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Speak EZ - September 2008
In This Issue

When The Going Gets Tough…
Gary Aidekman
UJC President

Where is the Economic Recovery?

JCC's Margulies Senior Center: A Life Saver

Jewish Community Heroes

Competition among agencies can make the Jewish community stronger

CRC — Iran Advocacy Month

In This Issue

September 9
Post-Iran Election: What's Next?

September 13
Newark Cemetery Visiting Day

September 16
Project Kesher: Jewish Women in the Ukraine Photo Exhibit

September 24
Stand for Freedom in Iran Rally

September 24
Major Gifts Event

September 30
YLD 2nd Annual "We Bring the Bar, You Bring the Mitzvah" Opening Event

Campaign Update

With the financial support of MetroWest HELPS, JVS provided 1,200 additional individual vocational counseling hours in FY2008-09 over the prior year.

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Voice of UJC Leadership

"When The Going Gets Tough…
by Gary Aidekman, UJC President

Gary Aidekman…the tough get going." How many times have we heard that bromide?

This past year when we were faced with a very troubled economy, I began to hear that old phrase again. But this time, it no longer sounded like a cliché. This time it was a very apt description of our UJC MetroWest lay and professional team. >>more

Issues of the Day

Where is the Economic Recovery?
by Reuben D. Rotman

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We have heard rumors that the economy has begun to recover. Despite the national rumblings that recovery is on its way, many in our community are struggling in ways they have never before experienced. >>more

Working Together with our Partner Agencies

JCC's Margulies Senior Center: A Life Saver
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Click the link below and listen to Beatrice Epstein, a participant in the Margulies Senior Center at JCC MetroWest in West Orange.

Beatrice Epstein

Making a Difference

Jewish Community Heroes
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The first annual Jewish Community Heroes campaign has been launched. The campaign will honor one Jewish Community Hero of the Year, who will receive $25,000 to put toward his or her community work, and will recognize four finalists. >>more

Thoughts from MetroWest Rabbis

Competition among agencies can make the Jewish community stronger
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While we normally associate competition with the for-profit world – Jiff vs. Skippy, Toyota vs. Honda, Steinway vs. Bosendorfer – it is just as present in the non-profit world. >>more

Making a Difference

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September is Iran Advocacy Month. September is a critical time in the fight against Iran. To learn what action you can take to help prevent a nuclear armed Iran, click here.

Stand Up for Freedom in Iran Rally in New York City, September 24, at noon — To reserve a seat on a MetroWest bus or to organize a bus for your congregation, click here.

For more information on these events and a complete list of CRC events in September, click here.

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