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BORN August 23, 1959 in Philadelphia RESIDENCE Cherry Hill FAMILY Wife: Shelley, Cherry Hill Councilwoman. More ... Students in Cong. Beth El's 6th grade class recently participated in the Jewish National Fund's (JNF) "Let Us Play" day. JNF's nationwide program seeks to raise funds to build an underground playground for the children of Sderot, Israel, a town on the Gaza border that is the target of shelling and rocket fire. Among those raising funds for the playground were (from left), Norah Shaaltiel, Amanda Hochberg, and Rebecca Wilen. More ... 'Who's news?' will appear on this page of every issue of the Voice. Does anyone you know belong here? If so, email the person's name, a brief description, and contact information to jvoice@jfedsnj.org, and mark "Profile" in the subject field. Or telephone Jodie at 751-9500, ext. 217. More ... The Jewish Federation and its family of agencies recently helped celebrate a milestone many of us take for granted. Our friend and co-worker, Xiomara Alicea, became an American citizen. On Nov. 19, she raised her hand and took the oath of citizenship. We, of course, decided to throw her a party. More ... Three valiant and successful Jewish women told their stories in person at a recent Jewish Children and Family Service program—the same stories that these recovering addicts have contributed to Jewish Sisters in Sobriety, More ... The meatpacking plant in Minnesota mentioned in the Dec. 3 Voice article, "Kosher meat back on local shelves," is not owned by the Washington Group, a division of West Side Foods, but Washington Group of West Side Foods is the exclusive distributor of the Noah's Ark Processors/Solomon brand of kosher meats. More ... Although the Presbyterian General Assembly voted four years ago for "divestiture of stock that supported or profited from Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories," few Presbyterians actually backed this process, according to Rev. Gregg Meister. More ... The Conservative movement's ethical kashrut initiative received a $100,000 grant. Organizers of the initiative, known as Hechsher Tzedek, hope to use the grant money from the Nathan Cummings Foundation to kick-start the project. More ... Rock Christmas day away at the National Museum of American Jewish History. Jon Nelson's Rockin' Kids Review will rock the house at this year's annual "Being Jewish at Christmas" program of family fun on Thursday, Dec. 25, 12-4 p.m. More ... "The Jewish Pleasure Principle" will be the focus of a program with Rabbi Yerachmiel Milstein on Saturday, Dec. 20 at 7 p.m. The Melava Malka will be held at the Cherry Hill Public Library, 1100 N. Kings Hwy., Cherry Hill. Young Israel of Cherry Hill is sponsoring the event along with the Cherry Hill Community Kollel, Torah Links, and Teach613.org. More ... Combating missionaries will be the focus of an event sponsored by Young Israel of Cherry Hill on Saturday, Jan. 10 at 7 p.m. Rabbi Michael Skobac, education director for Jews For Judaism in Toronto will speak at the Cherry Hill Public Library on Kings Hwy. More ... Celebrate Chanukah with a day of interactive fun at the Garden State Discovery Museum. "Hurray for Hanukkah" on Sunday, Dec. 21 will feature Chanukah stories and snacks with Haddonfield teacher Rosie Hymerling and songs with children's entertainer Janet Sclaroff. The program begins at 12 noon. More ... Approximately 300 people attended the Jewish Publication Society's recent 120th anniversary celebration with a reception at The Kimmel Center. Gathered during the reception are (from left), JPS CEO/Editor-in-Chief Ellen Frankel, Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter and JPS Board President David Lerman. More ... Over 100 poker players participated in the Katz JCC's first Texas Hold 'Em Tournament. Here Brian Adler (far left), JCC staff, and event co-chairs Steven Greenberg and Alan Cohen (far right) congratulate Jeff Hibbs (3rd from left), first place winner. More ... |
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