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2006-2009 Archive

2009 Archive (through August 27)

2008 Archive

At Miami confab, sunny visions of JCC’s future 05.15.08

Many hands, one heart as concert marks 60th 05.15.08

‘Goodness wins out’ at Israel anniversary event 05.08.08

Rutgers Hillel to honor Wilfs for lead donation 05.08.08

Main Event emphasizes service for planet’s sake 05.01.08

Westfield orchestra and temple celebrate Israel 05.01.08

Y planning Israel events to reflect nation’s mood 05.01.08

Clergy panel in debate over styles of outreach 04.24.08

Groups combine forces to observe Israel’s 60th 04.24.08

Movie about a hero spy returns for Israel’s 60th 04.17.08

Logophile’s persistence earns a trip to California 04.17.08

Expert to sift evidence of Jerusalem’s buried past 04.10.08

Beth Israel marks 50 years in Scotch Plains 04.10.08

Event to honor memory of two who battled hate 04.03.08

They love a parade, and sharing their handicraft 04.03.08

Yeshiva shares Purim with besieged Israelis 03.27.08

Center-stage accolades for a supporting player 03.27.08

Purim fund aids Sderot’s businesses 03.27.08

Grant enables school’s computer learning push 03.27.08

Federation seeks youths to serve camps in Israel 03.20.08

Schering-Plough pledges $100k to redo Y’s pool 03.20.08

Federation seeks funding to bolster ‘camperships’ 03.13.08

Krayzelburg inspires young swimming fans with Olympian dreams 03.13.08

JEC schools celebrate ed agency accreditation 03.13.08

Committee to celebrate Israeli foods and wines 03.06.08

JCC fund-raiser to focus on its camp’s ‘shadows’ 03.06.08

Prof warns of toll of Gaza response 03.06.08

Union Y group turns weight loss into ‘play time’ 02.28.08

Local teen trio rallies for relays to fight cancer 02.28.08

A couple link their joy to causes they support 02.28.08

Israeli historian’s role: making sense of ‘chaos’ 02.21.08

Rabbi advises caution when pondering dreams 02.21.08

Federation movement ups aid to Gaza evacuees 02.14.08

Elizabeth man creates an Israel out of pixels 02.14.08

ISO: A mensch who wants to start a family 02.14.08

Top lobbyist sees trouble as Congress mulls budget 02.07.08

Concert to honor women cantors 02.07.08

Synagogue nabs top prize on Super Sunday 02.07.08

Federation phonathon raises $450,000-plus 01.31.08

NJ pair pen guide to help women relaunch careers 01.31.08

Delegation delivers Corzine’s invite to Peres to come to NJ 01.24.08

Going for gold on Super Sunday 01.24.08

UJC sends relief to battered Sderot 01.24.08

Super Sunday to focus on giving across the generations 01.17.08

Reaching back, Polish scholar digs her family’s Yiddish roots 01.17.08

Trio of federation programs launches the new year 01.03.08

Young Hadassah members program for harried peers 01.03.08

2007 Archive

Alum shares tale of deafness 12.13.07

In the season of receiving, young learn about giving 12.13.07

JCC stalwart remembered with songs and laughter 12.13.07

Area rabbis back banning execution 12.06.07

On Thick Ice
An ice skater stays grounded through school and USY 12.06.07

A teacher's tips for navigating the tough middle school years 12.06.07

An iron-fisted will, balanced by the softest of hearts 11.29.07

Jewish Family Service celebrates supporters 11.29.07

'Missionary' confronts Cranford temple youth 11.29.07

Teen philanthropy launched 11.29.07

Hundreds mourn attorney, lay leader Peter Herzberg 11.22.07

NCJW rep tells of Israel trip 11.22.07

JCC Book Fest stages literary 'man show' 11.22.07

A Torch for Darfur 11.15.07

Film fest ends on high note 11.15.07

'Pacesetters' hear unity call 11.15.07

Jewish fair marks sixth year 11.08.07

Adult kids? Author Isay feels your pain 11.08.07

Federation mourns stalwart 11.08.07

Veteran to recount war story that earned France's 'merci' 11.01.07

Negev partners thank federation 10.25.07

Women's Campaign celebrates good food, good deeds 10.25.07

Ex-lawyer's latest brief: youth groups 10.18.07

Rabbi and minister urge access to contraceptive info, services 10.18.07

Author's roots yield best-selling novel 10.11.07

Expert helps messy households give clusters of clutter the hook 10.11.07

Federation tries personal touch in inviting newcomers 10.17.07

Liberal religion, contraception is forum topic 10.04.07

JCC revamps early childhood education 09.27.07

Union woman marks 35 years as president of JWI 09.27.07

A gliklekhn yortog for fan of Yiddish 09.20.07

From the Pulpit: Messages for the New Year 09.20.07

Chaplain brings taste of season to residents of nursing home 09.13.07

Journey continues with cantor's new role 09.13.07

Pioneer emissary says his farewells 09.13.07

Raves for Sunday at the Union Y 09.13.07

The Nanny Diaries
For families and their non-Jewish au pairs, the learning process is a two-way street 09.13.07

