‘Guardsmen’ seek to protect Israeli farmlands
Volunteer security force ‘impresses’ visiting federations
February 8, 2012
Avishai Bokovza thought it was odd when he saw a car driving without lights on his Negev ranch at 2 a.m. Bokovza followed the car to the tent of a nearby Bedouin family and warned them that he would hold them responsible for stealing if he found them on his property again. It was just another night for Bokovza, who had 60 sheep stolen from his ranch two years ago, including pregnant sheep that are worth $500 each. Read More
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AJC interfaith rep sees hope for Muslim-Jewish relations
Rabbi Noam Marans says America serves as moderating force
February 8, 2012
The American Jewish Committee representative who will attend the ceremony in Rome in which New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan will be elevated to cardinal hopes successful Catholic-Jewish dialogue can be a model for Muslim-Jewish relations. Read More
Student chemists honor fallen Israeli astronaut
Golda Och Academy recreates Ilan Ramon shuttle experiment
February 8, 2012
Protected by plastic goggles and rubber gloves, some 75 students from Golda Och Academy poured doses of sodium silicate into glass cylinders; mixed in salt, water, and colored granules; and then transferred the brew into containers the size of peanut butter jars. Read More
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Cemeteries seek solutions for interfaith families
February 8, 2012
Sidney Schlosser was president of the board of Beth Israel cemetery in Cedar Knolls when a young man died unexpectedly. His father was Jewish but his mother was not. Read More
Three faiths share views on divinity at Rutgers
February 8, 2012
Students of three faiths joined together at Rutgers University to share how their vision of God influences their relationships with others and the world. Read More
Iconoclastic Israeli rabbi seeks backing from NJ Jews
February 8, 2012
Believing a new political party can help calm religious tensions in his country, an iconoclastic haredi — or fervently Orthodox — rabbi from Israel appealed for financial and moral support from Jews in New Jersey. Read More
Jews for Giants
For New Jersey football fans, ‘Super Sunday’ is time to celebrate
February 1, 2012
Okay, so there aren’t a lot of “big-name” Jews in the National Football League these days. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t a lot of passionate New Jersey Giants fans who shep lots of naches over the NFC champions’ rematch with the New England Patriots in Indianapolis on Feb. 5 — a.k.a. Super Bowl Sunday. Read More
Israel trip explores Judaism and social justice
Local YU students visit prisons, schools, and low-income areas
February 1, 2012
Spurred on in part by last summer’s protests in the United States and Israel, 40 college students spent part of their semester break exploring Jewish social justice in Israel. Read More
Newark’s inequalities drive aide’s ‘sense of obligation’
City’s sustainability chief finds inspiration in Jewish experience
February 1, 2012
As a resident of the Ironbound section, Stephanie Greenwood is one of the few Newark residents among the members of Ahavas Sholom, the city’s last functioning historic synagogue. Read More
NJ shul attacker confessed, county prosecutor says
February 1, 2012
The 19-year-old man charged in attacks on two northern New Jersey synagogues confessed to the crimes, prosecutors said. Read More
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