October 16, 2025

Each year on Veterans Day, we pause to honor the men and women who have served our nation with dedication and courage. Among them are countless Jewish...

August 28, 2025

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July 2, 2025

A century ago, Rabbi Rudolph Coffee warned that democracy is not permanent. That independence is fragile. That progress, while real, is never guarante...

May 25, 2025

Every Memorial Day, Americans across the country pause to remember the men and women who gave their lives in military service. For American Jews, this...

March 12, 2025

Born in Newark in 1892, the eldest of seven children, Elizabeth Blume knew by eighth grade that she would become a lawyer. The world around her had ot...

February 10, 2025

Louis V. Aronson was a Jewish inventor best known for creating one of the most iconic products of the 20th century—the modern Ronson lighter....

January 9, 2025

Shabbat, the Jewish Sabbath, is one of the most ancient and significant rituals in Judaism, observed from sunset on Friday to nightfall on Saturday. B...

December 16, 2024

Do you think Hanukkah is all about candles, donuts, latkes, and endless rounds of dreidel? Sure, those are fun, but it’s also about grit, resilience, ...

November 11, 2024

I love annual historical holidays – days that requires each of us to recall events, stories, people, and places that have helped shape the here and no...

May 2, 2024

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October 11, 2023

Once again, brave men and woman are being called upon to protect their country and fight against unimaginable atrocities....

December 16, 2022

“You’ll never get lost if you know where you came from.” My beloved mother’s words suddenly carry new and profound meaning....