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What You Need to Know About the Hanukkah Story

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMrzukPvRcg The Maccabean revolt and the miracle of the oil. In 168 BCE, the ruler of the Syrian kingdom, Antiochus Epiphanes IV, stepped up his campaign...

Jlife Buzz- East Brunswick Jewish Center Hosts MahJong for Israel

  On Sunday, November 12th, EBJC hosted MJ for Israel. Over 55 people registered to play MahJong, have great snacks, schmooze and have a...

Jlife Buzz- This Festival Of Lights, PJ Library Spreads Joy To Families With Their Updated Hanukkah Hub Featuring Creative Activities, Delectable Seasonal Recipes, Downloadables...

  As Hanukkah approaches (December 7-15), there’s never been a more important time to celebrate holidays with family, eat delicious fried foods and enjoy...

Jlife Buzz- Thousands In Times Square View Empty Shabbat Table Symbolizing Hostages Held By Hamas

    Thousands of people in Times Square viewed an empty Shabbat (Sabbath) table set for 224 people across Duffy Square between 45th and...

A Southern Spin on Hanukkah

There’s more to fry than latkes Hanukkah is all about the oil. When Judah Maccabee and his tiny army defeated the Syrian-Greeks, they found only...

The Heart of New Jersey in D.C.

Jlife caught up with members of our community to get their take aways from the November, 14th rally.  Igor Shersher  When did you decide to participate...

Torah Procession on Kristallnacht

Congregation hosts a reunion of looted scrolls It was a Torah reunion. The Torah scrolls carried into the awe-inspiring sanctuary of Philadelphia’s Congregation Rodeph Shalom...

Jlife Extra December 1, 2023

Singer, composer, song leader and recording artist Noah Aronson and award-winning pianist and composer David Schlossberg will perform in a benefit concert,  Together in...

Jlife Extra November 15, 2023

To commemorate the 15th anniversary of the terrorist attack on the Nariman Chabad House in Mumbai, India that left its directors, Rabbi Gabi and...

Jlife Extra – Nov. 1, 2023

To draw attention to the 239 Israeli hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza, The Empty Shabbat Table will be set up at 138...

Jlife Buzz- The Metro-Jersey Section of National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) Combats Antisemitism

    On Wednesday, October 4, the Metro-Jersey Section of National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) invited the community to hear Dan Rozett, Manager...

Jlife Buzz- Everybody “Challah!”

  On Thursday October 26. hundreds of women gathered at the Freehold Radisson Hotel Chabad’s Annual Mega Challah Bake. This year the...

Jlife Buzz-Congregation Etz Chaim Celebrated Fall in Style

    September was full of fun events including a “ Selichot Service & Pizza Dinner.”  The event with Rabbi Polin and Chazan Avi...

Jlife Buzz- Music Helps The Soul Blossom in Israel

By Tania Shalom Michaelian     A modern-day interpretation of an ancient harvesting ritual is coming to Northern Israel to serve as a connection to...

Let There Be Music

Acclaimed Pianist Guy Mintus’ October 29th benefit concert for Israel relief at Axelrod PAC     Israeli pianist Guy Mintus and vocalist Naama Nachum traveled...

Jlife Extra October 15, 2023

To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Yom Kippur War, a veteran of the Israel Defense Forces and local community member will speak on...

Jlife Buzz- Transcending Age with Temple Shalom’s Renaissance Group

      With empty nesters in mind, Temple Shalom of Aberdeen established its Renaissance Group more than 30 years ago. For individuals and...

Jlife Buzz- Renowned Scholar Derek Penslar Speaks on “Zionism: An Emotional State”

Derek J. Penslar, the William Lee Frost Professor of Jewish History at Harvard University, recently presented a fascinating lecture at Rutgers about his new...

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