2009 Archive (through August 4)

• August 4, 2009

• Driven to help others, teen runs a book drive
• In act of caring, society prepares dead for burial
• Cantors’ tour of Poland helps ‘bridge’ cultures

• July 7, 2009

• Goodbye to a lawyer of ‘quiet wisdom’
• Federation confident in spite of tough times
• Education renovation

• June 9, 2009

• The more things change…
• ‘Heartbreaking’ shortfall
• Forward march
• Scholar: Mideast clash is theological rivalry

• May 12, 2009

• Hadassah prez praises region’s spirit, passion
• Luncheon shines on women’s contributions
• Rabbi Hersch won’t be ‘deck-chair’ retiree
• Scholars see ‘empathy’ in Jews’ study of Islam

• April 14, 2009

• Panelists urge inclusion of special needs children
• Cantors to raise their voices to stock food pantry
• Broadway producer to headline spring luncheon

• March 17, 2009

• Community celebrates campus ground breaking
• Grant seeks partners in stocking kosher pantry
• String of Pearls tapped for global justice program
• Family service session focuses on outreach
• Chinese scholar shares devotion to Jewish past
• Young philanthropists learn value of giving
• NJ environment expert hails Israel’s green side

• February 3, 2009

• Community rallies in solidarity with Jewish state
• Local Jewish leaders consider the causes of war
• JFCS ‘hand-in-hand’ with special-needs families
• Princeton shul chosen for sustainability initiative

• January 6, 2009

• Federation says ‘yes’ to new Community Campus
• Abrams announces new scholarship program
• Mission to Israel is lesson in reality

2008 Archive

• December 16, 2008

• Despite grim economy, a ‘super’ day for giving

• November 18, 2008

• Families bring ‘touch of Shabbat’ to senior centers
• Super Sunday aims high despite dreary economy
• Volunteers rededicate cemetery
• Federation launches 2009 campaign
• Agency hires counselor to aid interfaith families

• October 7, 2008

• Nobel to Princeton prof for work in economics
• Local agencies to serve up A Taste of Judaism
• Experts offer guidance on investing
• Greenwood House hospice to showcase author

• September 11, 2008

• Princeton, Israeli institute cosponsor conference
• New name, new energy for endowment agency
• Day school gets ‘Smart’ with latest technology
• Agency launches ‘Healthy Families’
• A long journey leads to rabbi’s first pulpit

• August 12, 2008

• Local couple to chair national mission to Israel
• Family service seeking help in abuse prevention
• New cantor settles into pulpit at Har Sinai Temple
• Greenwood nursing head to retire
• Helping school ‘leap into future’

• July 22, 2008

• Filling some ‘big shoes’ as NJ political analyst
• A bittersweet departure for a ‘legendary’ cantor
• One Thunder-ous salute to Israel’s 60th birthday
• AJC leader eyes ‘unease’ about Israel
• Riding rough economy, federation looks ahead
• In tapping new prez, JCC looks to future growth

• June 10, 2008

• For ‘havura-niks,’ study is a hands-on experience
• Soaring ‘shteeple’ caps synagogue’s makeover

• May 06, 2008

• Soaring ‘shteeple’ caps synagogue’s makeover
• Women pitch ‘Red Tent’ at federation luncheon
• Greenwood House team breaks ground on $1.7m expansion
• Comics mavens reveal genre’s secret identities
• Rabbi hears from all sides on mission to Mideast
• An eclectic career leads to Center’s front office
• Stringing the Pearls

Scholar weighs moral dilemmas in Lebanon war 04.08.08

Psychologist teaches secrets of wedded romance 04.08.08

Touting federation with an emphasis on values 04.08.08

AJC expert touts pro-Jewish Web site for Arabs 04.03.08

Princeton Israel event rallies students and pols 04.03.08

Historian explores revolution’s influence 03.04.08

Area joins in mourning activist Norm Agin, 70 03.04.08

Author offers morsels of goodness amid the evil 03.04.08

Pianist brings gift of music to Greenwood House 03.04.08

Hightstown vigil supports those pained by malicious graffiti spree 02.05.08

JFCS expands initiative for seniors who ‘age in place’ 02.05.08

Local rabbi to join interfaith mission 02.05.08

Mideast scholar sees dim prospects for breakthrough 02.05.08

Rimon, CJL partner for teen learning program 02.05.08

Teens enjoy ‘life-changing’ visit on interfaith mission to Israel 02.05.08

Super Sunday raises $200k for federation 01.08.08

AJC puts policy on the menu 01.08.08

Board approves site plans for Jewish campus project 01.08.08

Program builds bridges among teens 01.08.08

Burial society to host dinner honoring its traditions, revival 01.08.08

Family agency, senior home to share $3 million gift 01.08.08

Man seeks funds for cemetery care 01.08.08

Shul buries its holy books 01.08.08

Women donors get firsthand look at Princeton Hillel 01.08.08

2007 Archive

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NJ physician plays key role in Hadassah conference 12.04.07

