As communities across the world prepared to welcome 5781, synagogues were forced to adapt to government-imposed pandemic mandates as well as the science-based recommendations of
When Frumie Gartner and her family moved from Staten Island to Edison in Spring 2019, they were drawn to the area in part because they’d
To make sure local Jewish communities are well informed about the threats they face as Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and Sukkot arrive, the Jewish Federation
As the community prepared for the first night of Selichot and the week before Rosh Hashanah, the Vaad HaRabonim of Raritan Valley offered a compact
This year’s annual Highland Park/Edison Teshuva Lecture to benefit Yad Eliezer, dedicated to the memory of I. David and Miriam Goldstein, will take place via
Anyone who participates in a long-term chavruta knows that the focus of their time together rarely stays confined solely to the subject matter. The two
The synagogue had done its homework and had a smart transition plan worked out. Rabbi David Bassous had served as the spiritual leader of Congregation
There is no objective way for me, as a son, to convey the depth of experiences, the trials and triumphs and successes of my father,
At a time when our faith has been shaken by the tremendous upheaval caused by COVID-19, we need to focus inward and work harder on
It could be the wind-up to a classic joke: What do you get when you bring together a prominent congregational rabbi and Jewish educator, a
While robust discussion and debate on the affordability of yeshiva day schools continues, one thing the COVID-19 era has made clear is that things can
One of the prime features, or challenges, of a fundraising event in the COVID-19 era is that often these functions are stripped down to their
