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RABBI BRADLEY BLEEFELD AND CANTOR MARLENA TAENZER display the nine Sifrei Torah of the merging congregations Temple Beth Hillel of Carmel and Beth Abraham of Bridgeton before a crowd of almost 300 revelers at the 100th Anniversary of Temple Beth Hill More...

New book about history of Jewish AC area businesses in search of photos

If you or your family had a business in or around the Atlantic City area before the 1960s and you have any photos of the storefront, interiors and/or the founders/owners, you have only a few weeks left to submit them for inclusion in a new book to More...

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Remembering Matthew Shepard
JOYCE S. ANDERSON Special to the Jewish Times

October 12, 2008 marks the tenth anniversary of the death of Matthew Shepard in Laramie Wyoming. Who was he? How did he die? Why did his death stir the conscience of the nation? And what has happened in the ten years since his death? More...

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'Time is on my side, Yes it is!'
BARRY RUBIN Special to the Jewish Times

So sang the Rolling Stones. But which side has time working in its favor? That's one of the Middle East's most intriguing and controversial questions. More...

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Synagogues

Synagogues

Friday, 4 Tishrei 5769 Light Candles 6:19 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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Cooking demo and seminar features recipes from N.J. Holocaust survivors

Atlantic Cape Community College's Academy of Culinary Arts and the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey Holocaust Resource Center have been awarded a Humanities Festival Grant for a seminar and cooking demonstration, "From Europe to New Jersey: A More...

Beth Israel Celebrates 20 Years With Rabbi David M. Weis

Congregation Beth Israel is celebrating a milestone anniversary this fall - the 20th anniversary of Rabbi David M. Weis assuming the pulpit. The synagogue is planning a weekendlong celebration in his honor, starting Friday, Oct. More...

Obituaries

HELEN C. RATICOFF, 98

Helen C. Raticoff, 98, of Margate, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Sept. 23, in Voorhees, N.J. More...

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Community

A message to the community for the High Holiday Season

By Rabbi M.J. Applebaum Young Israel of Margate

The High Holiday Season is here and as we go about our daily routine, most people mull over the usual list of thngs that have to get done. More...

Chabad brings tefillin, connection to Jews serving prison time

HIGH HOLIDAYS FEATURE
By Naomi Tarlow

NEW YORK (JTA) — Charles Smith tries to recall the last time he participated in the tefillin ritual as the rabbinical student wraps his arm. "It's been a long time," Smith says, then recites the corresponding prayer. More...

Fast, easy recipes to beat the Yom Kippur rush

HIGH HOLIDAYS FEATURE
By Linda Morel

NEW YORK (JTA) - It's a scramble every year, but Jews somehow manage to beat the clock getting dinner to the table on Yom Kippur eve - the most hurried meal on the holiday calendar. More...

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