Local News
Comic Riley Lassin comes home to perform at JCC’s Big Event
AGE: 27 FAMILY: Mom Allison, Dad Howard, Brother Logan HOMETOWN: Lumberton and Cherry Hill OCCUPATION: Stand-up comic FAVORITE JEWISH COMEDIAN:...
Book lovers rejoice as Sanders Library reopens
The Sanders Memorial Library at the Katz JCC has reopened, and book lovers can rejoice. Stop by on Tuesdays and...
TALK TO US…
‘Who’s news?’ will appear on this page of every issue of the Voice. Does anyone you know belong here? If...
Children show they care for planet at the Katz JCC’s Earth Day Parade
The Sari Isdaner Early Childhood Center held an outdoor Earth Day Parade on April 22. Each class worked together to...
Top Stories
Cherry Hill resident reports from Israel under attack
My phone will not stop buzzing. “Are you getting another call? Your service is patchy,” my dad asks as our phone call breaks up yet...
7 fun facts about Shavuot that you should know
Cut me a double slice of cheesecake — Shavuot is nearly here! Shavuot, which this year is observed from sundown on May 16 through May 18,...
Rockets from Gaza batter Tel Aviv area, killing 1 and suspending air traffic
Dozens of rockets were fired Tuesday evening from Gaza in the direction of Tel Aviv and its suburbs, killing one woman and wounding several others...
The fighting in Gaza, Jerusalem and across Israel, explained
Rocket attacks in Israel. Airstrikes in Gaza. Violence in Jerusalem’s holiest sites. Protests across the city. It feels like Israel is in chaos. What is...
Escalating rocket fire between Gaza and Israel leaves 2 Israelis and at least 20 Palestinians dead
Two Israelis and at least 20 Palestinians have died from the ongoing rocket exchanges between the Gaza Strip and Israel, according to multiple reports. The...
Mideast
A group of bereaved Israelis and Palestinians hopes to transcend hate while mourning
JERUSALEM—The first time Yifat Mohar spoke to a group of teens about her brother’s death as an Israeli soldier in Lebanon, she braced herself for a hostile response. Mohar was...
Birthright restarting trips to Israel as nation nears immunity
Birthright, the organization that flies young Jews to Israel for a free 10-day tour, will resume its trips now that the pandemic appears to be winding down. “Birthright Israel will...
Israeli artist sets Guinness Record for longest megillah scroll
It’s the whole megillah, and more. Last month an Israeli artist broke the Guinness World Record for longest megillah, the scroll that tells the story behind the Purim holiday. Avner...
Voice at the Shore
JCC and JFS host 8th annual golf tournament
Some events become so ingrained into the fabric of a community that they become staples on the calendar each year...
One Jewish Community needs you
Having a father who grew up in Norma, New Jersey, or Alliance Colony as some remember it, gives one a...
Bernard Brown: Loss of Jewish community icon
The Jewish community and the community at large lost one of its pillars with the death of Bernard Brown, who...
Editorial
After Meron, we mourn together—and heal together
The international Jewish community was rocked last week when 45 people were killed in a stampede at Mount Meron on Lag BaOmer, a day typically...
Prune, Poppy & Bokser…our holiday foods
Tu B’Shvat, Purim, Pesach, Lag BaOmer and soon Shavuos are all replete with their unique laws, customs and delicacies. The only holiday that does not...
In the face of violence, we must offer support and friendship
We are less than four months into 2021, and America has already been rocked several times by mass shootings. In the last 30 days alone,...
The bitterness of Yom HaShoah and Yom HaZikaron—and the sweetness that is Israel at 73
The next two weeks are packed with notable days on the Jewish calendar: Yom HaShoah, (Holocaust Remembrance Day), which falls on April 8; Yom HaZikaron...
Business Community
Focus on Michael Bierig of Bierig Brothers, Inc
What do you do? I am involved in a family meat business. My family was refugees who arrived in America in 1939. They settled in...
Focus on David Gancz: Owner of Prime Electrical Services
What is your connection to South Jersey? We ended up in South Jersey when my wife, Abbey, and I were looking for a Jewish community...
Focus on Julie Silver: Founder of Positioned for Admissions LLC
I spoke with Julie Silver, founder of Positioned for Admissions. Julie said, “The world of college admissions has been changing rapidly, so I’m happy to...
Focus on Erik Schwartz Owner-Operator at Minuteman Press
Tell us a bit about your background in Cherry Hill. How long have you lived here? I grew up in Cherry Hill, and both my...
Focus on Jodi Berman: COO, Rasta Imposta Costumes
How long have you been in South Jersey? I am born and bred and lived in Cherry Hill my whole life. Went to Kilmer Elementary,...
Community Voices
Welcome to ‘Brian’s Kitchen’
When I was a camper at Camp Ramah in the Poconos, we used to have small, group cookouts in a kitchen that was located under...
Spreading joy by asking for help
Even in a pre-COVID world, drive up shopping was my thing. As soon as Target rolled out the ability to order something from my phone...
COMMUNITY VOICES: Rebecca Raush
South Jersey’s own Rebecca Raush won the My Spoken Mark poetry slam competition. Her performance of her original poem was shown at the Rutgers Mark...
Parenting one year in
Anniversaries are usually met with celebration and introspection. As the anniversary of our new normal approaches, I am reminded of a song that goes “life...
A walk in the woods in the time of COVID
“Ask a person where they feel G-d’s presence, in a sanctuary or on a mountain, most will prefer the natural setting to even the most...
Teen Voices
Students debate: Online school or in-person
JAKE RESNICK: School should be online. To start with the obvious, many students come in contact with their grandparents (or even parents) on a regular...
TEEN VOICES: Hannah Shaw
“The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” explores the thought process of Christopher, the protagonist of the book. Christopher is an autistic teenager...
Responding to anti-Semitism
We’ve all experienced acts of hate or ignorance at least once in our lives. You might look back at a situation during which you were...
Having a (semi) normal school experience
When the coronavirus pandemic struck, the world went on a lockdown, a standstill. It caused much distress, depression, and challenges. Zoom, quarantine, and social distancing...
COVID changed how we do so much
COVID-19 is nothing short of ballistic. It created a whole new order of life, changing how we do many activities. Especially in the beginning, it...
