2008 Archive
Couples contribute cash for a kibbutz safe room 03.06.08
'Camperships' offered 03.06.08
Darfur film touches on genocides present, past 03.06.08
Day schools get big boost from matching grants 03.06.08
Interfaith panel digs up ‘skeletons in the closet’ 03.06.08
Putting a younger face on foundation giving 03.06.08
Israel, Diaspora partners seek a ‘two-way street’ 02.28.08
Temple helps Czech village remember its past 02.28.08
Communities rally for athlete felled by stroke 02.21.08
Conservative rabbi copes with challenges 02.21.08
Israel exhibit features local Soviet emigres 02.21.08
Project will aid poor youth of Negev community 02.21.08
Caregiver conference explores spirituality 02.14.08
Federation movement ups aid to Gaza evacuees 02.14.08
Famed rabbi urges study of Messiah, Jewish texts 02.14.08
Kosher eatery serves up sushi 02.14.08
Schools program bridges city-suburbs divide 02.05.08
Schechter goes green 02.05.08
Rabbi and ex-priest debate extremism 02.05.08
Injured soldiers thank funders for support 02.05.08
Developer Martin Levin, 89, dies 02.05.08
Dad urges Tay-Sachs testing 02.05.08
Harrison kids get a glimpse of the horrors of the Holocaust 01.31.08
Women’s political network formed 01.31.08
Panel celebrates progress among women in politics 01.31.08
NJ Y Camps tapped for philanthropy training 01.31.08
Mitzva mart offers youngsters range of giving choices 01.31.08
Last chapter for Judaica store 01.31.08
A woman cantor celebrates 20 years in a pioneering role 01.31.08
Everybody’s an expert? 01.24.08
Rabbi issues holiday warning 01.24.08
Speaker backs bill on Jewish refugees 01.24.08
SSDS Cranford offers parents tuition break 01.24.08
Women’s interfaith forum spotlights the role of nurses 01.17.08
Troupe trains teachers in art of Biblical storytelling 01.17.08
GI pens tale of German POWs 01.17.08
Caldwell USY group named world’s best 01.10.08
Millburn-based fund ends a 26-year run of doing good 01.10.08
Synagogue sponsors eve of tea and Torah 01.10.08
Young Darfur activists receive a boost from Manhattan store 01.10.08
JCC program bridges divide among teens 01.03.08
Kushner kids 'go green' with three-day workshop 01.03.08
MetroWest wins federal grant for aging-in-place effort 01.03.08
Ties that bind 01.03.08
2007 Archive
A Short Hills insurance man adjusts to a life of verse 12.27.07
Maplewood shuls mark erection of Shabbat boundary 12.27.07
Pre-K program at HAMC to get academic boost 12.27.07
Daughters of Israel names new director 12.20.07
It's a teen thing 12.20.07
JCC pledges 'uninterrupted service' in Whippany 12.20.07
Remembering a retail giant 12.20.07
Students go on odyssey of education, inspiration 12.20.07
Teen stages day of mitzvot in lieu of a dance party 12.20.07
A 'rebel' rabbi's self-portrait 12.13.07
Mom honors son with temple menora 12.13.07
Rabbis tour gulf's mixed recovery 12.13.07
Series matches kids, seniors 12.13.07
Super Sunday raises $2.4 mil 12.06.07
Jewish museum opens doors 12.06.07
New guide for abuse victims 12.06.07
West Orange 'shtiebl' readies for growth 12.06.07
Cantor marks milestone 40th 11.29.07
JCC: Daycare will stay put 11.29.07
Super Sunday 2007 11.29.07
Whippany library will reopen 11.29.07
Rabbi promotes self-help among his fellow Ethiopians 11.22.07
Healing Tamara 11.22.07
Newark's IDT Corp. hosts senior 'cafe' 11.22.07
Pilot project places social workers in area synagogues 11.22.07
President's veto cuts funding to area 'aging-in-place' project 11.22.07
Bob Woodward raps colleagues 11.08.07
Area teenagers rally for soldiers 11.08.07
A teen's 'special' endeavor 11.08.07
Despite intermarriage, expert sees the core 'flowering' 11.08.07
Meeting the challenge 11.08.07
Turning on tuned-out kids
An educator's advice for upping kids' motivation 11.08.07
W. Orange girl has a 'trolley' good time at Paper Mill 11.08.07
JCC: Whippany facility won't close before year's end 11.08.07
Extended study trips unite youth from Odessa, NJ, Israel 11.08.07
Kushner announces major push into science and tech learning 11.08.07
Noted psychologist offers advice for parents who just can't let go 11.08.07
Forum on 'dark era' hears tales of danger and survival 10.25.07
Livingston Subway going kosher 10.25.07
Morristown woman donates scroll to Nicaragua Jews 10.25.07
Oscar-winner asks local women to extend their hands and hearts 10.25.07
Three months after changeover, Zayda's drops glatt supervision 10.25.07
$35,000 for a bed? Perhaps you'll want to sleep on it 10.18.07
From Galilee to Kotel, leaders explore interfaith side of Israel 10.18.07
Helping preschoolers find a way to discover their Jewish values 10.18.07
Parsippany woman's long wait for kidney ends with call to 'pack' 10.18.07
Famed study course revived to honor federation leader 10.11.07
Montclair rabbi: Two wheels good, four wheels bad 10.11.07
Reality show winner shares tips on promoting the 'real' Israel 10.11.07
Israel names caretaker exec for troubled Negev town 10.04.07
Newsman Tim Russert says political rivalries pose threat 10.04.07
Randolph rabbi forges ties with Mercer County church 10.04.07
Local schools, organizations pack UN plaza 09.27.07
Public schools champion hosts panel of like-minded jurists 09.27.07
UJC adopts 'collaborative' plan 09.27.07
Cantor feted for 50 years of song and kindness 09.20.07
Montville synagogue's new rabbi discovers a 'place to call home' 09.20.07
NJ man takes new post promoting Israel advocacy 09.20.07
Web service offers support, company 09.13.07
Widower's calls inspire central hotline for mourners 09.13.07
52 weeks later. . .