Federation offers families year of free kids books and CDs 09.06.07

52 weeks later...
In New Jersey, the Jewish year just past was a time for activism and mobilization 09.06.07

Before their b'nei mitzva, siblings help other kids 08.30.07

High Holy Days can be challenge for those mourning loved ones 08.30.07

By tending Belarus mass grave, a couple honors family, history 08.23.07

Rabbi ‘lives his dream' in Israel 08.23.07

Agency helps seniors with fall prevention 08.09.07

Arad mayor Moty Brill fired 08.09.07

JCC names new executive director 08.09.07

A ‘rabbi's rabbi,' back in the pulpit 08.02.07

NORC funding clears a hurdle 08.02.07

Song, dance, serious questions at seniors' Israel Day program 08.02.07

A day colored blue and white as summer camps celebrate Israel 07.19.07

A friendly circle of teens and special needs kids 07.12.07

Leadership baton is passed at Union Y 07.12.07

Local residents to participate in rally for release of Israeli hostages 07.12.07

At yearly federation parley, call for community service 06.21.07

Brother's condition inspires fundraiser 06.21.07

Foundation focuses on needs close to home 06.21.07

Scholar finds satisfaction in son's achievements 06.21.07

Central providing relief for Sderot 06.14.07

Chaplaincy group celebrates a living, laughing bridge among students and elderly 06.14.07

Film on Darfur tragedy draws crowds and questions about effective action 06.14.07

‘Bear mitzva’ promises creature comforts for traumatized Israeli kids 06.07.07

Women help Ethiopians make it to Israel 06.07.07

Federation extends emergency aid to Sderot 05.31.07

JCC director sees new position as logical step 05.31.07

Survivors get to see their Holocaust stories captured through students' lenses 05.31.07

Teen's effort to help combat cancer brings insights and new drive 05.31.07

Eyewitness teaches Holocaust history 05.24.07

Legislature moves forward with efforts supporting kidnapped Israeli soldiers 05.24.07

New building brings agency more options 05.24.07

Bravery in the midst of adversity is celebrated at women's fund-raiser 05.17.07

Different strokes
Multi-talented Elizabeth teen savors life in the fast lane 05.17.07

A sporting chance to raise money for the Central JCC 05.17.07

Fund shows teens way to philanthropy 05.10.07

JCC director to take up new post in Manhattan 05.10.07

On the avenue
Young, old, and in between join the masses in salute to Israel 05.10.07

At Kean, writer speaks of the right and wrong times for forgiveness 05.03.07

Chairs of the Women's Campaign Main Event welcome newcomers 05.03.07

Gifts of hope
Girls craft mitzva 'trees' to lift spirits of cancer patients 05.03.07

At Israeli wedding, Elizabeth survivor dances with cousin who shared her ordeal 04.26.07

At Union Y, events show how Israel mourns the fallen, celebrates the living 04.26.07

Israeli educator espouses a Judaism that aims for ‘more joy than oy' 04.2607

State's top historian celebrates New Jersey's claims to fame, both silly and serious (no kidding) 04.2607

All Wet
Record rains soak region 04.19.07

Community Shoa event honors survivors, remembers the victims 04.19.07

Ex-’60s radical shows kindler, gentler side at his alma mater 04.19.07

Westfield temple honors interfaith partner group in fighting homelessness 04.19.07

Yom Hazikaron event will help to remember Israel’s fallen 04.19.07

Community’s response to a mother’s illness lightened a tragedy with love 04.12.07

Etched
Survivors’ words and images will honor those lost in the Holocaust 04.12.07

Seders in seniors’ centers summon sweet memories of past Passovers 04.12.07

After the matza, a workshop on the perils of overeating 04.05.07

Mori and Orie: Bruriah student, family help meet needs of disabled Israeli boy 04.05.07

