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December 3, 2008  RSS feed
Going all out at Blank Rome Arts, Books, Culture Fest
Blank Rome Festival of Arts, Books & Culture at the Katz JCC
Thousands of Delaware Valley residents enjoyed the nine day festival which featured authors, artists, and entertainers from the world of art, literature, dance, sports and medicine. More...
Siris TRC reopens during teachers' workshops
Back again & better than ever:
By HARRIET KESSLER Voice staff

Federation's Department of Jewish Education was cooking! Not only did it restore its popular NJEA Day Teachers' Workshops, but it reopened its Siris Teachers Resource Center all on the same day. More...

Kosher meat back on local shelves
By DAVID PORTNOE Voice staff

The major shortage of kosher meat which has bedeviled consumers across the United States is on the way to being resolved, according to local suppliers and retailers in Southern New Jersey. Following the bankruptcy and shutdown of Agriprocessors' meatpacking plant in Postville, Iowa, other suppliers have begun to fill the void in the market. More...

 Local News
• article has image Cherry Hill girl donates her hair to help those with cancer
MEET BRITTANY LAZAR…
AGE: 16 PARENTS: Andi and Michael Lazar PETS: Cats Oreo and Muffin FAVORITE SINGER: Christina Aguilera FAVORITE FOOD: "Anything Italian" FAVORITE MOVIE: "Practical Magic" starring Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman Although she often thought about donating her hair to a cancer patient, Brittany Lazar could not get past two issues. More...
• article has image Ner Tamid bowls to victory in recent JAG tournament
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 Mideast
• PLO jumps gun on Palestinian state
PRESIDENT ABBAS?
The PLO named Mahmoud Abbas the president of the future state of Palestine. In a show of support, the group gave the Palestinian Authority president the symbolic title held by the late Yasser Arafat. Abbas, the leader of the West Bank, has had frequent clashes with Hamas, which took over the Gaza Strip in June 2007. More...
• Bank leader says Israel protected
• article has image Israel facing grim threat assessment for 2009, according to security officials
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 Agency
• article has image JCF seminar tackles retirement's risks
The Katz JCC Family Activity Center was filled on Nov. 12 with concerned adults, primed to learn more about financial risk and how it affects the retirement years. More...
• article has image Cahns, Ravitzs make Major Gifts happen
• Pajamas prove tool for building Jewish identity
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 Federation
• Calling all Volunteers! We Need You for Super Sunday/Super Week 2009
Super Sunday/Super Week, the annual phone-a-thon to benefit the Jewish Federation Annual Campaign is quickly approaching! More than 500 volunteers, young and old, are needed on Sunday, Jan. 25 from 9 a.m. 8 p.m. at the Weinberg Jewish Community Campus in Cherry Hill to help with this massive community-wide effort. Follow up calls will be made from Jan. More...
• article has image "I love volunteering my time"
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 World News
• Palestinian civil war casts shadow over peace talks
WASHINGTON—Presidentelect Barack Obama's refrain of "change" has become a source of inspiration to many American Jews who wish to see Palestinian- Israeli peace talks assume greater importance as compared to the last eight years under President Bush. More...
• Muslim charity loses in court
• Grass-roots bid launched for Pollard
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 Life Cycles
• article has image Birth:
DORFNER Tinamarie and Scott Dorfner, along with big brothers Joshua and Aaron, announce the birth of their daughter and sister, Ava Nicole (Aya Natania) on Sept. 19. Sharing in their happiness are grandparents Joyce Nicolo of Mt. Laurel and Geraldine Dorfner of Sunrise, FL. Ava's aunts and uncles are Denise Nicolo, Ginny Federico, and Richard Federico. More...
• article has image Weddings:
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 Obituaries
• DEATH NOTICES
MORTON ABRAMSON, of Lake Worth, FL, died on Nov. 10. Husband of Evie (nee Cooper) Abramson. Father of Leslie and Jerry Serlen, Judi and Howard Peltzman and Dr. Rabbi Shmuel (Brad) and Joy Abramson. Grandfather of 13 and great-grandfather of nine. Morton worked as a financial consultant for Prudential Securities in Cherry Hill and retired in 1990. More...
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 Do It!
• Events
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3 CONG. BETH EL The program entitled "A View from the White house: What Michelle is Going to See" will be presented by Dr. Myra Gutin at 7:30 p.m. There in no charge. Contact 675- 1166 ext. 309 for details. More...
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 Going Solo
• Events
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18 SOUTH JERSEY JEWISH SINGLES Meeting at Temple Emanuel at 7 p.m. All are welcome. YOUNG JEWISH LEADERSHIP CONCEPTS Young, professionals in their 20's and 30's are invited to take this leadership tour of Israel. Space is limited. For more information, visit www.yjlc.org or call 800-223-9552. More...
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 Kid Stuff
• Events
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5 ADATH EMANU-EL Tot Shabbat at 5:45 p.m. for children up to second grade and their families. All are welcome. Call 608-1200 for details. Family Shabbat Service at 7 p.m. Open to the public. Call 608-1200 for details. More...
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 Editorial
• Carnage in India must refocus attention
When Americans went to the polls last month, the main issue on the minds of a vast majority of voters was the economy. Last week, however, the world's attention was jolted away from the global markets and back onto the issue of international terrorism. The horrific terror attacks in Mumbai, India were a tragic reminder that the world is still a very dangerous place. More...
• article has image DRY BONES…
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 Columns
• article has image Remembering Raoul Wallenberg's heroism
He was different …
REHOVOT, ISRAEL—If Jews bestowed sainthood on anyone, the first candidate for that honor would probably be Raoul Wallenberg, the Swedish diplomat who saved the lives of tens of thousands of Jews during the last stages of the Holocaust. But Wallenberg was not typical of his country , where anti-Semitism was a fact of life as it was almost everywhere else in Europe. More...
• article has image Don't defend religion by silencing free speech
• Hearing Chanukah in a new key
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 Religion Column
• article has image Turning back to our homeland & our God
Parashat Vayishlach Genesis 32:4 - 36:40 God said to Jacob, "Arise, go up to Beth-El. Live there and build an altar there to the God who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau. More...
• Attend services for a longer life
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