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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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With Jack Lew’s Appointment, Jewish Community Again has a White House Address
@JewishWhiteHouse is back. President Obama on Monday, January 9 announced that Jack Lew, his director of the Office of Budget…
The Brew That’s Fit For a Jew
Manischewitz has its role, but now and then a Jew needs a good cold beer. Shmaltz Brewing Co. (http://www.shmaltzbrewing.com), with…
How to Keep Those New Year’s Resolutions
Happy New Year! In a tradition that repeats itself annually, people solemnly vow to make changes in their lives on…
Good Sports
By the time Dylan Taylor, 17, of Topsfield, graduates from Pingree later this year, the tri-sport captain will have played…
