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Lessons Learned

Some of the best lessons in life can be instilled in childhood      Education can never be the same for every learner. Each learner...

Art for the Road

Activities bring kids into the vacation fun     Whether it’s getting the kids excited about an upcoming trip, looking for ways to capture vacation...

A Virtual Trip

Students of the Hebrew Academy experiece Israel in a unique way.  The students of Toddler, Transition Nursery, Nursery, Pre-Kindergarten, and Kindergarten participated in a simulated...

Art Camp an Outlet for Kids

Creative Expression Holds Many Benefit Q: How do “creative kids camps” (especially an art-focused one like yours) benefit mental health? A: Art can have a powerful...

Simchas and Celebrations

  Celebrations the Ones we Love     In this busy and stressful world, we have to look for reasons to pause. Simchas and celebrations provide...

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...

How to Talk to Kids About the Darker Side of the Passover Story

In my house, when we start talking plagues, I know I need to be prepared for way more than four questions.     It didn’t...

The Weird Passover Tradition That Makes Me Miss My Dad

We don’t necessarily follow all the usual rules for Passover in our house, but this one is very important to me.     “Can we...

The Acting Bug

Jewish Actor Jack Black Caught it at a Passover Seder     Jewish dad Jack Black is such a singular talent. From “High Fidelity” to...

Mindful Mealtime

Jews Sit When They Eat and Other Useful Parenting Hacks      It’s almost dinnertime, and in a perhaps overly familiar parenting tableau, I am...

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Jlife Extra September 15, 2023

The deep feelings surrounding Zionism that have motivated both its supporters and opponents will be discussed Wednesday, Sept. 20 at 7:30 p.m. by renowned...

In the Spotlight

Small-shul professional steps onto bigger stage Inbar Robbins is still a bit shell shocked. She was in her office at the Perrineville Jewish Center (PJC)...

Jlife Buzz-Marlboro Jewish Center’s Journey of Remembrance

By Heidi Morrow     As we approached the gates of Auschwitz, I looked up at the beautiful blue sky and my eyes caught the...

Jlife Buzz- Neve Shalom’s Enjoys its “Meet-Greet-Shmooze with a Little Ice Cream on Us” event

 A gorgeous, sunny day and Metuchen’s lively Main Street provided the perfect backdrop for Neve Shalom’s “Meet-Greet-Shmooze with a Little Ice Cream on Us”...