January 8, 2010 RSS feed / Front Page

Beth Israel Congregation to Host MLK Commemorative Service

Beth Israel Congregation will commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday by hosting a special program at its Shabbat services on Friday, Jan. 15, at 7:30 p.m., at the synagogue, 1015 E. Park Ave., Vineland. More...

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New Jewish Food Movement Steps Up Focus on Social Justice

PACIFIC GROVE, Calif. (JTA) — Karyn Moskowitz runs the Fresh Stop Project, a food co-op program at a historic black Baptist church in West Louisville, Ky., a lowincome, largely African American neighborhood. More...

Community

Jewish Community Calendar

Jan. 8 — Fri. Guest Speaker at Beth El Synagogue – David Thierman, Esq., will be Beth El Synagogue’s guest speaker at the 8 p.m. service. More...

Guest Speaker at Beth El Synagogue

On Friday evening, Jan. 8, David Thierman, Esq., will be Beth El Synagogue’s guest speaker at the 8 p.m. service. The topic will be “How to Keep and Protect Senior Citizens’s Resources.” Everyone is welcome to attend. More...

Shaloma Hadassah Sells Mah Jong Cards

Send your orders for new cards to Lynn Appel at 16 S. Surrey Ave., Ventnor, NJ 08406. Large cards are $8.00, small cards are $7.00. Hadassah makes a profit so collect orders from everyone you know! Orders must be in by Jan. 31, 2010. More...

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LOCAL SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS. AVODA awarded its annual scholarships at a special dinner last month. This year’s recipients were Max Mittelman and Nicole Magill. (Photo by Phil Greenspun) More...

Israeli Making NBA Points With Sacramento Kings

Omri Casspi made history, when the Sacramento Kings opened its season this year, as the first Israeli to ever play in the NBA. The rookie had a dream start, scoring 15 points in only 19 minutes. More...

Columns

Terror in the Skies

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September 11, 2001 flashed back into the nation’s consciousness on December 25, 2009 when a Northwest jet bound for Detroit from Amsterdam narrowly escaped being blown up by a terrorist bomber. More...

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Sleepless Nights

Can you sleep at night? There is so much trouble in the world. Violence, wars large and small, natural disasters, disease. We all personally know many who are suffering at this very moment. Some are friends and acquaintances living in plain sight. More...