October 2, 2009 RSS feed / Front Page

JCC Jewish Author Series: David Kushner

The first in a series of five intriguing Jewish Authors appearing at the Katz JCC this autumn will be David Kushner speaking on Thursday, Oct. 22 at 7:30 p.m. Kishner is a contributing editor of Wired, Rolling Stone and Maxim Magazine. More...

National / World Briefs

New Jewish Museum Unveils Top Jewish 18

PHILADELPHIA (Jewish Exponent/JTA) - Isaac Bashevis Singer didn't care much for the 1983 Barbra Streisand-starring film adaptation of his short story "Yentel the Yeshiva Boy." The late Nobel Prize-winning author couldn't picture a serious Talmud s More...

Obituaries

LOIS DUBIN GOTTLIEB

Lois Dubin Gottlieb of Pompano Beach, Florida, and formerly of Atlantic City, died on Sept. 27, 2009. More...

Community

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Students of the Abram & Rose Weiss Beth El Religious School getting ready for the Rosh Hashana holidays, eating apples and honey, making apple and honey plates and learning the appropriate blessings and traditions with their teachers. More...

Honorable Menschen'

Anyone deserving of an 'Honorable Menschen,' can contact Howard Berger via his e-mail: Howardberger9798@aol.com or by fax: 822-3670. More...

Anniversaries

59 - Senker Leonard & Melva Oct. 8, Ventnor City 56 - Frankel Milton & Shirley Oct. 4, Margate 56 - Kanter Earl & Ruth Oct. 4, Margate 53 - Schnabel Nancy & William Oct. More...

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CONGREGATION BETH JUDAH'S SEASHORE USY members prepare bags donated by Casel's Market to be filled with food donations for Operation Isaiah Yom Kippur Food Drive, which will benefit the food pantry at Jewish Family Services. More...

Hebrew Conversation Class Begins Fall Semester

IVRIT B'KULAM

Certified and qualified Hebrew language teacher, Irit Harari, of Philadelphia, will be returning to the community as of Monday evening, October 5th to again offer two levels of Hebrew language and conversation to members of our community. More...

Columns

Grebenes and Other Forbidden Foods

Today it is a sign of admiration for someone to say, "Look how slim she is!" Or "He never seems to put on a pound. I wonder what his secret is."

Food always played a significant part in our lives as we grew up. I can still hear Mama making her traditional comment, "Maybe a new dress I don't have, but believe you me, there's always enough food on the table." And there certainly was. More...

From Fear to Festivities

Fear and trembling. Those have been our primary religious emotions during the past several weeks. More...

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Synagogues

Synagogues

Friday, 14 TISHREI 5770

Light Candles 6:22 p.m. ORTHODOX Chabad Ventnor Shul Rabbis Avrohom & Yossi Rapoport 6412 Ventnor Ave., Ventnor • 822-8500 Fri. at Candlelighting. • Sat. 9:30 a.m. Davening followed by Kiddish Chelsea Hebrew Cong. More...