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Community Articles/Jewish Holidays
Rosh Hashanah
Saturday, September 19 and Sunday, September 20
It is customary to sound the shofar and blow trumpets at the coronation of a king. Similarly, on Rosh Hashanah, we crown G-d as king over the universe at large and over each of us in particul...
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Community Articles/Community Events
Jewish motorcyclists from around the country joined the Jewish Motorcyclists Alliance’s (JMA) Fifth Annual Ride to Remember (R2R) recently in Savannah, Georgia. The Chai Riders Motorcycle Club rode from New York to Savannah to join in the fun and help raise money for a worthy cause.
The R...
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Community Articles/Community Events
Adelegation of 13 young athletes from the JCC of Greater Monmouth County in Deal participated in the 2009 Jr. Maccabi Games recently in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The swim team brought home 11 medals, including four gold, six silver and one bronze.
“Coming from the Jersey Shore, it is ver...
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Community Articles/NJ News
Istarted a softball league six years ago so I could get together with some guys once a week and have some fun. There are a lot of day leagues but only one night league. We play at a beautiful park in Neptune, NJ (a 7 minute drive from Deal Road) on a nicely lit field. Year one we started at the beau...
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Community Articles/Education
After you have 15,000 people call the Governor to protest his proposed $62 million in cuts to New York’s private schools, how do you send an even stronger message to the powers that be in Albany? If you’re TEACH NYS, you arrange for 50 of the most important Jewish leaders from throughout...
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Community Articles/Jewish History
An enticing and provocative program at the Museum of Jewish Heritage brought together some well-known authors on the issue of Jews living in Islamic lands.
From a historical perspective, we know that approximately 800,000 Jews left Arab countries after the creation of the State of Israel. The ...
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Community Articles/Community Events
At the Museum of Jewish Heritage
In today’s Arab lands, Jewish communities—some of which are more than 2,000 years old—are quickly disappearing. On Sunday, November 16, from 2 to 5 pm, the annual Rosenblatt Forum will explore this often tumultuous history i...
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Community Articles/Jewish Communities
Thailand, a 95% Buddhist country, has always been a nation that stood for religious tolerance. A number of Jews have made their home in Thailand over the years, and there is currently a thriving population, largely concentrated in Bangkok, the country’s capital.
History
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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/Jewish Holidays
On Rosh Hashanah, it is customary to sound the shofar and blow trumpets at the coronation of a king. Similarly, on Rosh Hashanah, we crown G-d as king over the universe at large and over each of us in particular.
The sound of the shofar is to awaken people to repent and return...
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Community Articles/Community Events
My nine-year-old sister, Pearly, participated in the JCC's very own production of High School Musical. I've never seen the movie and unfortunately, I've never been to any of the JCC's plays before this one. Luckily, I had the opportunity to see this spectacular show. I couldn't, and wouldn't miss Pe...
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Community Articles/Organizations
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
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.
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Community Articles/Jewish Communities
Jews constitute a very small group within Pakistan. Various estimates suggest that there were about 2,500 Jews living in Karachi at the beginning of the 20th century, and a smaller community of a few hundred which lived in Peshawar. There were synagogues in both cities and, reportedly, the one in Pe...
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Community Articles/Jewish Communities
Early Jewish Communities in Cairo
In 641 the Arab general Amr Ibn-el-As conquered Egypt and founded Fostat, (today old Cairo) and made it a capital of Egypt. Jews settled quite early in Fostat as it became a flourishing economic center.
With the conquest of all of Egypt by t...
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Community Articles/Jewish Communities
It is generally believed that the Jewish community in Italy began in 161 BCE, when Judah the Maccabee sent a delegation to the Roman Emperor. Four families of Jewish nobility settled in southern Italy and were dependent on Israel for law and prayer. After the destruction of the Second Temple, when B...
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Community Articles/Community Announcements
New York City, New York, April 15, 2008: Jay Feinberg, Founder and Executive Director of the Gift of Life Bone Marrow Foundation, will celebrate his Bar Mitzvah year of survival from leukemia at the Eighth Annual Gift of Life Bone Marrow Foundation Gala Dinner on May 15th at the Marriott Marquis Hot...
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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/Arts and Leisure
Calling all fun-loving kids: Do you want to have the best summer of your life? Would you and your friends like to plan your summer around the activities you love best, like sports, arts, filmmaking and much more? Then look no further than JCC Day Camps, where the staff has been working all winter p...
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Community Articles/Community Events
An agent sat for over an hour with her client, discussing possible options and a plan for her client's future. They discussed the client's past experiences to assess what would be in her best interests. The client was thrilled with the personal attention she was receiving, and couldn't believe the s...
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