Montclair, New Jersey, United States

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Trying to influence progressives in New Jersey, AIPAC may actually help one get elected

Jay Michaelson in Forward · 3 Feb

In the New Jersey 11th congressional district Democratic primary, the involvement of AIPAC through its affiliated Super PAC, the United Democracy Project, highlights the organization's complex role in American politics.

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A trauma-informed look at giving and community resilience

eJewishPhilanthropy · 26 Jan

Amid recent heightened philanthropic giving in the U.S., there is a concerning trend of fewer donors making larger contributions and a decline in smaller, community-based donations.

0 Television/Film Culture

A New Adam Sandler Project Is Filming in a New Jersey Jewish Deli

Lior Zaltzman in Kveller · 8 Jul 2025

Adam Sandler's latest film project is bringing Jewish deli culture to the screen, as filming is underway for a Netflix comedy at Nana’s Deli in Livingston, New Jersey.

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Is this heaven or is it New Jersey? 9 innings of the Jewish-American pastime

Alter Yisrael Shimon Feuerman in Forward · 11 May 2025

Alter Yisrael Shimon Feuerman reflects on a leisurely afternoon at a Montclair, NJ baseball field, where he, an Orthodox Jew, participates in an impromptu game with some young locals.

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Becoming the soup fairy

Jodi Rudoren in Forward · 21 Mar 2025

Jodi Rudoren's heartfelt narrative, "Becoming the Soup Fairy," explores the act of making and sharing soup as a gesture of community support and personal solace.

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Calling everything a crisis is bad for the Jews

Jodi Rudoren in Forward · 7 Mar 2025

Jodi Rudoren critiques the pervasive use of the term "crisis" by organizations such as the Anti-Defamation League in their campus alerts, arguing it can desensitize and foster a perpetual state of fear among Jewish communities.

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She chronicled life's magic moments — the milestones and the mundane

Jodi Rudoren in Forward · 10 Jan 2025

Sally Friedman, a Jewish journalist renowned for her wry and heartfelt columns on everyday life, passed away at the age of 86.

0 Communities Politics

When even your hometown can't handle the hate

Jodi Rudoren in Forward · 20 Dec 2024

The contentious dissolution of a volunteer police chaplain program in Montclair, New Jersey, highlights how deeply polarized sentiments surrounding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict can fracture local communities.

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How a cup of coffee keeps one man feeling close to the hostages in Gaza

Jodi Rudoren in Forward · 15 Nov 2024

Josh Katz, a resident of Montclair, New Jersey, has found a unique way to feel connected to the Gaza hostages through an everyday ritual: coffee.

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Like our patriarch Abraham, American Jews face 10 post-election tests of our values

Rabbi Julie Roth in Forward · 15 Nov 2024

Rabbi Julie Roth draws parallels between the biblical trials faced by Abraham and contemporary challenges facing American Jews post-election.

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11 years after my Gaza Thanksgiving, grasping for gratitude, one letter at a time

Jodi Rudoren in Forward · 24 Nov 2023

Reflecting on her past Thanksgiving spent in Gaza during a cease-fire in 2012, Jodi Rudoren contrasts the past buoyant atmosphere with the current devastation amid ongoing Israeli-Gaza conflicts.

0 Communities Education

High school flunks Jewish Heritage Month, picking Meir Kahane as honoree

Forward · 11 May 2021

Montclair High School, located in a liberal area of New Jersey, sparked controversy when it mistakenly honored Meir Kahane for Jewish American Heritage Month.

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