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Rab bi Robert P. Jacobs Jewish Fund for Human Needs (JFHN)
Who We Are
The Jewish Fund for Human Needs works to fulfill the mitzvah of tzedakah (the obligation to do righteous acts) by helping to alleviate suffering. JFHN represents the organized Jewish community by supporting social agencies that provide direct services to those in the St. Louis area in need of food, housing health care, education, employment or other critical human needs.
JFHN is a joint project of the JCRC and the St. Louis Rabbinical  Association with support from the Jewish Federation of St. Louis and the Lubin-Green Foundation. By contributing to the JFHN, you are participating in our age-old tradition of tikkun-olam…repair of the world.
Recent JFHN News
What a busy year the Jewish Fund for Human Needs had! The JFHN allocates grants to agencies that assist those in need. The Fund thereby exemplifies the Jewish traditions of tzedakah, giving in the spirit of justice, as well as tikkun olam, repairing the world.
The fund has supported many agencies in the St. Louis area, including Isaiah 58 Ministries, which assists individuals with food, clothing and utilities. Examples of a few of the other agencies funded include Kids’ Place, which creates a safe, nurturing and educational after-school experience for at-risk children. and the Center for Survivors of Torture and War, which facilitates the healing process for refugee and immigrant survivors of torture and war and their families, providing mental health and support services. Last year’s recipient of the special Bert Rosen Fund Grant was Volunteers in Medicine, which provides free medical clinic to adult residents in St. Charles and Lincoln Counties who are low income and do not have and cannot afford healthcare.
JFHN Committee visits with Hopebuild, which promotes
healthy eating and an active lifestyle.
JFHN Committee visits with Community Women Against
Hardship, a program dedicated to providing basic services
to low income, single parents and their families.
For more information contact JFHN at (314) 442-3894 or gwechsler@jcrcstl.org
"Because every human has infinite potential"
— Talmud-Sanhedrin 37a
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