Plainfield’s last synagogue issues Passover appeal to the community 04.05.07

Past and present JCC leaders honored at anniversary gala 03.22.07

Spokesman describes anger, will of Gaza evacuees 03.22.07

Esther Bernstein, a believer in work and play, dies at 88 03.15.07

Somerset cyclist will huff and puff to help others breathe a little better 03.15.07

Youth educator sees gap between social justice and organized Jewry 03.15.07

A passage to India adds new chapter to teen’s Israel trip 03.08.07

‘Lone soldiers’
Local women send Purim treats to Israel’s 14th tank brigade 03..08.07

Watchung farmer’s legacy will help Negev developments bloom 03.08.07

Synagogue marks fifth anniversary of memorial social action program 03.08.07

A passion for building inspires an act of kindness for children 03.01.07

Family agency’s newest office offers adoption and other services 03.01.07

March Mitzvah Madness
Agencies offer opportunities for a month of good deeds 03.01.07

Ch mw.html ildren of divorce will share feelings in interactive Family Service workshop 02.22.07

Day or night, Hatzalah volunteers are ready 02.22.07

Festival offers a sip of Israel’s young but maturing wine industry 02.22.07

Super Week volunteer callers boost Central federation campaign total 02.22.07

A celebration of friendship as JCC marks two decades 02.15.07

Jewish and Baptist kids share learning 02.15.07

super sunday 2007
This year, a blizzard of phone calls brings phonathon tally to $475,000 and counting 02.15.07

Arad hasidim hope to build rare bridge across denominations 02.08.07

Expert says optimism on Israel calls for long view 02.08.07

Elizabeth’s accredited yeshiva creates ‘community of learners’ for area adults 02.01.07

Federation partners seek to enhance relationship with Negev communities 01.25.07

Funders weigh successes and expected challenges of foundation grantees 01.25.07

Organizers seek volunteers, blue skies for Super Sunday phonathon 01.25.07

At annual Night of Jewish Learning, lessons in Jewish history and activism 1.18.07

Federation urges action for Gaza evacuees 1.18.07

A night to explore Judaism’s role in the world 01.11.07

Budget axe forces agency to salvage NORC funds 01.11.07

Dual citizen limns path from NJ to ‘aliya lite’ 01.11.07

A night to explore being a ‘light unto the nations’ 01.04.07

History in the making
Lawyer leads Berkeley Heights as town’s first elected mayor 01.04.07

2006 Archive

Families ‘spy out’ the land of Israel 12.28.06

Politicians join in community’s call for release of soldiers 12.28.06

Reach for the stars
Thanks to NJ father-daughter team, Israeli technology center helps bring science to kids from all backgrounds 12.28.06

Schechter kids visit nursing home for Hanukka 12.28.06

Federation shines light on kidnapped soldiers’ plight 12.21.06

Hospice probes the dilemmas of intubation 12.21.06

MTV exec showcases work on Darfur 12.21.06

Intern fund for Yiddishists honors family matriarch 12.14.06

Local Conservative rabbis embrace movement’s ruling on gay inclusion 12.14.06

Temple’s class is next best thing to being there 12.14.06

Westfield woman named ‘best of best’ among nation’s financial advisers 12.14.06

Clark temple celebrates Torah scroll repair 12.07.06

JCC takes a big step and opens a dance school 12.07.06

9/11 survivor writes a new chapter after an eventful five years 11.30.06

Central’s new emissary from Israel is getting a grateful welcome 11.30.06

Yeshiva sees paint attack as bias crime 11.30.06

Cranford congregation celebrates past presidents, plans for its 90th year 11.23.06

Israeli photographer asks audience to see his country beyond the cliches 11.23.06

Environment group: ‘How many Jews to change a light bulb?’ 11.23.06

Y Expo and fair highlights goods and good deeds 11.23.06

Central hears plea from kidnapped soldier’s wife 11.16.06

From Sharansky’s office to Central NJ’s ‘ears and eyes’ in Israel 11.16.06

Westfield student wins award for work on behalf of girls around the world 11.16.06

Landscape on the mend, visitors to Israel see people who are still hurting 11.09.06

NJ communities fund efforts to settle Israel’s frontier towns 11.09.06

Sociologist will describe her encounter with hasidic ‘rebels’ at Y Fair and Expo 11.09.06

At Y forum, panelists see strides made in reporting domestic abuse claims 11.02.06

It takes a rocket scientist to sing praises of Israel 11.02.06

Stender and Ferguson agree on Israel, spar on Iraq 11.02.06

Council candidates spar over Dem’s attendance at lawmen’s gathering 10.26.06

Parenting expert puts an emphasis on setting limits on kids with attitude 10.26.06

