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Beth Israel Celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King
      The Congregation Beth Israel choir will play host to the New Hope Baptist Church choir as they join together in song to celebrate the life of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King. The event will take place during Shabbat services at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 16. Reverend John Howard, pastor of the New Hope Baptist Church, Atlantic City, will be the featured speaker.
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Kidapalooza - Family Fun Day at the JCC
      The JCC will centerpiece family fun with its first annual Kidpalooza, on Sunday afternoon, Jan. 11, from 1:30 to 4 p.m. The event will include a children's comedian, interactive magician, face painting, art projects and a live animal show.
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JCC postpones 'Standup for Peace' show
      The Milton & Betty Katz JCC of Margate will reschedule the "Standup For Peace Comedy Show" that was scheduled for Jan. 11, due to the sensitive nature of current events in Israel. The "Stand Up For Peace" event will be part of the upcoming Summer Festival Of The Arts that will take place in May through August 2009. A new date for the event will be announced soon.
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Chabad's Chuck E Cheese Chanukah Party
     Enjoying delicious jelly doughnuts.
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Chai CookOff
      Congegation Beth Judah will hold its first Chai CookOff on Jan. 24, at 7 p.m. The evening will include a Food Networkstyle Iron Chef competition with a kosher twist and a secret ingedient. While you watch the competition you will have a three-course gourmet meal so you can taste the food for yourself. There will also be a silent auction and music (unplugged) by the Change.
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MLK Beach Service
      Please join us for an interfaith service project in memory of Dr. King. We will meet at the Newport Ave. gazebo by the Ventnor Library on Mon. Jan. 19th at 3 p.m. We will be cleaning the beach (where we host Jammin' Jewz every summer), stabilizing the dune by planting dormant grass, and sharing stories and songs of freedom around the campfire.
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Musical Friday Night Services at Beth Judah
      Friday nights at Congregation Beth Judah now include Beth Judah Alive! and Beth Judah Alive! Unplugged service. Beth Judah Alive! is a fully instrumental Friday night service, while Beth Judah Alive! Unplugged is a more relaxed and mellow service which includes acoustic instruments.
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Cooking Demonstration
      Jamie Geller, author of Quick and Kosher: Recipes, will share her culinary secrets to produce a fabulous gourmet meal. Sample some of her delicious recipes as Jamie sprinkles her own inspiring and hilarious story of how a young HBO executive entered into marriage and kosher cooking without knowing a spatula from a saucepan. Join Torah Links on Sun. evening, Jan.
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Speed Dating Event
      By the Sea Singles networking group is hosting its Annual Marathon Speed Dating Event. The event will be held on Sat., Jan. 24, 2009 from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m. at the Atlantic City Country Club on Shore Road in Northfield.
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JCC Mahjong Brunch
      Come to the Milton & Betty Katz JCC on Fri., Jan. 23, at 10:30 AM for a tasty bagel spread and a chance to play mahjong with other players in the community. There will be lots of great raffle prizes and a great chance to meet other mahjong enthusiasts in our community. All players and skill levels are welcome.
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Beth El blood drive
      Beth El Synagogue's annual Red Cross blood drive will take place at the synagogue on Monday, Jan. 26, from noon to 6 p.m. Call Joyce in the Beth El office if you have any questions or would like to make an appointment, 823-2725.
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Free tickets for educators to Bay-Atlantic Symphony's education concerts
      Teachers and music educators can reserve free tickets for the 2009 education concerts, sponsored by the Bay-Atlantic Symphony. The 2009 Gus Cilento, M.D. Education Concerts, will take place on Friday, May 1, 2009, at 9:45 and 11:15 a.m., at the Frank Guaracini, Jr.
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Jewish Community Calendar
      Jan. 11 — Sun. Live Cooking Demo - Jamie Geller, author of Quick and Kosher: Recipes. Join Torah Links at JCC of Greater Monmouth County, 100 Grant Ave. Deal, NJ. 6:30 pm. Tickets are $18.00 in advance, $22.00 at the door. Log onto www.torahlinks.org or call 732-367-0600, ext. 15.
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NORTHFIELD RABBI JOINS JCDS CHILDREN
      Rabbi David Weis, spiritual leader of Congregation Beth Israel in Northfield, joined with some of the children of Northfield's Jewish Community Day School and helped the students light their Chanukah candles on the third day of the holiday.
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Sofia Restaurant Makes Generous Contribution to Community Food Bank
      On Tuesday, December 23, 2008, there was a Holiday Food Delivery to the Community Food Bank of New Jersey, Southern Branch made possible from the generous contributions from the recent Wine Tasting Party held at Sofia Restaurant of Margate, NJ.
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     SHORE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL VOLUNTEERS Following a 29-year tradition, Temple Emeth Shalom members have volunteered their services at Shore Memorial Hospital on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day in order to enable some employees to spend that time at home with their families. Pictured, left to right, are Marilyn Coleman, chairman of volunteers; Betty Rimm; Ellen Rosenfield, who has participated in this program for all 29 years; and Mary Ann Woolbert, in the background, a member of Shore Memorial Hospital's volunteer staff. Others who took part are: Janet Bumson, Rochelle Salway, Rose Vender, Shirley Belitsky, Richard Goukler, Jack Coleman and Barbara Kligerman.
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