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May 2023

Thriving at Age 84

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Auschwitz survivor writes memoir and becomes TikTok star     Tova Friedman remembers being taken as a small child by her mother to look at...
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May 2023

A Gift for Life

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Piano Dave is a focused musician and healer     Shelly and Ken Schlossberg got the phone call every parent dreads on Feb. 21, 2005....
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May 2023

Crowd Turns Out to Support Israel

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Christians Rally for the Jewish People     The crowd waved and danced with Israeli flags and cheered speakers who pledged their love and support...
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May 2023

Connecting with Hadassah

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Area chapter gears up for program year     There are several ways to connect and get involved with the Jewish community in New Jersey....
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May 2023

Behind Anne Frank’s Diary

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A Visit to the Anne Frank House     Heavy rain washed the streets of Amsterdam on a wintry morning a few days before Passover....
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May 2023

Shavuot

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The Holiday of Milk?     The holiday of Shavuot is known in the Torah as “the day of the first fruits” (Numbers 28.26).  Linkage...
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May 2023

Jlife Buzz- PJ Library

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PJ Library Holds Fun Events for the Whole Family     Calling all families in the Monmouth and Middlesex County areas. PJ Library, funded by...
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May 2023

Jlife Buzz- Tales from Our Community

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Tales from Our Community By Rabbi Dr. Bernhard Rosenberg     On the first Seder night, my daughter, presented me with a picture I  THOUGHT I...
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May 2023

Jlife Buzz- Brothers of Israel

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Hot Takes on Israel’s Diplomacy, Security, Politics & U.S. Relations with Mr. Yonah Jeremy Bob     On April 23, Yonah Jeremy Bob lectured on...
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May 2023

Jlife Buzz- Congregation B’nai Israel

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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...
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May 2023

Jlife Buzz- Highland Park Conservative Temple – Congregation Anshe Emeth

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Volunteers Help Ethiopian Israelis Learn English via Zoom     When children of Ethiopian immigrants enter the Israeli job market, English language proficiency can be...
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May 2023

Jlife Buzz- Love for Israel from Generation to Generation

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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

May 2023 Judy Bart Kancigor -
Throw Her a Tea Party of Her Own     While tea has been consumed in China for thousands of years, the idea of the...
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The Essential “Jewish-ness” of Judy Blume

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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...
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Rite of Passage

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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...
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Jewish Summer Camps

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