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By Debra Rubin, Abby Meth Kanter and Alan Richman
Wayne Siet, cantor at Temple Shaari Emeth in Manalapan for 42 years, will perform Oct. 26 at the Monroe Township Senior Center.
September 25, 2019, 3:58 pm
Cantor and pianist to play Broadway, chasidic tunes
By Debra Rubin
Human Relations Commission member Matthew Hersh said he had a hard time including just one group in a resolution condemning anti-Semitism because he sees hatred on the part of the right and the left. Photos by Debra Rubin
September 25, 2019, 1:52 pm
Highland Park council debates include BDS in resolution condemning anti-Semitism
By Debra Rubin
Additional security measures are being taken at Congregation Ahavat Olam in Howell, which include keeping all external doors locked. Photo Courtesy Congregation Ahavat Olam
September 19, 2019, 11:27 am
Security in the age of terror
Synagogues grapple with keeping congregants safe while providing a warm welcome
By Debra Rubin
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
September 19, 2019, 11:19 am
It’s a family affair
Parents and children who read Torah, blow shofar create a ‘meaningful’ experience
By Debra Rubin
An MJC barbecue in July was attended by, from left, Adam Ilhaber, Steve Tzerlin, and Rabbi Avi Kramer. Kneeling in front is MJC co-director Rabbi Shalom Jacoby. Photos courtesy Manalapan Jewish Connection
September 16, 2019, 11:42 am
Manalapan Jewish Connection: learning builds community
By Debra Rubin
Holocaust expert Deborah Dwork, visiting scholar at Rutgers University’s Bildner Center for the Study of Jewish Life, said, “The past can offer us a compass to guide us to where we want to go as a society.”
September 16, 2019, 11:32 am
Holocaust scholar uses Shoah to shed light on plight of modern refugees
By Debra Rubin
Since Peninah Kaplan launched her Tehillim for Children online group in January 2018, 55 babies have been born to couples who once struggled with infertility.
September 16, 2019, 11:27 am
Prayers for fertility? There’s an app for that
The Highland Park woman behind Tehillim for Children
By Debra Rubin
Rabbi Dina Rosenberg, second row, far right, with children and parents on a Temple Beth Shalom ice cream meet and greet. Photos courtesy Rabbi Dina Rosenberg
September 4, 2019, 1:23 pm
‘Fit rabbi’ brings community-building to new pulpit
Dina Rosenberg wants to reach people ‘where they are’
By Debra Rubin
Arnold Gelfman “created a legacy for generations to come.”
September 4, 2019, 1:16 pm
Former federation president remembered as ‘dedicated leader’
Arnold Gelfman, 75, put ‘family, community at top of agenda’
By Debra Rubin
This was Rabbi Aryeh Goodman’s second arrest on charges of inappropriate conduct with a minor.
September 4, 2019, 12:10 pm
Rabbi Aryeh Goodman sentenced to 18 months in prison
By Debra Rubin
Yael Zerubavel said tensions between “the settlement and environmental ideologies” play out in the Negev.
August 28, 2019, 4:36 pm
Author to explore Negev’s meaning
Bildner Center’s Zerubavel to give talk on “Desert in the Promised Land”
By Debra Rubin
Rabbi Esther Reed said rhetoric that delegitimizes Israel masks anti-Semitism. Reed spoke before the Highland Park Human Relations Committee (HRC). Taking notes is HRC member John Wenz. Photo by Debra Rubin
August 12, 2019, 11:35 am
Highland Park Council considers resolution condemning anti-Semitism
By Debra Rubin
Rabbi Rebecca Gutterman assists Tyler Nemiroff with his Torah reading in preparation for his bar mitzvah at Temple Emanu-El in Edison. Photo courtesy Temple Emanu-El
August 12, 2019, 11:31 am
New rabbi wants to connect with founders, focus on future
Rebecca Gutterman ‘felt instant connection’ to Temple Emanu-El
By Debra Rubin
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