5+ hour, 5+ min ago   (1155+ words) The emotion was palpable in the pews Friday night at Beth Israel Congregation's first Shabbat service since its synagogue was targeted by an arsonist last week. "We will not only survive, we will thrive," the congregation's student rabbi and spiritual…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (221+ words) Neil Brandt in his tallit from 1965. The idea gained momentum when Brandt, a longtime member of Temple Beth Shalom, realized his 60th anniversary was approaching. When he reached out to ask whether he might read Torah and Haftarah to mark the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (56+ words) Dreidel Dash shows the pride of the Jewish community'Jewish Community Voice Dreidel Dash shows the pride of the Jewish community On December 14, the community came together to light Chanukah candles in a moment that held both joy and gravity. Pictured…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (779+ words) Rabbi Julius Berman, who led the Orthodox Union and a myriad of other prominent Jewish communal organizations across the Orthodox and secular Jewish world, has died at 90. Born in Lithuania in 1935 to Rabbi Henoch and Sarah Berman, Berman immigrated with…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (9+ words) Published by the Jewish Federation of Southern New Jersey...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (674+ words) Parashat Shemot Ex. 1:1-6:1 The Hebrew name of the Torah's second book is Shemot'Names." At first glance, this seems odd, as the book's content appears better captured by the Greek-derived title Exodus," referring to the escape of our ancestors from Egypt....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (272+ words) Stuart and Marylee Alperin have been giving generously to the Jewish Federation of Southern New Jersey (JFSNJ) for many years. Proud members of the Silver Circle Society, exclusive for donors who have given any amount to JFSNJ and its agencies…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (192+ words) Archaeologists have uncovered a 2,000-year-old Jewish ritual bath beneath the Western Wall Plaza in Jerusalem that bears ash and destruction debris from the Roman conquest of the city in 70 C.E., officials said. The find, announced recently by the Israel Antiquities Authority…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (293+ words) As we step into a new year, I have been thinking about what it means to build a strong and vibrant Jewish community in a time when the world still feels uncertain. This past year showed us how much we…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (9+ words) Published by the Jewish Federation of Southern New Jersey...