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Ridgewood – The JCCNNJ Arts & Culture crowd gathered at the Office Tavern Grill in Ridgewood, NJ on October 21 to “mingle before the movie”. The event was designed to…

Glen Rock – In a room packed full with young kids and their parents, JCCNNJ co-hosted “Arts & Eats: Hanukkah at the Library” at the Glen Rock Public Library on…

At a sold-out event on Thursday, December 5, JCCNNJ community members learned to cook latkes with recipes from Syria, Italy and India, providing tastes of Jewish traditions from around the…

Fair Lawn – The JCCNNJ Active Seniors program celebrated Chanukah on Thursday with musical entertainment by the John Halsey Swing Trio, featuring Elaine Rachlin on vocals and Bill Wurtzel on…

At the JCCNNJ’s opening Arts & Culture event on October 24, our audience members experienced the story of “Bar Mitzvah Boy”, which was so funny and touching that it transported…

On Thursday, September 26, 2019, our Active Seniors gathered together to kick of the High Holiday season with a “Make & Take Babka Bake”. Their secret ingredient? Nutella! May everyone…

On Sunday, September 29, 2019, families from the JCCNNJ gathered together to pitch in and help build Sukkahs for families in need of a few strong hands and warm hearts.…

The Israeli teens may have just left New Jersey after three weeks together with us but our memories of our time together with them are still vivid and bright. Here’s…

Journal Entry #2: Fun in the Sun Along the way of the three weeks together, the Israeli teens from the Open Hearts Open Homes program found their footing in New…

Journal Entry #3 – Saying Goodbye but not Forever After a never-long-enough three weeks together, our host families and teens had to say goodbye. The ripple effect of this year’s…