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NextDor is shutting down FunPlex and taking it over for the 25- to 45-year-old set! Don’t miss this fun-filled evening of food trucks, wine and craft beer tasting, games, go-karts, laser tag, and much more! Register today!


IN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY

State Security Grants Announced – Federation President Leslie Dannin Rosenthal appeared before the State Senate Budget committee to speak on behalf of the New Jersey Nonprofit Security Grant Pilot Program. »more

BLOG: The Power of Relationships – Federation is showing GMW teens and college students that they have the ability to help shape and impact the strength of the U.S.-Israel alliance by speaking with legislators, opinion makers, and campus leaders who will one day populate the halls of power. By Federation CRC Director Linda Scherzer. »more

It’s Time to Sign Up for Summer Camp! – Check out our GMW page on Kveller for a comprehensive list of all the Jewish day camps and sleep-away camp options available for your kids, plus how to find out more about grant and scholarship opportunities. »more

BLOG: Freedom – Next week is Pesach, Passover – when we retell the story of our departure from Egypt and our liberation. We sit at the seder table to teach our children, and to be reminded of what counts in life and community. We celebrate freedom, and we teach so as not to forget. By Federation CEO Dov Ben-Shimon. »more


GLOBAL CONNECTIONS

Join Us for Mimouna: A Post-Passover Celebration – Mimouna is a colorful tradition of North African Jews who celebrate the end of Passover with music, dancing, and special foods. All are welcome to this free celebration at Drew University on April 20. »more


YOUR IMPACT

DONOR SPOTLIGHT: Susan and Evan Ratner Are Investing in the Future of Our Community – The couple’s commitment to paying it forward is helping to inspire the next generation of young Jewish GMW leaders and philanthropists. »more


IN THE NEWS

DID YOU KNOW? More than 330 teens from across the community came together on Sunday (Good Deeds Day) for J-Serve, an international day of Jewish service learning activities. To find out about all the opportunities for teens in GMW, click here.

 

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Upcoming Events

Now through May 4

FROM MEMORY TO HISTORY
Faces and voices of the Holocaust exhibit. more

April 5

WOMEN'S AWARENESS DAY
rejewvinate yourself with special guest Archie Gottesman. more

April 20

MIMOUNA
All are welcome at this traditional North African Jewish end-of-Passover celebration. more

April 24

ANNUAL YOM HASHOAH HOLOCAUST COMMEMORATION
Antisemitism Then and Now with featured speakers the Hon. Irwin Cotler and survivors Bernard and Henry Schanzer. more

April 26

HOLOCAUST COUNCIL YOM HASHOAH COMMEMORATION SERVICE
Followed by Lunch & Learn with Irit Felsen, author of Defying Evil: The Post War Lives of Children of the Shoah. more

April 27

JCF PROFESSIONAL ADVISORS NETWORK
Featuring Rabbi Ozer Glickman discussing What’s Jewish About Estate Planning. more

April 30-May 11

CELEBRATE ISRAEL!
Yom Hazikaron Commemorations and Yom Ha-Atzmaut Celebrations throughout the GMW community. more

May 9

SIX DAYS AND FIFTY YEARS: MILITARY MIRACLE AND POLITICAL DILEMMA
Discussion with journalists Yossi Klein Halevi and Bret Stephens. more