Every Sunday this summer at the Mercer Island Farmers Market, there was a labor love taking place to benefit the Byrd Barr Food Bank. And out goes a big THANK YOU to all who made it happen.
Category: Jewish Life
Community Sukkah
This past Sunday volunteers and community members gathered to help build a sukkah as part of the Sukkot holiday. The build took place during Sunday's Mercer Island Farmers Market.
Celebrating the High Holidays
The High Holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur mark the start of the Jewish New Year. Learn more about how we celebrate these holidays, traditional greetings, and all the great holiday programming at the J.
Shana Tova from the SJCC
Rolling into September and the Jewish New Year, SJCC CEO Amy Lavin shares the excitement of fall at the J. Plus: an update on the J’s new COVID-19 mitigation protocols.
Giving Initiative For Teens Raises Over $22,000 for Local Organizations
The 2020-21 teen philanthropists in the Giving Initiative for Teens (GIFT) raised more than $22,000 for five local organizations, which were distributed at a grant ceremony on May 19.


