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Bar/Bat Mitzvah Planning

A guide to planning every step of your child’s Bar or Bat Mitzvah. The difficult part of preparing for the ceremony portion of the bar/bat...

Putting the ‘Mitzvah’ Back into Bar and Bat Mitzvah

Mitzvah projects are often part of the bar/bat mitzvah observance. Believing that there is something special about becoming a bar/bat mitzvah—something bigger than the party...

How to Lead a Tu Bishvat Seder

The modern seder draws on elements of its mystical predecessor. Set up your table as for Passover: white or other nice tablecloth, good dishes, flowers,...

Planting Trees for Tu Bishvat

This act has always been held in high regard in Judaism. In the Jewish scheme of the world, trees have always occupied a key and...

Tu Bishvat 2024

In 2024, the “birthday of the trees” begins at sundown on Wednesday, Jan. 24 and ends at sundown on Thursday, Jan. 25.  In 2024, Tu Bishvat...

The Surprising Origin of the Dreidel

The well-known Hanukkah symbol has Christmastime roots. The dreidel or sevivon is perhaps the most famous custom associated with Hanukkah . Indeed, various rabbis have...

9 Things You Didn’t Know About Hanukkah

Lesser-known facts about the Festival of Lights. Hanukkah is one of the most widely celebrated Jewish holidays in the United States. But that doesn’t mean...

Fun & Games

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A Cartoon Education

Finding your “calling” early on.     The memory of my cousin handing me my first copy of MAD Magazine when I was 12 is...

Camouflaged Education

Make learning fun and unexpected.     How could I try to hide in plain sight? Well if I was well camouflaged I might use...

Fun & Games

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Gettin’ Messy

Dance in the rain, jump in a puddle... here comes fall.     One of my favorite things to do as a kid was to...

Most Read

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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