Gala events set for Israel's 60th 12.04.07

Program builds bridges among teens 12.04.07

Rider inaugurates lecture series 12.04.07

Author sounds alarm about the 'dark side of affluence' 11.15.07

Beth Chaim's rabbi celebrates 30th anniversary 11.15.07

Federation sets 'crucial' goal for Super Sunday phonathon 11.15.07

Parents' death an 'act of love' 11.15.07

Planning board to review proposal for Jewish campus 11.15.07

Scout's Honor - Local teen earns top prize for hike 11.15.07

Senator says Iran faces all options 11.15.07

Author sounds alarm about the 'dark side of affluence' 11.13.07

Beth Chaim's rabbi celebrates 30th anniversary 11.13.07

Federation sets 'crucial' goal for Super Sunday phonathon 11.13.07

Parents' death an 'act of love' 11.13.07

Planning board to review proposal for Jewish campus 11.13.07

Scout's Honor - Local teen earns top prize for hike 11.13.07

Senator says Iran faces all options 11.13.07

Director of hands-on museum inherits folks' charitable touch 10.25.07

Author to speak at luncheon 10.18.07

Greenwood House honors exec for 20 years of service 10.18.07

In Hamilton, local martial artists get a lesson from Israeli master 10.18.07

Mercer County event reunites Shoa survivor and shtetl Torah 10.18.07

Tee for two with Tiger 10.18.07

Temple forges fellowship with church 10.18.07

Chabad to honor supporters, unveil plans at dinner 09.13.07

Lieberman to keynote kickoff for annual campaign 09.13.07

New finance director focused on federation's potential 09.13.07

Riding for love and the environment 09.13.07

The secret of the 'dough' brings author unexpected riches 09.13.07

52 weeks later...
In New Jersey, the Jewish year just past was a time for activism and renewal 09.13.07

NJ officials defend commission change 08.23.07

Counselors bring camp Israeli flavor 08.09.07

Death penalty opponents say it creates more pain than justice 08.09.07

Federation pays tribute to outgoing president 08.09.07

JCC campers settle in at new home at Rider University 08.09.07

Counselors bring camp Israeli flavor 07.24.07

Death penalty opponents say it creates more pain than justice 07.24.07

Federation pays tribute to outgoing president 07.24.07

JCC campers settle in at new home at Rider University 07.24.07

Activist runs for mayor of Princeton Borough 05.17.07

Family service pioneers program to assist seniors who strive to 'age in place' 05.17.07

Greenwood House seeks volunteers to deliver kosher meals-on-wheels 05.17.07

Prime minister's press aide says world must understand truth about Hamas 05.17.07

Reform congregation breaks ground for new home in Mercer County 05.17.07

Students bring scrolls to Israel in memory of U.S.-born soldier 05.17.07

Princeton students stage celebration of Muslim and Jewish cultures 05.03.07

AmeriCorps member helps agency in its fight against local hunger 03.20.07

Leaders unveil plans for future Jewish community campus 03.20.07

Local rabbi to receive high honor from Conservative colleagues 03.20.07

Princeton U. students launch initiative to speak out against sexual assault 03.20.07

Synagogue promotes understanding at interfaith exchange 03.20.07

Princeton leader chairs women’s conference on domestic abuse 03.15.07

Two Jewish students at Princeton U. receive high honors for study abroad 03.06.07

Holocaust commission, county welcome new college president’s support for center 03.06.07

Synagogue to celebrate cantor’s 10th anniversary with song and praise 03.06.07

Synagogue effort brings focus on religion and the environment 03.06.07

A patch of Hollywood blossoms in Lower Bucks 02.06.07

A season of survival
A journalist’s film-in-progress celebrates life after the Holocaust 02.06.07

Body and Soul
Burial society reclaims a traditional practice 02.06.07

Brothers of Israel members begin their goodbyes to Trenton building 02.06.07

Har Sinai establishes interim offices, programs 02.06.07

JFCS to honor federation at 70th anniversary event 02.06.07

Local Iraq veteran sounds warning about war on terrror 02.06.07

Psychiatrist paints a dark portrait of bipolar disorder in children 02.06.07

State gives perfect rating to Greenwood House 02.06.07

2006 Archive

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Academy dedicates girls’ chapel in memory of 1996 graduate 01.09.07

Cantor preserves his forebears’ musical legacy in historic DVDs 01.09.07

Grant breathes new life into agency’s services for those who ‘age in place’ 01.09.07

Princeton U. to offer course on Israeli life 01.09.07

Scholar suggests ‘kosher sex’ can lead to infertility 01.09.07

The Killingsworth Redemption
Adult finds meaning in an ancient ceremony 01.09.07

At Beth Chaim, Israeli Reform rabbi sees clash between West and Islamism 12.12.06

