“The Women’s Balcony”: A Lovin...

Jun 10, 2017 by Susan Rosenbluth

The film, in its gentle, humorous, and tender way, raises important questions about religion, community, tradition, the true path of faith, and the endeavor of every believer to choose his or her own path to the Eternal.

Champion of Family Rights Now ...

Mar 27, 2017 by Susan Rosenbluth

Dr. Amy Neustein, whose personal history of having lost complete contact with her only child due solely to the vagaries of the New York City Family Court system is well known in the Jewish and secular community, has a record of taking her personal pain and transposing it into activism for the general good. After decades of helping other vulnerable parents and children—Jews and Gentiles—deal with the perils of oftentimes capricious family courts and, in the process, winning accolades from social scientist, lawyers, and children’s rights activists, Dr. Neustein has taken her role as scholar, editor, and writer on a new path. She is now the founder and CEO of Linguistic Technology Software (LTS), Inc, a Fort Lee, NJ-based company that combines higher-scale natural language understanding with computer technology to build a radically different kind of user interface for the kinds of websites that are frequently accessed at home, in the office, in healthcare settings, and in the car.

Just in Time for Chanukah: “Go...

Dec 15, 2016 by Susan Rosenbluth

The NJ Intergenerational Orchestra, which provides education and performance opportunities for people of all ages who want to be part of an orchestra or ensemble, is offering to teach adults to play violin, viola, or cello in eight weeks for $80, including the rental fee for the instrument.

In The Falconi Effect, the Thi...

Nov 22, 2016 by Susan Rosenbluth

The Falconi Effect by Catriel Sugarman

Adrien Levin, z”l Atlantic Cit...

Jul 18, 2016 by Susan Rosenbluth

Adrien Levin, an Atlantic City businesswoman and musician, died on July 13 in Shore Memorial Hospital at the age of 92. The cause was heart failure.

“Even before gambling, most people thought of Atlantic City as an icon of pop culture, a center of honky-tonk music and rock-and-roll. But for many, it was also a magnet for classical music, attracting performers and lovers of opera, symphonies, and especially chamber music, and Adrien Levin was at the forefront of that effort,” said Mrs. Levin’s daughter, Susan Rosenbluth, editor and publisher of The Jewish Voice and Opinion…

Art to Help New Organization f...

Jun 7, 2016 by Susan Rosenbluth

At the end of May, the artwork of Brocha Teichman and the vision of Philyss Seidenfeld for a new non-profit called Anan Kvodo converged in Teaneck when Suzanne and Avi Stokar opened their home to celebrate a “Night of Beauty.”…

At HaZamir, Jewish Teens Sing,...

May 9, 2016 by Susan Rosenbluth

Vivian Lazar knows that HaZamir, the International Jewish High School Choir, which she directs, is more than just a musical organization through which some 400 young Jewish students came together last month to present a gala concert celebrating four-part traditional and contemporary Jewish music.

Why Is Ireland So Hostile to I...

Apr 18, 2016 by Alex Grobman

During her formative years, Israel received significant support in Ireland. Having experienced religious persecution themselves, the Irish identified with Jews. Unfortunately, this is no longer the case, according to Professor James Bowen of the National University of Ireland at Cork….

Ess Gezint: Cook, Pray, Eat Ko...

Mar 17, 2016 by Susan Rosenbluth

When Mia Adler Ozair met her Israeli-Iraqi husband-to-be, she was an unadventurous Ashkenazi-American home cook who, as she says, “kept it safe in the kitchen.” All that changed when she met her husband. Both mostly secular in their separate youths, they were observant when they met. She calls him “Rebbe Shaul,” and he calls her his Neshama.

Ess Gezint: The Kosher Silver ...

Oct 25, 2015 by Susan Rosenbluth

Over the years, many kosher cooks—and food writers— have learned to depend on Norene Gilletz, a Canadian-based Certified Culinary Professional whose work on healthy, often low-calorie recipes has been revolutionary. Click here.