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ON THE COVER: The mayor of Ofakim, Itzik Danino, and the mayor of Middletown, Tony Perry, sign a partnership agreement; the relationship was fostered by the Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest. (Patrick Olivero)

They’re sister cities now

By Abigail Klein Leichman

Middletown and Ofakim sign agreement

In this public domain image of the biblical story, Moshe kills an Egyptian.

Why did he do it?

By Joanne Palmer

Moshe is put on trial in Caldwell for killing that Egyptian

Adam Kirsch

What is a settler colonialist anyway?

By Joanne Palmer

Speaking for YIVO, writer Adam Kirsch explains the term and how it’s used again Israel

Zalmen Mlotek of Teaneck is the Folksbiene’s artistic director. (All photos courtesy National Yiddish Theater Folksbiene)

‘Soul to Soul’

Zalmen Mlotek’s Black-Jewish collaboration will honor MLK

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky lights a Hanukkah menorah in Kyiv on Dec. 25, 2024. (Screenshot)

2025 — the year of the snake

As casualties soar, Ukraine and Russia (and the U.S.) edge toward endgame

Editorial

It’s all about who you can talk to

Column

Shammai Engelmayer

An imperfect Carter rates an ‘A’ for moral leadership

Opinion

Hillary Goldberg

If we can’t move on from what doesn’t matter: Danger of missing October 7’s lesson

Opinion

Couches

Opinion

Rabbi Hannah Orden

Bringing the light of Chanukah into a new year

Opinion

Chasidic mindfulness and its benefits

Rosh HaNew Year

My religious life has been through many changes over the years. For example, I was raised “modern Orthodox.” This meant that all the women in my family wore pants, and they did not cover their hair. This meant that our winter vacations were over... Continue Reading

Dr. Willard C. Ashley, Sr.

Shabbat in Wayne

Friday, January 17, wine and cheese at 6:45 p.m., service at 7:30, and an oneg Shabbat afterward

Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson

Shabbat in Scotch Plains:

Friday, January 10

Some of the violins as they undergo restoration.

Violins of Hope

Saturday, January 11, 6:30 p.m.

Family game night

Comedy in Caldwell

Preschool open house in Livingston

Gary A. Rendsburg

Medieval English Jews on Zoom

Sunday January 12, 10–11:30 a.m.

Chug Ivrit

Book club

Line dancing in Rockaway

Israeli dancing in Rockaway

Samantha Moir

Preventing pickleball injuries

Wednesday, January 15, 1:30 p.m.

Medicine, religion, faith on Zoom

Thursday January 16, 1 p.m.

(Jerry Siskind)

Chanukah in Livingston

(Courtesy Chabad)

Chabad of West Orange supports Israeli soldiers at Chanukah

Chanukah in Livingston

From left: Rabbi Avremy Kanelsky, Daniel German, Vlad and Tatyana German, Michelle Kapustyansky and her fiancée, Simon German, and Rabbi Mordechai and Shterney Kanelsky (Courtesy Bris Avrohom)

Chanukah at the GWB

Leonia synagogue to host ‘Bagels & Lox with Loretta’

ON THE COVER: From left, Rabbi Meyer May, Michael Cohen, Debra Tantleff, and Josh Berliner, executive director of the New Jersey-Israel Commission, stand together in Trenton.

Wiesenthal Center fights hate

By Joanne Palmer

Some of the violins as they undergo restoration.

Rescued violins sing of hope

By Joanne Palmer

Wharton Arts offers concert with instruments saved from the Shoah

Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest celebrates its centennial

By Joanne Palmer

ON THE COVER: Sinai students show work they’ve created in art therapy at the school’s annual Inspirations art show, sponsored by Bear Givers. (Sinai Schools)

Working together at Sinai

By Joanne Palmer

The school’s collaborative model helps its students grow

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