9th Annual Labor Seder Thursday, April 2 Reception: 5:30 p.m.
Seder: 6:30 p.m. Mount Olivet Baptist Church, Newark
A blog by UJC's Executive VP, Max Kleinman Birthright Israel serves the appetizer. The Jewish community must provide the entrée. Birthright Israel recently "graduated" its 200,000th participant worldwide. The Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies at Brandeis University has released a number of studies demonstrating that Birthright Israel has significantly heightened the Jewish consciousness of participants and their connections to the State of Israel and to other Jews throughout the world. >>MORE>>
from the New Jersey Jewish News
By Robert Wiener, NJJN staff writer Mental health campaign aims to upend taboos A new campaign to increase understanding and dissolve stigmas surrounding mental illness is being launched by the Jewish Family Service of MetroWest NJ, a partner agency of United Jewish Communities of MetroWest NJ in collaboration with the Mental Health Association of Essex County. >>MORE>>
On the Ground in Israel
By Amir Shacham, UJC MetroWest Director of Israel Operations Leadership Last week was the 30th anniversary of the signing of the historic peace treaty between Israel and Egypt. The newspapers were full of stories, anecdotes, recollections, and memoirs of the people who were involved in the negotiations and shaped history. What amazed me most was the reconfirmation that leadership cannot be judged from narrow and short-term perspectives. Many times it takes several years, personal maturity, inside information, and a wider perspective in order to recognize a real leader. >>MORE>>
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