July 11, 2008 RSS feed / Front Page

Grinspoon Steinhardt Foundation recognizes Jewish educator

Sue Feldman, long time Jewish educator in our community, has received a prestigious Grinspoon Steinhardt Foundation national award for excellence in Jewish education for 2008. More...

National / World Briefs

ASSAD: PEACE UNLIKELY BEFORE BUSH LEAVES

JERUSALEM (JTA) - An Israeli-Syrian peace accord is unlikely before President Bush steps down, Bashar Assad said. More...

KABBALAH SEEN AS CAUSE FOR A-ROD SPLIT

JERUSALEM (JTA) - A former trainer for Alex Rodriguez said the star ballplayer's interest in Kabbalah caused the break-up of his marriage. More...

MENDELSSOHN MANUSCRIPT SOLD AT SOTHEBY'S

LONDON (JTA) - A rare manuscript by German Jewish philosopher Moses Mendelssohn was sold at a Sotheby's auction in London. More...

Community

Tips to save on home insurance

(NewsUSA) - It's not wise to go without home insurance, but increasing costs can make paying for protection difficult. Why the high costs? Some homeowners used low interest rates to move into larger homes, which need more coverage. More...

Brite Idea focuses on solar technologies

Brite Idea Energy was founded in 2006 as an alternative energy company focusing on solar technologies. The company is located in Egg Harbor Twp, New Jersey. More...

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DEVOTION BY THE OCEAN (SHABBAT RALA "B)- Rabbi Gaber and friends prepare for Shabbat services Friday, July 4th. Refreshments were served. (Photos courtesy of Congregation Beth Judah) More...

JFS holds annual meeting and installation

Anna Feldman of Linwood has been installed as the new president of Jewish Family Service of Atlantic and Cape May Counties at the recent JFS annual meeting and installation of officers, held at Congregation Beth Judah in Ventnor with over 100 peopl More...

Rabbi Wolpe opens Beth El's Weiss lecture series

Beth El Synagogue at 500 N. Jerome Avenue in Margate will be hosting the Abram & Rose Weiss Lecture Series for the third year. The cost for all three lectures is $15. The first lecture will be by Rabbi Gerald I. More...

Columns

Dimensions

A good year for workers' rights

After Chief Justice John Roberts began his tenure last year, the decisions in cases that involved workers' charges of discrimination came through on the side of the employers. More...

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A View of the Absurd

Publish and perish

Hemingway told Bernard Berenson: "Having books published is very destructive to writing." Salinger put it like this to me and to all writers (of fiction): "There is a marvelous peace in not publishing." King Solomon (in Ecclesiastes) said that "t More...