In New Jersey, the Jewish year just past was a time for activism and transitions 09.06.07
Israeli ministry fires mayor of UJC sister city 09.06.07
Grant brings nursing to elderly at JVS 08.30.07
Hoffman Award honors top educator 08.30.07
Synagogues in multifaith effort to build Newark 'Habitat' home 08.30.07
Volunteers from near and far help steer Sderot to recovery 08.30.07
Crossing artistic bridges 08.23.07
Program unites generations with visits to area seniors 08.23.07
Retiring exec views 32 years of change at Daughters of Israel 08.23.07
Rockaway kosher pizzeria is Morris County's first 08.23.07
Student's African journey unites idealism, community relations 08.23.07
Students join record Israel enrollment 08.23.07
Israel blocks visa for family’s adopted Ethiopian child 08.09.07
JCC MetroWest executive takes director’s job in Scotch Plains 08.09.07
Local synagogue pledges $25k to Conservative shul in Israel 08.09.07
Rabbi puts the ‘run’ in Jeshurun 08.09.07
Waldor Library faces retooling 08.09.07
Deli's new status is sign of change 08.02.07
From Israel to Ethiopia, leaders escort emigres to their new lives 08.02.07
Healthcare Foundation honors those on the front lines 08.02.07
JESPY receives $25,000 grant to expand day programs 08.02.07
First time’s the charm for campership recipients 07.27.07
For seniors living at JCHC housing, the doctor is in 07.27.07
Panel fields members’ objections to fate of JCC 07.27.07
‘Super Lawyer’ picked to lead Jewish Community Foundation 07.27.07
Bring them home
Refusing to forget, rally-goers again demand release of captive Israelis 07.19.07
Montclair teen is awarded Bronfman fellowship 07.19.07
Church and shul give Katrina kids a summer of fun 07.12.07
New rabbi tests waters at temple in Rockaway 07.12.07
Subsidized trips to Israel pay off for local teens 07.12.07
Erez of sycamores and Kassams — and anxiety 07.05.07
Grants to agencies keep elderly poor ‘Safe at Home’ 07.05.07
Shared issues, different models at social work confab in Israel 07.05.07
Greeting the new moon with women's creativity 06.21.07
Rabbi bikes to the beach for environmental awareness 06.21.07
Sderot residents tell local audience of toll of daily rocket attacks 06.21.07
Sweet 16 for cantor who brought shul out of musical ‘dark ages' 06.21.07
Caldwell is latest outpost for famed study program 06.14.07
Congress honors ‘Monument Man' 06.14.07
Iris teen tzedaka project marks two-year cycle of giving and getting 06.14.07
Wondering where the lions are? They're at the West Orange JCC 06.14.07
Family, colleagues remember legacy of attorney Alan Lowenstein 06.07.07
Kushner High honors good deeds in memory of its late principal 06.07.07
Maplewood synagogue celebrates first bar mitzva in 30 years 06.07.07
Year program helps mid-career rabbis turn pulpits from ‘good to great’ 06.07.07
Going gold
A Springfield temple celebrates 50 years of activity and activism 05.31.07
Rabbi hopes to leave a legacy of ‘thoughtful, active Jews' 05.31.07
Learners pack JCC for taste of area-wide adult education initiative 05.24.07
Local domestic violence coalition raises funds to boost legal services 05.24.07
Recon shul savors home of its own 05.24.07
Ideal Books brings Judaica to Route 10 05.17.07
MetroWest teens capture ear of state legislators 05.17.07
Millburn fencing coach lunges from Rutgers to NJIT 05.17.07
Separate ways
Two S. Orange Conservative shuls end 27-year school partnership 05.17.07
Where everybody knows your name
For Cantor Jack Korbman, celebrating 50 years, that's the sign of a successful synagogue 05.17.07
Local rabbis to pilot Conservative leader’s ‘mitzva’ initiative 05.10.07
Shoa survivors hope DNA testing will connect them with missing kin 05.10.07
Area residents — and lions — take part in annual Salute to Israel Parade 05.10.07
Israeli Druze briefs local leaders on Israel’s ‘neglect’ of minorities 05.10.07
Lawyer Alan Lowenstein, philanthropist, dies at 93 05.10.07
Six to be inducted into MetroWest Sports Hall of Fame 05.10.07
Synagogue to screen film on American-born hero of Lebanon war 05.10.07
Agency offers stipends for new Jewish campers 05.03.07
Extremism must be met by pluralism, says scholar 05.03.07
Rabbi lauds federation's $50M effort for day schools as a 'coming of age' 05.03.07
Reform's top lobbyist says 'blunders' in Iraq increase danger to Israel 05.03.07
Who knows four? Rabbis do, in a rare show of religious unity 05.03.07
Olmert spokesman decries reporters' ‘cookie cutter' story lines 04.26.07
Rabbi urges college students to get an early start on marriage, family 04.26.07
Shul traces community's past and future in day-long tour of Jewish Newark 04.26.07
Umbrella for federations proposes major changes in goals, staffing 04.26.07
Panel to discuss individuals’ and society’s responses to aging 04.19.07
Rain washes out services, closes schools 04.19.07
Scholar views Islam, Judaism through lens of followers on their extremes 04.19.07
With boost from Montclair man, Israeli teens test their science savvy 04.19.07
Beth Israel doctor marks medical milestone with 100th robotic surgery 04.12.07
Congregations play host to ‘empowered’ women of Ofakim 04.12.07
Jewish Historical Society to honor a champion of religious pluralism 04.12.07
W. Orange school board candidate seeks ‘balance’ in education budget 04.12.07
Counselor’s message to girls and women: No body’s perfect 04.05.07
NJ’s oldest interfaith Shoa service marks 30 years in Maplewood/S. Orange 04.05.07
State official decries ‘gender gap’ in national politics 04.05.07
