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WJCS 2026 Gala: A Resounding Success!
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WJCS 2026 Gala: A Resounding Success!

Miriam Arond2026-04-22T14:47:10-04:00April 22nd, 2026|Categories: Gala, Feature, Featured Homepage, Featured Internal, General|Tags: yael friedland, marion morgenthal, give for good, joe torre safe at home, POINT, brae burn country club, Holocaust survivors, Gala|

Westchester Jewish Community Services (WJCS) hosted its 2026 Gala on April 15th at Brae Burn Country Club in Purchase, New York. More than 330 attendees—Westchester business, community, and political leaders, including Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins, Assemblywoman Dana Levenberg, and Assemblyman Chris Burdick, turned out to support the agency's major fundraising event of the year. WJCS, founded in 1943, is one of the largest human service organizations in Westchester, providing help to nearly 20,000 county residents of all ages and backgrounds each year. WJCS honored Marion Morgenthal, co-founder of the WJCS POINT (Pursuing Our INdependence Together) community, Ali and ...

WJCS Announces 2026 Gala Honoring Community Leaders and Transformative Partnerships
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WJCS Announces 2026 Gala Honoring Community Leaders and Transformative Partnerships

Miriam Arond2026-04-13T16:03:17-04:00March 11th, 2026|Categories: Gala, Feature, Featured Homepage, Featured Internal|Tags: yael friedland, marion morgenthal, joe torre safe at home, brae burn country club, Gala|

Westchester County, NY — Westchester Jewish Community Services (WJCS) proudly announces its 2026 Gala, to be held on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, at Brae Burn Country Club in Purchase, NY at 6:30pm. The evening will celebrate visionary leaders and partners whose dedication and innovation have profoundly strengthened the Westchester community. At this year’s Gala, WJCS will honor: Marion Morgenthal, co-founder of POINT (Pursuing Our INdependence Together), an independent living community in White Plains that empowers young adults with developmental disabilities to live with dignity, purpose, and increasing independence. Joe Torre Safe At Home, WJCS’s partner in operating Margaret’s Place, a ...

Join Us at our WJCS 2026 Gala!
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Join Us at our WJCS 2026 Gala!

Miriam Arond2026-04-13T13:41:19-04:00February 23rd, 2026|Categories: Gala, Feature, Featured Homepage, Featured Internal|Tags: yael friedland, wjcs 2026 gala, marion morgenthal, share shabbat, joe torre safe at home, POINT, brae burn country club, Gala|

Westchester Jewish Community Services (WJCS) is proud to announce that it will be hosting its 2026 Gala on Wednesday, April 15 at Brae Burn Country Club in Purchase, NY. The Gala will be honoring Marion Morgenthal, co-founder of POINT (Pursuing Our INdependence Together), an independent living community for young adults with developmental disabilities in White Plains, recognizing Joe Torre Safe at Home, with whom WJCS operates Margaret's Place, a program dedicated to ending the cycle of domestic violence and abuse through education, support, and empowerment, and presenting the Young Leadership Award to Yael Friedland who founded and leads Share ...

Meet Our WJCS 2026 Gala Honorees!
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Meet Our WJCS 2026 Gala Honorees!

Miriam Arond2026-04-13T16:13:08-04:00February 2nd, 2026|Categories: Gala, Feature, Featured Homepage, Featured Internal, General|Tags: young leadership award, yael friedland, wjcs 2026 gala, marion morgenthal, share shabbat, joe torre safe at home, POINT|

WJCS is thrilled to honor at our 2026 Gala the remarkable contributions of individuals and agencies that have worked in partnership with WJCS to have a transformative impact on Westchester. Honoring Marion Morgenthal Co-Founder of POINT Marion Morgenthal is the mother of two sons, one of whom has significant learning disabilities. In managing his education, Marion and her husband, Lance Lynford, navigated various special education programs, a boarding school for neurodiverse students, and a vocation-focused post-secondary program. It was when they were facing the end of formal education that Marion, Lance, and families they had met along the ...

WJCS 2026 Gala

Miriam Arond2026-04-20T12:38:35-04:00October 3rd, 2025|Tags: yael friedland, wjcs 2026 gala, marion morgenthal, joe torre safe at home, wjcs gala|

MEET OUR HONOREES DONATE TO OUR GALA GIVE FOR GOOD AUCTION! - Thank you to our Corporate Sponsors! Brown and Brown NewYork Presbyterian Westchester Behavioral Health RSM US LLP Eye Gallery Armanino Advisory LLC Enterprise Fleet Management Galleros Robinson White Plains Hospital Alan Dlugash Garfunkel Wild P.C. Grassy Sprain Long Term Care Healthcare Management Associates Loftex Woodworks Construction Co., Inc. Guardian Life Thank you to our GALA COMMITTEE! Anita Abraham-Inz & Richard Inz Lynn* & William Bagliebter Ilana & Jordan Bass Samantha Bauer Stavis & Ross Bauer Amanda & Steven Beckman* Froma* & Andrew Benerofe Brenda & ...

Domestic Violence: Myths vs. Realities
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Domestic Violence: Myths vs. Realities

Rose Herschman2023-10-19T13:36:28-04:00September 4th, 2023|Categories: Mental Health, Feature, General|Tags: domestic violence awareness month, joe torre safe at home, domestic violence awareness, healthy relationships, myths and realities, Domestic Violence, domestic abuse, suffer, abusive, abuse, Trauma, Westchester|

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. While most of us recognize how devastatingly dangerous domestic violence is, both physically and emotionally, few of us are as knowledgeable as we should be about this vitally important social problem. Here are some common misconceptions about domestic violence...and the reality: 1. Myth: Most people report instances of domestic violence to the police. Reality: Half of abused women do not tell the police, according to the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics. 2. Myth: Acts of domestic violence are generally physical or sexual. Reality: Any pattern of coercive behavior—whether it's physical, ...