Community Review

Deborah Dobrow

Deborah Dobrow, 71, of Barnegat, NJ, passed on Friday, March 27, 2020 at Southern Ocean Medical Center, Manahawkin. Born in Paterson, NJ, to her late parents, Jesse and Shirley (Engelstein) Halpern, she is survived by her beloved husband, Richard.

Deborah was a teacher for the West Milford …

4.24.20 CEO Letter

by Jenn Ross

This year is Israel’s 72nd birthday.  Earlier in the year, we were planning an expanded community celebration which would have involved children and young families.  Although we won’t be able to host this program at the J, we have most of the groundwork for next year.

I …

JCC/Federation Staff Engage, Support Community Through COVID-19

by Adam Grobman

It is a brisk Monday morning as Spring weather has not yet fully blossomed. Cheerful chirping birds are some of the few occupants that still call the JCC grounds home during these times.

Chana Tillman is organizing food packages donated by local businesses– Dunkin Donuts …

$1B for the Day After: An Open Letter to the Jewish Funder Community

by Doron Krakow, President/CEO, JCC Association of North America

There are 164 JCCs across North America.  Collectively, their annual operating budgets total more than $1.6 billion and they employ over 38,000 full-time, part-time, and seasonal employees.  Each year, their summer camps are…

A 2-Person Seder in Covid-19 Time Using the Food Fair Haggadah

by Conrad Siegel

Why did just the two of us choose sitting at our dining room table in our apartment in Redondo Beach California? We could have chosen electronic Zoom seders including dozens or 50+ participants from our family or synagogue or chavurah.

We wanted something different. Let u…