The Jewish Journal-Boston North

Grow a Tree of Life at the JCCNS

Help the JCCNS grow a Tree of Life and start your New Year with healthy habits. The J is running a fitness incentive program to mark the Jewish holiday of Tu B’Shevat. Every time you work out now through February 8, you’ll earn a leaf to add to the beautiful…… MORE

CHA Announces New Head of School

Cohen Hillel Academy in Marblehead, MA is excited to announce Noah Hartman as its next Head of School. Noah will take over leadership in July, 2012, succeeding Ken Shulman, who is retiring as Head of School. Noah comes to Hillel Academy from the nationally-renowned Doris and Alex Weber Jewish Community…… MORE

Together 24/7 … How Couples Make it Work

You’d think they’d get on each other’s nerves or become bored. But couples that live and work together clearly relish their relationships. The Journal recently spoke with four North Shore couples about the joys and challenges of being together 24/7. How do they balance family/work responsibilities? Is it possible to…… MORE

Building Jewish Community in Sarajevo

When Phillip Weiner, an international war crimes judge, started his new job in Bosnia, he did what he always does upon arrival in a new place. “Wherever I go, I become part of the Jewish community,” Weiner said. In Sarajevo, Weiner has found a small, unique Jewish community, coexisting easily…… MORE

Martin Luther King’s Legacy to be Celebrated

“With this faith we will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood. With this faith we will be able to work together, to pray together, to struggle together … to stand up for freedom together, knowing that we will be free…… MORE