by Clifford M. Kulwin | Jul 6, 2017
Sometimes you make unexpected connections. Volunteering with the Newark Conservancy, I learned of its ongoing need for barrels to collect rain. I happened to mention this to TBA member Rich Kesselhaut, who responded, “I have more barrels than I know what to do...
by Clifford M. Kulwin | Jun 13, 2017
Dear Friends, One week each year, we open our spiritual home to those in need through the Interfaith Hospitality Network. Mothers and fathers, sons and daughters, men and women. By warmly welcoming others here, we engage in one of the greatest Mitzvot. Most are...
by Clifford M. Kulwin | May 9, 2017
The Oranges and Maplewood Unit of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) hosted its 104th Annual Freedom Fund Gala on Sunday, April 30. The Oranges and Maplewood Unit of the NAACP represents Essex County towns including Belleville,...
by Clifford M. Kulwin | Mar 7, 2017
As the next in our series on Holocaust literature, join me in reading (or rereading) Mila 18 by Leon Uris, one of the bestselling books of the 20th century. First published in 1961, Mila 18 has been translated into over 50 languages. Uris’ considerable skills as a...
by Clifford M. Kulwin | Jan 13, 2017
Over the next few weeks the TBA Book Group reads As Close to Us as Breathing, by Elizabeth Poliner. The New York Times called it “a big-hearted…novel,” the Jerusalem Post labelled it “super.” Three sisters gather at the...
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