Edison’s Congregation Ohr Torah recently held a fundraiser for its Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund at a local private residence. Billed as “A Midsummer Night’s Mitzvah,” the
Many business managers hold the motivational saying “Rewarded behavior is repeated” to emphasize positive actions. The Palestinian Authority Martyrs Fund has been using the concept
One of this area’s best-kept secrets of the kosher world is Westco Fruit & Nut Products in Irvington. As soon as you enter the building,
Edison’s Congregation Ahavas Yisrael (AY) capped off their Simply Tsfat Shabbaton with a musical melave malka on June 24. Simply Tsfat, two Americans and an
We are all familiar with the story of Anne Frank, the Jewish teenager whose diary was published posthumously after her death in a Nazi concentration
Many people enjoy the magical feeling that permeates Shabbat, but members of West Orange’s Congregation Ohr Torah brought the experience to a new level when
More than 400 people paid tribute to Rabbi Yaakov and Faigie Luban at Edison’s Congregation Ohr Torah’s annual dinner at the Marigold in Somerset, New
Three Middlesex County communities raised the flag of the state of Israel on Yom Ha’atzmaut in celebration of the 75th anniversary of the founding of
The Religious School of Congregation Neve Shalom in Metuchen held an Israel Fair on Sunday, April 23. Nearly 75 students, parents, teachers, and guests attended
Answer: Who is Melissa Klapper? Currently a professor of history and director of Women’s & Gender Studies at Rowan University in Glassboro, New Jersey, Klapper
Reviewing: “Ageing in Medieval Jewish Culture” by Dr. Elisha Russ-Fishbane. Published by the Littman Library of Jewish Civilization, in association with Liverpool University Press. 2022.
Reviewing: “Unearthed: A Lost Actress, a Forbidden Book, and a Search for Life in the Shadow of the Holocaust” by Meryl Frank. Hachette Books. 2023.
