Church and state, school and shul
Good stuff in this week’s NJJN:
A Hebrew charter school for Middlesex?
Proponents of a proposed Hebrew-language charter school in East Brunswick say it will provide a top-notch, dual-language education. Opponents contend it will drain students away from the local Jewish day schools and synagogue schools and skimp on Jewish education. Debra Rubin reports ahead of a March 31 application deadline.
A multi-million-dollar synagogue renovation is daunting enough. But for Congregation B’nai Israel in Millburn, the task is complicated by the grim economy, and a challenge from a congregant who says the designers are tampering with a modernist gem by one of the 20th century’s best-known synagogue architects. Johanna Ginsberg writes on the delicate balance between preserving the past and planning for the future.
JustASC is written by Andrew Silow-Carroll, Editor-in-Chief of the 