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Playing together

By Joanne Palmer

Israel’s Polyphony visits New Jersey

About the cover: Polyphony’s Galilee Chamber Orchestra plays in Philadelphia last year. (Polyphony Foundation)

Looking at art with an artist

By Joanne Palmer

Tobi Kahn leads tours of galleries in Chelsea for the Kaplen JCC

Two poems, two Israels

By Joanne Palmer

Rabbi Golan Ben-Chorin looks at different ways to understand his country

Ziv Abud and Eliya Cohen will speak at the commemoration on October 8.

Remembering October 7

By Joanne Palmer

Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey brings together diverse elements of the Jewish community

Sharon Gabay, left, stands with the owner of a cafe in Jerusalem’s Muslim Quarter, who’s holding “Jerusalemites.”

First it’s yes, then suddenly it’s no

By Joanne Palmer

Photo anthology about coexistence in Jerusalem rejected because it’s by an Israeli

The sukkah-building team at B’nai Israel

For everything there is a season

By Rabbi/Cantor Lenny Mandel

But why is this the season for Kohelet?

How a philanthropist thinks

By Joanne Palmer

Jeffrey Solomon considers the Jewish community’s past and future

Shabbat Simchat Torah in Leonia

Safety at home

Learn about NJ211 online

Simchat Torah in Woodcliff Lake

Walk/run to fight women’s cancers

Simchat Torah in Emerson

Book of Genesis

Lunch and a movie

Book talk

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Thursday, October 8, 7 p.m.

Shabbat in Leonia

Shabbat in Teaneck

Charity walk in Westwood

Jewish life campus fair

Charity walk in Paramus

Music and healing after October 7

Teaneck Day

Jewish Home celebration

Pianist in Teaneck

PBS documentary celebrates early years of Pinchas Zukerman

Israel Bonds celebration

Jewish Mets legend to speak in Tenafly

Our community’s voice matters

Editorial

Joanne Palmer

Joy on Simchat Torah

Column

Shammai Engelmayer

Stop ignoring and start acting

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Deracheha darchei no’am – her ways are pleasant ways

By Joseph C. Kaplan

Members of local shuls gather outside Delaney Hall.

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Morris Lewis and Paula Mack Drill

All are responsible — Delaney Hall and the Jewish community

Opinion

Eric A. Goldman

Reflections on the Toronto International Film Festival

Opinion

Rosanne Skopp

Things we remember

Banji Ganchrow

Fruit gems no more

The holiday of Sukkot is almost over. The first few days, as most of you know, have been quite soggy. It really is a shame because children all over the county have spent hours making projects. 26 years ago, just weeks after Son #3...Continue Reading

Transition at Sinai Schools

By Joanne Palmer

Arielle Greenbaum Saposh talks about her new job and the school’s consistent values

Andrew Kent talks about life

By Joanne Palmer

He’s the new chair of the Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey

Who will live and who will die

By Joanne Palmer

A look back at September 11 and forward to Rosh Hashanah

UAF 175 crashes into the south tower of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 [TheMachineStops
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Jerusalem

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Photographer Sharon Gabay talks about his new book

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Oh no! No more Sunkist Fruit Gems! But wait! They’re back!

By Beth Chananie and Joanne Palmer
It’s all about joy

By Beth Chananie
Cyprus gets a new sefer Torah

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‘Read a beautiful storybook in her memory’

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It is high, it is far, it is gone!

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