Greater Middlesex County News

Orthodox leader urges intergroup cooperation

Rabbi Julius Berman remembers heyday of Jewish dialogue

Orthodox leader urges intergroup cooperation

A leading figure in Modern Orthodoxy, speaking in Edison, urged cooperation with other dominations and the wider world on matters of common interest. Read More

Rabbi finds spiritual lessons in tale of miracles

Adults find meaning in themes of identity, freedom, resistance

Rabbi finds spiritual lessons in tale of miracles

Hanukka — with its traditions of giving gifts, singing songs, and spinning dreidels — is often thought of as a child-centered holiday. But, as a local rabbi told a gathering in Highland Park, the themes of religious freedom, hope, possibility, and standing up to assimilation make it a festival very much for adults.Read More

Hanukka revelers pause to remember Mumbai

Chabad rabbi recalls colleagues who fell in terrorist attacks

Hanukka revelers pause to remember Mumbai

In what was an otherwise joyful celebration of the first night of Hanukka, the crowd gathered at the Chabad Jewish Center of Monroe stood silent and introspective as the rabbi who took over for a murdered colleague in India spoke to them by phone.Read More

Schechter students hold federation fund-raiser

Schechter students hold federation fund-raiser

Youngsters at the Solomon Schechter Day School of Raritan Valley did their part last month to help Jewish communities around the world. Read More

Activist urges coalitions to preserve Jewish clout

Community relations expert: shrinking minority needs allies

Activist urges coalitions to preserve Jewish clout

A national community affairs expert urged local Jewish leaders to reach across religious, ethnic, and denominational lines to confront such issues as poverty, tensions in the Middle East, and concerns about an aging population.Read More

Retiree, in guilty plea, says he spied for Israel

Monroe man hopes to avoid prison time in 24-year-old case

Retiree, in guilty plea, says he spied for Israel

Ben-Ami Kadish, a former U.S. Army mechanical engineer, pleaded guilty on Dec. 30 in federal court in Manhattan before U.S. Magistrate Theodore H. Katz to one of the four charges of conspiracy he originally faced. Read More

Rutgers Hillel to Broadway

Rutgers Hillel to Broadway

Rutgers Hillel made its mark on Broadway when about 75 students and supporters were invited to the Great White Way. The group went to the Bernard Jacobs Theatre on West 45th Street on Dec. 11 to see the play 13, a musical about a New York boy about to celebrate his bar mitzva whose parents’ divorce brings him to a small Indiana town. Read More

Community

Candle Lighting Time

13th of Tevet, 5769
January 9, 2009 | 4:30 p.m.

Wanted: Your input!

If you have an idea for an article or feature concerning the Jewish community in the Greater Middlesex County area, please submit it to Middlesex County Bureau Chief Debra Rubin