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J Café opens at Katz JCC

The Katz JCC is proud to announce the opening of the J Café on March 18th, an innovative kosher grab-and-go café within the Katz JCC. Our Café is open Sunday through Friday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm. This unique dining spot is characterized by its thoughtfully selected menu, offering an inviting assortment of dairy and parve items. Each dish and […]

JFSNJ’s Young Adult Division to host a variety of upcoming events

By AMANDA MICHELSON   The Jewish Federation of Southern New Jersey (JFSNJ)’s Young Adult Division (YAD), an engagement group for community members in their 20s, 30s, and 40s, has a variety of events coming up providing fun social experiences for people while they also engage in an act of service. Offering something different for everyone, some events are geared toward […]

Free pre-screening of “One Life”

Mark your calendars for a movie night on Thursday, March 14th, as the Katz JCC invites you to a special pre-screening of the captivating film One Life. Hosted at AMC 16 Voorhees, located at 900 Haddonfield-Berlin Road, the evening kicks off at 6pm followed by the film starting at 6:30pm. Tickets for this event are complimentary thanks to the generous […]

Retired teacher helping impoverished villages in Africa

MEET KAREN COHEN…

HOMETOWN: Marlton FAMILY: Husband Randy; Children Jason & Benjamin SYNAGOGUE: Congregation Beth Tikvah FAVORITE MOVIE: “Rocky” After teaching kindergarten and toddlers for 30 years at various schools, including the Katz JCC’s Sari Isdaner Early Childhood Center, from which she retired last June, Karen Cohen has been using her newfound time and resources to help impoverished villages in Madagascar. “I fell […]

Parenting conversation focus of JDAIM event

During Jewish Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month (JDAIM), the Katz JCC, Jewish Federation of Southern New Jersey, and JFCS jointly hosted Dr. Sarah Allen for “Raising Brains; A Conversation on the Challenges of Parenting.” Allen is an author, pediatric neuropsychologist, parent/teacher strategist, and mom of two biological children and two step-children, with more than 15 years of experience studying and […]

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800 students celebrate Multicultural Day with Haddonfield’s Jewish American Club

The Jewish American Cultural Club (JACC) at Haddonfield Memorial High School hosted 800 students at its first-ever schoolwide Multicultural Day on February 27. The entire student body participated in various activities, including challah making, hora dancing, gaga, and tasting of Jewish foods. JACC founder and president Charlotte Berman (top) led challah braiding, as over 150 challot were braided and baked. […]

Here’s where to celebrate Purim 2024 in South Jersey

For those seeking Purim activities, the following is a list of Purim events provided to The Voice. All area synagogues and organizations were contacted. All are welcome to add their activities for the next Purim calendar in the Mar. 20 issue. To add a Purim activity, please send it to esolway@jfedsnj.org Adath Emanu-El On March 23, Adath Emanu El will […]

Three area sisterhoods collaborating on Jewish food series



An upcoming Jewish food series, “Braid Spice Cook,” presented by the sisterhoods of Congregation Beth El, Congregation Kol Ami, and Temple Beth Sholom (TBS) will mark an exciting synagogue partnership. The series includes three events, the first of which will be on March 20 at 7 p.m. at Cong. Kol Ami, a Reform synagogue in Cherry Hill. It will feature […]

‘Stepping Out’ annual fundraiser will celebrate the past, present, and future of JFCS



Jewish Family & Children’s Service (JFCS) will hold its annual fundraiser, “Stepping Out with JFCS,” Thursday, Apr. 11, starting at 6:30 p.m., at Congregation Beth El in Voorhees. This year’s theme, “Here We Grow: Celebrating our Past, Present, and Future,” is an ideal platform to highlight the positive impact of JFCS on our South Jersey community to hundreds of community […]


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