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Community Articles/Focus On
With temperatures rising and summer tourists bustling around the area, increased traffic has resulted in great interest at Nobility Crest at Ocean, an exclusive age targeted community for active adults 55 and better, located at 7 Centre Street, in Ocean Township, New Jersey.
“We've seen a...
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Community Articles/Community Announcements
As we counted down to the year 2000, Sephardic Bikur Holim had a countdown of its own—toward moving into its new building. Late SBH president Joseph Beyda A"H asked the board members at a meeting in 1993 to think about SBH and the year 2000. He had them think of goals, of visions, and of ...
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Community Articles/Community Events
Recently, the Sephardic Community Center held its Sports Scene event at the Cayre Beach in Deal, NJ. The day was filled with fun and excitement. Delicious food was catered by Ouri's Catering, music was provided by DJ Joco and Ike and famous athletes mingled with the community. The beach was beautifu...
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Community Articles/Community Events
Dear Friends,
Some of you have read the article that appeared in this past Sunday's New York Times Magazine. As you are aware, the article was inaccurate and contained blatant misstatements about our community and our religious traditions.
10/17/2007 | 947 Hits |  (0 vote) | Print | PDF
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Community Articles/Community Events
Community leaders and school principals came together recently at the headquarters of the National Committee for the Furtherance of Jewish Education (NCFJE) to address the current crises in education.
After hearing from a cross section of community activists, it was decided to organize a massi...
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Community Articles/Organizations
Israel Teitelbaum, cofounder of Parents for Free Choice in Education, recently had the opportunity to present Presidential candidate John McCain with the organization's proposal for school choice legislation—the Civil Rights Act for Equal Educational Opportunity. This would require the states ...
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Community Articles/Education
Five years ago, S.E.A.D. started as one classroom with two children. Now, it has blossomed into a full-grown institution that has made its mark on the map of Deal. Community schools continue to refer their students, parents keep calling, and each year they open a new class.
S.E.A.D. stands for ...
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Community Articles/Real Estate
Selling your home quickly is in your best financial interest. Surveys of real estate agents make it clear that the longer a house lingers on the market, the lower the price will fall. Most homes that sell for their full asking price sell within two weeks of being listed.
These tips will help y...
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Community Articles/Community Events
To kick off the fall season, the Sephardic Community Center held a fun and exciting outdoor carnival in honor of its early childhood and junior department. Children of all ages enjoyed a beautiful and pleasant afternoon.
10/09/2007 | 207 Hits | (0 vote) | Print | PDF
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Community Articles/Sephardic Culture & History
In a historic first for Brooklyn's Sephardic community, a wide cross-section of key community leaders formed the Sephardic Community Federation (SCF), a non-profit organization, whose goals are to advocate for the Sephardic community and work with federal, state and city governments and agencies, su...
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Community Articles/Community Events
Over 150 people ventured outside their homes on a cold, blustery winter morning. They came out in force to show their strong support for Brooklyn native David Greenfield's candidacy for the New York City Council.
Greenfield’s inaugural fund-raising event for his City Council run was host...
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Community Articles/Sephardic Culture & History
The growth of our community over the years has brought an increased demand for high-quality, easily accessible health care. Maimonides Medical Center has responded to that need by aggressively rebuilding itself, both outside and in. Under the leadership of its president, Stanley Brezenoff, the buil...
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Community Articles/Jewish Communities
As a result of the Inquisition, many Sephardim left the Iberian Peninsula at the end of the 15th century and throughout the 16th century, in search of religious freedom. Some of them found their way to the newly independent Dutch provinces.
Many of the Jews who left for the Dutch provinces wer...
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Community Articles/Sephardic Culture & History
It was Tuesday, June 29, the day that most children in our community who are staying in Brooklyn for the summer were beginning the first day of day camp. They and their parents had joyful visions of delightful programs—swimming, ball games, parasha stories and question hours, arts and crafts, ...
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Community Articles/Community Events
After four months of meticulous planning and promoting by Sephardic National Alliance and SephardicDating.com, the International Sephardic Shabbaton in Miami Beach, FL finally took place.
Singles from the US, Canada, Mexico, Panama, Venezuela and other parts of the world united for an excitin...
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Community Articles/Sephardic Culture & History
For almost 400 years, Egypt was a province of the Ottoman Empire. Mohammed Ali Pasha, former officer of the Turkish Army, became Viceroy of Egypt early in the 19th century (1805-1848) and established a dynasty of kings.
07/30/2007 | 147 Hits | (0 vote) | Print | PDF
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Community Articles/Community Events
Recently, Shaare Shalom, celebrating its 10th anniversary and held its seventh annual bake sale at the beautiful home of Rina and Jack Kamin, in memory of Margo and Morris Zarif, A”H. For the past nine years I have been living in the Madison area, and I have watched how much Shaare Shalom Cong...
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Community Articles/Community Announcements
The original Shaare Zion Congregation was started in 1941 and was located between Avenues T and U, and Ocean Parkway. The Hadaya families and several other community members donated the original house. That property was sold in 1957 and the money was used as a down payment towards the new synagogue ...
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Community Articles/Community Events
8 Adar II (March 15, 2008)
The National Council of Young Israel today urged synagogues across the United States and Canada to participate in an initiative entitled Shabbat Of Advocacy Across The Nation, which is a Shabbat being dedicated to the unity of the Jewish people.
It will be held o...
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Community Articles/Sephardic Culture & History
There are two synagogues in the most cosmopolitan city on the mainland of China which once hosted a thriving Jewish community.
Ohel Moshe Synagogue on Ward Road (today's Chang Yang Road) was founded by Russian Jews in 1907 and moved to this site in 1927. It was headed by Rabbi Meir Ashkenazi an...
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