by Virginia L. Luppescu
June 23, 2009
Nearly 300 Jews, Christians, and Muslims took a journey of enlightenment and entertainment during the Three Faiths Event in Monmouth County on June 14. They traveled from a mosque to a temple to a church and finally to Monmouth University for a multicultural festival of music, art, and food. Read More
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June 23, 2009
Members of the Monmouth County Jewish community gathered June 15 at the future site of The Village for Healthcare and Rehabilitation of Workmen’s Circle to bring the project “one step closer to making it a reality.”Read More
Beth El, Beth Torah celebrate unification for August 2010
by Lori Silberman Brauner
June 23, 2009
By a vast majority, members of two Monmouth County Conservative congregations have voted to merge “into one.” Temple Beth Torah in Ocean and Temple Beth El in Oakhurst polled their congregants June 7 at both synagogues. The results, tabulated by the Monmouth County Clerk’s office, approved the move, by 82 percent at Beth Torah and 71 percent at Beth El.Read More
Teen volunteers create bonds with challenged kids
by Zach Levine
June 23, 2009
With myriad new technologies and social networking websites popping up daily, you might think that most kids today barely have a free minute to do anything else. But a group of teenagers in Monmouth County have been doing their best to flip that notion on its head; for the last year they have spent time creating powerful bonds with special-needs children through the “Hand in Hand” program.Read More