South Jersey Federation Launches Behavioral Health Service
The Jewish Federation of Southern New Jersey is fully integrated. That means it operates as a single nonprofit entity, with a family of agencies...
Local Synagogues Hosting Special Event to Mark Yom HaZikaron, Yom Ha’atzmaut
Yom HaZikaron, Israel’s Memorial Day, and Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israel’s Independence Day, take place on back-to-back days each spring. To transition from one to the...
Holocaust Awareness Museum Exhibit Will Mark 65th Anniversary, Yom HaShoah
For its 65th anniversary and Yom HaShoah, the Holocaust Awareness Museum and Education Center in Elkins Park is aiming to immerse students in the...
Lawsuit: Education Department Needs to Address Antisemitism in Philly School District
The National Jewish Advocacy Center and the Deborah Project have issues with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights.
Both Jewish groups have...
8 Jewish Things To Do In Philly This Week (April 5-12)
SUNDAY, APRIL 5
ANNUAL PASSOVER BBQ
Join the Congregations of Shaare Shamayim for its annual Passover BBQ, featuring a menu of chicken, hot dogs, gefilte fish,...
11 Years In, B’nai Jacob, Rabbi Announce Contract Extension
Congregation B’nai Jacob is the only synagogue in Phoenixville. It’s been around for more than a century, and throughout that time, its congregant base...
Philly Rabbi Makes Divorce the Focus of His Rabbinical Work
The Jewish ketubah signing includes financial protections for the woman in case the marriage breaks apart. While the focus on the woman was perhaps...
Jeffrey Trocki, Known for Warmth, Humor and Deep Jewish Faith, Dies at 60
Ellen Braunstein
Jeffrey Charles Trocki (Yechiel Chaim), a Margate man born with Down syndrome who was known for his warmth, humor and deep Jewish identity,...
After Michigan Synagogue Attack, Security Grants Are Used to Fortify
When Rabbi Geri Newburge started at Main Line Reform Temple-Beth Elohim, she could just walk through the front door to get to work. It...
Legendary Klezmer Artist Playing a Hometown Show This Spring
Hankus Netsky has played in venues large and small around the world, but he vividly remembers the first time he played at Beth Sholom...