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6:00 p.m. Featuring Jim Cramer, Financial Commentator and Host of CNBC's "Mad Money."
A blog by UJC's Executive VP, Max Kleinman
The First Triumphant Struggle for Freedom of Religion
We celebrate Hanukkah this week with the lighting of candles, playing with dreidels, and the eating of latkes and other holiday rites. But we should not lose sight of the larger historical significance of the Holiday of Lights. Hanukkah speaks to all peoples, because it represents the first triumphant struggle for freedom of religion. >>MORE>>
from the New Jersey Jewish News
By Lori Silberman Brauner, NJJN Staff Writer
Corzine Inks Legislation Firming Up Ties to Israel
Twenty years after former New Jersey Gov. Thomas Kean signed a sister-state agreement between his state and Israel, the current governor, Jon Corzine, formalized the New Jersey-Israel Commission's status as a permanent partnership. >>MORE>>
On the Ground in Israel
By Amir Shacham, UJC MetroWest Director of Israel Operations Miracles and Heroes On Hanukkah eve, just a few hours before the traditional first candle lighting, we experienced yet another modern "miracle." A Kassam rocket landed inside UJC MetroWest's partner Kibbutz Erez, right in the backyard of the plastic factory. Fortunately (miraculously?), no one was hurt and the damage was minimal. An explosive material that is used by the factory was located only a few meters away. We do not want to think, "what if?">>MORE>>
A Perfect Time to Hire
JVS Candidates Are Highly Qualified Professionals
Do a mitzvah! Refer a job opening or someone in need of job placement assistance to JVS today! Given the crisis of unemployment in the community, we are reaching out to federation and agency leaders hoping that you or someone you know will be able to help us help our clients obtain employment.>>MORE>>
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