New Jersey Yachad 3RD ANNUAL PARENT CONFERENCE RESOURCE FAIR & FAMILY DAY
in partnership with the Kaplen JCC on the Palisades,
Sunday, December 11th, 2011 | 9:00 am – 2:00pm
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
411 East Clinton Avenue
Tenafly, NJ
KEYNOTE: Dr. Charles Cartwright,
Director, Autism Center, YAI Network
SPECIAL WORKSHOP: for parents of children with Down Syndrome
Dr. Fred Hirschenfang,
Hackensack University Medical Center
SPECIAL WORKSHOP:
Dating and Marriage For My Child
Dr. Jeffrey Lichtman,
National Director, Yachad
INFORMATIVE WORKSHOPS
Lunch & Networking
- $25 for one adult (incudes dairy lunch).
- $50 for whole family to attend (includes lunch &
child care services). Limited scholarships available.
To registrer or this conference please contact
Chani Herrmann at hermann@ou.org or 917-885-7178
Event is being co-sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Nothern New Jersey’s
Jewish Council for Special Needs and the Jewish Voice & Opinion
Occupy Wall Street: Antisemitism Is Part of the Message
One of the first people to comment on the antisemitic and anti-Israel rhetoric at the “Occupy Wall Street” (OWS) protest camp in lower Manhattan as well as at several of its clones in cities across the United States and Europe, was Sean Spicer, communications director of the Republican National Committee. In a memorandum dated October 18, Mr. Spicer wondered how Democratic leaders could endorse the OWS movement while remaining silent “in the midst of protesters’ extreme antisemitic, anti-Israel comments.” Read more »
The Log, November 2011
This is the log of community events, new classes, chesed opportunities, and Mazal Tovs for November and early December. Read more »
The Current Crisis, November 2011
We have learned over the years that it is not sound policy to argue with University of Haifa Prof of Economics Steven Plaut, especially when the subject is academia. So who were we to object when he presented us with the life-work of one Dr. Yasser Dasmabebi (No sir, we don’t mean maybe), who holds the Edward Said-Noam Chomsky Linguistics Chair at Abdul Abulbul Amir University in Cairo. Read more »
Herman Cain and the “Cain Doctrine”: “If You Mess with Israel, You Are Messing with the US”
October 2011
Last May, Republican Presidential candidate Herman Cain did something virtually no politician would even consider: On national television, he admitted he had been asked a question on an issue about which he feels passionate but also knew nothing about. His response was to do his homework and then come back to give the country a real response.
The subject: The Palestinian “right of return” to Israel. Read more »
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