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June 18, 2008  RSS feed
Look who came to dinner:
Temple Emanuel opened its doors for Shabbat meal; 350 responded
They did not wait for Pesach. On Friday night, May 30, Temple Emanuel's professional and lay leadership invited all who were hungry- spiritually and/or physically- for a free Shabbat dinner and service. Three-hundred and fifty responded. About half were congregants, the other half guests, according to Adrienne Mintz, who co-chaired the dinner with Robin Miller. More...
Community rejoices as Israel turns 60
By VOICE STAFF

More than 400 community members turned out at Southern New Jersey's June 1 Israel 60 Festival at Cooper River Park. Rabbi Jerome P. David, Temple Emanuel and Israel 60 co-chair with Joan Feinberg, served as master of ceremonies. Highlights included an opening procession of community groups, Hatikvah led by the Harry B. More...

Yad Vashem goes Hebrew on YouTube

Yad Vashem launched a Hebrew channel on YouTube. The channel, which began operations last week, joins the English and Arabic Yad Vashem channels that were launched last month and have had more than 600,000 views. More...

 Local News
• article has image MEET GAELA COHEN…
'Hashem is my boss & life is good,' says ebullient local artist
EDUCATION: The School of Visual Arts in New York, and the Academy of Fine Arts and Philadelphia Museum College of Art in Pennsylvania. FAMILY: Her mother, Pearl Cohen, had a lingerie and dress store in Camden. She was also a display artist. More...
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 Mideast
• RELATIONS
Israel will change approach to Diaspora
The Israeli government will present a "more humble" policy for its relations with the Diaspora. A policy report featuring the government strategy's redefining its Diaspora ties will be made public tomorrow at the Jewish Agency Board of Governors meeting in Jerusalem, The Jerusalem Post reported. More...
• SHALIT
• article has image Mofaz may be playing showoff with threats against Iran
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 Agency
• article has image JFCS unveils dynamic new logo
Samost Jewish Family and Children's Service has developed a new logo and tagline that will appear on all agency stationery, marketing materials, publications, advertisements and other documents. More...
• Katz & YAD join to present outdoor family MusicFest
• A scoop of history for Silver Circle
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 Federation
• CAMPAIGN DOLLARS AT WORK
JDC Helps Elderly Around The World
During times of emergency, the elderly feel trapped in their homes- often with little understanding of what is happening around them. The American Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) has established an Emergency Supportive Community program to provide relief from the anxiety and fear caused by ongoing emergency situations. More...
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 World News
• article has image Analysis: 'Sleight of mouth'- McCain pitches Iraq war in plea for Jewish voters
WASHINGTON - No confessional bloc rejects the Iraq war more than American Jews do. But in a bit of political jiu jitsu, John McCain is making the policy his own in his plea for Jewish votes. More...
• Rabbis join torture ban bid
• Schwartz named Air Force chief
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 Life Cycles
• Celebrations
B'nai Mitzvah Adath Emanu-El JEFFREY MICHAEL WEISSMAN, son of Susan and David Weissman, on June 7. HALEY LEVITHAN, daughter of Rosa and Arik Levithan, on June 7. SAMUEL MOIR, son of Joanne and James Moir, on June 14. More...
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 Obituaries
• DEATH NOTICES
ESTHER (nee Bernstein) BERNSTEIN, of Cherry Hill, died on May 31. Wife of the late David Bernstein. Mother of Joel (Lila) Bernstein and Elizabeth (Howard) Greenberg. Grandmother of six and greatgrandmother of 10. More...
• Lester Nelinson dies; was JCC director
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 Do It!
• Events
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18 TEMPLE EMANUEL The Henry Raich Sr. Group will hold its Brown Bag Lunch Meeting at noon. Rabbi David and Rabbi Mangel will discuss "Reform Judaism and Chassidism - Closer Than You Might Think." Call 489-0029 for details. More...
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 Going Solo
• Events
FRIDAY, JUNE 20 CONG. BETH EL Singles Shabbat service at 8 p.m. Call Norma Kamis at 662-7916 for details. SUNDAY, JUNE 22 MOSAIC OUTDOOR CLUB OF PHILA. Visit to the Rosenbach Museum and Library at noon to view the Maurice Sendak exhibit and a house tour. We will meet at the entrance of the museum. More...
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 Kid Stuff
• Events
FRIDAY, JUNE 20 TEMPLE EMANUEL Tot Shabbat at 7 p.m. for children up to five years old. Call 489-0029 for details. CONG. M'KOR SHALOM Family Services at 7:30 p.m. for families with school aged children. This is an opportunity to worship together with stories and music. Call 424-4220 for details. More...
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 Editorial
• EDITORIALS…
Promoting economic justice a Jewish obligation
Sometimes is takes a scandal to draw attention to something that should have been a community focus much earlier. Such is the case with Agriprocessors, the largest producer of kosher meat in the United States. The Postville, Iowa company was the target of a recent federal raid. The company is suspected of widespread worker abuse and hiring illegal immigrants. More...
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 Columns
• article has image Book clubs important to Israel's cultural development
REHOVOT, ISRAEL- A sharp battle recently raged on the pages of Tel Aviv's daily Ha'aretz about which group had the honor of establishing Israel's first English-language book club. More...
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 Letters
• DEAR EDITOR
Rabbi concerned with intermarriage, assimilation
I am writing in response to the May 23 letter written by Ruth Abrams and called, "Don't blame Interfaith Marriages." I am concerned that Ms. Abrams and all those that champion the cause of embracing intermarriage are simply romanticizing our attrition instead of seeing clearly the imminent implosion of Jewry it is causing. More...
• Decries June 4 article about intermarriage
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 Religion Column
• article has image The Torah helps us view life with an open mind
Parshat Shelach Num. 13:1-15:41 Parshat Shelach contains one of the most depressing episodes in world history- the slander of the 10 spies against our homeland Israel. This resulted in the divine decree that the masses would not merit to enter into the land of Israel after forty years- rather their children would. More...
• Reform Jews launch new siddur
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