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By Joanne Palmer

Abigail Hepner Gross on how being a Sinai parent changed her life

Protesters tear down posters in Manhattan. (All photos from “Torn,” courtesy of Nim Shapira)

Documenting the poster wars

By Joanne Palmer

Filmmaker Nim Shapira’s ‘Torn’ will be screened in North Jersey

Barak Hermann

Building pluralism and community

By Abigail Klein Leichman

New head of JCC Association reflects on his deep ties to New Jersey

Remembering Bob Levine

By Joanne Palmer

How to take 100 trips to Israel in one lifetime — and that’s just the beginning

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Posters

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Shammai Engelmayer

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Babies

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Raphael Benaroya

Middle East conflicts: U.S. should not miss lessons and opportunities

Jersey Journal

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Goodbye, Jersey Journal

Letters

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Mexico, Part III

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Shabbat in Teaneck

Musical production in Rockaway

Redefining retirement on Zoom

Yitzchak Meyer Twersky

Online book talk

The Jazzmen

Songs in the aftermath of Oct. 7

Nutrition for your heart

Islamophobia

Avi Dresner and Donzaleigh Abernathy (Courtesy TBT)

Celebrating black history

80 Auschwitz survivors share memories for Claims Conference

Tracy Wolfson interviews Peyton Manning; the photo is from a 2016 Jewish Standard story (Courtesy CBS Sports

Tracy Wolfson receives Jewish broadcasting award

Myron Mehlman and Carol Marcus

World War II survivor and whistleblower donates to Leket Israel

Making challah in Morris Plains

Remembering Alisa

By Joanne Palmer

Stephen Flatow talks about his daughter, 30 years later

Climbing Jacob’s Ladder

By Joanne Palmer

Group to feature Jewish, bluegrass, and other American music at Summit shul

ON THE COVER: Amy Lieberman, Ruty Bahar-Keren, and Karen Grossman, new but now good friends, take a break from cooking at the IDF’s Ein HaShlosha base.

Cooking for the soldiers

Local woman goes to Israel to feed the troops

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

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