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Timeless Delights

High Holiday Recipes Passed Down Through Generations This year the High Holidays are late. (Rosh Hashanah begins October 2 and Yom Kippur, October 11.) As...

Not Just Nourishment

Symbolic Foods To Mark the New Year What would a New Year be without omens? And, what would those omens likely be if not food?...

Rosh Hashanah History

How the Jewish New Year became a major holiday. In light of the centrality that Rosh Hashanah , the Jewish New Year festival, has assumed...

Get Crafty

The high holidays can be a time of chaos, especially if you have young children. It’s also that one time of the year that...

Hazzan Sheldon Levin Retires After 25 Years at Neve Shalom

A Jewish musical era has ended in Metuchen with the retirement of Hazzan Sheldon Levin. For 25 years, he has served at Congregation Neve Shalom,...

Kavana

Open Awareness on Rosh Hashanah There is  a debate in the rabbinic tradition concerning whether or not mitzvot need kavana (“intention”). That is, does one...

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JLife Extra NJ- June 15, 2025

The Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County in Freehold will hold its Summer Solstice Musical Magic Cocktail Party and Benefit Concert  on Sunday, June...

JLife Extra NJ- June 1, 2025

Acclaimed six-man a cappella vocal band Six13, known for its Jewish-themed renditions of popular tunes, will be performing 4:30 p.m. Sunday, June 8 at...

JLife Buzz- “Ada – My Mother the Architect” Makes Its Debut

    Despite designing major civic landmarks—including Jerusalem’s Supreme Court, Ben Gurion Airport, and The Open University of Israel—her name remains largely unknown outside...

JLife Buzz- Heartbreak and Healing on the Shores of the Sea of Galilee

    I recently returned from a three-day retreat for bereaved parents, organized by OneFamily, at a five-star hotel overlooking the Sea of Galilee. The...

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