High Holidays 2019

September 19, 2019, 11:06 am Edit

A special issue of New Jersey Jewish News.

INSIDE High Holidays 2019

Celebrating our Jewish values and traditions to salve our divisive times

Gabe Kahn and Shira Vickar-Fox

September 19, 2019, 11:09 am

Susan Antman

A good year … and other debatable topics

A message from Susan Antman, executive director of the Jewish Federation in the Heart of New Jersey

September 19, 2019, 11:14 am

Jonathan Barofsky and daughter Emma chant Torah during the High Holidays at Congregation Torat El in Oakhurst. Emma’s two older sisters participate in the family custom as well. Courtesy Barofsky family

It’s a family affair

Parents and children who read Torah, blow shofar create a ‘meaningful’ experience

September 19, 2019, 11:19 am

Additional security measures are being taken at Congregation Ahavat Olam in Howell, which include keeping all external doors locked. Photo Courtesy Congregation Ahavat Olam

Security in the age of terror

Synagogues grapple with keeping congregants safe while providing a warm welcome

September 19, 2019, 11:27 am

Rabbi Lois Ruderman in a congregant’s home with students looking at tzitzit like the ones they will tie for tallitot of their own. Photo by Carol Dickert

Keeping the Jewish spirit flourishing at home

Educators offer books, holiday kits, and ideas to help people engage with Judaism on their own turf

Michele Alperin

September 19, 2019, 11:39 am

Marlboro Jewish Center congregants collect canned goods for a food drive. Courtesy Marlboro Jewish Center

Good deeds are always in season

Community members commit year-round to helping those in need

Jennifer Altmann

September 19, 2019, 11:47 am

“There is the Hallmark TV version of the holidays, and then there’s the realistic one,” said Sheri Bald, a clinical social worker at Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Monmouth County. Photo courtesy Sheri Bald

Strategies for coping with stress, sadness during a celebratory season

Jennifer Altmann

September 19, 2019, 11:55 am