December 3, 2010 RSS feed / Front Page

The Feminine Side of Chanukah

Women in the community are invited to this year’s first Jewish Women’s Circle entitled “The Feminine Side of Chanukah: Herbal Oil Blending.” The program will take place at the Chabad House in Margate on Monday, Dec. More...

National / World Briefs

Federation Board Receives Recommendations of “Grassroots Committee”

At a meeting held earlier this week, representatives of the Grassroots Committee who has devoted more than a year to researching and has been exploring innovative and streamlined Jewish Federation models and other community-building ideas, presented More...

Joan Nathan to Discuss Her Latest Cookbook at the Library of Congress

Joan Nathan, whose name is synonymous with Jewish cooking around the world, will discuss her latest book, “Quiches, Kugels and Couscous: My Search for Jewish Cooking in France,” at the Library of Congress at noon on Monday, Dec. 13. More...

Doughnuts, draft dodgers and sexy paranormalists

ISRAEL UNDER THE RADAR

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Here are some recent stories out of Israel that you may have missed. More...

Obituaries

KLINGHOFFER, EDITH 97

Klinghoffer, Edith 97, passed away on May 15, 2010 at her home in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She was born in Germany and escaped with her parents from the beginning of the Holocaust in 1936. More...

Synagogues

Synagogues

Friday, 26 KISLEV 5771 Light Candles 4:17 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...

Community Calendar

Jewish Community Calendar

Dec. 4 – Sat. Beth Israel in Vineland – Shabbat Chanukah Healing Service. The services, which begin at 9 a.m., are led by Rabbi Alfredo S. Winter, spiritual leader of Beth Israel Congregation. More...

National Museum of American Jewish History Offers Saturday Ticketing Policy

Visitors who wish to see and explore the newly recreated National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia on Saturdays (the Jewish Sabbath) will be able to obtain tickets in advance on the museum’s website, www.nmajh.org, or througho More...

Community Chanukah Celebration at Katz JCC

Bring the whole Mishpacha to the Katz JCC on Wednesday evening, Dec. 8, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., as the community brings in the Chanukah finale together. More...

Congregation Beth Judah Holds Installation

.Hazzan Jeffrey S. Myers will be officially installed as the Cantor at Congregation Beth Judah, Ventnor, on Sunday morning, Dec. 5, at 10 a.m. More...

Columns

Just a Regular Guy, Shopping for Prunes

I have to admit that grocery shopping is not one of my favorite activities, but it’s something that you have to do. Even when I was much younger, Mama would tell me, “you get hungry and you like to eat? Yes? No? More...

Ratify the New Start Arms Control Treaty Now!

President Obama signed the New Start Arms Control Treaty with President Dmitri Medvedev of Russia on April 8, 2010 in Prague, continuing the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (Start) that had expired in December. More...

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Community

Interfaith Thanksgiving service is hosted by Temple Beth Shalom of Brigantine.

The event drew a packed house as congregants sing along. More...

Emeth Shalom to Hold New Year's Eve Party

Temple Emeth Shalom will hold a gala New Year's Eve Party at the Temple, 8501 Ventnor Ave., Margate. More...

Beth Judah, Ventnor, Begins Weekly Discussion Group

Following Shabbat services, Rabbi Aaron Gaber, will be exploring a Hasidic text entitled Netivot Shalom, written by Rabbi Shalom Noach Berezovsky (1911-2000). More...