Gaza settlers’ spokesman urges continued support 03.22.07
Czechs honor World War II vet for his role in their liberation 03.15.07
Montclair synagogue and church exchange clergy to ‘Stamp Out Hate’ 03.15.07
New CAJE head seeking to boost Jewish educators 03.15.07
For Summit ‘luxury’ travel agent, space is the final frontier 03.08.07
HAMC student a one-man band in Darfur awareness campaign 03.08.07
Helping girls avoid bullies (and being bullies themselves) 03.08.07
Montclair philanthropist urges teens to pool their own charitable giving 03.08.07
Morris Plains writer waves the banner of the secular, ‘Diasporist’ Left 03.08.07
A synagogue program strives to attract FSU immigrants on their own terms 03.08.07
Bnai Keshet members among first to celebrate civil union in NJ 03.01.07
It’s never too late to learn for a 74-year-old bar mitzva 03.01.07
MetroWest teens seek freedom for kidnapped soldiers 03.01.07
Mobile alert system connects senior residents with emergency help 03.01.07
Grants ‘bank’ on vocational service to train adults with disabilities 02.22.07
South Orange native wins social justice fellowship 02.22.07
Visiting rabbi decries culture, tradition knowledge gap among Israelis 02.22.07
Aspiring doctor passes first test at saving a life 02.15.07
Irene Edelstein, community, UJC, and synagogue stalwart, dies at 57 02.15.07
Lion parade will be ‘mane’ event of local Jerusalem festivities 02.15.07
Local woman celebrates father’s gift to Israel park 02.15.07
West Orange says start-up synagogue lacks approvals 02.15.07
Whippany exhibit shows work of those ‘unbound’ by disabilities 02.15.07
A history of health care told through the story of famed Beth Israel hospital 02.08.07
Dedication celebrates new day at JCC 02.08.07
Sharing to Learn 02.08.07
Activists become actors in a play to benefit anti-violence efforts 02.01.07
Chaplains seek uniform standards to counter Christian proselytizing 02.01.07
Rabbi mulls next step after town denies request for building permit 02.01.07
Tools in hand, volunteers are truly repairing the world, and New Orleans 02.01.07
Darfur activists to share their book and movie on the plight of survivors 01.25.07
On a medical mission to Mauritius, physicians learn to do more with less 01.25.07
UJC MetroWest bundles grants to offer free Israel trips for young people 01.25.07
Women find common ground as forum celebrates bat mitzva year 01.25.07
Youngsters get help in choosing a bar or bat mitzva project 01.25.07
Annual culture festival asserts the positive side of Israeli life 1.18.07
Local leaders seek new Congress’ ear on NORCs, Medicaid, global affairs 01.11.07
NJ native reflects on life as a soldier 01.11.07
Rabbi celebrates the mentor who shaped his and King’s views 01.11.07
Two old friends remember the night they met Dr. King 01.11.07
UJC partnership adds extra dimension to local synagogue trips to Israel 01.11.07
West Orange JCC opens the doors to its new Early Childhood Center 01.11.07
A soldier’s death, a sister’s search, and 60-year-old mystery solved 01.04.07
Kushner hopes new principal will take school to ‘the next step’ 01.04.07
New rabbi hopes to preserve shul’s intimate feel 01.04.07
Program judges the outreach efforts of Morris County Jewish institutions 01.04.07
2006 Archive
HAMC celebrates its national recognition 12.28.06
Hannah Brenner, homeless in Montclair, dies at age 73 12.28.06
Ner Tamid members volunteer at hospitals, letting others celebrate Christmas 12.28.06
Ronald Coun, an agency director who offered dignity in work, dies at 68 12.28.06
Despite its flaws, local activist remains committed to a strong UN 12.21.06
Eldercare professionals hear rabbi’s call to enhance spirituality among aged 12.21.06
Interfaith programming is a teen thing in Chatham 12.21.06
Schechter students help rebuild homes destroyed by Hurricane Katrina 12.21.06
Communal workers honor one of their own for years of service 12.14.06
It’s beer and beef, and hold the beans, as temple cooks up a cholent feast 12.14.06
Twenty years later, recalling a legend 12.14.06
JVS dedicates center honoring Ronald Coun 12.07.06
Montclair’s Bnai Keshet receives grant for shul-wide education 12.07.06
Pledges of $2 million-plus help make Super Sunday 2006 a super success 12.07.06
W. Orange friends run to raise funds to improve the lives of sick children 12.07.06
Daner to receive achievement award for lifetime of communal service 11.30.06
Local synagogues join national effort to get congregants on the same page 11.30.06
Loving thy neighbor, church gives $1,000 to Caldwell synagogue 11.30.06
‘Major’ gift helps turn local teenagers into next generation of philanthropists 11.30.06
Millburn synagogue hires educator to ‘mainstream’ special needs children 11.30.06
Nursing home celebrates 100 years with MetroWest exhibition 11.30.06
A Sabbath push for organ donations 11.23.06
New library programmer is woman of many kipot 11.23.06
‘Sit-down’ comic, age 79, insists on choosing laughter as a way of life 11.23.06
The little temple that could
Florham Park synagogue celebrates 25 years 11.23.06
For displaced health club members, changes at JCC signal end of an era 11.16.06
Fixed-up JCC has new hours, fee structure 11.16.06
Local institutions try turning Internet searches into found money 11.16.06
NBA alumnus named as Kushner coach 11.16.06
West Orange educator hosts meeting on day school leadership crunch 11.16.06
Barak tells local crowd of war’s cost in Israel 11.09.06