Family agency dedicates satellite space 12.12.06

JCC camps find a new home at Rider U 12.12.06

Local rabbis debate Conservative ruling on gays 12.12.06

Teens bring tons of energy as phonathon raises $221,000 12.12.06

Temple’s move to Newtown marks the end of a chapter 12.12.06

Author seeks to combat aura of ‘shame’ among domestic violence victims 11.14.06

Chaplain offers students a window onto Iraqi war 11.14.06

Combat boots and kippot
Yardley rabbi serves Jewish troops in Iraq 11.14.06

Congregation Beth El anticipates expansion 11.14.06

Federation and its foundation welcome new staffers 11.14.06

Israeli analyst calls Lebanon war ‘fiasco’ 11.14.06

JFCS to offer groundbreaking service for seniors 11.14.06

Mission sees the scars and healing in Israel 11.14.06

Super Sunday ’07 will bring together teens, families, and new faces 11.14.06

The Jewish Center gears up for Darfur: Day of Action 11.14.06

The Jewish Center gears up for Darfur: Day of Action 10.19.06

Feel bad about missing JFCS annual luncheon?
Author explains why that’s part of being Jewish 10.19.06

Israeli Junior All Stars play Princeton High 10.19.06

Memorial project inspires generosity at campaign kickoff 10.19.06

Shul, agency offer space and staff for JCC’s displaced seniors club 10.19.06

Temple asks the ‘hidden’ questions about raising interfaith families 10.19.06

An expanding role for program encouraging teen philanthropists 8.22.06

Couple seeks donations to create a ‘Unity Torah’ 8.22.06

Har Sinai finalizes purchase of land for construction of its new home 8.22.06

JCC sells its property, boosting new campus plan 8.22.06

Jewish values inform view of new labor commissioner 8.22.06

Missions to wartime Israel visit the wounded, elderly, displaced 8.22.06

Spirit behind ‘Paper Clips’ project to keynote federation fund-raiser 8.22.06

Chabad couple at Princeton seeks donations to create a ‘Unity Torah’ 8.10.06

Gift to enhance American-Jewish studies program at Princeton 8.03.06At annual meeting, federation looks to the future 7.25.06

Go south, young rabbi:
New challenge for Beth Chaim’s Batsheva Appel 7.25.06

In Lawrenceville, educators create state’s first high school-based Holocaust study center 7.25.06

Internship honors the spirit of advocate for families and children 7.25.06

Jewish activist embodies the ‘Spirit of Princeton’ 7.25.06

New American Jewish Committee president to focus on outreach 7.25.06

Seasoned executive entrusted with developing community campus 7.25.06

Federation to honor ‘phenomenal’ volunteers at annual meeting 6.13.06

Greenwood House launches first Jewish hospice in the region 6.13.06

JCC to close its facility in Ewing 6.13.06

Orthodox couple brings new resources to University 6.13.06

Pakistani scribe sees ‘civil war of ideas’ among Muslims 6.13.06

Princeton woman takes on global role in Jewish philanthropy 6.13.06

State commission observes Yom Hashoa in Trenton 6.13.06

For Darfur’s sake 5.02.06

In ‘family album,’ local author evokes a world lost in the Shoa 5.02.06

Panel explores religious approaches to poverty 5.02.06

Women’s Freedom Seder spotlights teen dating abuse 5.02.06

Hebrew U. prof describes her role as human-rights activist in Israel 4.20.06

A Jewish ‘shaman’ finds a home in a new-old mystical practice 4.20.06

Adath Israel is dogged in its commitment to youth education 4.04.06

Beth Chaim takes congregants’ health to heart with defibrillator training course 4.04.06

Campus project builds cultural bridge between Arabs, Israelis at Princeton 4.04.06

Rimon group offers support for parents of newly Orthodox 4.04.06

After half a century in Trenton, Brothers of Israel plans to move 3.07.06

Hesed project aids Princeton family in need 3.07.06

JFCS offers expert help with Medicare Part D 3.07.06

What’s in a name? 2.07.06

Ambassadors’ to promote campaign for campus 2.07.06

‘Pinch-hitter’ heeds the call at Princeton student center 2.07.06

Roosevelt historian explains how a workers’ ‘utopia’ faced reality 2.07.06

Federation purchases land for proposed community campus 1.10.06

State grant allows agencies to expand kosher meals-on-wheels 1.10.06

JCC names veteran educator as new director for its Abrams Day Camp 1.10.06

Abrams Hebrew Academy adds state-of-the-art building to campus 1.10.06

AJC taps Princeton for advocacy program 1.10.06

Jewish Community Center weighs fate of its ‘obsolete’ Ewing facility 1.10.06