Stender sees ‘discrimination’ in Ferguson’s votes on faith-based proposals 10.27.06

A close race touches down at synagogue in Clark 10.19.06

New director hopes to grow shul’s small school 10.19.06

Temple has ‘411’ for new, potential members 10.19.06

Wilf campus residents walk for Alzheimer’s 10.19.06

Forum puts focus on domestic violence 10.12.06

Union Y and Cranford temple entrust funds to federation foundation 10.12.06

Building on last year’s inaugural success, JCC launches its second film festival 10.05.06

A computer maven untangles the Web for wary parents and their wired kids 10.05.06

Cyclist rides to raise funds for kid’s hospital in Israel 10.05.06

Central NJ residents inspired by Israel rally 9.28.06

Envoy brings a passion for community 9.28.06

Parents, teachers agree partnership is key to serving special needs 9.28.06

Former Israeli foreign minister marks war’s impact, and stresses the need for Diaspora support 9.21.06

Fun comes in all shapes at JCC’s all-day Expo 9.21.06

In local talk, Israeli therapist describes emotional upheaval caused by the war 9.21.06

Union Y celebrates a new season and a new facility for children 9.21.06

Connections program brings together those who make federation effective 9.14.06

JEC Mesivta Academy graduate takes on ‘real science’ during summer at research lab 9.14.06

‘Ten Days of Solidarity’ sparks support from area rabbis 9.14.06

Five years after 9/11, lamentations, security concerns, and memories 9.0706

A late swing: Westfield architect seeks to join Israeli ‘boys of summer’ 8.31.06

King for a day
Elizabeth genealogist gives royal treatment to (short-lived) Polish-Jewish ruler 8.31.06

With headlines fading, community leaders strive to meet Israel’s needs 8.31.06

Cancer fund-raiser invites cyclists to pedal for a cure 8.24.06

Donors rise to the challenge to help Israel with its recovery 8.24.06

Family award honors health workers who serve beyond the call of duty 8.24.06

Survivor campaigns to honor town that hid her family from Nazis 8.24.06

Agency keeps cool, helps elderly weather the heat wave 8.10.06

Beth Israel takes its turn as shelter for area homeless 8.10.06

Mission of solidarity offers comfort in crisis 8.10.06

Westfield event inspires unity and determination in support of Israel 8.10.06

Central Jersey’s Jews find various ways to support Israel 8.03.06

Central leaders step up vigilance after attack at Seattle federation 8.03.06

good times, good deeds
In the middle of summer camp come chances to do tikun olam 8.03.06

Anshe Chesed’s new rabbi has plans to lead a wave of youth to Linden 7.27.06

Clark synagogue members vote ‘no,’ stalling proposed move to Westfield 7.27.06

The hell after hell
Survivor recalls post-war pogrom 7.27.06

As conflict grows again, a campaign gets under way to honor Jewish soldiers 7.20.06

Clark temple members want more time, facts before board decides on move to Westfield 7.20.06

On trip to Israel, Central Federation executive
saw gears shift to high alert 7.20.06

‘We’re there in mind’
Central Jersey teens rally on 42nd Street to show their support for Israel 7.20.06

A chemist is suited for clean-up after Katrina 7.13.06

High spirits and spiritual highs: Just another day at JCC’s Camp Yachad 7.13.06

JCC’s special-needs campers get by with a little help from their ‘shadows’ 7.13.06

Mack Ness loan fund for Israeli businesses sweetens the prospects of besieged Sderot 7.13.06

Family asks Central for help in memorializing fallen son 7.06.06

From bar mitzva boy to Wedding Singer:
A composer gets his big Broadway break 7.06.06

Green Lane Y and 500 happy campers take the plunge into another summer 7.06.06

Central NJ mourns loss of soldier from Arad 6.29.06

Elizabeth surgeon writes history of city’s first (and only) Jewish mayor 6.29.06

House race to test limits of Jewish outreach 6.29.06

JFS head: Israeli models for eldercare can save U.S. from ‘baby-boom tsunami’ 6.29.06

Reform rabbis back national leader in dispute with Israel’s president 6.29.06

Conservative Clark shul plans move to Westfield 6.22.06

Jewish home awards scholarships to local high school seniors 6.22.06

Westfield mother reluctantly asks for help finding marrow match 6.22.06

Federation president’s term ends as it began: with a commitment to service 6.08.06

For Hadassah’s Elizabeth chapter, a sad ending and a new beginning 6.08.06

Somerset home’s bat mitzva class shows it’s never too late to learn 6.08.06

In a cool, calm day, the Salute to Israel Parade sweeps through Manhattan 6.08.06