A camping pro’s dreams turn to transforming summers for 60,000 kids 11.09.06
Millburn Hadassah chapter launches scholarship for Holocaust study trip 11.09.06
A hands-on president awaits opening of South Orange theater 11.02.06
Early childhood learning conference explores education for whole family 11.02.06
Interfaith group seeks relief for taxpayers, poor, and immigrants 11.02.06
Charitable-giving seminar focuses on women’s finances, real estate 10.19.06
Florida couple offer challenge grant to assist Israeli war casualties 10.19.06
Holocaust Council studies medical crimes under the Nazis 10.19.06
In Whippany, Women’s Fitness Expo accentuates the positive 10.19.06
New principal at Kushner High draws on long career in public schools 10.19.06
Ra’anana mayor has ‘2020 vision’ for a city built on tolerance 10.19.06
Author challenges audience to show ‘fearlessness’ in upcoming elections 10.19.06
Foes of Maplewood/South Orange’s music ban will have their day in court 10.19.06
Garrett, Aronsohn spar at synagogue over budget issues and war in Iraq 10.19.06
Muslim maverick urges Jewish women to question authority 10.19.06
A foe of fundamentalism describes her childhood in Lebanon 10.25.06
Prof says Arab frustrations with the West stir an anti-Jewish cocktail 10.12.06
Reform temples grapple with rules for day school students 10.12.06
Beth Hatikvah begins construction on its own building in Summit 10.05.06
Concern for baby boomers on new JVS head’s agenda 10.05.06
Conference center dedication ceremony honors donor families 10.05.06
Local philanthropists nurture a fellowship that nurtures synagogues 10.05.06
South Orange’s Sharey Tefilo-Israel purchases adjacent Montrose home 10.05.06
Author tells audience of ‘heavy price’ paid by Israeli soldiers 9.28.06
A visit to Israel cements ties between students, Israeli peers 9.28.06
Local rally-goers feel strength in numbers 9.28.06
School wins Blue Ribbon from U.S.Dept. of Ed. 9.28.06
West Orange shul seeks approval to erect a new $500,000 building 9.28.06
A pluralistic Israeli school and its NJ supporters celebrate a long-awaited educational milestone 9.21.06
Bildners honored for their support of Rutgers Jewish studies center 9.21.06
Cows for celebration: Bar mitzva boy forgoes gifts and party for tzedaka 9.21.06
Holocaust sculpture dedicated at West Orange synagogue 9.21.06
Reporter says war struck fatal blow to unilateralism 9.21.06
Holocaust artifacts exhibit highlights the life, and death, of European Jews 9.14.06
JSDD artists create holiday card set 9.14.06
Local teen departs for Reform movement year program in Israel 9.14.06
MW registration offers free birthright israel trips 9.14.06
UJC MetroWest to help finance Israeli festival 9.14.06
Bar mitzva is a role model for kids with special needs 9.07.06
Educator says Jews are complicit in creating negative image of Israel 9.07.06
New market hopes Rockaway has a taste for kosher food 9.07.06
Parting curtains on the past as society prepares theater tribute 9.07.06
Randolph teenager competes in fantasy-game world championship 9.07.06
Schechter administrator takes helm of Flanders synagogue 9.07.06
Seven-figure donation fuels emergency campaign 9.07.06
Whitewater figure celebrates her 10-year friendship with NJ rabbi 9.07.06
W. Orange students tackle ‘real science’ during summer at research lab 9.07.06
In Israel, local fund-raisers hear lessons learned from Lebanon war 8.31.06
National leader describes Israeli mood as ‘fatigued,’ although not defeated 8.31.06
W. Caldwell marksman is a big shot when it comes to charity 8.31.06
At Temple Ner Tamid, the joys of summer play for autistic kids 8.24.06
Friendship Circle honors an unforgettable camper 8.24.06
House of pancakes: Shul crepe sales raise funds for Habitat for Humanity 8.24.06
Shul offers a range of options for experiencing the Holy Days 8.24.06
Passion for genealogy draws a crowd to NY 8.10.06
Innovative Montclair rabbi leaves congregation for Midwest 8.03.06
Museum names gallery for local philanthropist 8.03.06
Rabbi named president of Montclair clergy group 8.03.06
Found: One used Torah scroll, good condition, albeit not kosher 8.03.06
UJC MetroWest seeks to raise millions for its Israel Emergency Campaign 8.03.06
JVS wins federal grant to train disabled for banking careers 7.27.06
Maplewood families hope teens warm to Al Gore’s warning 7.27.06
Rabbi is driving force in efforts to introduce golf to Newark kids 7.27.06
Corzine joins rally in South Orange backing Israel’s right to self-defense 7.27.06
Daughter of terror victim becomes bat mitzva 7.20.06
In an e-mail age, some synagogue bulletins go the way of the town crier 7.20.06
Mission to Israel becomes ‘now more than ever’ moment 7.20.06
Officials promise speedy restoration of ‘compromised’ Newark cemetery 7.20.06
Daughters of Israel facility partners with health insurer’s nursing program 7.13.06
Med student learns about real EMR — Israeli style 7.13.06
NJ native hosts game show with twist of the news 7.13.06
UJC makes tough decisions in challenging year for fund-raising 7.13.06
Community Council head hands off ‘full plate’ to successor 7.06.06
Fiddler on the Hoof
A South Orange equestrian is back in the saddle again 7.06.06
A teen’s dreams of science to come true in Israel 7.06.06
Modest, but still outspoken, Ron Coun steps down as JVS exec 6.29.06
New shul puts accent on hominess 6.29.06
Coopermans offer record $1.3 million gift to Daughters of Israel facility 6.22.06
JCC outsources health and fitness center management 6.22.06
Thanks a million!
