| Global News Israel on schedule to inaugurate electric car grid RAMAT HASHARON, Israel (AP) —Israel is on schedule to inaugurate a revolutionary electric car grid with dozens of recharge stations and thousands of cars on the road by next year, the project's developers said Sunday. more
The Brody Early Childhood Center in Whippany will close at the end of the school year, JCC MetroWest announced on Feb. 1. The decision came on the heels of an 11th-hour recruitment and fund-raising effort undertaken by preschool parents over the last few months. more Local
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| UJC opens mailbox for Haiti Earthquake relief effort
The Community Relations Committee responds to emergency and disaster situations around the world and works to galvanize support from the MetroWest community to demonstrate the Jewish values of tikkun olam (repair of the world) and g’milut chasidim (acts of loving kindness). The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee is our emergency relief agency partner. Therefore, UJC MetroWest and its Community Relations Committee have set up an open mailbox for donations to support the relief efforts. Click here to make your donation to the relief effort. All contributions are fully tax deductible. 100% of proceeds will go to emergency relief. Call the Community Relations Committee at (973) 929-3064 with any questions. |
| "Max"imum Potential — A UJC Blog | |
| Max Kleinman shares his thoughts about what's important to the MetroWest community. | |
| Update on Haiti Earthquake Relief The Federation movement has raised more than $3 million for Haiti relief efforts since a 7.0 magnitude earthquake devastated the island nation earlier this year. MetroWest’s total exceeds $100,000. The Jewish Federations of North America is working with the Jewish Coalition for Disaster Relief to monitor allocations and coordinate efforts among Jewish organizations. more |
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| From Leslie's Laptop | |
| A blog by Leslie Dannin Rosenthal, President, Women's Philanthropy |
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| Meet Some Amazing Israeli Women After I return from a trip to Israel, I find that when I download the pictures from my camera, there are pictures that I think I took but are instead consigned to my memory alone. All I have to do, however, is close my eyes and I can picture the enthusiasm and curiosity of our participants as we visited each project and I can hear the great questions everyone asked. more |
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| On the Ground in Israel | |
| A personal view of our efforts in Israel from Amir Shacham, UJC MetroWest Director of Israel Operations. | |
| Na’ase Venishma
(We shall do and we shall hear) Sarah, Rachel, Emma, Jono, Alexa, George. These are not just some names that I made up for the sake of marketing. They are all committed Jewish youngsters from our MetroWest NJ community who recently, individually and with the support of their families, decided to step up and keep the legacy of their people. They were all conducting a Bar/Bat Mitzvah project in Israel and by doing so, brought to life the ultimate combination of the Mitzvot “Tikkun Olam” (repair of the world) and “Klal Yisrael (all Jews are responsible for each other).” more |
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| Haifa Hoops for Kids | |
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