180 Jewish Fathers Follow in their Wives’ Footsteps to Israel
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
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
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.
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
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
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...
Cantor Joshua Finkel named spiritual leader of Shir Hadash Reconstructionist Community
Cantor Joshua Finkel has joined Shir Hadash Reconstructionist Community as its new spiritual leader. Finkel’s first official day was July 1. He succeeds Rabbi Lane Steinger, who retired in June 2016 and continues to participate...
Jews working to help non-Jews, a longtime Pittsburgh tradition
Repair the World is a relative newcomer to the Pittsburgh Jewish landscape — it established a chapter here just four years ago — but its mission to aid the underserved regardless of religious affiliation...
Harry T. “Buzzie” Schukar
Harry T. “Buzzie” Schukar, passed away on Tuesday, July 18, 2017, at the age of 84. Beloved husband of Barbara Lipson Schukar; dear father of Susan (Gregg) Berdy, Kathryn (Terry) Bader and Douglas (Laura)...