Raising the Next Generation of Allies: Interfaith Teen Leaders in DC
May 5, 2026
Stephanie Abrahams
Associate Director, JCRC
After months of building connection through joy and celebration, this trip asked the teens to confront painful histories together, and to consider wha...
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An Interfaith Seder and the Power of a Shared Table
March 30, 2026
Rabbi Abigail Treu
Chair, Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ Interfaith Clergy Leaders; Senior Rabbi, Oheb Shalom Congregation
There are moments when a community gathers not only to remember a story, but to live inside its deepest truths. The Interfaith Seder last week was one...
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Interfaith Dialogue and Allyship in Washington D.C.
March 26, 2026
Stephanie Abrahams
Associate Director, JCRC
There are some experiences that change the way you see one another. On a recent Sunday, 18 members of the Coalition for Jewish and African American U...
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JCRC’s Delegation Heads to Washington
March 19, 2026
Linda Scherzer
JCRC Director
Recently, our Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) led a delegation of 14 representatives from across the state on a lobbying mission to Washingt...
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A Week in Israel I’ll Never Forget
March 13, 2026
Bella Jenis
Teen Israel Leadership Council Participant
It was the pinnacle of our two-year-long program. As part of the Teen Leadership Council (TILC), my peers and I have spent our junior and senior years...
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Life After Freedom
February 5, 2026
Stephanie Abrahams
Associate Director, JCRC
Eli Sharabi, standing in front of an audience of more than 100 interfaith teens last week, emphasized how captivity strips life down to its essence. W...
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Before You Vote: Hear From the Candidates
January 15, 2026
Linda Scherzer
JCRC Director
Next month, voters in New Jersey’s Eleventh Congressional District (Essex, Morris and Passaic Counties) will be voting in one of the most consequentia...
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A Lasting Bond: Partnership and Purpose Against Hate
January 15, 2026
Jill Hershorin
Archivist and Curator, Jewish Historical Society of Greater MetroWest NJ
In Meredith Dragon’s Shabbat message from last week, “As Shabbat Approaches, Our Advocacy Is Needed” she emphasizes the importance of building meaning...
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Choosing Light in a Divided World: Interfaith Teens Come Together
December 18, 2025
Stephanie Abrahams
Associate Director, JCRC
The Interfaith Teen Leaders—a group of more than 30 teens from Jewish, Hindu, Muslim, Latter-day Saint, Catholic, Sikh, Presbyterian, and Baptist comm...
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Disability & Inclusion: An Interfaith Conversation About Building Communities of Hope
October 29, 2025
Stephanie Abrahams
Associate Director, JCRC
On October 21, Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ and the Archdiocese of Newark co-hosted an interfaith screening and discussion of the film In...
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Election 2025: Sherrill and Ciattarelli Answer Questions from the Jewish Community
October 17, 2025
Linda Scherzer
JCRC Director
As New Jersey gets ready to vote for a new governor in the upcoming General Election, Jewish Community Relations Council, in partnership with the four...
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High Holidays, Shared Stories, and the Power of Forgiveness
September 22, 2025
Stephanie Abrahams
Associate Director, JCRC
Across the Christian, Jewish and Muslim traditions, one of the most powerful shared stories is that of Joseph—betrayed by his brothers, sold into slav...
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Making Meaning for Families Not Just Teens
September 4, 2025
Deborah Jacob
Chair, Community Engagement
If you had asked me a few years ago the impact Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ makes on teens and their families, I would have likely given ...
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In Times of Crisis and Hope, JCRC Brings Us Together
September 4, 2025
Ben Hoffer
Chair, Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC)
Almost one year ago, I had the privilege, along with my wife Daniella and friends Deb and Gregg Jacob, to co-chair our community’s observance of the o...
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Different Faiths, Shared Purpose
August 7, 2025
Etienne Gallacher
Interfaith Teen Leaders Participant
Once a month, I’ve had the opportunity to meet with a group of teens from different faiths, backgrounds, and walks of life. I’m an active member of Th...
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Greater MetroWest NJ Voices Help Advance Antisemitism Bill
July 25, 2025
Stephanie Abrahams
Associate Director, JCRC
Yesterday evening, after more than eight hours of passionate and often emotional testimony, the New Jersey Assembly’s State and Local Government Commi...
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Shared Struggles, Shared Strength: African American and Jewish Solidarity on Juneteenth
June 17, 2025
Stephanie Abrahams
Associate Director, JCRC
Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the United States and is celebrated annually on June 19 to mark the date in 1865 when enslaved African A...
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TILC Teens Go to Capitol Hill
June 5, 2025
Sydney Maltzman
Teen Israel Leadership Council Participant
On Thursday, May 22, Jewish Federation’s Teen Israel Leadership Council (TILC) had the privilege of lobbying on behalf of Israel on Capitol Hill. Led ...
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