• Week of January 30, 2011

• Israel supporters, critics in Rutgers showdown
  Sides trade accusations as event links Shoa to Palestinian cause by Debra Rubin (New Jersey News)
• Survivor: Zionists turn Holocaust into ‘religion’ by Debra Rubin (New Jersey News)
• Defending Israel by NJJN Editorial (Editorial)
• Finkler: or, The Ambiguities by Andrew Silow-Carroll (Editor's Column)
• There goes the neighborhood, again, and again… by Jared Silverman (Op-Eds)
• Standing up for Israel, with respect and a hora by Gregg Russo (Op-Eds)
• Students probe ‘dual homelands’ on Israel trip
  Orthodox undergrads spend week studying ‘hot-button’ issues by Elaine Durbach (New Jersey News)
• Neo-Nazi party organizing demonstration in Trenton by Robert Wiener (New Jersey News)
• Mavens make their ‘Super’ picks by Ron Kaplan (Sports)
• The ring’s the thing
  Former Steeler Randy ‘The Rabbi’ Grossman recalls his glory days by Ron Kaplan (Sports)
• Program to help navigate special-needs landscape
  JCC symposium invites parents, professionals to ‘learn, connect’ by Elaine Durbach (Central News)
• The race: Jewish teens as stressed as their peers by Johanna Ginsberg (MetroWest News)
• Martha Rich, survivor and educator, dies at age 84 by NJJN Staff (MetroWest News)
• ‘There is no reason to be wary of religious diversity’
  Questions for Rabbi David Bigman by Johanna Ginsberg (MetroWest News)
• Son completes his dad’s search for lost relatives
  Genealogical digging uncovers London kin, and closes a circle by Robert Wiener (MetroWest News)
• W. Orange man recruits pro-Israel Republicans
  Mark Meyerowitz says his organization is for both Jews and gentiles by Robert Wiener (MetroWest News)
• JCC cook fears for family caught in crisis in Egypt by Elaine Durbach (Central News)
• Egypt and Israel – Two New Jersey Stories
  We are moving into a brave new world in the Middle East – a most frightening one by Alan Steinberg (Op-Eds)
• Willing and ABLE: Teaming up to help the developmentally disabled
  MetroWest contains some of the most impressive programs for the disabled in the United States. by Jonah Zimiles (Op-Eds)
• Gathering on Rutgers campus touts U.S.-Israel ties
  Event is first in series meant as response to pro-Palestinian activity by Debra Rubin (New Jersey News)

• Week of February 06, 2011

• Is the Muslim Middle East ready for democracy? by Dr. Gilbert N. Kahn (Op-Eds)
• Tikun olam ♥ peoplehood by Andrew Silow-Carroll (Editor's Column)
• A gracious gesture by NJJN Editorial (Editorial)
• Staying safer in winter by Laurie Loughney (Life & Times)
• Feeding a generation that is hungry to serve by Rabbi Kenneth Brander (Op-Eds)
• Give us the tools to define our involvement by Joshua Einstein (Op-Eds)
• A plan to cure what’s ailing Conservative shuls
  National body seeks ‘significant changes’ in focus, leadership by Johanna Ginsberg (New Jersey News)
• Pols blast Paul’s call to end U.S. aid to Israel by Robert Wiener (New Jersey News)
• NJ peace group urges members to tour Israel
  Meretz says trip offers Left chance to meet ‘all sides’ by Robert Wiener (New Jersey News)
• Egyptian unrest puts Israel on an uncertain road
  Local experts ‘unclear’ about future without strongman Mubarak by Robert Wiener (New Jersey News)
• Rabbi taps into social media to write new kind of sermon
  On-line experiment helps shape message heard from the pulpit by Johanna Ginsberg (MetroWest News)
• Agreement near in debate over JCC kids’ classes by Robert Wiener (MetroWest News)
• Guitar hero: Boy holds concert for Israeli kids by Johanna Ginsberg (MetroWest News)
• Book groups greet a special guest: the author
  South Orange library hosts a conversation with Ayelet Waldman by Johanna Ginsberg (MetroWest News)
• Local rabbi sees transplant report as ‘unholy’
  Orthodox community in heated debate over end-of-life criteria by Johanna Ginsberg (MetroWest News)
• New Spirit program seeks to help Jerusalem by Elaine Durbach (Central News)
• Nu? A day to say ‘da’  to language learning
  Speaking in tongues: Bruriah students stage a multilingual carnival by Elaine Durbach (Central News)
• Serving God with ears, hands, and feet
  Tetzaveh — Exodus 27:20-30:10 by Rabbi Joyce Newmark (Touch of Torah)

