Meet Our 2025 Advancing Interfaith Allyship Grantees
April 2, 2025
Stephanie Abrahams
Associate Director, JCRC
The Jewish Community Relations Council's (JCRC) Advancing Interfaith Allyship Grant committee awards microgrants of up to $1,000 to support programmin...
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Discovering Shared Roots and Building Bridges in the Holy Land
February 13, 2025
Some journeys change your perspective. Some shift your heart. And then there are those that transform your very soul. Our trip to the Holy Land was on...
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The Kids Are (Going to Be) Alright
December 5, 2024
Stephanie Abrahams
Associate Director, JCRC
A popular greeting in Swahili, “Casserian Engeri,” translates not to “How are you?” or “What’s up?” but rather “And how are the children?” ...
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Teaching Teens to Advocate for Israel on Campus
September 26, 2024
Linda Scherzer
JCRC Director
High school juniors begin a two-year Israel advocacy program, positioning them for Jewish leadership at their future college campuses....
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Building a Coalition of Faiths and Ethnicities
June 11, 2024
Reverend Reginald Atkins and Stephanie Abrahams
JCRC Professionals
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Teen Advocates Go to Washington
May 30, 2024
Michal Fink and Eden Fusman
Teen Israel Leadership Council Members
With this monumental trip to Washington we used the knowledge and skills we’ve acquired to lobby on Capitol Hill....
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Memorializing a Dedicated Public Servant
April 26, 2024
Linda Scherzer
JCRC Director
For his principled commitment to public service, we owe Representative Payne our gratitude....
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Greater MetroWest Goes to Trenton
March 21, 2024
Linda Scherzer
JCRC Director
This historic milestone for our Jewish Federation honors 100 years of building community and being an integral part of the great state of New Jersey....
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A Mission of Deeper Understanding
January 18, 2024
Linda Scherzer
JCRC Director
Our goal is to enable participants to gain a deeper understanding of the nuances of the current situation in Israel....
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A Little Piece of Ground
December 29, 2023
Dov Ben-Shimon
Federation CEO
Thanks to our efforts, a deeply troubling and prejudicial book has just been pulled from the Newark Public School curriculum....
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Rutgers Makes a Powerful Decision in Support of Jewish Students
December 14, 2023
Linda Scherzer
JCRC Director
To ensure that our Jewish students enjoy all the rights and experiences afforded to all college students, it is imperative that we remain vigilant....
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How Local Elections Strengthen Our Community
September 21, 2023
Harris Laufer
State Director, Jewish Federations of New Jersey
While national politics often dominate the headlines, it’s at the local level where tangible change is made....
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Working to Nip Antisemitism in the Bud
August 3, 2023
Linda Scherzer
JCRC Director
Sadly, when you evaluate where the multitude of reported incidents of antisemitic behavior occur, it’s in schools and on college campuses....
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No Substitute for Human Interaction
June 28, 2023
Linda Scherzer
JCRC Director
We know that programming alone won't defeat hate, but there is no substitute for human interaction to create understanding and friendship....
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Jewish Pride and Security Strong
January 31, 2023
Dorit Zimerman
Security Grant Consultant
#StopAntisemitismTogether...
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Shining a Light in the Darkness
December 22, 2022
Dorit Zimerman
Security Grant Consultant
The last few months have seen antisemitism thrust into the public sphere, with comments by Kanye West and Kyrie Irving leading to an uptick in biased ...
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Israel’s Elections
November 4, 2022
The Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest and its Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) respect the integrity of Israel’s elections,...
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Federation Condemns Decision Overturning Roe v. Wade
June 24, 2022
Federation strongly and unequivocally condemns today's Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade...
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