The Next Step October 23• 9:15 a.m
B'nai Shalom, West Orange
Political Forum Breakfast October 25• 9 a.m.
Temple Avodat Shalom, River Edge
Meet the Authors Educators Conference
October 25• 10 a.m
Alex Aidekman Family Jewish Community Campus, Whippany
Project Kesher: Jewish Women in the Ukraine Photo Exhibit through October 25
Temple Beth Shalom, Livingston
A Briefing and Discussion featuring Zev Chafets November 4• 7:30 p.m.
Temple Avodat Shalom, River Edge
Address by Sen. Robert Menendez November 8• 10 a.m.
Temple B'nai Jeshurun, Short Hills
Caring for One Another November 9• 7 to 9 p.m.
Caldwell United Methodist Church, Caldwell
Four Wars & the Men Who Fought in Them
November 11• 7:15 p.m
Alex Aidekman Family Jewish Community Campus, Whippany
UJC MetroWest Condemns Message of Hate The Westboro Baptist Church (WBC) has announced plans to picket the JCC MetroWest in West Orange, among several other New Jersey locations and many other sites around the country, on October 27, 2009. >>MORE>>
In Memoriam
by Arthur Sandman,
Associate Executive Vice President, UJC MetroWest A Tribute to Frank Korczukowski This has been a dark week for staff at United Jewish Communities of MetroWest NJ. We lost a colleague and a dear friend, Frank Korczukowski, our Director of Community Facilities. Frank was Christian, a devout man committed to his church. >>MORE>>
On the Ground in Israel
by Amir Shacham, UJC MetroWest Director of Israel Operations Our Cooking Ladies A group of women from southern Israel decided to give up retirement and start to combine business with what they like to do best: cooking together. They set up a cooperative, cooked for some very fortunate company employees, and now will run a restaurant. They have a for-profit start-up based on couscous, stuffed chicken, and Tunisian meatballs from mom’s kitchen. >>MORE>>
from Leslie's Laptop
by Leslie Dannin Rosenthal, President, Women's Philanthropy Gemilut Chesedim Why do I say gemilut chesedim rather than simply tzedakah, which can mean justice, righteousness, and sometimes charity? Part of the message behind The Next Step, and I hope our overall message from Women's Philanthropy, is that we can combine hands-on care for individuals with the ability to change the lives of many through our philanthropy. >>MORE>>
Super Sunday is December 6
UJA MetroWest's Annual Phonathon Fundraising Event! This is is the day when the MetroWest Jewish Community comes together . . . to support each other, to show that in good times and tough times we help Jews in need, we help build Jewish Community. WE ARE ONE! >>MORE>>
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