Jewish Community Voice

08/07/2025

For one week each summer, the JCC Camps At Medford hosts a special Israel Week, giving campers meaningful experiences and insight into Israeli life and culture.

For one week each summer, the JCC Camps at Medford hosts a special Israel Week, giving campers meaningful experiences and insight into Israeli life and culture. This year’s Israel Week featured guest Israeli graffiti artist Omri Ben Ami from the Israeli company Grafitiyul, who introduced campers t...

08/07/2025

The Jewish Federation of Southern New Jersey (JFSNJ) hosted “Shine at the Shore,” a multigenerational celebration of community, heritage, and giving back featuring jeweler Rachie Shnay.

The Jewish Federation of Southern New Jersey (JFSNJ) hosted “Shine at the Shore,” a multigenerational celebration of community, heritage, and giving back featuring jeweler Rachie Shnay. In addition to hearing a moving conversation about Jewish pride with Shnay, attendees at the July 18 event, mo...

08/06/2025

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08/05/2025

If ever there was a synagogue that’s earned the right to throw itself a birthday shindig, it’s this elegant and intriguing house of worship in central Norway only 220 miles south of the Arctic Circle.

TRONDHEIM, Norway–If ever there was a synagogue that’s earned the right to throw itself a birthday shindig, it’s this elegant and intriguing house of worship in central Norway only 220 miles south of the Arctic Circle. Over the past century, the Trondheim Synagogue has weathered isolation from...

08/05/2025

When Jews gathered recently for the anniversary of a World War II massacre in the Polish town of Jedwabne, they saw a new installation–one that denied a historical consensus about the grievous events that unfolded there.

When Jews gathered recently for the anniversary of a World War II massacre in the Polish town of Jedwabne, they saw a new installation–one that denied a historical consensus about the grievous events that unfolded there. At the same time, a far-right lawmaker interrupted the memorial gathering–a...

08/04/2025

After his beloved and extremely Jewish sitcom “Curb Your Enthusiasm” ended after 12 seasons last year, many fans undoubtedly had the same thought: Would this be the last of Larry David on TV?

The notorious curmudgeon’s answer: Absolutely not.

After his beloved and extremely Jewish sitcom “Curb Your Enthusiasm” ended after 12 seasons last year, many fans undoubtedly had the same thought: Would this be the last of Larry David on TV? The notorious curmudgeon’s answer: Absolutely not. David announced that he will be partnering with Bar...

08/04/2025

A uniquely American Passover tradition could become a thing of the past, after President Donald Trump announced that he had successfully pressed Coca-Cola to change the formulation of its signature drink in the United States.

A uniquely American Passover tradition could become a thing of the past, after President Donald Trump announced that he had successfully pressed Coca-Cola to change the formulation of its signature drink in the United States. “I have been speaking to Coca Cola about using REAL Cane Sugar in Coke i...

08/03/2025

Today, we observe Tisha B’Av, the 9th of Av – a solemn day of mourning. It marks the destruction of the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem. Read more about it from Director of Jewish Sacred Aging, LLC Rabbi Richard F. Address here: https://bit.ly/3GZUyMa

08/01/2025

The Jewish Community Voice team sends warm Shabbat wishes to all our readers and their families. May this day of rest bring you joy, comfort, and time well spent with loved ones. Shabbat Shalom!

08/01/2025

As an Accountant and CEO, I’ve learned that numbers tell a great deal about something or someone. While it may seem impersonal to reduce things to numbers, it is often the best way to gain insight.

As an Accountant and CEO, I’ve learned that numbers tell a great deal about something or someone. While it may seem impersonal to reduce things to numbers, it is often the best way to gain insight. Numbers can seem cold– columns on a spreadsheet or figures in a report. But here at Lions Gate, th...

07/31/2025

An Orthodox Jewish music festival will take place in Bethel, New York in August — at the very same location where the iconic Woodstock Music & Art Fair took place in August of 1969.

(New York Jewish Week) — An Orthodox Jewish music festival will take place in Bethel, New York in August — at the very same location where the iconic Woodstock Music & Art Fair took place in August of 1969. Called Yamim Ba’im, or “The Coming Days,” the four-act, family-friendly outdoor con...

07/31/2025

The Jewish Women’s Foundation of Southern New Jersey (JWF of SNJ), a female led committee of the Funds Development Board of the Jewish Federation of Southern New Jersey (JFSNJ), recently announced the non-profit organizations the group will financially support for the 2025 grant application year.

The Jewish Women’s Foundation of Southern New Jersey (JWF of SNJ), a female led committee of the Funds Development Board of the Jewish Federation of Southern New Jersey (JFSNJ), recently announced the non-profit organizations the group will financially support for the 2025 grant application year. ...