“As long as we live, he too will live, because he is now part of us as we remember him,” said Rabbi Jerome David of the Hon. John Adler at the Apr. 6 funeral service for the former congressman, state senator, and Cherry Hill councilman. More...
AGE:18FAMILY:Parents Ronald Ellis &Diana Lambert;4 siblingsFAVORITE BOOK:“Catch 22” by JosephHellerFAVORITE TV SHOW:“The Daily Show”FAVORITE FOOD:Any kind of seafoodFAVORITE PLAY:“Hamlet,” the BBCversion More...
Cherry Hill resident and World War II veteran Arthur Seltzer was honored by the Philadelphia 76ers on Jewish Heritage Night for his efforts to make “an Outstanding Assist to Better the Communit More...
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The suspect in an explosion outside of a Southern California Chabad House was arrested after he was recognized while praying in a suburban Cleveland synagogue. More...
Argentina Foreign Minister Hector Timerman said he is committed to continuing the investigation of two bombings of Jewish targets in his country. More...
The first Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts, being held through May 1 and paying homage to the avant-garde spirit of Paris from 1910-1920, will include “Israeli Musicians Play Paris” on Thursday, Apr. 28. More...
DR. ARTHUR ALLEN, PhD, 82, of Tinton Falls, formerly of Mt. Laurel and Pennsauken, died on Apr. 1. Husband for over 50 years of Dolores. Father of Brian and Amy. Brother of Bill and grandfather of five. Dr. More...
THURSDAY, APRIL 21 TEMPLE EMANUEL Yoga and Meditation Class every week at 7:30 p.m. There is a fee. Call 489-0029. Yiddish Class every week at 7:30 p.m. All levels welcome. Call 489-0029. More...
SATURDAY, MAY 7 MOSAIC OUTDOOR CLUB OF PHILA. Trip to the Annual Country Fair at W.B. Saul High School of Agricultural Sciences in Phila. Meet at 11:30 a.m. at the school sign in front of the dairy barn. More...
Passover is one of Judaism’s many historyladen holidays. Like Chanukah, Purim, Shavuot, and a host of other days in the Jewish calendar, Passover recalls a specific experience of the Jewish people. More...
NEW YORK—With Richard Goldstone himself admitting that the infamous Goldstone Report was critically flawed; this is the best opportunity we have had in two years to bring to light the misconceptions of Operation Cast Lead. More...
Not long after we celebrate our freedom from slavery in Egypt during Pesach, we turn our attention to the spring holy days that soon follow on the Jewish calendar. More...
JERUSALEM—Despite Israel’s rejection of the Goldstone report on the Gaza war a year-and-a-half ago, the international criticism it engendered has led the Israel Defense Forces to make a number of significant changes in policy and doctrine More...
Israel’s government approved the famous personalities who will appear on a new series of shekel banknotes. The approval of the list, which includes some of Israel’s most beloved national poets, comes after the list was finalized by More...
On Thursday, May 5, women from across Southern New Jersey will gather for the annual Women’s Gala sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Southern NJ. More...
Bernie and Eileen Yaffa of Cherry Hill announce the engagement of their daughter, Susie Yaffa, to Jim Zaslavsky, son of Isaak and Betty Zaslavsky of Newtown, PA. Susie is a graduate of the Univ. of Delaware with a B.S. More...
B’nai Mitzvah: ADATH EMANU-EL JOSHUA AARON HELLER, son of Howard and Michelle Heller, on Apr. 2. BRETT STANDER, son of Dr. Eric and Michelle Stander, on Apr. 9. More...
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20 TEMPLE BETH SHOLOM Play Daze, a new preschool program, parents with your children, runs every Mon., Wed. and Thurs. from 3:30-4:30 p.m. Call 751-0994. THURSDAY, APRIL 21 CONG. M’KOR SHALOM More...
Israel’s Education Minister Gideon Sa’ar of the Likud and the Israeli opposition leader Tzipi Livni of Kadima recently flew to the United States at the invitation of the Conservative Movement’s Rabbinical Assembly to attend the R.A. More...
JEFF KLEIN Executive Director Jewish Community Foundation
In 1980, William Barrett wrote an article entitled “Cherry Hill’s Land Tycoon Dazzles the Money Men.” The article, published in the Evening and Sunday Bulletin, was a profile of Gertrude Saltzman of Cherry Hill, probably the wealthi More...
JENNIFER WEISS Executive Director Jewish Family & Children’s Service
As Mother’s Day approaches, I find myself thinking about my mother and what made her so special. I would like to share my thoughts, as well as some others expressed by staff members and their friends. More...