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Tributes – February 2025

Jewish Federation in the Heart of New Jersey

To Allan and Fern Katronetsky on the birth of your grandson Nachshon Shima'yah Yares from Federation Board and Staff; To Allan and Fern Katronetsky on the birth of your grandson Nachshon Shima'yah Yares from Federation Bo…

Impact Report: Three Years of Pain and Progress Since War Began in Ukraine

It has now been over three years since the war in Ukraine began. While we rightly focus our attention on our brothers and sisters in Israel, we must also remember those in Ukraine, whose lives are shattered by trauma.

An estimated 30% of Ukraine's population is experiencing deep psychologic…

Gratitude & Joy, Feeling Grief: Purim During Personal and Communal Mourning

We can feel gratitude, joy, and grief at the same time. The following excerpts from an article published by Leading Edge share how we can feel a spectrum of emotions at once, especially during a joyous time in the Jewish calendar.

(March 4, 2024 / Danielle Natelson)

“Mishenikhnas Adar, …

Tu B'Shevat

Congregation Sons of Israel of Briarcliff Manor published the following article explaining Tu B'Shevat:

Tu B’Shevat (15th of the month of Shevat) is a holiday intimately connected to the agricultural cycle of the Land of Israel. Falling in the middle of the Jewish month of Shevat, the …

Tributes and Memorial Gifts

Tributes – January 2025

JEWISH FEDERATION IN THE HEART OF NEW JERSEY

To Thelma Zalewitz, on the birth of your 19th great-grandchild Lucy Harper, from Federation Board and Staff;  To Thelma Zalewitz, on the birth of your 19th great-grandchild Lucy Harper, from Susan Antman;  To Susan and P…

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