For offshore accounts, it’s time to report
Israeli banks included in the IRS crackdown on foreign investments
June 19, 2013
For those of you who have money in Israel or other overseas locations, now may be the time to step forward — if it’s not too late. Read More
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In search of Yiddishkeit in Norway
Jewish community focuses on education to improve attitudes toward Israel
June 12, 2013
The most common response I received when I told people that I was going to Norway this spring on a trip for Jewish journalists was “Why?” Follow-ups included, “Are there any Jews there?” and, occasionally, “Aren’t they anti-Semitic?” Read More
Making friends
Two Jewish artists contribute to cultural range at sculpture garden
May 29, 2013
Featuring over 300 contemporary sculptures tucked into 42 landscaped acres in Hamilton, Grounds For Sculpture is one of New Jersey’s cultural treasures. Read More
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Choir marks 20 years with Jewish ‘Top 5’
Kol Dodi celebrates its anniversary with a list of favorite composers
May 29, 2013
For more than 20 years, Kol Dodi, the community-wide Jewish choir, has been celebrating the range of Jewish music, from Bernstein to Lewandowski to Rossi. Read More
Arts and aging: A perfect combination
May 22, 2013
“There is nothing more notable in Socrates than that he found time, when he was an old man, to learn music and dancing, and thought it time well spent.” Read More
From Berlin to Washington
Iconic photo caps film about famed Newark rabbi
May 14, 2013
As they neared the finish line of their documentary on the iconic Rabbi Joachim Prinz, filmmakers Rachel Pasternak and Rachel Fisher had one big editorial gap to fill. Read More
Spring bounties
Celebrate Shavuot with the best of the season
May 10, 2013
With its tradition of dairy meals, Shavuot is one of my favorite holidays. Arriving later in the spring — an ideal time to find delicious fruits, herbs, and vegetables — it’s perfect for using fresh and seasonal ingredients. Read More
Torah navigation leads to new journeys
May 10, 2013
What now? We didn’t know the place, and there are no bookmarks that come with a Torah. Read More
A seventh year stretch
How shmita can help us kick the consumerist habit
May 1, 2013
At its core, shmita is a chance to show contemporary Jews that ancient Jewish texts have the potential to serve as a sophisticated map for many areas of their lives, not just occasional events in particular buildings. But it is also a way to induce individual Jews to take more responsibility both for their personal consumption habits and shaping the contours of their spiritual lives. Read More
‘How should a Jew eat in the 21st century?’
May 1, 2013
This may not seem like the most compelling issue on the Jewish agenda, but for Nigel Savage, it is a question that offers “new frames for thinking about both time and food.” Read More
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Candle Lighting Time
13th of Tammuz, 5773
June 21 2013 | 8:14 p.m.
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