July 16, 2010 RSS feed / Front Page

23rd Annual House Tour to Benefit Jewish Family Service

Jewish Family Service will host the 23rd Annual House Tour on Monday, Aug. 2, featuring an exclusive tour of six of Absecon Island’s most luxurious homes. From 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. More...

National / World Briefs

Opponents Alarmed as Israeli Conversion Bill Moves Ahead

NEW YORK (JTA) - Opponents of a controversial bill that could give the Orthodox Rabbinate the final say over conversions in Israel are trying to keep the bill from moving ahead in the Israeli Knesset after its surprise introduction and passage by a More...

Record-setting half-year for Israeli tourism

JERUSALEM (JTA)—Some 1.6 million tourists visited Israel in the first half of 2010, setting a record, according to the head of the country’s Tourism Ministry said. More...

Obituaries

JACK LEVY, 64

Jack Levy, 64, of Northfield, died on July 8, 2010. He was born on December 6, 1945 to Morris & Goldie Levy and lived with his family in Atlantic City and later in Pleasantville. More...

Community

Can Kutsher’s, the Catskills’ Last Kosher Resort, be Saved?

MONTICELLO, N.Y. (JTA) — For Yossi Zablocki, it was the phone call of a lifetime. More...

Margate Proclaims Olympic Day at JCC

This year, through a partnership with our nation’s athletes and community based organizations, Olympic Day celebrations have expanded to cities across the country. More...

TJCDS Holds Annual Dinner, Honors Rabbis

On Sunday, June 13, the Clarion Hotel in Egg Harbor Township was the site for the Trocki Jewish Community Day School's annual dinner. The school honored the rabbis of the community. More...

Community Calendar

Jewish Community Calendar

Every Tue., Wed. and Thu. thru August 5 Beth Judah Summer Fun 2010 – Mornings at Early Learning Center for two–to six–year–olds. There is something for every child to enjoy and learn. More...

Grassroots Group Gathers New Ideas for an Organized Future

MESSAGE TO THE COMMUNITY

Last fall, our Jewish community came together for a day of spirited and powerful discussion, prompting many new ideas as to how our community should be organized for the future. More...

Travel with Us to Israel this October

We are delighted to encourage members of our Jewish community to join us in Israel this October. More...

Health and Nutrition

Salt and Your Health

(NewsUSA) - Salt is essential to keeping your body’s fluids in balance. But too much salt can lead to a host of health problems. The chemical name for dietary salt, or table salt, is sodium chloride. Most doctors focus on the sodium part. More...

Columns

Nation Building in Afghanistan

The acronym is COIN for counterinsurgency, but for many Americans the long deadly Afghanistan War is looking more and more like something else – nation building. More...

Cartoon

Full Story

A Time and A Place

Parshas Devarim Shabbat Chazon (July 17, 2010) More...

Synagogues

Synagogues

Friday, 5 AV 5770 Light Candles 8:06 p.m. ORTHODOX Chabad Ventnor Shul Rabbis Avrohom & Yossi Rapoport 6412 Ventnor Ave., Ventnor • 822-8500 Fri. at Candle Lighting. • Sat. 9:30 a.m. More...