• Week of February 13, 2011

• Artist lays out Israel of the past and present by Elaine Durbach (Life & Times)
• Renewal expert touts power of welcoming by Debra Rubin (Monmouth News)
• Jewish identities come ‘alive’ on Birthright visit by Jill Garbi (Monmouth News)
• Local couple home after witnessing Egypt upheaval by Jill Garbi (Monmouth News)
• Masorti rabbi builds a Czech community by Debra Rubin (Monmouth News)
• Student explores ‘dual’ identities on Israel trip
  Orthodox undergrad spends week studying ‘hot-button’ issues by Elaine Durbach (Middlesex News)
• New head for newly certified child center by Debra Rubin (Middlesex News)
• IDF soldiers talk army life with yeshiva students by Debra Rubin (Middlesex News)
• Prep school students plan spring break in Israel
  Arts and Science Academy will host Peddie scholars by Robert Wiener (Princeton Mercer Bucks News)
• Jewish Center school adapts to family needs by Lori Silberman Brauner (Princeton Mercer Bucks News)
• Orthodox youth group honors young leader who gave back by Lori Silberman Brauner (Princeton Mercer Bucks News)
• Abrams first to adopt Israeli math program by Johanna Ginsberg (Princeton Mercer Bucks News)
• Teens meet persistent needs in recovering New Orleans by Debra Rubin (Princeton Mercer Bucks News)
• ‘We see interest in religion among secular Jews’
  Questions for Rabbi Yoav Ende by Robert Wiener (Princeton Mercer Bucks News)
• Shul puts its art into centennial celebrations by Jill Garbi (Princeton Mercer Bucks News)
• ‘Gov’t regulation protects people from greed’
  Questions for Abbott Gorin by Robert Wiener (MetroWest News)
• Groups screen debut of film on Iran’s nukes by NJJN Staff (MetroWest News)
• Seniors offers kids eyewitness views of history
  High schoolers hear life stories of residents at Daughters of Israel by Johanna Ginsberg (MetroWest News)
• Siding with Pharaoh? by NJJN Editorial (Editorial)
• Why we blame the media by Andrew Silow-Carroll (Editor's Column)
• Is Egypt Iran, or Berlin after the fall of the wall? by Jared Silverman (Op-Eds)
• Known unknowns: Israel and a region in flux by Yossi Alpher (Op-Eds)
• Knesset member wary of Egyptian revolution
  In visit to Kushner, Itzik voices concerns over Islamist forces by Johanna Ginsberg (New Jersey News)
• Women work together for a separate peace by Johanna Ginsberg (New Jersey News)
• Princeton Shoa scholar stirs new Polish debate
  Jan Gross riles Poles with grim account of wartime pilfering by Robert Wiener (New Jersey News)
• Lawyer ‘encouraged’ by Middle East dialogue
  Acting for Israel, Daniel Taub engages with students, faculty by Johanna Ginsberg (New Jersey News)
• Visit to Egypt gave hints of upheaval to come
  Federation mission saw conspicuous gaps between rich and poor by Elaine Durbach (Central News)
• Forum offers help for kids with sensory issues by Elaine Durbach (Central News)
• Sharing private practice with a reading public
  Gloria Schrager relates her ‘complex’ story as a ‘woman doctor’ by Elaine Durbach (Central News)
• Moments that change our lives
  Ki Tisa — Exodus 30:11-34:35 by Rabbi Richard Hirsh (Touch of Torah)

• Week of February 20, 2011

• Montclair rabbi leads effort to OK Muslim center
  Opponents claim ‘land-use’ objections to Bridgewater site by Robert Wiener (MetroWest News)
• ‘Glee’ for Israeli device that assists paraplegics by Debra Rubin (New Jersey News)
• The Israel obsession by NJJN Editorial (Editorial)
• Denomination states by Andrew Silow-Carroll (Editor's Column)
• At RU, unorthodox Orthodox rabbi touts pluralism by Debra Rubin (New Jersey News)
• Rabbi, in Newark event, reaches out to Muslims
  Marc Schneier slams Congress hearings on ‘radical’ Islam by Robert Wiener (New Jersey News)
• NJ towns ‘emerge’ as havens for Orthodox life
  Parsippany, Springfield, Linden promoted as emerging communities by Johanna Ginsberg (New Jersey News)
• Family series explores parenting philosophy, goals by Lori Silberman Brauner (Central News)
• Who ‘g(Nu)’ a resource guide could be so inviting?
  Central federation debuts new guide, community calendar by Lori Silberman Brauner (Central News)
• RU students help ‘rejuvenate’ local shul by Debra Rubin (MetroWest News)
• Labor appreciation
  Vayachel — Exodus 35:1-38:20 by Rabbi Lawrence A. Hoffman (Touch of Torah)
• The job of president means taking the lead by Dr. Gilbert N. Kahn (Op-Eds)
• The sound of one hand clapping by Douglas M. Bloomfield (Op-Eds)
• Our responsibility to the world begins at home by Robert Lichtman (Op-Eds)

• Week of February 27, 2011

• ‘It is that uncertainty that frightens’
  Questions for ‘Iranium’ director Alex Traiman by Johanna Ginsberg (Middlesex News)
• Helping rabbis set boundaries amid pressures by Debra Rubin (Middlesex News)
• Panelists see ‘assault’ on Israel at campus events by Debra Rubin (Middlesex News)
• Dishes of diversity in Jewish culinary world
  Author, educator to serve up history through cuisine by Debra Rubin (Middlesex News)
• Count me in
  Touch of Torah by Rabbi Symcha Zylberberg (Monmouth News)
• Interfaith panel urges understanding, forgiveness by Jill Garbi (Monmouth News)
• Shore towns promoted as Orthodox enclaves by Jill Garbi (Monmouth News)
• Committee convened to bridge community gaps
  Federation, shuls meet to set priorities, strengthen bonds by Jill Garbi (Monmouth News)

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