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[email protected] Time and Quick Look heart 2-3,5 Community 6-7 Dallas Doings Emanu-El gardeners 8 Around the Town donate nearly 5,000 9 Jewish Foodie pounds of fresh food to 10 Federation News local food pantry, p.5 12-13 Columnists 15 Obituaries Thursday, November 26, 2020 • 10 Kislev 5781 • VOLUME 74 NO. 47 • tjpnews.com $1.00 Giving back means more this year JFS, YAD distribute 100,000 pounds of food for Thanksgiving, p.2 Photo: JFS/Jamie Denison Drew Goldblatt and Julie Judson, JFGD director of Women’s Philanthropy Light Shabbat candles: TOGETHERNESS AND GRATITUDE 5:03 p.m. Friday, Nov. 27 Shabbat ends: The TJP wishes you a wonderful Thanksgiving, whether virtual or in-person 6:11 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 28 2 | November 26, 2020 COMMUNITY JFS, YAD hold massive Thanksgiving food giveaway By Daniela Appel As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches, the community is faced with a food scarcity crisis of abysmal proportions due to the continued challenges posed by COVID-19. With the goal of making more possible for families in the community in mind, Jewish Family Service set out to provide Thanksgiving dinner items for local families who otherwise may not be able to celebrate the holiday. Since the beginning of the pandemic, JFS has increased the number of families it serves each week from 180 to about 750. Each Thursday, the agency holds a 3-hour, drive-thru distribution Photos: JFS/Jamie Denison where 50,000-60,000 pounds of Robin Raxlin Gormley, senior director of Food Pantry and Emergency Assistance; fresh produce and shelf stable Cara Mendelsohn, Dallas City Council member and past president of JFS; and CEO Cathy Barker at distribution Mollye Fleschman gives diapers to a client.