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Beth Israel Youth Perform Memorial Day Mitzvah

This Memorial Day weekend, members of Congregation Beth Israel's Mitzvah Corp did a special Mitzvah in conjunction with The Jewish War Veterans Post #39 of Atlantic County. Jewish War Veteran, Dr. More...

Interfaith Dialogue at the JCC: 'Are We At War With Islam?'

The Milton and Betty Katz Jewish Community Center of Margate will host the first of a series of Interfaith Dialogues at the Center, on Thursday, June 4 at 7:30 p.m. More...

Columns

THE RABBI'S SHAVUOT MESSAGE:

We Are A Nation Only By Virtue of the Torah
By Rabbi Max Fox

The Rabbis remark: "Everything depends on luck, even the Torah in the Ark." One Torah is read from constantly; the other one stands in a comer of the Holy Ark, forlorn and deserted. This applies equally well to the Jewish festivals. More...

Dimensions

Guessing Game in Pennsylvania
JOYCE S. ANDERSON Special to the Jewish Times

Arlen Specter, the senior senator from Pennsylvania, dropped a political bombshell on the morning of April 28 when he released a statement that said he was switching to the Democratic Party. More...

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Synagogues

Synagogues

Friday, 6 SIVAN 5769 Light Candles 7:58 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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A Return to New Orleans To Build Up, Not Tear Down

During the summer of 2006 about 15 local activists joined others from Boca Raton, Florida, in a "family mission" to help with the volunteer effort to clean up New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina. More...

H.G. ROSIN SENIOR CENTER OF BERON-JOAS HOSTS WATERCOLOR EXHIBIT.

H.G. ROSIN SENIOR CENTER OF BERON-JOAS HOSTS WATERCOLOR EXHIBIT. Autumn leaves, snow-covered landscapes, pastel skies and wildlife celebrate the beauty of nature in this watercolor exhibit at the Rosin Senior Center. More...

Obituaries

REV. FRANKLIN H. LITTELL,

SCHOLAR OF THE HOLOCAUST

The Rev. Franklin H. Littell, 91, of Merion Station, a Methodist minister widely acknowledged as the father of modern Holocaust studies in America, died Saturday at home after a long illness. Mr. More...

ELMER 'GUY' BUCKSBAUM

Elmer "Guy" Bucksbaum of Pleasantville and Davie, FL, on May 22, 2009, at the age of 89, slipped from the land of the living and into a peaceful rest in the great beyond. More...

RONALD A. STARK

Ronald A. Stark died on May 20, 2009. He was a salesman and resided in Northeast Philadelphia. He was the loving father of Michael and Arlene, Todd and the late Brad Stark, beloved son of Dorothy F. Stark and the late Leonard L. More...

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Community

Congregation Beth Judah Confirmands for Shavuot 5769

Front (L-R): Jeremy Sless, Ashlee Ludwig, Sarah Linn, Ella Melker, Tamar Lewkowitz, Jarad Rosenthal. Second Row (L-R): Hazzan Alan M. Smolen, Benjamin Bromberg Gaber, Joshua Brandt, Logan Chipkin, Ben Brezel, Rabbi Aaron M. Gaber. More...

Emeth Shalom Programs

PULPIT EXCHANGE: The Rev. Bob Stahler addressed Emeth Shalom's congregation at the Church/Synagogue Pulpit exchange. Pictured, left to right, are Marc Needleman, president of Temple Emeth Shalom, the Rev. Stahler, and Rabbi Gordon Geller. More...

BJE's Ivrit B'Kulam Continues All Spring

Because of popular demand, Ivrit B'Kulam, Hebrew language Ulpan classes at the Katz JCC, sponsored by the Board of Jewish Education, will now continue through mid-June. More...

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