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Editor's Column

The shul around the corner

Andrew Silow-Carroll

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Over the years NJJN has covered several stories about minyanim that meet in ostensibly private homes, and that inexorably morph into full-fledged synagogues. The stories usually play out at zoning board meetings, where opponents fret about the traffic and noise, and supporters complain about NIMBY-ism with an overlay of intolerance. Read More

JustASC Blog

A multilog with NJJN Editor-in-Chief Andrew Silow-Carroll. Read More

Editorial

A ‘Third Intifada’?

Israelis and Palestinians alike have begun to talk, quietly but unmistakably, about the possibility of a “Third Intifada.” Read More

Op-Ed

Touch of Torah

Beginning the spiritual conversation

Yitro — Exodus 18:1-20:23 Read More

Candle Lighting Time

28th of Sh'vat, 5770
February 12, 2010 | 5:10 p.m.

Synagogue Listings

Agencies brace as Christie weighs cuts

Various Jewish bodies rely on state funding for array of services

Agencies brace as Christie weighs cuts

Leaders of New Jersey’s Jewish community are waiting anxiously to learn how Gov. Chris Christie will keep a campaign promise to chop as much as $9 billion from the state’s budget. Read More

NJ lawmakers rap Gaza blockade

Local Democrats say restrictions harming Israel’s security needs

NJ lawmakers rap Gaza blockade

Three New Jersey lawmakers are expressing strong support for Israel after having signed a letter to President Barack Obama advocating an end to the Israeli blockade of Gaza. Read More

Rain of challenges

Resilient Arad debates politics, migrants, and the haredim next door

Rain of challenges

When you get to Arad, the first thing you see is a sign atop the city’s visitor center with the slogan: “Arad: There is magic in the air.” Read More

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Life and Times

Artist, 95, shows his cards

Exhibit is celebration of a creative explosion that began late in life

Artist, 95, shows his cards

George Tarr’s home in West Orange is so full of his artworks, it’s quite clear that showing or selling them has never been his priority. The 95-year-old paints and sculpts and carves for sheer pleasure — and with apparently undiminished vitality. Read More

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NJJN Sports

From football to frum

From football to frum

Alan Veingrad lived an American boy’s fantasy. From 1986-92, he was an offensive lineman in the National Football League, first for the Green Bay Packers, then for the Dallas Cowboys, playing alongside such stars as Troy Aikman, James Lofton, and Emmett Smith. But that wasn’t enough. Read More

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