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Harvey: Our Call to Reflection and Action

THE FOLLOWING WAS ISSUED THIS MORNING BY OUR PARENT ORGANIZATION, JEWISH FEDERATIONS OF NORTH AMERICA. TO HELP THE VICTIMS OF HURRICANE HARVEY, PLEASE GO TO JEWISHHEARTNJ.ORG/HARVEY

The following statement was issued on Friday, September 1, by Richard Sandler, President and Chief Executive…

Update on Hurricane Harvey and Jewish Federation Response

THE FOLLOWING LETTER WAS ISSUED THIS MORNING BY OUR PARENT ORGANIZATION, JEWISH FEDERATIONS OF NORTH AMERICA. TO HELP THE VICTIMS OF HURRICANE HARVEY, PLEASE GO TO JEWISHHEARTNJ.ORG/HARVEY

 

Dear Colleagues,

Your help is urgently needed to mobilize support for victims of Hurricane Harvey…

Federation and Partners Conduct Timely Bias Education Programs

Thirty law enforcement officers from Monmouth County took part in a timely Law Enforcement Officers (LEO) educational program this week using lessons from the Holocaust to better understand their role in a pluralistic civil society where bias-related activity is becoming more prevalent.


Th…

JTeam: Teaching Our Children to Hold a Place for the World in Their Hearts

By Laura Safran  

“It is not your responsibility to finish the work of perfecting the world, but you are not free to desist from it either.”  Rabbi Tarfon, Pirkei Avot 2:21

As a complicated world bombards us with competing messages and messengers, it’s natural for young people to f…

Following Charlottesville: More Than Words

The events of this weekend, which took place in Charlottesville, clearly reinforce The Jewish Federation's position that hate should have no home in our community. Sadly, there are too many occasions these days to call out hate, anti-Semitism, and bigotry. We, like many Jewish Federations ac…

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