Temple reaches milestone in collecting $250,000 for needy Ethiopian Jews 6.22.06
TOWN AND COUNTRY
Can Cory Booker make peace between Newark and the suburbs? 6.22.06
NJ philanthropist’s $10 million gift is largest ever to U.S. Holocaust Museum 6.15.06
A teen’s preppy tote carries hope for victims of rare bone disease 6.15.06
B’nai Shalom celebrates renovations 6.08.06
Hall of Fame induction becomes a family affair 6.08.06
Kushner’s head of school is honored for her two decades of service 6.08.06
A spiritual tour guide
Rabbi Norman Patz retires, having led his congregation in more ways than one 6.08.06
A new name, mission, and president for local Jewish educational service 6.01.06
Israeli, American to evaluate Middle East media coverage 6.01.06
Solomon Schechter students tour a community and its varied agencies 6.01.06
Torah scroll binds shuls in Millburn and Israel 6.01.06
Camryn Manheim’s inspiring journey from ‘The Practice’ to the podium 5.25.06
Essex County honors trio at first annual Jewish Heritage Celebration 5.25.06
Foundation announces big boost for day schools 5.25.06
Alternate mock trial competition held in North Carolina 5.18.06
Foundation sees assets rise 20% to $210 million 5.18.06
‘Images vs. reality’ 5.18.06
Israelis, practicing religious pluralism, sample life in MetroWest community 5.18.06
Students taught remedies for a painful side of Jewish divorce 5.18.06
Top Israeli officers explore challenges faced by Jews in the United States 5.18.06
Eighth-graders raise thousands for Kenyan boy with AIDS 5.11.06
Her heart belongs to data
Short Hills teen surveys her peers 5.11.06
Local agencies host visit by Ethiopian-Israeli activists 5.11.06
Local schools pilot new JDC curriculum 5.11.06
Next for Darfur: Activists hope to diversify their coalitions 5.11.06
Pro-choice activist sees ‘chilling effect’ on abortion providers 5.11.06
Teen activists step up for Darfur 5.04.06
Election monitor sees Ukraine’s Jews, democracy in good shape 5.04.06
Reform scholar sees mixed picture on state of Jewish-Christian affairs 5.04.06
Where there’s the will, there’s the WAE 5.04.06
Randolph wine merchant decants a tale of rescue and inspiration 5.04.06
Bar mitzva boy brokers sports tickets for developmentally disabled adults 4.27.06
Daughters of Israel celebrates 100 years 4.27.06
Old agency learns new trick as JVS hosts its first-ever fund-raiser 4.27.06
‘Rachel’ volunteers aid victims of violence 4.27.06
Israeli-born cantor channels spirit of Willy Wonka 4.20.06
Local student spearheads illness-awareness program for teens 4.20.06
Millburn students give Shoa survivors a reason to celebrate 4.20.06
In Caldwell, a custom prayer book for an uncustomary bat mitzva girl 4.20.06
What would Ben-Gurion do? 4.20.06
Darfur becomes focus of ADL seder 4.13.06
MetroWest Jewish community says farewell to philanthropist Herb Iris 4.13.06
Teens attend Jewish youth philanthropy conference in Denver 4.13.06
Blacks, Jews find common ground at annual freedom seder 4.06.06
Local educators find peer support at day schools convention 4.06.06
Montclair-area synagogues seek to reclaim burial practices 4.06.06
A retired investor helps day school’s students become entrepreneurs 4.06.06
Shoa survivor Elie Wiesel denounces religious terrorism in all its forms 4.06.06
Getting girls in the game focus of coaches’ clinic 3.30.06
Jobs program offers supervised settings for disabled adults 3.30.06
MetroWest makes history in struggle for pluralism in Israel 3.30.06
Schechter trustees decide to close Somerset school 3.30.06
Students examine Darfur, genocide 3.30.06
Retiring rabbi leaves shul a legacy of social action 3.23.06
Mission given insiders’ look into disengagement’s aftermath 3.23.06
Verona’s Congregation Beth Ahm salutes St. Patrick, kosher style 3.23.06
A national showcase for a local pioneer in pain management 3.23.06
Breakfast and a movie screening honor veteran campaign givers 3.16.06
Here comes the sun 3.16.06
Jewish-born ex-Baptists celebrate Purim at Rabbinical College 3.16.06
MetroWest special needs effort to receive national recognition 3.16.06
‘We are thinking about his life after our life’ 3.16.06
Morristown entrepreneur crafts a company based on ‘whimsy’ 3.09.06
Oprah Winfrey honors New Providence teen’s Holocaust essay 3.09.06
School for autistic kids to close in June 3.09.06
South Orange springs Shabbat border surprise 3.09.06
Wife and business partner describes architect’s rise to height of fame 3.09.06
Women’s group backs federation’s ‘head start’ for Ethiopian immigrants 3.09.06
Experts offer context for theater’s production of ‘Anne Frank’ 3.02.06
Local synagogue to salvage New Orleans Passover food project 3.02.06
MetroWest’s partners in Israel join Olmert’s ‘consensus’ party 3.02.06
Popcorn, yes; mugs, no
OU experts offer guidance on keeping kosher at work 3.02.06
