WEST ORANGE, NJ — Mayor Robert Parisi and Councilman Joe Krakoviak, the two West Orange mayoral candidates on the ballot Nov. 6, debated each other Oct. 14 at B’nai Shalom synagogue in an event hosted by the Pleasant Valley Civic Association and the synagogue. At the debate, the candidates fielded questions from the audience about […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Pleasant Valley Civic Association and B’nai Shalom will host a West Orange mayoral candidates’ forum featuring the two men running for the position — Mayor Robert Parisi and Councilman Joe Krakoviak — on Sunday, Oct. 14, from 4 to 6 p.m. at B’nai Shalom, 300 Pleasant Valley Way in West […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Michael Oren will return to West Orange on Tuesday, Sept. 4, to take the stage at Temple B’nai Shalom for his talk “Israel and American Jews: Common Destiny or Separate Paths?” The Israeli Deputy Prime Minister and West Orange native and will be speaking in his hometown about the relationship between […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Former Israeli ambassador to the United States Michael Oren, who currently sits in Knesset, Israel’s governing body, as a member of the Kulanu party and is a deputy minister in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office, will return to West Orange, where he grew up, on Tuesday, Sept. 4. At B’nai […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — In anticipation of Passover, B’nai Shalom in West Orange is pulling out all the stops to help families make sure that young children find the seder and the entire holiday to be both meaningful and fun. Children, parents and grandparents who participate in the synagogue’s first Passover Cooking & Crafting for […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — A new series of Gift-it-4Ward family havdalah celebrations is being launched by B’nai Shalom in West Orange with a Hanukkah Pajama Party on Saturday, Dec. 9, from 6 to 8 p.m. “The three havdalah celebrations prior to Hanukkah, Tu B’Shevat and Passover will provide a wonderful opportunity for children, parents and […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Men’s Club at Temple B’nai Shalom in West Orange recently won the Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs Quality Club Award. On Oct. 10, at the Men’s Club’s “Scotch in the Sukkah” event, former FJMC Northern NJ Region President Peter Gotlieb, center, presented the award to, from left, Club President Gary […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — As the new year rapidly approaches, it is important to focus on how you can give yourself a fresh start for a more productive and prosperous year. B’nai Shalom’s Rabbi Robert Tobin and Wendi L. Dumbroff want to encourage full inclusion of all individuals. The duo will share their tools and […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange jitney launched a sixth line that started service Tuesday, Sept. 5, and will provide commuters with rides to and from the Brick Church and Orange train stations. The new line covers the Redwood, Pleasantdale and Lourdes neighborhoods on weekdays and makes stops on Pleasant Valley Way at Hooper […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange human relations commissioners took advantage of a sunny Labor Day morning when they and about 60 West Orange residents gathered on Main Street at the steps of Town Hall for the Unity Rally. Organized by Mike Taylor and Simone Shenassa, the event featured speakers from various local religious groups […]