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Thriving at Age 84

Auschwitz survivor writes memoir and becomes TikTok star     Tova Friedman remembers being taken as a small child by her mother to look at...

A Gift for Life

Piano Dave is a focused musician and healer     Shelly and Ken Schlossberg got the phone call every parent dreads on Feb. 21, 2005....

Crowd Turns Out to Support Israel

Christians Rally for the Jewish People     The crowd waved and danced with Israeli flags and cheered speakers who pledged their love and support...

Connecting with Hadassah

Area chapter gears up for program year     There are several ways to connect and get involved with the Jewish community in New Jersey....

Behind Anne Frank’s Diary

A Visit to the Anne Frank House     Heavy rain washed the streets of Amsterdam on a wintry morning a few days before Passover....

Shavuot

The Holiday of Milk?     The holiday of Shavuot is known in the Torah as “the day of the first fruits” (Numbers 28.26).  Linkage...

Jlife Buzz- PJ Library

PJ Library Holds Fun Events for the Whole Family     Calling all families in the Monmouth and Middlesex County areas. PJ Library, funded by...

Jlife Buzz- Tales from Our Community

Tales from Our Community By Rabbi Dr. Bernhard Rosenberg     On the first Seder night, my daughter, presented me with a picture I  THOUGHT I...

Jlife Buzz- Brothers of Israel

Hot Takes on Israel’s Diplomacy, Security, Politics & U.S. Relations with Mr. Yonah Jeremy Bob     On April 23, Yonah Jeremy Bob lectured on...

Jlife Buzz- Congregation B’nai Israel

Congregation B’nai Israel Celebrates Israel’s 75th Birthday     Congregation B’nai Israel recently celebrated Yom Ha’ Atzmaut with fun, games a food truck and a photo...

Jlife Buzz- Highland Park Conservative Temple – Congregation Anshe Emeth

Volunteers Help Ethiopian Israelis Learn English via Zoom     When children of Ethiopian immigrants enter the Israeli job market, English language proficiency can be...

Jlife Buzz- Love for Israel from Generation to Generation

New Jersey lawyer honors father, supports the next generation of Israeli pioneers By Mara Fahl     For Michele Waldman-Wegodsky of Highland Park, the recent dedication...

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Cooking Jewish- Celebrating Mom

Throw Her a Tea Party of Her Own     While tea has been consumed in China for thousands of years, the idea of the...

The Essential “Jewish-ness” of Judy Blume

The new Amazon Prime documentary “Judy Blume Forever” may not focus on the author’s Jewish identity, but as an interfaith teen, it helped me...

Rite of Passage

How Jewish Camps Can Help Forge Our “Jewish-ness”     There’s a first crush. A care package (with one of those popcorn tins). A friendship...

Jewish Summer Camps

The early bonds that bring us together.     Recently, I attended a bat mitzvah party in Cincinnati. The mother is a camp friend of...