Flatows build unusual Israeli home for Torah
Terror victim’s parents contribute study room to secular high school
February 8, 2012
Steve and Roz Flatow of West Orange have contributed toward a beit midrash, or study room, at MetroWest High School in Ra’anana in memory of their daughter and three graduates of the school who were killed as paratroopers in the Second Lebanon War. Read More
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Chai Center zoning bid enters its ‘final’ lap
Years of hearings yield little accord over Millburn shul
February 8, 2012
Although the Feb. 13 meeting of the Millburn Zoning Board of Adjustment is scheduled to be the “final hearing” on the Chai Center’s bid to build a new synagogue in Millburn, neither side is holding its breath. Read More
Local adult learning program earns an international honor
Community model for Melton garners achievement prize
February 1, 2012
When Rhonda Lillianthal became its director six years ago, the Florence Melton Adult Mini-School at JCC MetroWest was winding down after a five-year run and had a limited life expectancy. Read More
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Public comment on Chai Center postponed
February 1, 2012
Opponents and proponents of the Chai Center Shul at Short Hills will have to wait a few weeks before voicing their opinions on the synagogue’s application for permission to build. Read More
Haredi rabbi battles religious coercion, violence
Haim Amsalem brings iconoclast’s message in Whippany talk
January 25, 2012
He believes all fervently Orthodox Israelis, or haredim, should serve in the army and work for a living. He spoke at a rally condemning haredi discrimination against women. And he would facilitate the conversion of hundreds of thousands of people even though they do not intend to keep all the commandments. Read More
Iran expert: ‘Non-military tactics might work’
U.S. and Israel hope to avoid warfare, says Patrick Clawson
January 25, 2012
Patrick Clawson believes there are ways to halt Iran’s nuclear weapons program, but it will depend on global cooperation, credible economic threats, and the willingness of the United States to show that it is ready to take military action. Read More
Rabbi and vicar share insights on Israel journey
Morris County clergy see familiar sites from others’ perspective
January 25, 2012
Traveling to Israel with Jewish colleagues earlier this month had a transforming effect on the Rev. Susan Sica, vicar of Saint Gregory’s Episcopal Church in Parsippany. Read More
Local youth volunteer in New Orleans
January 17, 2012
Fourteen teens from New Jersey were among the 80 who stepped up to do volunteer work as part of Young Judaea’s 2011 alternative winter break, which took participants to locations in New Orleans and Arizona. Read More
Suburban synagogue creates a big-city service
To reach young people, Short Hills shul pitches a tent in Manhattan
January 17, 2012
It’s a familiar story: Kids grow up in a suburban synagogue, move to the big city, and leave the synagogue behind. What’s a congregation to do? How about bring the synagogue to the big city? Read More
‘A wake-up call for unity’
Communal meeting, interfaith gathering in bombing’s wake
January 17, 2012
With the Jewish communities of northern New Jersey on heightened alert, some 200 religious and community leaders gathered on Jan. 12 to discuss the recent string of anti-Semitic incidents in the county with law enforcement and government officials. Read More
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