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April 1, 2023

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Chag Sameach!

Nathan Vaisbort, holding the poster, and Asher Weinstein are the co-creators of JYC.

‘It’s nice to see Jews being Jews’

By Deborah Breslow

JYC, a Friday-night group for young professionals, grows in Morristown

Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping meet in Beijing in February 2022. (Presidential Executive Office of Russia)

Why is the Chinese dragon laying eggs in different baskets?

By Joanne Palmer

And other tales of the war between Ukraine and Russia and of Russia’s new overlord, China

Jonathan Lazarus after his treatments began.

My cancer, the world’s Ukraine

By Jonathan Lazarus

Looking back at a very difficult year with very real hope

These photos were taken at rallies in Jerusalem and throughout the country.
(Courtesy Danielle Nyman)

The threat’s from inside the house

By Joanne Palmer

Abe Foxman analyzes the profound divisions behind Israel’s struggles

A view of a protest. (Courtesy Danielle Nyman)

She’s 83, on a visit, and protesting in Jerusalem

By Joanne Palmer

Local woman in Israel on nature trip joins and describes two demonstrations

Editorial

Pesach, Israel, and liberation

Column

Shammai Engelmayer

A ‘telling’ requirement

Opinion

Joseph C. Kaplan

Sadly, the war is not over

Opinion

Lunch with Marty

Opinion

Max L. Kleinman

Empty pews — the decline of religion in America

Opinion

Rabbi Mendy Kaminker

‘Is this some sort of puzzle?’

Opinion

Rabbi Paul David Kerbel

‘Let all who are hungry, come and eat’

Babka goes to Israel

After planning for months and talking about it for months and anticipating it for months, I am finally in Israel. The last time I was here was three years, two months and 25 pounds ago. I had gone to visit Son #3 on an... Continue Reading

Circus performers at work. (Libby Martin @ libthrualens)

Embodying the stories

By Joanne Palmer

At Academy for Jewish Religion, sacred arts include circus

Mesha sings at the Coffee House as Larry dances with its activities coordinator, Cindy Postilnick.

A place to belong

By Abigail Klein Leichman

JFS offers the Coffee House for people with mild to moderate dementia

Dr. Jeffrey Rubenstein, left, and Rabbi Barry Schwartz

The Other — and us

By Joanne Palmer

Reform synagogues join in Shabbaton to consider big questions — and to celebrate

Advocates for victims of sexual abuse rallly in front of the Humble Toast in Teaneck in November, 2021.

Accused chef faces charges on several fronts

By Larry Yudelson

As abuse cases proceed against former Humble Toast owner, his career boasts are undercut

From slavery to freedom

Editorial

It’s springtime!

Column

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach

As Cuomo announced he’d fight Jew-hatred,

the Jews decided to attack him rather than the antisemites

Opinion

Rabbi Dr. Michael Chernick

Can America become the new Jewish Babylonia?

Opinion

Andrew Silow-Carroll

Which side are you on — Jewish American or American Jew?

Opinion

Yosef and Chana — our unlikely friends

It’s all good

Here is another column on the joys of getting older. Apparently, it is all how you look at it. The other day, Facebook reminded me that this new generation of humans will never know the joys of having two keys for your car. I... Continue Reading

This is a detail from Ellen Hanauer’s “Freefall”; it’s fiber and adhesive, from her “Transform” collection. (Ellen Hanauer)

Art and transformation

By Joanne Palmer

Ellen Hanauer of Livingston talks about her new exhibit on immigration, and how she got there

A hotel stands behind devastation in Bakhmut last summer.

Vladimir Putin and his political scissors

By Joanne Palmer

Alexander Smukler updates us on the fighting in Bakhmut and the upcoming Russian elections

Judy Heumann, center, was a fierce advocate for people with disabilities.

In memory and honor of Judy Heumann z’l; 12/18/1947-03/04/2023

By Daniel Milich

I am a young Jewish adult with a disability. Judy will forever be my hero

Liz and Max Kravitz

Loans and grants making a difference

By Ellen Braunstein

Jewish Vocational Service awards aid to deserving college students

Here, in 1924, Polly, left, strides along the Atlantic City boardwalk with a friend, showing off the new fur she bought herself.

