2+ week, 1+ day ago  (464+ words) I find myself forced to do something that makes" me uncomfortable, but I have to do it. I have to brag. About us, at the Jewish Standard and the New Jersey Jewish News. Four of us won Rockower awards for…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (1730+ words) The Princeton Symphony Orchestra is holding a special birthday party, called Celebrating America at 250. Actually, that would be birthday parties, the weekend of June 19-21. It starts Friday evening with Great Ladies of Jazz, a tribute to the likes of Ella…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (58+ words) The Jewish Standard Jewish Family & Children's Services of Northern New Jersey sponsors the annual Ride to Fight Hunger, beginning and ending in Rockleigh. Food, family fun. Funds raised for JFCS programs for homebound seniors, disabled individuals, and disadvantaged families. The…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (504+ words) ot many people know this, but Elie Wiesel did not want to get married and raise a family. After experiencing the atrocities of the Holocaust, he wanted to dedicate his life to nothing but telling the stories: remember, and not…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (57+ words) The Jewish Standard Rabbi Joshua Rabin of the organization Live On NY presents "Life: Pass It On " Understanding Organ Donation," on Zoom, for the Jewish Federation & Foundation of Rockland County. The talk will describe the organ donation process while examining…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (52+ words) The Jewish Standard Gary A. Rendsburg considers "In Search of David and Solomon" for Kol Rina in South Orange's Independent Minyan on Zoom. Gary A. Rendsburg is the Distinguished Professor in the Department of Jewish Studies at Rutgers University. 10: 30 a. m. For the link:…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (83+ words) The Jewish Standard Female softball players from north and central New Jersey who attend Naaleh High School for Girls in Fair Lawn, Ma'ayanot Yeshiva High School for Girls in Teaneck, the Frisch School in Paramus, and Ilan High School in…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (1410+ words) There is a teaching in Pirkei Avot that has been at the forefront of my mind these past months: "Lo alecha hamlacha ligmor, v'lo ata ben chorin l'hibatel mimena." "You are not obligated to finish the work, but neither are…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (272+ words) In our family home, when our four kids were young, there were two annual special days of pronounced joyous anticipation. The memories of the excitement in our house, those seeming centuries ago, reverberate. We were young, and the house would…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (74+ words) The Jewish Standard The Jewish Historical Society of North Jersey held its annual dinner on May 17 at Temple Beth Tikvah in Wayne. Arthur Barchenko of Wayne and Mickey Levine of New York City, formerly of Paterson, were honored for their…...