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Community Articles/Organizations
As I walk into S.E.A.D., a special education school in Eatontown, New Jersey, I can't help but wonder what kind of students they have and what is truly so “special” about them. Like any individual with preconceived notions, I put them to the test by walking through the halls to get the t...
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Community Articles/Organizations
It was 1:00 am. Rabbi M, a member of the Dirshu North American delegation had arrived in Eretz Yisrael that evening after an overnight flight from America. He had barely slept on the plane and, after being awake for two days, was anticipating a good night’s sleep. Instead, he spent two hours l...
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Community Articles/Organizations
Ahi Ezer Torah Center
Ahi Ezer Congregation has served the Sephardic community for almost 100 years, starting when the new immigrants from Syria came to the lower east side on Essex Street. Later on, as the community members moved to Brooklyn, Ahi Ezer Congregation moved to 64th ...
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Community Articles/Organizations
We are Ahi Ezer Congregation—a group of immigrants from Damascus Syria and Beirut, Lebanon. The congregation started on the East Side of Manhattan, in the early part of the 1900s (1910 to 1925) amidst the hustle and bustle. With pushcarts and shantahs (suitcases), we peddled our wares to earn ...
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Community Articles/Organizations
Before agreeing to become president of the American Friends of the Alliance Israélite Universelle, Isabelle Friedman went to Israel to meet administrators, principals, teachers and students of Alliance schools “to determine how she could be most useful.”
It was not her first ...
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Community Articles/Organizations
Preserving and supporting the rich cultural traditions, spirit and history of all Sephardic communities as an integral part of Jewish experience and heritage.
American Sephardi Federation Launches New Program
Young Artists Exploring Our Heritage: A Journey Where Art Meets Hi...
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Community Articles/Organizations
We Fund Miracles is not just a catchy slogan; it's a daily occurrence at Rofeh Cholim Cancer Society (RCCS), an organization dedicated to providing elite medical care to those who find themselves victims of this disease without the financial means to combat the illness.
A small number of peopl...
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Community Articles/Organizations
It never rains at Camp Simcha, at least for its remarkable campers. Camp Simcha is very similar to your traditional sleepaway camp, with soccer fields, swimming pools and a cafeteria. The only difference is that every single camper has cancer or another serious illness. So for two weeks a year, thes...
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Community Articles/Organizations
Purim night, always a happy and joyous occasion, was especially festive this year at Congregation Magen David of West Deal. Community members from all over the Deal area joined together to participate in the synagogue's annual Purim Dinner and Celebration.
05/02/2008 | 261 Hits |  (0 vote) | Print | PDF
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Community Articles/Organizations
Just three short months ago, a group of very dedicated volunteers polled the parents of the Deal community and decided it was time for our children to have something wonderful to do on Sundays. Shortly thereafter, Sunday Mania was born! Tons of research and hundreds of phone calls were made to find ...
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Community Articles/Organizations
Just like most Jewish communities worldwide, our community is feeling the onslaught of diabetes and related health issues in frightening numbers.
It seems that wherever we turn, there is someone telling us about their mother, father, brother or best friend being told by their doctor that it is ...
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Community Articles/Organizations
Naomi was desperate: newly married and on precarious financial ground, she and her husband felt totally incapable of properlycaring for the child she carried. Their social worker agreed with her husband. Abortion was the only choice. She would or could not listen to family members who tried to dissu...
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Community Articles/Organizations
For the second year in a row, the Sephardic community of New York and NJ has graciously chosen to open their homes and hearts to Israel's children of fallen soldiers by hosting a group of Bar/Bat Mitzvah aged youth taking part in the Friends of the IDF Legacy Program. The children will be greeted by...
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Community Articles/Organizations
Rina Stern stood at her kitchen stove and glanced up at the huge clock over the window. She shook her head grimly. It was Erev Rosh Hashanah and she still had about three days worth of Yom Tov preparations to cram into the final six hours before sundown.
“I'll never get done. I'll never, ...
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Community Articles/Organizations
Can any of us ever imagine what our lives would be like had we personally survived a terrorist attack? In this age of widespread terrorism, most of us only read about the horrific plight of victims of such attacks. We may sympathize, yet we can never truly understand the emotional and physical traum...
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Community Articles/Organizations
This summer, the JCC of Greater Monmouth County in Deal proudly opened its doors to thousands of visitors of all ages. Not only did the JCC host top-notch cultural entertainment in its state-of-the-art theater, but it also enabled many organizations to hold critical fundraising events, sometimes on ...
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Community Articles/Organizations
Center Play School (CPS) students at the Ruth Hyman Jewish Community Center in Deal Park recently donated 1,000 books to Chai Lifeline, Monmouth Medical Center, Jersey Shore Medical Center, Jewish Children and Family Services, and the Pajama Program.
05/29/2008 | 167 Hits | (0 vote) | Print | PDF
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In the Israeli town of Sderot, parents cannot send their children outside to play on a beautiful day. Soccer fields are no longer home to after-school games. There is no sound of laughter or any other usual childhood noises. The streets are not filled with children riding bicycles but rather with a...
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Community Articles/Organizations
18 Years and 10,000 Babies Later
Visiting the Just One Life families, on our Magen David Yeshiva (MDY) Hesed Mission, was so powerful. You really begin to appreciate all the blessings you have in your life which you take for granted,” says Jack Horowitz. But for Justin Liniado, i...
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Community Articles/Organizations
Masbia, the only kosher soup kitchen in New York, recently welcomed renowned guests including noted artist Jodi Reznik; Rabbi Dovid Goldwasser, prominent pediatrician Dr. Mark Lew and Janet Rugg Lew and Assemblyman Dov Hikind. They were invited to help spruce up the kitchen’s current design...
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