What the Ground Remembers
August 6, 2026
Ricardo J. Cristão
Teacher of Social Studies
Going into this trip, I felt something almost contradictory: excitement. There is nothing exciting about what happened to Jews during the Holocaust, b...
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Reflections from Federation’s Educator Mission to Berlin and Krakow
August 6, 2026
Participating in Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ's Educator Mission to Berlin and Krakow was one of the most meaningful professional learnin...
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From Merchavim to Greater MetroWest NJ: Educators Connecting Across Continents
July 23, 2026
Lisa Friedman
Noa L’Olam Liason, Global Connection Committee
“Wow!” was a word heard again and again from the Israeli educators who visited Greater MetroWest NJ this spring from our partnership community of Merc...
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TILC Goes to Washington
July 16, 2026
Most teenagers spend the beginning of their summer sleeping in. At 6:15 a.m. on June 4, however, the 15 members of Teen Israel Leadership Council (TIL...
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From West Orange to Capitol Hill
July 15, 2026
My alarm went off before 5 in the morning. Most seventeen-year-olds would have rolled over. We got on the bus. As part of the Teen Leadership Counci...
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This Achievement Belongs to You
July 15, 2026
Meredith Dragon
EVP/CEO of Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ
You are part of something extraordinary. Our Greater MetroWest NJ community raised more than $23.1 million for the UJA Annual Unrestricted Campaign th...
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