Aleinu News

01/09/2009 - Combating Abuse: A Model That Works

Aleinu is the Orthodox unit of Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles. It provides a gamut of intervention and counseling services to the frum community. Its hottest asset, however, is a multi-tiered program that addresses abuse. ...

07/08/2008 - Jewish Family Service/Aleinu Family Resource Center Honors Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Physicians

Dr. Robert Adler and Dr. Ernie Katz were among the lauded honorees at the Aleinu Heroes of Hope event, along with Dr. Alan Dauer and Dr. Hillel Laks, for their inspirational support and service to the Jewish community.

06/26/2008 - Hike-A-Thon Raises $50,000 for Aleinu’s Child Safety Institute

Aleinu Family Resource Center hosts a successful fundraiser for its Safety Kid program, raising more than $50,000 to further the cause of educating the Jewish community on child safety.

06/17/2008 - Collecting Stamps

Aleinu Family Resource Center hosts Hike-A-Thon to raise funds for Safety Kid program on June 1st at Kenneth Hahn Park. Senior student and Jewish Journal intern Jina Davidovich shares her experience volunteering for the event.

05/01/2008 - Survey Reveals Marital Satisfaction

Aleinu’s Marital Satisfaction Survey, reveals high rate of Orthodox Jewish couples consider themselves as happily married.

05/01/2008 - Rabbis Learn What Makes Marriage Work

Dr. David Pelcovitz led an informative and widely researched seminar on Pastoral Counseling to Los Angeles Rabbis in a conference organized by the Rabbinical Council of California (RCC) in collaboration with Aleinu Family Resource Center.

12/01/2007 - RCC Conferences

Mrs. Debbie Fox, Director of Aleinu Family Resource Center, responding to questions at the “Conference for Rebbitzens.”

11/01/2007 - Preparation Workshop With Mrs. Debbie Fox

Debbie Fox leads informative workshops for youths to help them feel at ease with visits to retirement/nursing homes and to encourage the growth of intergenerational relationships.

10/29/2007 - Epstein Focuses On Child Safety

Aleinu has expanded its successful “Child Safety Institute” program nationwide, starting with its first certified school, the H.F. Epstein Hebrew Academy in St. Louis, MO.

10/12/2007 - “From the Admin Team” (Daf Kesher)

Epstein Hebrew Academy announces that they are the first certified Aleinu Safe School (outside of the Los Angeles area; located in St. Louis, MO)

10/01/2007 - What The Housekeeper Knew

A look into the extensive outreach Debbie Fox has contributed through her social work for the Jewish community.

09/27/2007 - Chabad Hebrew School presents Parent Education Workshops

Nettie Lerner, an active participant in Jewish education for more than 30 years, leads presentation of Safety Kid at Chabad Hebrew School in the interest of increasing awareness amongst educators, parents, and children together.

09/01/2007 - Chabad Hebrew School Debuts GPS with Safety Kid!

Safety Kid is the debut program of Chabad Hebrew School’s Great Parenting Seminars/Navigating for our Tomorrows, raising awareness amongst parents for their children’s safety in school and home.

09/01/2007 - Give Children A Good View Of Marriage

Debbie Fox shares key points of focus on developing a positive and fulfilling marriage in order to provide children the opportunity to build their own successful partnerships in the future.

09/01/2007 - Facing The Issue: A Mechanech’s Guide For Responding To Child Abuse

In an article written by Debbie Fox, the signs and symptoms of child abuse are detailed for responsible adults, so they may recognize and protect children in need of help.

09/01/2007 - A Policy For Challenging Times

A formal policy, designed to fit the individual needs of each Torah institution, aims to halt the incidence of victimization of children in our community.

08/24/2007 - Prevention Program Targets Orthodox Kids

Safety Kid (also Aleinu Julis Child Safety Program) reaches out to the Orthodox community by teaching children to think about safety issues, and response has been expressly positive.

08/01/2007 - Gearing Up For Summer With Aleinu

Aleinu holds a one-day intensive training program for camp counselors and directors in the Los Angeles area with a shared goal of keeping children safe during summer sessions.

07/06/2007 - Orthodox Rabbis Work With JFCS

In agreement to better serve religious members of the community, prominent rabbis are in partnership with Jewish Family & Children’s Service to create a model of information, aid, and council for Orthodox Jewish families.

06/06/2007 - Health-care Symposium in Montreal: Caring for the Orthodox Senior/Holocaust Survivor

Debbie Fox is a keynote speaker at a Montreal symposium, focused on educating the professionals about issues facing healthcare for Orthodox seniors/Holocaust survivors in the community.

04/01/2007 - Substance Abuse: What Parents Should Know

During Aleinu’s conference, DUI- Our Hidden Problem, Dr. Josh Lamm outlines the crucial information parents need to learn about substance abuse amongst teens.

03/03/2007 - A More Sober Marking Of Purim?

Though Purim has historically been celebrated with plentiful drinking, the Jewish community is recognizing that the holiday is lending itself to excessive imbibing amongst teens.

03/02/2007 - Letter to Editor (Jewish Journal)

Debbie Fox writes in to congratulate Julie Fax on her Aleinu DUI – Davening Under the Influence program article and to expand on a few details about the program.

03/02/2007 - Wanna Drink? Think Again!

Strong, communal efforts are being made to curb the practice of underage drinking during Purim, as the problem of alcohol addiction amongst minors is a growing concern.

03/01/2007 - Aleinu Tackles Substance Abuse Crisis Among Our Children

Aleinu works with teen boys with a past of substance abuse to produce a short film, in hopes of creating awareness and reaching out to struggling peers.

03/01/2007 - Safety Kid Helps Children Protect Themselves

Safety Kid, a comprehensive and interactive program free to schools, is providing children in the Jewish community important information about safety in their environment.

02/16/2007 - Peers Give Orthodox Teens Lesson In Drug Use And Abuse

Teens share their history of at-risk behavior to produce centerpiece video for “Davening Under The Influence”, a program bringing awareness to parents and educators through Aleinu’s Shabbat of Awareness, 2007.

02/16/2007 - The End Of Innocence

Despite a history of silence and shame, the Orthodox community is offering aid to victims of sexual abuse while balancing the line between cultural standards and secular rules.

09/29/2006 - Orthodox Youth Not Immune To High Risk Lifestyles

As the temptations of the outside world creep into our Jewish communities, we have to take responsibility in preventing at risk behavior from rising. Aleinu’s Issues Anonymous is among the number of helpful programs available to troubled teenage boys in the Orthodox Jewish community, fighting to educate and prevent substance use.