Harry Glazer

As the members of the Highland Park/Edison Jewish community demonstrated conclusively earlier this month, there is broad and warm support for “their” IDF troops and active concern for their welfare in Central New Jersey.

When news broke on a Shabbos morning in June that IDF troops had rescued four hostages in Gaza, Mayor Elsie Foster of Highland Park knew that her Sabbath observant Jewish residents would want to know about this development. So she printed a news story from the New York Times and had a copy of the article delivered to each of the synagogues in town.

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Art has the capacity to make someone think differently about events in the world around them. And some artworks can inspire viewers to take solace and to look ahead with confidence, despite the trials of the moment.

The still-shocking spread of virulent anti-Israel/antisemitic activism in the United States, often leading to harassment and assaults in major cities and on college campuses, has sparked many Jewish activists to question if new approaches are needed to respond to these threats.

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A very active program in the New Jersey/New York area that provides a mix of learning opportunities, guest speakers and farbrengen for young men has found its new home base in Bergenfield. And it's slated to impact the sense of achdut, lomdus (learning), and enthusiasm for yiddishkeit in communities across the region.

A bunch of very motivated parents in Middlesex County decided that they just had to hear more about the Naale Elite Academy on Motzei Shabbat, Dec. 7.

One clear sign that the Jewish Federation in the Heart of New Jersey's (Federation) program on December 4 was addressing a real need in the community was apparent in the appreciable number of people showing up early and saving seats for their friends.

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