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Tomorrow is Tu B’Shevat. Why not celebrate the New Year of the Trees with some customary foods from shiv'at ha'minim, the seven species endemic to the Land of Israel – wheat, barley, grapes, figs, pomegranates, olives, dates? Click here for some recipes.
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IN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY
Synagogues Awarded Security Grants – Last week our Federation awarded 20 grants totaling $50,000 to synagogues in Greater MetroWest for security upgrades including locks, lighting, camera and monitor upgrades, and more. more
Havdalah on Ice Is Back! – Join us at the Clary Anderson Arena in Montclair for another opportunity to celebrate the beautiful ritual of Havdalah with your family. Registration is required. more
Festival Offers Film About a Conflicted Truth Seeker – The Testament, an award-winning Israeli film about a man seeking personal and historical truths about the Holocaust, will be screened Saturday, February 3, at 8 p.m. at the Cooperman JCC in West Orange. more
GLOBAL CONNECTIONS
The Modern-Day Lions of Judah – Just like the movie Lion, which told the true story of a human being born into abject poverty who flourished when given an opportunity, thousands of similar “lions” are flourishing in Israel under circumstances from which sequels to the now-famous movie could be made. These Israeli lions are mostly from Ethiopia. more
Unique Teen Summer Experiences in Israel – Open to teens entering grades 10 to 12, Hoop Connections, and the all-new Dance Connections, will bring together teens from Greater MetroWest with teens from our partner community of Arad to run either a basketball or dance clinic for children here and in Israel. more
Meet Israeli Author Etgar Keret – At the first of our community-wide Federation-sponsored events in celebration of Israel@70, join the JCC of Central NJ for a conversation with this internationally-acclaimed author best known for his short stories, graphic novels, and script writing. Free and open to the public. more
YOUR IMPACT
Taking Care of Our Survivors – Saturday was International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Jewish Federation’s Center for Advancing Holocaust Survivor Care just announced its third cohort of grantees. Thirty organizations, including Jewish Family Service of Central NJ, will use $4 million for programming to help vulnerable Holocaust survivors live their lives with dignity. more
IN THE NEWS
At 90, a local “yenta” is the new face of Jdate
Half-century-old haftorah
“I lived through it”: Holocaust survivors share experiences with local students
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DID YOU KNOW? – February is Jewish Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month. We will present a series of related articles in the coming weeks. For starters, read in Kveller about the remarkable work of a Livingston Jewish mom who created inclusivity in fashion for people with disabilities. more
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