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JLife Buzz- NCSY Israel Summer Story

     It was already bright, the time was 6:45 am and we had arrived; Eretz Yisrael, home. The first steps in Ben Gurion...

JLife Buzz- Eighteen and Empowered: A North Brunswick Student’s Journey from Learning to Leading

    At just 18 years old, local student Dahlia Wolkoff has already become a powerful voice for Israel and the Jewish people.    ...

Do Jews Send Rosh Hashanah Cards?

Jews have been sending New Years' greetings by mail for centuries. On Rosh Hashanah, Jews greet one another in person with warm wishes for the...

Old World Specialties

The symbolism in our favorite foods.  When Maggie Glezer was just a teenager, she convinced her Russian great-grandmother to teach her to prepare her Old...

A High Holiday Meditation

Facing the music on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. This is the time to know our own song, to allow the echoes of our thoughts,...

Teach Your Children Well

Understand the Essence of Teshuva What Exactly Is This Teshuva Stuff?     Every moment is a turning point between the past and the future. Yet...

Tashlich, the Symbolic Casting Off of Sins

A Rosh Hashanah ritual for the whole family. On the first day of Rosh Hashanah, Jews traditionally proceed to a body of running water, preferably...

Bring Your Own Books

Seven things to read in shul on the High Holidays. On Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, it happens sometimes that you’ve had enough of the...

The Art of Teshuvah

The Jewish practice of repentance involves not merely turning away from sin, but turning toward the dark parts of ourselves. Teshuvah is the foundational practice...

How to Greet Someone on Rosh Hashanah

Shana Tova and various other greetings are used when wishing someone a happy Jewish new year. Rosh Hashanah celebrates the Jewish new year, and like...

9 Things You Didn’t Know About Rosh Hashanah

Impress your friends and family with these little-known facts about the Jewish New Year. Rosh Hashanah , the Jewish New Year, is known for apples...

“Little Sister” on Rosh Hashanah

If you are in Israel during Elul, the twelfth Hebrew month, which this year began on August 24, there is an excellent chance that...

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JLife Extra NJ- May 1, 2026

Alyson Richman, author of The Missing Pages, will appear at 11 a.m. on Sunday, May 3 at Congregation Torat El in Oakhurst. The book is...

A Camp Dream

The magic of a special needs camp. Camp has been a magical time for all seven of our children. They’ve had a wide range of...

Tikkun Olam

A partnership with nature. It is fitting that Earth Day was recently celebrated since a huge part of a camper’s experience of going to camp...

Creating a Cooperative Community

“The friends you make become a part of you.” These words are sung as part of the classic camp song “Stars in the Sky.” Ringing...

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