Saying Mideast rhetoric clouds message, activist urges outreach to fellow Jews 3.02.06
MetroWest and Israel team up to aid African drought victims 2.23.06
Vaknin becomes principal of Hebrew Academy 2.23.06
Code violations land Randolph Chabad in municipal court 2.23.06
Rep. Garrett gets mixed reviews after talks on Air Force guidelines 2.16.06
Panelists say situation in Darfur demands less talk, more action 2.16.06
Author recalls how courtroom defense revealed a Holocaust denier’s lies 2.16.06
Interfaith coalition meeting takes aim at genocide in Darfur 2.16.06
Counselor serves students warnings on binge drinking 2.09.06
Playing politics; Schechter seniors get a crash course in activism 2.09.06
Local synagogues support New Israel Fund conference 2.09.06
New Jersey leaders see hypocrisy 2.09.06
Kids learn to make the most of mitzvot 2.02.06
An Orthodox rabbi questions attitudes toward non-Jews 2.02.06
Activist to focus on Israel’s challenges ‘beyond the conflict’ at Temple Ner Tamid 2.02.06
A musician plays out a dream of picking up and moving to Israel 1.26.06
Montclair identity expert to explore growing awareness of multiracial Jews 1.26.06
Millburn Group Home residents savor sale of their artwork to agency supporters 1.26.06
Speaker to dispel Jewish genetic myths 1.26.06
Interfaith panel examines evolving role of women clergy 1.26.06
A bar mitzva curates the moving story of his grandfather’s life in Holocaust and beyond 1.26.06
Parsippany residents outraged by ball field swastika 1.19.06
JVS board establishes Ronald I. Coun Center for Services to the Aging 1.19.06
Million-dollar gift honors couple’s deep roots in West Orange shul 1.19.06
A Catskills weekend binds strangers around a love of Jewish learning 1.19.06
Pluralism stays at top of sister city agenda 1.19.06
‘Warm, caring’ B’nai Jeshurun finds new rabbi a dynamic pick 1.12.06
Serious topics and light hearts mix at community’s 4th annual Israel festival 1.12.06
Retiring director leaves a lasting legacy at JCC’s early childhood center 1.12.06
With unflagging humor, West Orange man battles Lou Gehrig’s disease 1.12.06
Sports memorabilia maven Barry Halper is remembered for what he gave 1.5.06
Local rabbi leads volunteers in restoring homes and hopes 1.5.06
UJC appoints new director to steer remade education body 1.5.06
Budding journalists at Kushner score first interview 1.5.06
Schechter students arrange for eyewitness to describe horrors of slavery in Sudan 1.5.06
An icy menora warms a Hanukka celebration at Flanders Crossing 1.5.06
2005 Archive
EPA exec lends environmental hand to Israel 12.29.05
Fund-raising lands teenagers onstage with favorite band 12.29.05
Two Reform synagogues name successors to retiring rabbis 12.29.05
Short Hills pilgrims note Jewish diversity on trip to European capitals 12.29.05
Historical society to celebrate golden age of Newark’s Yiddish theater 12.29.05
Praise for Jefferson officials as town celebrates Hanukka 12.22.05
Four synagogues to split $50,000 for intermarriage programs 12.22.05
JCCs nearing benefits deal with health insurer Horizon 12.22.05
JESPY gift shop provides training for developmentally disabled 12.22.05
West Orange synagogue’s dedication rites mark Holocaust Torah’s return to ‘life’ 12.22.05
Beersheva hospital is grateful for gift of special X-ray machine 12.15.05
In speech to Reform temple, journalist praises war in Iraq 12.15.05
Montessori preschool opens at B’nai Shalom in W. Orange 12.15.05
Montclair museum’s new curator exhibits a precocious feel for art of New Jersey 12.15.05
Ethiopian Jewry activist honors synagogue for its awareness efforts 12.15.05
Super Sunday phonathon unleashes a ‘powerful’ community spirit 12.8.05
Local teens move into action to help those suffering in Darfur 12.8.05
Psychologist rabbi’s self-help book offers ‘authentic’ take on Kabala, past-life therapy 12.8.05
Kinnelon high schoolers hear firsthand from survivors of genocide 12.8.05
Disabled job seekers are beneficiaries of grant to Jewish Vocational Service 12.1.05
NJJN editor, Holocaust council director named to state leadership program 12.1.05
Israeli educator combines lessons in science and Torah 12.1.05
Hollywood producer seeks to ground Frisbee documentary 11.24.05
Politics and laughter build bridge between Morristown mayor, Israelis 11.24.05
On-line registration encouraged for 2005 Super Sunday 11.24.05
Bloomfield synagogue seeks allies in support of gay marriage 11.17.05
CSI producer dissects hit crime show in return to South Orange synagogue 11.17.05
Rockaway Chabad to add schools and a ritual bath 11.17.05
Hadassah youth group collects goods for distribution by Katrina ‘caravan’ 11.17.05
Undefeated ‘Star of David’ shines for local ring fans 11.17.05
Political ‘odd couple’ trade partisan barbs at UJA fund-raiser 11.10.05
Protest calls on leaders to help halt Sudan killings 11.10.05
Drew University conference explores television’s portrayal of the Holocaust 11.10.05
