Jewish culture to get a lift at annual ‘Rejoice’ festival

by Debra Rubin

September 7, 2010

The third annual Rejoice: Jewish Music and Culture Festival will once again bring together performers, vendors, and Jewish organizations for a day of fun and entertainment. Read More

Teens help Israel through soccer camps

by Debra Rubin

September 1, 2010

As Spencer Rockman, who has been conducting adult and youth soccer camps and programs for 40 years in central New Jersey, davened in morning minyan four years ago, he sensed God telling him to take his skills and message of unity to Israel. Read More

Ahavas Achim grant helps boost security

by Debra Rubin

August 23, 2010

Congregation Ahavas Achim in Highland Park has been awarded a $75,000 grant from the federal department of Homeland Security to install landscaping features and improved locks and implement other security measures. Read More

Son brings mom ‘best joy’

Autistic boy learns rituals, celebrates rite of passage

by Debra Rubin

August 23, 2010

For most parents, the bar mitzva of a child is an occasion of joy and pride; for Sari Yates, it was “the best moment of my life.” She said she never could have imagined that her son, Jesse Martinez, who is autistic and has trouble communicating, would ever be called to the bima. Read More

Vanguard kicks off campaign on hopeful note

by Debra Rubin

August 23, 2010

The annual Vanguard event of the Jewish Federation of Greater Middlesex County kicked off the annual campaign on a hopeful note amid a continuing economic crisis. Read More

Teens learn to become ambassadors for Israel

by Debra Rubin

August 23, 2010

Two central Jersey teens’ five-week visit to Israel this summer was more than just a vacation. They and 45 others from across the United States learned to become “ambassadors” for Israel on college campuses and high schools. Read More

A defense of Israel as Bonds raises $370,000

by Debra Rubin

August 9, 2010

The friendship between the United States and Israel remains strong and mutually beneficial despite reports of frosty relations, according to a retired Israeli general. Read More

Survivor’s life is paean to partisans’ heroism

Russian ‘Schindler’ helped Chevlin escape to America

by Debra Rubin

August 9, 2010

Jack Chevlin spent part of his childhood with a famed band of Belarusian partisans hiding from the Nazis. As an adult he taught music to thousands of students at Roselle Park High School. In later years in Monroe, he has helped raise more than $200,000 for disabled Israeli veterans. Read More

Church hosts poppy sale by Jewish war veterans

by Lori Silberman Brauner

August 9, 2010

Members of Jewish War Veterans Post 609 in Monroe raised close to $1,000 in two hours by selling commemorative poppies outside the Nativity of Our Lord in Monroe. Read More