NAMES: Rabbi Avi & Mina Richler STATUS: Married two years and two months MOTTO: "No Jew left behind," because Rabbi Shneerson believed in caring for every Jew. His legacy lives and he lives through his message. HOBBY: Making music with whoever wants to join them. Avi plays guitar, Mina, piano. More...

Musicians not so long ago would be regarded as colossal sell-outs for licensing their work for use in a TV commercial. More...

Samost Jewish Family and Children's Service and the National Association of Social Workers recently declared March 2008 as National Social Worker Month. More...

Celebrate your independence in the capital of the Jewish homeland. Imagine a July 4 Shabbat dinner in Jerusalem. Dine under the stars at an authentic Bedouin hafla (feast). Meet new Ethiopian immigrants and explore the South. More...

NEW YORK (JTA)- A U.S. federal judge vacated a $174-million judgment against the Palestinian Authority. Relatives of Aharon Ellis, killed in a 2002 terrorist attack in Israel, won a $174-million judgment in 2006 after the Palestinian Authority refused to defend itself on charges that its officials had enabled terrorism, claiming the immunity of sovereign states. More...

Elise and Nick Croce of Cherry Hill and Dr. Steven and Beverly Hersh of Cherry Hill, announce the engagement of their children, Adina Sarah Croce and Todd Kenneth Hersh. Adina graduated with honors from Rutgers Univ. with a B.S. degree in marketing. She is a sales representative with Idearc Media. More...

WILLIAM BECKER, of Cherry Hill, died on March 26. Husband of Mona (nee Wakim) Becker. Father of Jodi (Francis) Erb, Dolly Colby and Susan (Henry) Bazarte. Brother of Sylvia (Dr. Len) Doloff. Grandfather of nine and great-grandfather to many. Mr. Becker was a Korean War Air Force Veteran, journalist, speech writer, advertising and public relations specialist. More...

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9 ADATH EMANU-EL Y.E.S. (Young Exceptional Seniors) Club Meeting at noon. The guest speaker will be Morris and Helyn Ostroff who will discuss the story of the "Little Shul on the Prairie." Bring your own lunch. More...

SUNDAY, APRIL 13 Mosaic Outdoor Club of Phila. Walk around the lake in Core Creek Park followed by a walk through historic area in Newtown, PA. The group will meet at Tiffany's Diner on Roosevelt Blvd. at 11 a.m. to carpool and may go out to lunch afterwards. Call Janet at 215-673-9605 for details. More...

Camp and Tour Consultants Judy Macnow 610-446-2267 or 800-609-2267 judy@campandtour.com www.campandtour.com FREE camp referral service. Selecting a camp is an important decision. More...

Passover begins on Saturday night Apr. 19 with a seder recalling the exodus from Egypt. We hear of the bitterness of bondage and the Jewish people's emergence as a free people. Once we made bricks for Pharaoh, now we are free people serving only God. Indeed, Passover is known as the Festival of Freedom. More...

Muhammad Ali was nothing. He was big and brown and buff and he scared the life out of most who would join him in the ring. "I don't get it," I said to Ali, after he invited me to spend a couple of days with him at his training camp in Deer Lake. More...

Q. Your favorite seder memory? A. When my young son could help his older cousin read the four questions because of his Kellman education- Eve Bandler, COO Jewish Federation of Southern NJ A. More...

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