Factory 220, an event venue in Passaic, will be hosting Nissim Black for a concert to promote, and reintroduce patrons to, its entertainment events. The
(Courtesy of Camp Moshava) Spending Rosh Hashanah in Camp Moshava is not a new idea. It’s something that Camp Director Alan Silverman has thought about
(Courtesy of JFCSNJ) Jewish Family Service of Central NJ (JFSCNJ) board president Fred Kessler, Cranford, is pleased to announce the election of four new members
The Jewish Federation continues to support and express solidarity with Israel and Israelis, via rolling mission visits from various digitary groups. One after the other,
Founder and Lead Scholar of Aleph Beta, Rabbi David Fohrman, together with a team of scholars, researchers, videographers, animators, filmmakers, musicians and artists, have provided
Mourning is a deeply personal and emotional experience. Merely “going through the motions” without authentic inner sadness yields a listless and empty experience. Mourning ancient
Sometimes we get Divine inspiration from an action we performed. The Gemara records the episode of Rav Avahu asking his son Rav Avimi to bring
Jealousy and envy are negative feelings that are generated when we want something that belongs to another individual. Not only that, we begrudge the other
Parshat Devarim Shabbat Chazon The choice of the first chapter of Sefer Yishayahu as the haftarah for this Shabbat is somewhat curious. The first two
In July 2000, I spent three weeks at Yad Vashem with a group of educators from Europe, England, Holland, Australia, Central and South America. Most
I find this time period—the Three Weeks, Nine Days, and culminating with Tisha B’Av—to be the hardest of the year religiously. We are commanded to
Although all the Tisha B’Av kinot are brutal, the 21st one comes to mind as one of the most notable and really exemplifies the theme
