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Holocaust Council creates Shoa seder as model for othersWell past the Passover season, the Holocaust Council of the Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ is planning a seder on Sunday, May 19, at the Aidekman campus in Whippany. Published in: Greater MetroWest News Even when their attention is on a singer or speaker, or they are simply absorbed in conversation with those who share their traumatic history, the Holocaust survivors who attend Cafe Europa gatherings in Elizabeth or South Orange are also the focus of attention themselves. »Read More Published in: Greater MetroWest News Dr. Ruth Westheimer urged Jewish women philanthropists to “make believe tonight is Friday night” — and she wasn’t talking about lighting Shabbat candles. »Read More Published in: Greater MetroWest News Major donors and leaders of Greater MetroWest Jewish day schools came together on May 3 for a “Day School Showcase” bus tour of three schools, followed by a luncheon featuring Yossi Prager, executive director for North America of the AVI CHAI Foundation. Published in: Greater MetroWest News Megan Glajchen and Irene Billinson, both 11, and Emma Lichtenberg, 12, sat around the dining room table in Ashley Jacob’s West Orange home on a recent Sunday afternoon. They munched on grapes and cookies while considering commentaries on why the biblical patriarch Jacob was angry at his wife Rachel for asking him to give her children. »Read More Published in: Greater MetroWest News In commemoration of his 18 years with Jewish Family Service of MetroWest NJ, Rothman, its executive director, will be saluted on Wednesday, June 5, at the agency’s gala dinner at Brooklake Country Club in Florham Park. Published in: Greater MetroWest News Yad Vashem has unveiled the latest contribution by a New Jersey family to the memory of Holocaust victims and for the support of survivors. Published in: Greater MetroWest News An NJJN conversation with six local teens, all leaders-in-trainingIn recent years the Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ has undertaken a significant commitment to teen leadership. Currently, three programs — Diller Teen Fellows, Iris Teen Tzedekah Advisors, and Write On For Israel — are in place, each aiming to excite and engage teens to become active members in the Jewish world and to provide them with leadership skills before they get to college and beyond. NJJN editor-in-chief Andrew Silow-Carroll sat down with six current participants for a wide-ranging discussion of pro-Israel advocacy, the Jewish future, and what teens know that adults don’t. »Read More Published in: Greater MetroWest News First, let’s take a deep breath. Stephen Hawking’s decision to join the academic boycott of Israel may be infuriating, but it’s not the end of the world. On balance, I’ll prefer to remember it as a week in which Facebook appeared ready to buy its third Israeli company and the Washington Post declared Israel “a major player in the Mediterranean, and perhaps even the European, natural gas market.” Published in: Editor’s Column Naso | Numbers 4:1-7:89The pressures of conformity are strong in all human societies. We all want to be part of the group, part of the crowd. Published in: Touch of Torah Shavuot is one of the three pilgrimage festivals when Jews travelled to Jerusalem to offer their first fruits in the Temple, a Thanksgiving for a new harvest. All Jews were required to make the trip to worship at the Temple. Published in: Op-Eds Iconic photo caps film about famed Newark rabbiAs they neared the finish line of their documentary on the iconic Rabbi Joachim Prinz, filmmakers Rachel Pasternak and Rachel Fisher had one big editorial gap to fill. Published in: Life & Times Local philanthropists served as role models as day school heads, development officers, community leaders, and fund-raisers gathered in Florham Park in pursuit of the brass ring: how to inspire the community to support endowment funding for Jewish day schools. »Read More Published in: Greater MetroWest News What now? We didn’t know the place, and there are no bookmarks that come with a Torah. Published in: Life & Times Celebrate Shavuot with the best of the seasonWith its tradition of dairy meals, Shavuot is one of my favorite holidays. Arriving later in the spring — an ideal time to find delicious fruits, herbs, and vegetables — it’s perfect for using fresh and seasonal ingredients. Published in: Life & Times Although Edward Mosberg managed to live through torture and imprisonment at the Plaszow and Mauthausen concentration camps, all 16 members of his family were murdered by the Nazis. Published in: Greater MetroWest News At builders’ fund-raiser, activist warns of Iran’s multipronged hostilityMalcolm Hoenlein mixed good news and dire warnings about Israel in a May 6 speech to Jewish federation leaders in Scotch Plains. Published in: Greater MetroWest News Rabbi Jehiel Orenstein, who led S. Orange shul for 35 years, dies at 78Hundreds of mourners packed the sanctuary at Congregation Beth El last week as they remembered Rabbi Jehiel Orenstein, who served as the “heart and soul” of the South Orange synagogue for 35 years until his retirement in 2005. Orenstein, 78, died on May 5 after a struggle with ALS. »Read More Published in: Greater MetroWest News As he looks toward his 90th birthday on July 10, and thinks about this week’s 68th anniversary of VE Day — commemorating the Nazis’ surrender to Allied forces on May 7, 1945 — and his narrow escape from death in World War II, Robert Max attributes his survival to a series of what may be seen as “miracles” — or at least highly unusual circumstances. Published in: Greater MetroWest News Small bronze plaques have been embedded in a sidewalk in the village of Binau, Germany. They bear the names of Samuel and Fanny Eiseman and stark inscriptions in German noting that the Eisemans were deported in 1940 and murdered on Aug. 