Honoring Our Loved Ones Together
October 10, 2024
Steven D. Levy
Interim CEO
Three years ago, on Annual Newark Cemetery Visiting Day, I had the amazing experience of helping a visitor find the grave of his uncle. For almost a ...
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Beyond Sweetness: A New Blessing for 5785
October 2, 2024
Steven D. Levy
Interim CEO
A traditional Rosh Hashanah greeting is for a sweet year—Shana Tova U'metuka. This year, 5785, is clearly not a normal one, so I would like to modify ...
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This Elul Things Are Different
September 27, 2024
Benjamin Mann Ed. D.
Chief Planning Officer
Most years, I read this psalm metaphorically. I didn’t think of “evildoers” and “foes” and “enemies” as actual people....
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THIS is the Power of 100+ Teens
September 19, 2024
Avi Siegel
Director of Teen Initiatives
This past weekend, six of Federation’s signature and pilot teen programing came together to break bread, form connections, and create community. ...
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Celebrating the High Holidays at Home with Young Kids: A Time for Family and Reflection
September 13, 2024
Aliyah Walters
PJ Library & Young Families Associate
As we welcome the High Holidays this year (Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, and Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah), it’s a time for all of us to reflect...
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Roselle Backpack Drive Sets Local Students Up for Success
September 13, 2024
Academic success starts with being prepared. Yet each year hundreds of students throughout Greater MetroWest New Jersey begin the school year without ...
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Inspiration for Holiday Meal Planning
August 27, 2024
Leslie Dannin Rosenthal
Community Leader
I’ve had a head start on perusing this collection, so now I’m ready to use this amazing community cookbook for planning my holiday menus....
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Focusing on the Next Chapter
August 21, 2024
Andrea Bergman
Community Concierge
We’re excited to share a new initiative called Next Chapter, focusing on the interests of adults 55+. ...
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Lessons, Challenges, and Relationships: My Three Years as Community Shlicha
August 9, 2024
Tamar Reshef
Senior Shlicha
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Creating Space: Welcoming All Identities in Our Jewish Community
August 9, 2024
Sharon Zucker
Director of Welcoming and Inclusion
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I’m a Caregiver?
July 16, 2024
Carol Simon
Community Leader
We began as strangers and ended as friends – a diverse collection of people who share the rewards, angst, and difficulty of helping family....
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My Family’s Day of Mitzvot and Unity
April 10, 2024
Seth Huttel
GMW Community Member
It was a community mitzvah DAY... so why limit the mitzvot to just one activity?! I felt the whole day should be filled with mitzvah activities....
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A Day Dedicated to Doing Mitzvot
March 20, 2024
Elana Wilf Tanzman
Chair, Center for Volunteerism
This is the one day of the year when the entire community can find a way to volunteer and make a difference in a meaningful way....
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Curating Your GMW Jewish Experience
March 7, 2024
Andrea Bergman
Community Concierge
I am that friendly and welcoming professional tapped into this community to help you chart and identify your personal Jewish experience here in GMW....
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Big Wins and Goals Ahead
February 8, 2024
Rebecca Wanatick, Ed.M.
Director, Disability Inclusion & Belonging
Everyone has something to give and to gain. This reciprocal relationship of community is truly reflective of who we are, and it makes us stronger. ...
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The Timeless Legacy of Volunteering
February 1, 2024
Benjamin Mann Ed. D.
Chief Planning Officer
Volunteering, like planting a tree, often involves sowing seeds whose fruits we may never see. It’s a commitment to a vision beyond our lifetimes....
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A Community for ALL
January 18, 2024
Sharon Zucker
Director of Welcoming and Inclusion
Federation is 100 percent committed to ensuring that Greater MetroWest is a community where everyone who wants to engage feels welcome and valued....
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