AJC head puts energy policy at top of communal agenda 11.10.05
Jewish, Arab peace activists urge more aid to Palestinian Authority 11.10.05
Bloomfield rabbi celebrates 25 years at a ‘transcendent’ synagogue 11.10.05
Interfaith rally in Morristown to urge government action on killings in Darfur 11.3.05
Garden dedicated to a pioneer in Jewish-Catholic relations 11.3.05
'A 100-year-old startup'
Montclair’s Congregation Shomrei Emunah looks back, and forward, on its centennial 11.3.05
Scholar aids shul’s effort to remember famed rabbi 10.27.05
UJC MetroWest solicits donations for earthquake relief efforts 10.27.05
Historian troubled by toll of American-Jewish assimilation 10.27.05
Hebrew Academy in Randolph promotes assistant principal to top job 10.20.05
Nursing home breaks ground on $10 million renovation 10.20.05
Temple’s new prayer book offers multiple ‘paths’ for worshipers 10.20.05
Local psychologist helps hurricane victims deal with unseen scars amid disruptions 10.13.05
‘Lilith’ editor still sees glass ceiling for Jewish women 10.13.05
Archivists see oral history project as race against time 10.13.05
Farewell to the ‘Birdman’ 10.06.05
Children’s author asks Kushner students to take a crack at writing sports stories 10.06.05
New interfaith task force seeking grant applicants 10.06.05
New Moshavi owners serve up tradition, change 10.06.05
Short Hills church, temple take part in a ‘magical’ exchange 10.06.05
Death of Maplewood bookstore owner David Sky marks end of an era 9.29.05
Inspired by rabbi grandad, firefighter rushes south for Hurricane Katrina mop-up 9.29.05
Rabbi sent to relieve hurricane’s victims is sent home by another 9.29.05
Lubavitch seminary honors Codey with honorary doctorate 9.29.05
New Jersey 5765: the year in review 9.29.05
East meets West 9.22.05
Livingston rabbi welcomed by congregation amid concerns for the one he left behind 9.22.05
Stranded 9.15.05
Policy group backs state funding for embryonic stem cell research 9.15.05
Specialist inspires educators to think outside the crayon box 9.15.05
Local relief efforts continue for Hurricane Katrina victims 9.15.05
Area mourns Jerry Waldor, known to many as ‘Mr. UJA’ 9.8.05
Architect plans to continue ‘living bridges’ as emissary from Israel 9.8.05
Federation raises $100,000 in first week of Katrina appeal 9.8.05
Montclair synagogue recalls a member gone too soon 9.1.05
‘Born at the Beth’ 9.1.05
JEA conference inspires teachers at start of new school year 9.1.05
Two groups see the future, and its name is Madison 8.25.05
JCC to offer new model in after-school tutoring 8.25.05
Lake success 8.18.05
Maplewood mom to head Wall Street Journal’s China bureau 8.18.05
Rabbi’s mom muses on separate paths she and her Orthodox sons have taken 8.18.05
‘Our dinner with Bill’ 8.18.05
Now, about that hair 8.11.05
Florida family sues couple in W. Orange for defamation 8.11.05
The economy, stupid 8.11.05
For Ofakim mayor, withdrawal is a family affair 8.4.05
Between the cracks 8.4.05
The professor who opened for Hendrix 8.4.05
NJ Jewish Museum appoints executive director 8.4.05
A task force on special needs 8.4.05
Fund-raisers roll up their sleeves for a hands-on Mitzva Day 7.28.05
Parsippany synagogue celebrates 30 years as a ‘big family’ 7.28.05
New Jewish Agency chair ‘reconnects’ with MetroWest leaders in Whippany 7.28.05
Departing emissary urges more dialogue, less ‘consensus,’ on Israel 7.28.05
Jewish seniors home closes after 70 years in Montclair 7.21.05
Foundation ‘gallery’ displays the gifts of developmentally disabled adults 7.21.05
Rider alum seeks to ride talent to the home of the Braves 7.21.05
Disc Dreams 7.14.05
North Caldwell firefighter volunteers for eye-opening month with Israeli colleagues 7.14.05Chaplains earn the ‘atten-shun’ of Deeny Riback campers 7.14.05
MetroWest budget to include $400,000 in cuts to local agencies 7.7.05
An animal-loving rabbi seeks to reconcile science and Torah 7.7.05
MetroWest inspires dialogue between Israeli Left, settlers 7.7.05
The new rabbis 7.7.05
Kushner High names insider Moshe Brand as principal 7.7.05
Good Sports: Weequahic alumni lead charge into JCC Sports Hall of Fame 6.30.05
Survey measures quality of eldercare in eastern Parsippany 6.30.05
Teachers explore Israel’s democracy at St. Elizabeth seminar on social studies 6.30.05
Rae Kushner Yeshiva High mourns acting principal 6.30.05
After 43 years at Summit shul, ‘tough Brooklyn kid’ hangs up his gloves 6.23.05
JEA promises ‘business as usual’ during makeover 6.23.05
Passing the Torch 6.16.05
Ellen Goldner | Kenneth R. Heyman
Congregation Beth El’s Rabbi Orenstein takes a novel path to retirement 6.16.05
S. Orange synagogue’s food pantry is given a top-shelf facelift 6.16.05
Holocaust survivors salute the soldiers who gave them freedom 6.16.05
Oksana Baiul, figure skating champion, embraces Jewish roots 6.9.05