Chaplaincy program applauds its youngest members 6.01.06

Halpern family to be honored as JFS moves into new headquarters 6.01.06

Stender helps obtain $25,000 grant for Central New Jersey JCC’s kitchen 6.01.06

at home abroad
Federation’s Israeli partners stage whirlwind visit to NJ 5.25.06

Local leader named to head fund-raising operations for United Jewish Communities 5.25.06

A survivor’s first-person film on a bombing and its aftermath 5.25.06

Women’s group honors volunteer for years of ‘passionate activism’ 5.25.06

Building blocks link survivors to the young in remembering Warsaw Ghetto 5.18.06

Forward publisher urges Israel to seek partners among Palestinians 5.18.06

Central New Jersey volunteer takes part in New Orleans rebuilding mission 5.18.06

Women leaders face down their guilt and celebrate the courage that takes 5.18.06

Central NJ activists join throngs at DC Darfur rally 5.04.06

Kean Yom Hashoa event links horrors of the past and genocide in Darfur 5.04.06

Plainfield teacher and students find fresh inspiration at Darfur rally 5.04.06

Muslims, Jews rally against child abuse 4.27.06

A child survivor relates a tale of luck — and loss 4.27.06

Journalist champions family meals 4.27.06

JCC springs forward with range of new programs 4.20.06

Plainfield Library showcases faces of the Holocaust 4.20.06

Crash-course in ethics offers dilemmas, not answers 4.13.06

Elizabeth board of education unveils school dedicated to Albert Einstein 4.13.06

Sudan genocide rallies students at day school to take action 4.13.06

In one NJ town, community leaders reach out to settle Italian-Jewish divide 4.06.06

Experts plunge into post-vote analysis 4.06.06

Federation volunteers see annual Main Event as year’s main attraction 4.06.06

In savings bid, nursing home caps Medicaid admissions 3.30.06

Plainfield nursing home offers patients comforts of Judaism 3.30.06

Cranford doctor urges other Jews to join in Katrina recovery effort 3.23.06

A whirlwind visit to Tel Aviv and beyond invigorates next generation of leaders 3.23.06

Berkeley Heights teen joins two other local girls as ‘Oprah’ contest honoree 3.23.06

Local supporters help Israeli family honor memory of fallen son 3.23.06

Kean prof offers optimism on Israel’s quest for peace 3.16.06

Clergy take a (mostly) warm dip into risky waters of interfaith dialogue 3.16.06

Local teen wins ‘Oprah’ essay contest 3.16.06

JCC swim team caps undefeated season with state championship 3.16.06

Arts therapist pays rejuvenating visits to those who ‘age in place’ 3.16.06

Experts to analyze Israeli elections 3.09.06

MS charity walkers ask community to join ranks 3.09.06

Musician sounds the drums to beat learning disabilities 3.09.06

NJ Assembly says federal airport plans are too noisy 3.09.06

Hearing loss gives NJ native his voice 3.02.06

Interfaith group meets to build ‘paths of peace’ 3.02.06

Safe haven for battered Israeli women 3.02.06

Temple educator wants to inspire the whole family 3.02.06

Area high school students raise $15,000 for Darfur 2.23.06

Cranford students premiere rock opera on Holocaust lesson 2.23.06

Callers hit the phones to capture funds lost to Super Sunday blizzard 2.23.06

Congregants send goodies to troops 2.23.06

Legislator gets to see the benefits of NORC dollars he helped secure 2.23.06

Noise control activist seeks support of Elizabeth’s Jewish community 2.16.06

Tefillin event binds members of Beth Israel 2.16.06

From Cairo to a kosher kitchen: A Christian’s path to Jewish culinary competence 2.09.06

Scholar honors memory of Rabbi Pinchas Teitz at yahrtzeit event 2.09.06

Arie Halpern’s death leaves a community celebrating a life well lived 2.02.06

Local women bring their varied strengths in waging fight against breast cancer 2.02.06

Tzedaka Rock 2.02.06

Mitzva Day offers opportunity for face-to-face good deeds 1.26.06

Expert to teach about Israel ‘beyond the headlines’ 1.26.06

A do-it-yourself maven fires up her ovens 1.26.06

Former reporter is new head of community relations team 1.19.06

Disco-style party will raise funds to update a very retro kitchen 1.19.06

If you teach it 1.12.06

Cast a giant shadow: Local Jews weigh the mercurial 1.12.06

Union Y gives thanks on chair’s 85th birthday 1.6.06

Spreading the Light 1.6.06