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Israel's chief Rabbi, Rabbi Yonah Metzger (third from left), was the special guest of Young Israel of Margate at the shul's Founders' Day Dinner last month. More...

Creating a Donor Advised Fund is easy

By David Ira Schultz

Did you know that it's easy to create a permanent legacy to perpetuate your name and ideals, while securing the future of the Jewish people for generations to come? More...

National / World Briefs

REFORM RABBIS EMBRACE ETHICAL KASHRUT

NEW YORK (JTA) — The Reform movement's rabbinical group endorsed the Conservative movement's ethical kosher initiative. More...

GOOGLE RESPONDS TO ZOA COMPLAINT

NEW YORK (JTA) — The Zionist Organization of America applauded Google for removing what the group deemed as objectionable material about Israel from its Google Earth service. More...

CANADIAN ELECTION FALLS ON SUKKOT

JERUSALEM (JTA) — The date widely being touted for the next federal election in Canada falls on Sukkot. In a message to the Prime Minister's Office, the Canadian Jewish Congress has cautioned that the date, Oct. More...

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Obituaries

FRIEDA B. STERN (NEE BLUMENTHAL), 92

Frieda B. Stern (nee Blumenthal), 92, of Ventnor, died peacefully at home, surrounded by her loving children on Sunday, Aug. 31. She was the wife of the late Morris Stern. More...

SADIE NAUY, 100

Sadie Nauy, 100, of Atlantic City, passed away at home on August 30. Born in Atlantic City, she was a lifelong shore resident. Sadie was a philanthropist who gave selflessly to Jewish causes. Graveside services were private. More...

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Synagogues

Synagogues

Friday, 5 ELUL 5768 Light Candles 7:04 p.m. ORTHODOX Chabad Ventnor Shul Rabbis Avrohom & Yossi Rapoport 6412 Ventnor Ave., Ventnor • 822-8500 Fri. at Candlelighting. • Sat. 9:30 a.m. More...

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ODYSSEY 2008 Updates format

Odyssey 2088, sponsored by the Board of Jewish Education, will be held at the Milton and Betty Katz Jewish Community Center in Margate on Sunday, Sept. 14. More...

The Milton & Betty Katz JCC wants to send you to Israel this winter for free!

Rregistration fot the JCC Maccabi Israel and Taglit-Birthright Israel trips opens Sept. 10 at the Milton and Betty Katz Jewish Community Center of Margate. More...

JUDAISM COMES TO LIFE WITH CHABAD'S TORAH FACTORY.

JUDAISM COMES TO LIFE WITH CHABAD'S TORAH FACTORY. A group of campers from Camp by the Sea had an opportunity to get an up close look at a real Torah Scroll at Chabad's Torah Factory Workshop. More...

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Collision Course in Iraq
JOYCE S. ANDERSON Special to the Jewish Times

A year before the surge of 30,000 American troops moved into Baghdad, the Awakening Councils had emerged in Anbar Province - once considered the most dangerous area in Iraq for American and Iraqi soldiers. More...

A View of the Absurd

I'm trapped In your commercial
JACK ENGELHARD Special to the Jewish Times

Say this about the 1960s. Those years were spontaneous. We didn't know what's coming next. Anything could happen and it usually did and sometimes it was good and sometimes it was bad, but in either case it was real. More...

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Community

JCC Dinner & Movie event: Atonement

The next JCC Dinner and Movie event will showcase Oscar winner "Atonement" on Tuesday, Sept. 23. JCC's Dinner and a Movie event includes a full course meal including salad, soup and dessert. Dinner will begin at 5 p.m. More...

JCC trip to the Grounds for Sculpture

The Milton and Betty Katz Jewish Community Center has planned a visit to the Grounds For Sculpture in Hamilton, N.J., on Thursday, Sept. 25. More...

Judaism comes to life with Chabad's Torah Factory

Rabbi Sholom Rapoport of Chabad teaches children about the ancient art of Torah Writing. More...

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