A sports-writing legend heads for Hall of Fame 6.9.05
Temple, UJC honor Livingston family for largesse 6.9.05
Jewish ‘Peace Corps’ prez bashes Bush on Darfur 6.9.05
Teens team with special needs kids for synagogue services 6.2.05
Budget recommendations would replace Pathways program for intermarrieds 6.2.05
West Orange ritual bath to undergo $500,000 expansion and renovation 6.2.05
Mountain Lakes mom runs for State Assembly seat 6.2.05
UJC MetroWest weighs cuts in allocations to local agencies 6.2.05
Synagogue trip explores ways of boosting programming at home 5.26.05
Gubernatorial candidates trade barbs over top GOP fundraiser 5.26.05
Interracial ceremony underscores Newark’s Holocaust observance 5.26.05
Mayor with local ties named to head Jewish Agency 5.26.05
Hebrew High assures parents that school has a future 5.19.05
Wave of welcome in Millburn for Israel’s gold medalist 5.19.05
West Orange religious school makes the move to Saturday 5.19.05
Hebrew Academy kids bond with Israelis on visit to Ra’anana junior high school 5.19.05
Ner Tamid women complete a 15-year study of the entire Bible 5.12.05
A liberator bears witness at Flanders’ Shoa ceremony 5.12.05
Study says local teen outreach has not stood ‘the test of time’ 5.12.05
Council honors survivor for her support of Paper Clips 5.12.05
In Whippany visit, Israeli military students get primer on American Jewish life 5.12.05
On its silver anniversary, Bloomfield temple marks a beautiful friendship 5.12.05
NY Times’ ‘Ethicist’ Randy Cohen needles readers to do the right thing 5.5.05
Program pairs local students with Israeli peers 5.5.05
Women relish class offering advanced text study 4.28.05
Historical society to remember glory days of Beth Israel 4.28.05
Volunteer project turns surplus goods into bounty for the poor 4.21.05
In Whippany speech, Darfur activist urges Holocaust students to fight genocide 4.21.05
Consultant recommends ‘new entity’ to replace Jewish Education Association 4.21.05
In Montclair, once-a-month school for interfaith, unaffiliated families 4.21.05
Filmmakers urge Jews to organize against Christian Right 4.14.05
Livingston students participate in federal bioterrorism drill 4.14.05
There and back again 4.14.05
Local synagogue launches initiative for post-college 20-somethings 4.07.05
JCC, synagogue to share produce fresh from the farm 4.07.05
High school job seekers glimpse wide world of (front office) sports 4.07.05
Conference stresses promise of stem cell research 4.07.05
Basketball legend inspires crowd at ‘Sports Nite Out’ fund-raiser 3.31.05
Livingston kosher eatery opens new dairy pizzeria next door 3.24.05
The mazel of the Irish 3.24.05
Municipal skirmish provides drama on MetroWest pluralism mission 3.24.05
Hi, Mom. Can you hear me now? 3.24.05
March madness as JCC MetroWest team wins Temple basketball championship 3.17.05
Caldwell shul kvells for two named to Maccabiah field hockey squad 3.17.05
Multidisciplinary conference to consider Jewish views on stem cell research 3.17.05
Aging-in-place study to focus on Parsippany’s elderly 3.17.05
New Jersey activist sees gay marriage as a question of church and state 3.10.05
American chaplains will share expertise on visit to Israeli medical facilities 3.10.05
Shoa attorney misses court’s deadline 3.10.05
Campus activist urges students to counter anti-Israel rhetoric 3.10.05
Millburn athletic trainer to tend to Mets’ minor league team 3.3.05
A different way to pray 3.3.05
MetroWest JCCs capture silver, bronze at state championships 3.3.05
Having lived the dream, former NFL star returns to his Jewish, and Jersey, roots 2.24.05
Area women take a ‘leap’ in funding centers in Israel for favorite causes 2.24.05
Grotta Fund awards grants to help seniors in their homes 2.17.05
‘Enough Jews to go around’ 2.17.05
German envoy vows ‘never again’ in visit to Holocaust exhibit 2.10.05
Seton Hall professor to head identity department at AJCongress 2.10.05
Seeking new market, Jewish Montessori school to open in Verona synagogue 2.10.05
Local synagogues join effort to ‘green’ houses of worship 2.3.05
Mitzva ‘fair’ showcases good works for preteens 2.3.05
At exhibit on Shoa survivors, memories of suffering and triumph 2.3.05
Unique exhibit to commemorate Auschwitz liberation 1.27.05
Local day camps add specialty programs for youngsters with keen interests 1.27.05
At a pub in Montclair, Talmud class bends minds — and elbows 1.27.05
Culinary interfaith gathering serves helpings of history and unity 1.27.05
Pre-schools seek to make ethics a take-home project for parents 1.20.05
Education agency names communal veteran as acting director 1.13.05
Teens visit elderly in pilot program emphasizing Jewish values, learning 1.13.05
A fire, a ‘miracle,’ and a Short Hills man’s vow to move on 1.13.05
Bracelets help N. Caldwell kids raise funds for diabetes 1.6.05