News & Commentary
Week of May 20, 2012
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Hospice volunteer listens ‘in a different way’
by NJJN Staff
(Princeton Mercer Bucks News)
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Hospital rises on its chief’s guiding principles
by Special to NJJN
(Princeton Mercer Bucks News)
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‘Jewish Legacy’ initiative launched in Mercer
by Debra Rubin
(Princeton Mercer Bucks News)
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Greenwood House sends patients Shabbat cheer
by Elaine Durbach
(Princeton Mercer Bucks News)
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String of Pearls celebrates two-decade milestone
by NJJN Staff
(Princeton Mercer Bucks News)
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EU funds Hadassah College science project
Rutgers a partner of multinational group in Bio-Xplore initiative
by Debra Rubin
(Princeton Mercer Bucks News)
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Essay by local student wins newspaper writing contest
by Jill Garbi
(Princeton Mercer Bucks News)
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Schoolkids learn lessons on Shoa and civil rights
by Alan Richman
(Monmouth News)
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Pioneering women to gather for historic forum
First rabbis to share their experiences in breaking ground
by Jill Garbi
(Middlesex News)
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Fashion maven gives insider’s view at Main Event
by Debra Rubin
(Middlesex News)
Week of May 13, 2012
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Dist. 10 race demands community’s attention
CRC forum to feature four candidates vying for Rep. Payne’s seat
by Gordon Haas
(Op-Eds)
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The 2012 election: ‘A pox on both your houses!’
by Dr. Gilbert N. Kahn
(Op-Eds)
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In Israel, gay rights is ‘a vision that unites us’
by Michael B. Oren
(Op-Eds)
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Pledges of value
Behar-Bechukotai - Leviticus: 25:1-27:34
by Rabbi Joyce Newmark
(Touch of Torah)
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Soul food
Synagogues plant gardens to feed the hungry
by Johanna Ginsberg
(New Jersey News)
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District 9 contenders stake out views on the left
Rothman and Pascrell tout liberal credentials in Montclair U. debate
by Robert Wiener
(New Jersey News)
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Agudath Israel celebrates a 90-year milestone
In 1922, 30 families built the first home for a growing shul
by Johanna Ginsberg
(MetroWest News)
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Therapist shares men’s ‘secrets’ with 500 women
M. Gary Neuman says, ‘We need to love, and feel connected’
by Elaine Durbach
(MetroWest News)
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June meeting will see vote on federation union
Central leadership will field questions on MetroWest merger
by Elaine Durbach
(Central News)
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Main Event looks back in praise, ahead in hope
by Elaine Durbach
(Central News)
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Event will gather generations of the Holocaust
Statewide ‘celebration of survivors’ will urge ‘passing the torch’
by Robert Wiener
(New Jersey News)
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NJ rabbi joins effort to ban groups from parade
Targets deny charges by hawkish coalition that they support BDS
by Johanna Ginsberg
(New Jersey News)
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Study festival energizes Jews with roots in FSU
by Debra Rubin
(New Jersey News)
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Back to the ‘Garden’
Author opens window on ’30s Berlin
by Ron Kaplan
(Life & Times)
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Cousin, Cousine, Cuisine
by Andrew Silow-Carroll
(Editor's Column)
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‘A work of progress’
by NJJN Editorial
(Editorial)
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Groups largely unswayed by Israel’s Iran debate
Fearing nuclear threat, groups aren’t heeding some calls for caution
by Robert Wiener
(New Jersey News)
Week of May 06, 2012
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Local leaders receive Women’s Philanthropy award
by Elaine Durbach
(Central News)
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Longing for Longie
Film will take a look at an ‘underrated’ mobster
by Ron Kaplan
(Life & Times)
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Family service offers insights on Asperger’s
by Elaine Durbach
(Central News)
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Central JCC head leaving to take Baltimore post
by Elaine Durbach
(Central News)
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Local leaders honored with national women’s award
by Elaine Durbach
(MetroWest News)
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The Lilith women’s salon comes to Montclair
by Johanna Ginsberg
(MetroWest News)
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Hebrew U. plans new center for brain studies
by Elaine Durbach
(New Jersey News)
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Inter-generational partners connect
Students, seniors share views on education, technology, values
by Robert Wiener
(New Jersey News)
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Kindertransport survivors share stories with students
Couple tell of being torn from parents during Shoa rescue
by Robert Wiener
(New Jersey News)
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JCPA: Protect campus Jews and free speech
by Robert Wiener
(New Jersey News)
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Why the Jews — and the world — need Israel
by Sarit Catz
(Op-Eds)
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For the U.S., is it ‘Do as I say, not as I do’?
by Jared Silverman
(Op-Eds)
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Finding vision and action among Israeli Arabs
by Phyllis Bernstein
(Op-Eds)
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Measured language
Emor - Leviticus: 21:1-24:3
by Rabbi Lawrence A. Hoffman
(Touch of Torah)
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Family values
by Andrew Silow-Carroll
(Editor's Column)
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Democracy in action
by NJJN Editorial
(Editorial)
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CNN analyst raises awareness of campaign issues
by Johanna Ginsberg
(MetroWest News)
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Targeted activist honored at Rutgers Hillel gala
by Debra Rubin
(New Jersey News)
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Anti-Israel criticism often masks anti-Semitism
by Joseph Hollander
(Op-Eds)
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Muslim student reads essay at Yom Hashoa event
by Debra Rubin
(Middlesex News)
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Author explores eternal fascination with heaven
by Debra Rubin
(Middlesex News)
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‘Self-paced’ day school ends first year on high note
by Debra Rubin
(Middlesex News)
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Rutgers remembers proud alum Alvin Rockoff
Before Israel lecture, tributes to a ‘mentor, friend, and supporter’
by Debra Rubin
(Middlesex News)
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Earth Day screening of anti-fracking film
by Jill Garbi
(Monmouth News)
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Students go from somber memorial to celebration
by NJJN Staff
(Monmouth News)
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Survivors meet to lunch, learn in new program
by Jill Garbi
(Monmouth News)
Week of April 29, 2012
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Tanzman Fellows on a mission
by Jennifer Bullock, Debra Fisher, and Laura Gordon
(Middlesex News)
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For olim, what they need to succeed
Rishon Letzion partners celebrate anniversary of assistance program
by Steve Schweger
(MetroWest News)
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Family reunion was centuries in the making
by Johanna Ginsberg
(MetroWest News)
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Event goes from darkness to light — and lots of it
by Elaine Durbach
(Central News)
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The knave with permission
Acharei Mot-Kedoshim - Leviticus: 16:1-20:27
by Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb
(Touch of Torah)
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Israelis, Americans dialogue on identity
Peoplehood Project brings Ofakim visitors on a tour of the region
by Robert Wiener
(MetroWest News)
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Scholar helps shuls see beyond denominations
Rabbi Arthur Green to speak at synagogues that studied his work
by Johanna Ginsberg
(MetroWest News)
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