Celebrating Jewish American Heritage Month
May 14, 2026
Jill Hershorin
Archivist and Curator, Jewish Historical Society of Greater MetroWest NJ
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Let There Be Play! Jewish Education and Joy at its Best
March 24, 2026
Emily Fox
Director of Jewish Educational Initiatives
Three blasts of the Shofar sounded through a remote speaker as three- and four-year-olds stood silent and mesmerized in a circle. Music began to play,...
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Empowering Educators to Teach Israel with Confidence
November 13, 2025
Emily Fox
Director of Jewish Educational Initiatives
Last week’s Scholar in Residence visit with Tamara Rebick, Founder and Chief Experience Officer of Coriphery Holistic Consulting Solutions, marked an ...
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Quest Conference 2025: A Day of Learning, Connection, and Inspiration
November 12, 2025
Aliza Weinstock
Manager, Day School Initiative
On Tuesday, November 4, more than 450 Greater MetroWest Day School faculty and invited guests gathered at Joseph Kushner Hebrew Academy/ Rae Kushner Y...
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What Teachers Are Doing to Boost Student Mental Health
March 24, 2025
Aliza Weinstock
Manager, Day School Initiative
On Tuesday, March 18, Federation hosted Day School teachers, school leadership, and invited guests at our headquarters in Whippany for a celebratory b...
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The Seder – a Remembrance and a Prayer
April 18, 2024
Benjamin Mann Ed. D.
Chief Planning Officer
With Israel at war and antisemitism all around us, the need for the seder’s next redemption, protection from current threats, is especially pertinent....
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The World as We Wish It Was
March 20, 2024
Benjamin Mann Ed. D.
Chief Planning Officer
Purim is a topsy-turvy day on which we imagine the world as we wish it was – when good triumphs over evil and justice triumphs over oppression....
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IsraelNow (San Fransisco Style)
February 22, 2024
Avi Remetz
Manager of Jewish Service Learning
In an unforgettable five-day experience, 11 teens from our community embarked on a transformative journey....
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Educators Are Answering the Call
October 26, 2023
Rebecca Hindin
Director of the Greater MetroWest New Jersey Day School Initiative
I just got off the phone with Michal. She and her family arrived here on October 15 to stay with relatives in Livingston after the attacks in Israel...
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Planting Seeds for Future Generations
February 3, 2023
Benjamin Mann Ed. D.
Chief Planning Officer
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Our Right Start to Jewish Early Childhood Education
February 1, 2023
Emily Fox
Director of Jewish Educational Initiatives
Jewish early childhood centers are also warm and welcoming homes for the entire family....
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Miracles Believe in Me
December 6, 2022
Robert Lichtman
Chief Jewish Learning Officer
On Hanukkah... we take a stance against the encroaching darkness as a Jewish community to initiate miracles for the Jewish People....
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What It Means to Be MetroLeZion
December 1, 2022
Avi Siegel
Director of Teen Initiatives
Diller is just one of the many places that we welcome teens and their families into relationships with one another and Federation....
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3 Minutes That Changed 2,000 Years of Jewish History
November 29, 2022
Robert Lichtman
Chief Jewish Learning Officer
75 years ago today, the UN General Assembly approved the "Partition Plan" supporting the establishment of a Jewish state...
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Really, Could Thanksgiving Be Any More Jew-ish?
November 17, 2022
Robert Lichtman
Chief Jewish Learning Officer
Here's the basic framework of a holiday. Try to guess who celebrates it....
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Teachers as Learners
November 16, 2022
Sharon Cohen
Early Childhood Day of Learning Planning Committee Member, Teacher at Congregation Beth El
Last Thursday 200 early childhood educators gathered for a day of learning and sharing. ...
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Israel’s Elections
November 4, 2022
The Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest and its Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) respect the integrity of Israel’s elections,...
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