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Jlife Buzz- On Our Way to Buenos Aires

    Maccabi USA is sending its largest ever delegation to the Pan American Maccabi Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Nearly 650 team members...

Jlife Buzz- Oct. 7 Nova Music Festival Massacre Survivor, Combat Antisemitism Movement Public Affairs Officer Reunited with Her Rescuer

    On Monday, December 19, Natalie Sanandaji, a survivor of Hamas’s unprovoked attack against civilians at the Nova Music Festival on October 7,...

Jlife Buzz- Rutgers University Holds Author Discussion

  “How the Nazis Stole My Grandmother’s Cookbook: “  Alice Urbach, a renowned chef and cookbook writer in Vienna, was forced to flee to...

Jlife Buzz- Keyport Borough Enjoys Its First Annual Public Menorah Lighting

  Hanukkah was enthusiastically ushered in at Keyport Borough’s First Annual Public Menorah Lighting on the evening of Thursday, December 7.  Beginning with a...

Shabbat’s Magic

Celebrating our special day Who doesn’t love a holiday? We Jews are lucky because we get to celebrate one every week. It’s called Shabbat, and...

Must-See in D.C.

Portraits by or of Women Star at the Smithsonian Who was the first woman ordained a rabbi in the U.S.?     Which American female rabbi...

A Shul for You- Congregation Beth Shalom

Background: According to its website, the synagogue was founded in 1957 and is “guided by the idea that there should be a place where...

Good faith Negotiations?

Calling for a Ceasefire, Without First Calling for the Unconditional Release of the Hostages, is Inhumane On October 7, 2023, more Jews were killed than...

An Empty Seat

Congregation ‘adopts’ hostage taken from kibbutz Nadav Popplewell is a 51-year-old computer specialist. He loves literature and has a collection of hundreds of books, most...

Judaism in the heart of N.J.

J-Beatz serves college students, young professionals Rabbi Jonny Kersh and his wife, Rebecca, moved with their young family to Manalapan in 2019. The COVID pandemic...

Save Osher Asulin

The Race Against Time to Save a Special Boy from a Rare Disease In a heart-wrenching battle against time, one-and-a-half-year-old Osher Asulin has been diagnosed...

A Legacy of Good Deeds

Synagogue Club is Hooked on Crocheting Harvey E. z”l was everyone’s favorite high school history teacher. Known for proctoring an exam while softly singing the...

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JLife NJ Extra- February 1, 2025

Did you ever wonder if Larry David and Sen. Bernie Sanders have the same barber?  The answer to this and many other questions will...

JLife Buzz- Local Resident, Avram Yushan, in Need of Kidney

   “Seeking a kidney donor.  I’m on dialysis seven days a week for 12 hours each session plus an hour at noon. I have...

JLife Buzz-The Borough of Keyport Celebrates Hanukkah

    The Borough of Keyport celebrated Hanukkah with a bayside menorah lighting on December 6, the second night of the holiday. Rabbi Dovid...

JLife Buzz- Young Israel of Aberdeen, Congregation Bet Tefilah Celebrates Ten Years of Service by Rabbi Yaakov and Malky Tesser as Rabbi-Mara D’Atra and...

      A gala testimonial dinner was held on November 17 at Young Israel of Aberdeen, Congregation Bet Tefilah to celebrate the...

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