Tag: Chabad Jewish Center of Monroe
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Jewish community in Middlesex County to remain vigilant in wake of antisemitic threats
EDISON – The days were starting to blend as Adam Glinn, CEO of the Jewish Community Center of Middlesex County, spoke about the antisemitic threats that transpired last week. The Jewish Community Center (JCC) on Oak Tree Road had received a bomb threat just days after the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) warning of “a…
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The state’s largest menorah lit with boost from Monroe Township Volunteer Fire Co. No. 1
MONROE – The state’s largest menorah was lit with a little boost from Monroe Township Volunteer Fire Co. No. 1. Rabbi Eliezer Zaklikovsky welcomed the large crowd that came out to State Park on Perrineville Road, at the corner of Prospect Plains Road, to celebrate the first day of the Hanukkah Festival of Lights on…
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Grand Menorah Lighting to be held Nov. 28 in Monroe
The Chabad Jewish Center of Monroe will hold its 20th annual Grand Menorah Lighting from 3:30-4 p.m. on Nov. 28 at State Park, Perrineville Road, at the corner of Prospect Plains Road, Monroe. New Jersey’s largest menorah will be lit after a ceremony led by Rabbi Eliezer Zaklikovsky. There will be free refreshments and live…
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Chabad of Monroe spreads light during Hanukkah season, pays tribute to essential workers
MONROE – The community of the Chabad of Monroe came together to spread light during what has been “an extremely difficult year, a year of pain, challenges and hardships” due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. “This is why when a holiday like Hanukkah comes we need to jump on the opportunity to spread light, to…
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Monroe Hanukkah celebration calls for peace
MONROE – The tragic events in Jersey City more than a week ago were heavy on the minds and hearts as a crowd gathered to witness the lighting of the largest menorah in New Jersey on the first day of the Hanukkah Festival of Lights celebration at State Park on Perrineville Road, corner of Prospect…
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Jewish community expected to celebrate Hanukkah, each other during lighting of menorah in Monroe
MONROE – The Chabad of Monroe has been holding a public menorah celebration in Monroe for 18 years, but weeks after the horrific antisemitic shooting in Jersey City, it will be celebrated by a record number of Jewish participants eager to stand together and face down growing anti-Semitism throughout the United States and the…
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Chabad Jewish Center of Monroe holds vigil for victims in Poway
MONROE – A packed crowd of more than 80 people filled the sanctuary of the Chabad Jewish Center of Monroe on May 1 for an impromptu memorial vigil dubbed “Solidarity, Unity, Prayer and Resolve.” After introductory words of inspiration from Rabbi Eliezer Zaklikovsky, Monroe Mayor Gerald Tamburro said, “I will do all in my power…
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Grand Menorah Lighting to be held Dec. 2 in Monroe
The Chabad Jewish Center of Monroe will hold its 17th annual Grand Menorah Lighting will be held at 4 p.m. on Dec. 2 at State Park, Perrineville Road at the corner of Prospect Plains Road, Monroe. New Jersey’s largest menorah will be lit after a ceremonial dedication to the victims of the mass shooting at…
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Local girl researches family history as part of her Bat Mitzvah celebration
MONROE — A local 12-year-old girl was hoping for the historic reunion of a Polish family who hid her descendants in their attic during World War II. Before her Bat Mitzvah celebration, Mattil Zaklikovsky of Monroe had decided to embark on a major research project: She was eager to learn more about her ancestors as well as the…