RABBI AVROHOM RAPOPORT, director of Chabad at the Shore, looks skyward as he and Atlantic County residents get ready to recite the Blessing of the Sun - Birkat Hachamah - a historic morning ritual that occurs once in 28 years. More...
Rabbi Jules and Navah Harlow, of New York City, will be guests in our community on Sunday, April 26, at the Katz JCC of Margate, sponsored by the Adult Education Committee of the Board of Jewish Education. More...
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The United States commended changes in the draft document for "Durban II" but said more was needed to entice it into joining the anti-racism conference. Jewish groups had welcomed the U.S. More...
NEW YORK (JTA - Leaders of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations called for a walkout when the president of Iran speaks in Geneva next week. More...
Lifshin, Nachama, 77, of Linwood, passed away suddenly at her residence in Brandall Estates on April 13, 2009. She was born in Kajan, Belarus in 1931 as the oldest daughter of Jacob and Rachel Lifshin. More...
SHALOM HOUSE CELEBRATED 27 YEARS WITH A FESTIVE ANNIVERSARY PARTY that included the entertainer, Tony De Luca and a delicious meal that was made affordable by Board President, Harry Brown and the Board of Directors. More...
Friday evening services at Temple Emeth Shalom will now begin at 7:30 p.m. Rabbi Gordon Geller will deliver the following sermon topics for the month of April: April 17: Why conflict is crucial, April 24: Voyaging toward a meaningfull life. More...
LAST WEEK, PRESIDENT OBAMA held what is believed to have been the first-ever Passover seder dinner in the White House, in the Old Family Dining Room. Official White House photo by Peter Souza. See story on Page 3. More...
Dramatist and novelist Paddy Chayefsky (who died in 1981) wrote some terrific plays and novels. He wrote the screenplay for the (underrated) movie "The Americanization of Emily," from the novel by William Bradford Huie. More...