14, 1942, at Auschwitz. Published in: Greater MetroWest News J Street’s new regional field organizer urged local followers to seize on current headlines to push for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Published in: New Jersey News How much Islamophobia is just enough? Published in: Editor’s Column ShavuotShavuot marks the occasion of the giving of our Torah, an event like no other. »Read More Published in: Touch of Torah Israeli Ron Prosor sees progress in tone; ‘They’re not Zionists’Israel’s permanent representative to the United Nations said his country is beginning to gain acceptance at the world body, where its actions have been frequently condemned. Published in: Greater MetroWest News Jewish professionals and funders gathered in Newark May 5 and 6 for a conference on “people to people” partnerships between the Diaspora and Israel. Published in: New Jersey News A former career operations officer with the CIA warned that moderation is “not the norm” in the Muslim world, while the Jewish organization that hosted her insisted that peaceful dialogue between Jews and Muslims is still possible. Published in: Monmouth News Members of Hadassah learned how to manage their time, how lobbyists win support for Israel, and how Israeli medical researchers are saving lives there and around the world, during a day of talks and workshops in Monroe. Published in: Princeton Mercer Bucks News Jud Newborn calls ‘White Rose’ siblings ‘source of inspiration’Jud Newborn first fell for the story of Hans and Sophie Scholl when he arrived in Germany to do field work for his dissertation at the University of Chicago. Published in: Middlesex News, Princeton Mercer Bucks News Luncheon recalls music of defiance written in Nazi eraMusic composed by Holocaust-era composers formed the centerpiece of the May 2 spring luncheon of the Jewish Federation of Princeton Mercer Bucks Women’s Philanthropy. Published in: Princeton Mercer Bucks News In a war where the enemy doesn’t wear uniforms and where one side is trying to minimize civilian casualties while the other is intent on maximizing collateral damage to further its aims, can a “moral” war be waged? Published in: Middlesex News The Conservative movement and its future will be explored May 10-11 at the Highland Park Conservative Temple-Congregation Anshe Emeth with Rabbi William H. Lebeau, the former vice chancellor for rabbinic development and immediate past dean of the rabbinical school of the Jewish Theological Seminary. »Read More Published in: Middlesex News An Israeli superstar who has a history of lifting spirits with his music will bring his fluency in a host of cultures and languages to the legendary Stone Pony in Asbury Park on Wednesday evening, May 22. Published in: Monmouth News In a way, all the Solomon Schechter Day School of Greater Monmouth County students were “in Israel” for Independence Day — while some were celebrating 6,000 miles from New Jersey, the rest were on a virtual visit created right in their Marlboro school. Published in: Monmouth News Chabad of Western Monmouth County will mark its 25th anniversary with a gala on Sunday evening, May 19, at The Heldrich in New Brunswick. Published in: Monmouth News In an effort to smooth out the flow of contributions throughout the year, Jewish Federation of Monmouth County has decided to restructure its Super Sunday fund-raising day in 2013. Instead, it is focusing on a series of smaller, more frequent Community Call Days. Published in: Monmouth News Yeshiva at the Jersey Shore welcomed a century-old Torah scroll April 28 with music, dancing, and food. Published in: Monmouth News Attorney Richard Kohn, a leading member of the Princeton Mercer Bucks Jewish community, died in Pennington on March 29 at the age of 81. Published in: Princeton Mercer Bucks News Shalom Torah Academy of East Windsor commemorated Yom Hashoa, Holocaust Memorial Day, by welcoming Leon Goldenberg, who told students in the fifth-eighth grades about his family’s experiences during and after World War II and the heroism of Raoul Wallenberg, the Swedish diplomat who rescued tens of thousands of Jews in Nazi-occupied Hungary. Published in: Princeton Mercer Bucks News The Jewish Federation of Princeton Mercer Bucks’ Women’s Philanthropy division recently launched “Lion Brand Knitzvah,” a multigenerational group dedicated to knitting scarves, hats, and blankets for local hospitals and other area recipients in need. Published in: Princeton Mercer Bucks News Hillel invites students to paint a temporary mural on College Ave.Armed with only spray cans and T-shirts, Rutgers University students scrawled a strong message of support for Israel. Published in: New Jersey News Nonprofit introduces alternative fuel experts to U.S. researchersCooperation between the United States and Israel in developing alternatives to Middle Eastern oil is now closer than ever, according to leaders of a not-for-profit called The Israel Energy Partnership. Published in: New Jersey News Rabbi George Nudell marks milestone at Cong. Beth IsraelIn 1982, the Scotch Plains Conservative congregation then known as Temple Israel — now Congregation Beth Israel — was looking for a new rabbi. Published in: Greater MetroWest News This may not seem like the most compelling issue on the Jewish agenda, but for Nigel Savage, it is a question that offers “new frames for thinking about both time and food.” Published in: Life & Times How shmita can help us kick the consumerist habitAt its core, shmita is a chance to show contemporary Jews that ancient Jewish texts have the potential to serve as a sophisticated map for many areas of their lives, not just occasional events in particular buildings. But it is also a way to induce individual Jews to take more responsibility both for their personal consumption habits and shaping the contours of their spiritual lives. »Read More Published in: Life & Times |
 
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