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What Is the Meaning of Chai?

The Hebrew word for life is a popular symbol and toast—and is linked to the number 18. Chai is the Hebrew word for life. The...

Stop the Bleed

Project Provides Emergency Training to Area Jewish Institutions     A gunman enters a synagogue or another Jewish institution and begins shooting, leaving wounded people...

Jewish Youth Pledge

Maintaining Strong Ties to Our Community     Ben Goldstein made a written pledge to maintain his strong ties to the Jewish community after he...

The Universal Language

Meet Me at the Keyboard     I was honored and privileged to meet Yuval in April at the keyboard of a Kawai baby grand...

Carpe Diem

Same-Day Funerals, Very Different Lives     On Wednesday, May 17, my mother was buried on Long Island and Jeanne Samuels, editor of the Jewish...

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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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