High-class tomatoes, after-dark palaces of joy, and other Jazz Age delights

By Joanne Palmer

Historian will flesh out her biography of Jewish madam Polly Adler at the Tenafly JCC

Sinai Schools stages annual benefit and documentary debut

Editorial

The soul of LifeTown

Column

Shammai Engelmayer

A seasonal imperative to chew on

Opinion

Rabbi David-Seth Kirshner

History repeats itself

Opinion

Pukh, a gift

Opinion

‘Them or us’ = alarming disunity

Opinion

Jacques Berlinerblau

Commemorating Philip Roth means confronting his limitations head on

Greetings from Central Avenue, area code 516. As I write this, I am parked in a lot that has hundreds of empty spots, but for some reason, the sushi restaurant delivery guy has decided to park dangerously close to me. Why? I am in my... Continue Reading

Yachad volunteers and participants spend many evenings together at the Mendel Balk Yachad Center in Teaneck. (Abbie Sophia)

Everyone’s together at Yachad

By Joanne Palmer

Orthodox Union’s group for people with special needs and their friends celebrates an anniversary

Anthony Mordechai Tzvi Russell sings Yiddish art songs from the depths of his soul.

‘Just a Jew with an opinion’

By Joanne Palmer

Musician, writer, poet Anthony Mordechai Tzvi Russell will be in North Jersey next Sunday

Peter Jacob

Fighting abuse of the elderly

By Ellen Braunstein

Union County Jewish agency gets grant from Sephardic group

Shana Stein, left, and Dr. Adara Goldberg

Exploring the legacy of the Anne Frank story

Kean Holocaust Center to host conversation about podcast series

“And So It Goes” by Danielle Masters of South Orange, who has exhibited her work through the state.

Coming back to life with art

By Joanne Palmer

Synagogue in South Orange displays works by generations of women

Dr. Michal Raucher

How do we think about abortion?

By Joanne Palmer

Local academic’s piece in Masorti journal criticizes the ‘justification framework’

Joe Nappi talks about Ukrainian history at the Center for Holocaust, Human Rights and Genocide Education at Brookdale College in Middletown.

Helping teachers discuss a difficult subject

Educators’ conference will explore the unevenness of U.S. refugee policies

Editorial

Finding the good

Editorial

Joseph C. Kaplan

Opinion

Nightmares

Opinion

Rabbi Alan Silverstein

Hugging and wrestling with Israel

Opinion

Rabbi Richard Hammerman

An open letter to Senator Schumer

Opinion

No longer trying to shrink the conflict

Parenting

By Banji Ganchrow

The festival is back!

By Joanne Palmer

The New Jersey Jewish Film Festival returns to the JCC MetroWest

Eitan Bernath is on a farm near the ancient city of Patna, in Bihar, India.

Leavening cooking with social action

By Abigail Klein Leichman

Kosher-chef-whiz-kid Eitan Bernath turns to social action as he works to feed the hungry

Director Hunter Foster works with C. Mingo Long, RJ Christian, and Amaya White.

Hate on ‘Parade’

By Curt Schleier

Local production, as in New York, takes on the Leo Frank story

‘You people’ and a case for ‘y’all’

By Ann K. Brodsky

How do youse guys think we all should say it? It’s up to thee!

Analysis

Sinai fights stigma with patience and love

Editorial

Chag Purim sameach!

Opinion

How do you measure success?

Gail and Jeremy Fingerman are with their daughter, Esther, during Kabbalat Panim.

Opinion

Jeremy J. Fingerman

Slow down. Make the moment last.

Opinion

Joseph C. Kaplan

Affecting eternity

Opinion

Counting the seders

I have no idea who reads this column. Specifically, I mean the demographic. Are you a kid? A newlywed? A new parent? An old parent? A grandparent? Do you wish you belong to any of those previously mentioned demographics? Are you a bitter person? A person... Continue Reading

Michael Cohen of Englewood, at left, the director of the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s Eastern region, stand with three graduates of the center’s government advocacy internship program; from the left, they are Isabelle De Brabanter, Serena Bane, and Ezra Dayanim. (Simon Wiesenthal Center)

Learning how to advocate

By Joanne Palmer

Wiesenthal Center’s program puts students in government offices

Left, Sara and Moshe Rubin and their sons, Samuel Schmelke and Jacob, are in Prague in 1947.

