

Read the personal reflections from Volunteer: Beit Shean participants.

Smiles were contagious at our Winter Break Lunch Programs, where volunteers from the Jewish Federation of Cleveland and Greater Cleveland Food Bank brought holiday cheer to children at-risk for hunger during their Winter Break.

Seeking Adventurers with a Good Heart for Israel Volunteer Experience