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Tu Bishvat 2025

In 2025, Tu Bishvat begins at sundown on Wednesday, Feb. 12 and ends at sundown on Thursday, Feb. 13. Tu Bishvat or the “birthday” of...

Multiracial Jewish Families

Increasingly, Jewish families are adopting non-white babies. Ari Wolff’s mom was worried about sending her 8-year-old to overnight camp for the first time last summer....

The Family Album

The list of places through which the Israelites traveled in the wilderness teaches us to understand Judaism through our everyday experiences. Masei, the final portion...

Judaism for Singles or for Families?

I’m getting married next week. Most of the wedding planning is done (but, oy, the table assignments, they continue to plague me!) and now...

Family Stories

From generation to generation     There are certain stories we tell our children again and again—stories of our own growing up and how we...

Time for Winter Crafts

Art Projects Flex Creative Muscle Creating arts and crafts with family this holiday  season provides the perfect opportunity for families to bond with each other,...

Is it Traditional to Give Presents on all Eight Nights

Hanukkah gift-giving traditions explained The short answer is that there are absolutely no rules about giving gifts on Hanukkah. In some families, there is a...

How to Greet Someone on Hanukkah

There are phrases you can use to wish someone a Happy Hanukkah. The winter holiday of Hanukkah commemorates the victory of the Maccabees and the...

What Do the Letters On the Dreidel Stand For?

The four-sided top has slightly different markings depending on where in the world it was made Dreidel is a classic Hanukkah game played with a...

The Search for a New Land

We can escape neither our accidents nor our fates. In Ken Krimstein’s new graphic novel, Einstein in Kafkaland: How Albert Fell Down the Rabbit Hole...

Biblical Art

A history of visual depictions of the Hebrew Bible. Each year during the festival of Simchat Torah, Jews celebrate the end of the annual cycle...

Israeli Art

Part of what makes the art scene in Israel so unique is that the country blends so many varying influences from all over the...

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JLife Extra NJ-March 15, 2025

Come meet  Jane Loeb Rubin, author of the novel, “Threadbare, on Sunday, March 23 at 11 a.m. at Congregation Torat El  in Oakhurst. The...

JLife Extra NJ- March 1, 2025

Dr. Milton Heumann. Distinguished Professor of Political Science and pre-law adviser at Rutgers University, will speak about the Supreme Court on Sunday, March 2,...

Celebrating Purim

Purim is a joyous holiday that celebrates the saving of the Jews from a threatened massacre in ancient Persia The story of Purim is recounted...

Art Heals

The Process, not Product, Counts Artistic expression plays a role in how we teach, learn, communicate and heal. Art in many forms, and through some...

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