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‘Rachel’ honoree Thelma Florin seldom takes ‘no’ for an answer
June 19, 2013
Addressing supporters of the Rachel Coalition on June 17, Richard Florin said he has supported the organization’s mission for as long as his wife, Thelma, has because, “as you all know, she’s hard to say ‘no’ to.” Read More
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Union Y celebrates its staff’s ‘dedication’
June 19, 2013
Longtime employees of the YM-YWHA of Union County were honored on June 11 at the organization’s annual meeting. Read More
Gala celebrates departing Israel emissaries
June 19, 2013
The Greater MetroWest community said a sad, grateful farewell to its latest cadre of Israeli rishonim at a June 13 gala in West Orange. Read More
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Legislators urged to back charities’ agenda
June 19, 2013
Delivering the urgent appeal to “help us help those in need,” more than 30 Jewish leaders and Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ agency executives met on May 31 with state legislators to advocate for issues of concern to the Jewish community. Read More
Making Israel’s case in the Instagram age
As Bibi’s foreign press attache, David Baker trusts in his ‘product’
June 19, 2013
David Baker doesn’t exactly agree that he has the toughest job in Israel, but he doesn’t deny it either. Read More
Praying with Jonah, shul finds ‘inner joy’
As a child with special needs, rabbi’s son plays key role at Summit JCC
June 12, 2013
In the last decades it has become increasingly common for teens with special needs to claim their places and voices in the Jewish community. As the son of the Conservative synagogue’s religious leader, Jonah Friedman is perhaps more visible than other children in similar situations. Read More
A ‘powerful speaker, gracious teacher’
June 12, 2013
Rabbi Herbert Weiner of Jerusalem, formerly of Maplewood, died on April 22, 2013, at the age of 93. An author whose writings on the Kabala and Jewish mysticism were for many the first introduction to the richness of the Jewish spiritual tradition, he was the founding rabbi of Temple Israel in South Orange and had a long career both in and out of the Greater MetroWest area as a writer and lecturer. Read More
Program offers music to soothe dementia
At Daughters of Israel, personalized playlists for agitated residents
June 12, 2013
Music and Memory, a pilot project begun in April at Daughters of Israel, marks the first implementation of the program in a skilled nursing care facility in New Jersey. Developed by social worker Dan Cohen in a New York nursing home in 2006, the program aims to bring people with dementia back to themselves through personalized play lists. Read More
Seniors tell survival stories to filmmakers
Cedar Crest residents share oral histories in Shoa documentary
June 12, 2013
For more than a year, a chaplain, two videographers, and a resident of a senior residential complex in Pompton Plains have been working closely on a documentary about survivors of the Nazi Holocaust. What makes their project out of the ordinary is the fact that none of the four happens to be Jewish. Read More
New leaders offer vision for Central JCC
June 12, 2013
A fresh chapter is unfolding at the JCC of Central New Jersey, with new leaders in both lay and professional roles. Jennifer Mamlet of Westfield took over as executive director in January, and Erica Needle of Scotch Plains has been named president for the next two years. Read More
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