Editor's Column

Dear students and hovering parents

Andrew Silow-CarrollAndrew Silow-Carroll

We’re so happy you’re joining us for a tour of Reach University. In order to make the most of your visit to our world-class campus, we ask that you read the following information carefully.Read More

JustASC Blog

A multilog with NJJN Editor-in-Chief Andrew Silow-Carroll. Read More

Editorial

Pro and con on ‘pro-Israel’

Writing in Slate about the new dovish and self-described “pro-Israel” lobbying group J Street, Shmuel Rosner, Washington correspondent for the Israeli daily Ha’aretz, says it’s time to dump the term “pro-Israel.” Read More

Op-Ed

Corzine signs document saluting NJ-Israel bonds

State House exhibit showcases history of mutual assistance

Corzine signs document saluting NJ-Israel bonds

Just outside the Senate Chamber at the State House in Trenton on May 12, the New Jersey-Israel Commission was unveiling a new exhibit celebrating the 60th anniversary of the State of Israel and the close ties between New Jersey and the Jewish state.Read More

Diaspora groups protest court ruling on converts

Diaspora groups protest court ruling on converts

TEL AVIV — A ruling by a fervently Orthodox rabbinic court in Israel is challenging the state-sanctioned conversion process, prompting thousands here to worry if their conversions to Judaism are at risk of being revoked.Read More

Pol hopes McCain will blaze his comeback trail

GOP Senate hopeful says ‘blue’ Jersey is ripe for a change

Pol hopes McCain will blaze his comeback trail

Until a few months ago, Dick Zimmer had no intention of running for political office again. After six years in the House of Representatives, followed by two stinging defeats at the hands of Democrats, he was enjoying life as a lawyer and lobbyist at the Washington, DC, office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.Read More

Survivor funds, NORCs top lobbyists’ wish list

State federation body gathers in Trenton to press legislators

Survivor funds, NORCs top lobbyists’ wish list

Some 65 professionals and lay leaders representing Jewish communities from across the state converged on the State House in Trenton on May 12 as the NJ State Association of Jewish Federations mounted an all-day lobbying mission there.Read More

Life and Times

Angel and the bad man?

Home movies

by Sharon Mark Cohen

Pinch me. I must be dreaming: I just saw my grandparents. They passed away before I was born: my paternal grandfather, Nathan Mark, in 1941, my grandmother Sarah in 1949. Read More

Touch of Torah

Touch of Torah

In the opening chapter of this week’s portion, there is a description of the yovel (“jubilee”) year that was to occur every 50 years within the borders of biblical Israel...Read More

NJJN Sports

Rabbi won’t pass over famed Boston race

NJ natives keep wheelchair sports rolling along

NJJN 2008 Summer Camp Guide United Jewish Communities of MetroWest New Jersey