TRENTON, NJ — N.J. Department of Community Affairs Commissioner Charles A. Richman announced Jan. 26 the award of $585,000 in grants to two counties and 29 municipalities through the Recreational Opportunities for Individuals with Disabilities program. ROID grants ensure the necessary accommodations are made for full inclusion for individuals with disabilities participating in municipal and […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Do you have a child 5 to 12 years old who is grieving a loss from a life-altering crisis such as death, divorce, separation, abandonment or another painful family transition? The Rainbows support group program for children in that age group will be meeting at the Linda & Rudy Slucker NCJW/Essex Center […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Rosh Chodesh, the beginning of a new month, has evolved into a women’s holiday in some Jewish circles. Temple B’nai Abraham’s Sisterhood joins together, led by Rabbi Faith Joy Dantowitz, a few times each year to welcome the new month with conversation, learning, spiritual growth and connection. On Tuesday, Jan. 31, at […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — On Wednesday, Jan. 18, more than 180 participants from numerous houses of worship and faith-based groups from greater Essex County attended Temple B’nai Abraham’s 23rd annual Women’s Interfaith Forum to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy, sponsored by the temple’s Social Action Committee and Sisterhood. Since 1994, the Temple B’nai Abraham […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — One in three teens in a dating relationship experiences abuse from their partner. As one student described, “I never forgot my high school boyfriend after graduation. He haunted me in nightmares even after I moved away and changed my name. I would wake up with the memory of the abuse he inflicted […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Joseph Kushner Hebrew Academy Middle School students, with Rabbi Yosef Sharbat, had fun with Daughters of Israel residents in West Orange as they made Hanukkah-related crafts and played dreidel.
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Sign up now for computer classes at the Linda & Rudy Slucker NCJW/Essex Center for Women. Outlook is scheduled for three sessions on consecutive Tuesdays beginning Jan. 31 from 10 a.m. to noon. Intro to Word will run for five sessions on Mondays and Wednesdays beginning Feb. 1 from 9 to 11:30 […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — On Sunday, Jan. 29, the Men’s Club of Temple B’nai Abraham will hold its annual sports breakfast at the temple, 300 East Northfield Road in Livingston. Men’s Club is excited to present this year’s guest speaker Willie Randolph, two-time World Series champion, former N.Y. Yankees player and former N.Y. Mets manager. The […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — On Wednesday, Jan. 18, at 6:45 P.M., Temple B’nai Abraham’s Sisterhood and Social Action Committee will co-sponsor the 23rd annual Women’s Interfaith Forum, celebrating Martin Luther King Jr.s legacy, at the temple located at 300 East Northfield Road in Livingston. Since 1994, the Temple B’nai Abraham Women’s Interfaith Forum has gathered women […]
ROSELAND, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. presented awards to the children and families who participated in the Essex County Environmental Center’s 12th annual Sustainable Homes and Habitats Gingerbread Contest on Tuesday, Dec. 20. There were 37 entries in this year’s contest. “Our Sustainable Homes and Habitats Gingerbread Contest is a wonderful project […]