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Group follows Jewish tradition of clowning

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There is a long tradition of clowns as entertainers in Jewish culture. Mitzvah clowns have a tradition of getting dressed up wildly and bringing happiness to senior homes and children's hospitals to fulfill the Jewish mitzvah (commandment) of bikur...

Nine local businesses, organizations to be honored for giving back to the community

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Nine Long Beach businesses and community groups will be among 21 entities within state Senator Ricardo Lara’s 33rd District to be honored Wednesday in downtown Long Beach. The Excellence in the 33rd District Awards will...

Congratulations to the “Heaven in Auschwitz” Screening in The Lot, La Jolla, CA. ticket...

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The winners will be contacted by email. The winners are: Lisa Travis Sylvia Rosenthal Rosalva Martha-Patten Paulina Gómez Martín Martínez Heaven in Auschwitz (Mexico, 2016) Documental. 75 min B | Directed by Aaron Cohen WHEN: August 8th,...

180 Jewish Fathers Follow in their Wives’ Footsteps to Israel

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Some 180 Jewish fathers from around the world arrived in Israel on Monday, to follow in their wives’ footsteps on an exclusive “MoMENtum” journey with the Jewish Women’s Renaissance Project (JWRP). As JWRP expands its...

Hebrew school curriculum celebrates diversity of Jewish Culture

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Hebrew teacher Chana Zinstein, of Temple Emanuel of Pascack Valley, recently developed a new curriculum that explores the similarities and differences between Sephardic and Ashkenazi holiday minhagim, and how Jews from both Israel and...

Blending Judaism and survival skills at camp for boys

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The Hebrew word Gila translates to happiness. But it is a different kind of happiness than other similar Hebrew words like simcha , or osher . Gila is the happiness found through discovery. And that is exactly the kind of happiness Chicago...

Special Screening of Documentary “Heaven in Auschwitz” in The Lot, la Jolla, CA.

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Heaven in Auschwitz (Mexico, 2016) Documental. 75 min B | Directed by Aaron Cohen WHEN: August 8th, 9th & 10th | 06:30 PM WHERE: The Lot, La Jolla 7611 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.   About “Heaven...

Story reader training program helps teens develop lifelong skills

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When Amy Bergman devised a plan to train teens how to read to young kids at a Boynton Beach Jewish community center, she had no idea it would have such an impact. . Bergman, the...

Nearing 100, he reflects on the evolution of Jewish South Jersey

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AGE: 99 RESIDENCE Maple Shade FAMILY: Wife Dorothy Singer (z”l); children Irv Singer and Hope Baumholtz; 3 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren SYNAGOGUE: Cong. M’kor Shalom FAVORITE JCC ACTIVITY: Meeting people At age 99, Joe Singer is a fixture at...

FJCC welcomes multifaith couples

The Flemington Jewish Community Center (FJCC) has formed an Interfaith Committee in response to the multi-faith families that are a growing component of America’s Jewish community. The FJCC’s goal is to find ways to...