History and memory, cemeteries and hope

By Joanne Palmer

Rabbi Moshe Josef Rubin talks about his family history —and looks forward

Cantor Ronit Wolff Hanan of Teaneck conducts HaZamir at Jazz at Lincoln Center. (All photos courtesy Zamir Choral Foundation)

‘We are more than a choir. We are an incubator’

HaZamir chapters rehearsing for 30th anniversary gala performance at Lincoln Center

Rabbi Gordon as a younger man with students in an undated photo, most likely taken when he was a teacher in Connecticut or Massachussets.

Remembering Rabbi Yisroel Gordon

By Menachem Posner

The Belarusian-born educator from Morristown and Randolph was 92

Editorial

Hearing the Gettysburg Address in Hebrew again

Column

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach

Does life have any meaning if it all ends in death?

Opinion

Sandy and Herb — class and respect

Opinion

A wedding in Brooklyn

The haircut

I am pretty sure that I wrote a column about self-care at some point during the pandemic. There was a whole movement on the importance of taking care of yourself before addressing the needs of others. Like how, if the plane you are on is... Continue Reading

Was it an apple?

Jewish studies scholar from Rutgers looks at the Adam and Eve story

Wine-tune your Mishloach Manos Game

By Gabriel Geller

Merrill Silver stands with her class at the public library. (Photos courtesy Merrill Silver)

‘The library isn’t a building. It’s a community’

By Merrill Silver

‘The library isn’t a building. It’s a community’

Rabbi Ethan Prosnit, right, went to Congress for the State of the Union as Rep. Thomas Kean Jr’s guest.

The state of the union is exciting

By Joanne Palmer

A local rabbi reflects on his experiences in Washington last week

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan meet in Istanbul in November 2018. (Official website of President of Russian Federation)

Playing with fire

By Joanne Palmer

A look at why no one has tried to stop the war Putin started last year

Rabbi Jonathan Porath stands in Red Square during one of his most recent visits to Russia. (All photos courtesy Rabbi Jonathan Porath)

‘Here we are all Jews’

By Joanne Palmer

Rabbi Jonathan Porath looks back, on Zoom, at 175 trips to Russia, over 50 years

Editorial

Look! Up in the sky!

Column

Shammai Engelmayer

Grand old hypocrisy

Dossy and Leo Brandstatter are at a Sinai dinner a few years ago. (Sinai Schools)

Opinion

Rabbi Benjamin Yudin

Sinai Schools: From a vision to reality

Opinion

Life after stigma

Opinion

Rabbi Mendy Kaminker

The deeper meanings of giving — and getting

Opinion

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach

A heartbroken son mourns his mother

Opinion

Family memories – and mistakes

By Joseph C. Kaplan

Opinion

Chicken pox, scars, and vaccines

Pastry @2

What is life? Life is good, life is bad, life is surprising, life is challenging. As for the meaning of life? Life is waking up every morning and being grateful that you can get out of bed and walk to the bathroom unassisted. Or even... Continue Reading

Pauline Chernichaw

By Joanne Palmer

Pauline Chernichaw of Englewood Cliffs talks about art, family history, and life

Representative Josh Gottheimer of Bergen County speaks about antisemitism.

No room for indifference in the fight against antisemitism

By Ellen Braunstein

Rabbis, Rep. Gottheimer, other leaders rally against hate in Livingston

The sketches that accompany this story
are by Dov Ben-Shimon. Here, we see a JDC professional explaining the electricity blackout program in Odessa on a weekly time chart. (Dov Ben-Shimon)

Moldova, Ukraine, and our Jewish commitment

By Dov Ben-Shimon

MetroWest Federation’s CEO describes massive effort to help war refugees

The Markava is Israel’s tank.

Israel, Ukraine and their tanks aren’t treading lightly

Thousands rally in Tel Aviv to protest Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right government and its planned judicial overhaul on Jan. 7, 2023. (Photo by Matan Golan/Sopa Images/Lightrocket Via Getty Images)

‘We have to continue to raise our voices’

Abe Foxman assesses the situation in Israel as he balances optimism and fear

Editorial

Lost causes

Analysis

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach

Why Bibi triumphs while Trump sinks

Opinion

Max L. Kleinman

Must the murder of Jews be politicized?

Opinion

C and Cantor Lenny Mandel

V’shinantem l’vanechah — teach your children

Opinion

Remembering Miller Street

Opinion

Coping with conflict

By Joseph C. Kaplan

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