Courtesy New Jersey’s Mission of Honor

A military ceremony was held at VFW Post 2867 in Garfield on Aug. 4 to eulogize forgotten and unclaimed cremated remains of American veterans by New Jersey’s Mission of Honor. The remains, stored in New Jersey funeral homes for decades, were interred with full military honors, including a 21-gun salute, at Brigadier General William C. Doyle Cemetery in Wrightstown. Post # 651 Jewish War Veterans in Fair Lawn is one of the veterans organizations and non-profit groups that support New Jersey’s Mission of Honor. For information, njsmissionofhonor.org.

Participants of Israel Teachable Moments Summer Seminar at the Haas Promenade in Jerusalem. Courtesy JF-NNJ

Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey’s Partnership 2Gether Summer Seminar included nine teachers from northern New Jersey day and congregational schools, paired with 10 teachers from Nahariya. Partnership 2Gether is the new name of Partnership 2000. Teachers attending were Nini Berger, Ira Brandwein, Carol Cohen, Tova Greenberg, Aviva Greenfeld, Jill Grunewald, Felicia Hillman, Leah Levi, and Rachel Levy. Phyllis Miller, Partnership 2Gether education coordinator, led the group with Mercedes Hadad, Nahariya education coordinator.

The eight-day seminar and Israel tour fostered the relationship between northern New Jersey and Nahariya educators. The teachers also initiated a number of twinning projects. The seminar received the Award of Excellence at the recent International Partnership 2Gether conference in Tel Aviv.

The sixth annual Orthodox Union Marriage Enrichment Retreat was attended by 84 couples from across America, including 22 repeat attendees. Organized by the OU Department of Community Services under the direction of Frank Buchweitz, OU national director of Community Services and Special Projects, the retreat, built around a weekend, included a Shabbat and workshops from leading Orthodox mental health professionals offering practical ideas for positive marriages. OU Executive Vice President Rabbi Steven Weil and his wife, Yael, were among the panel who collaborated during a seudat shlishit presentation of “Men are From Mars, Women are From Venus: The Jewish Version.”

For information about the OU Marriage Enrichment Weekend retreats or to bring a program to a synagogue or community, contact Frank Buchweitz, at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

The Orthodox Union (OU) Job Board, a program to assist job-seekers, will offer “retooling classes” online beginning Monday, Aug. 15. Courses include QuickBook Intensive for beginner and intermediate users and Microsoft Excel. The Job Board also provides career counseling; resumé updating; an RSS feed (updated information sent to email accounts from Websites monitored) which can be customized by location and job field; Webcasts; the ability upload resumés to be viewed by potential employers; and the ability to respond directly to available positions posted on the Website. Participants must register and commit to attending all sessions. Fee is $36. Call (212) 613-4000, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address), or www.oujobs.org.

Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat, center, flanked by Maccabeats, from left, Josh Jay of Paramus; Chanina Abramowitz of Brooklyn; Jeff Ritholtz of Merrick, N.Y.; Immanuel Shalev of Lawrence, N.Y.; Yonatan Shefa of East Windsor; and David Block of West Hempstead, N.Y. Office of the Mayor of Jerusalem

Mayor Nir Barkat welcomed The Maccabeats to Jerusalem on July 28, where the all-male a cappella group of Yeshiva University performed as part of their world tour. Barkat commended the group for their entrepreneurial spirit, calling them a “true start up,” and invited them to film their next video in Jerusalem. He also offered to connect the Maccabeats to Israeli artists for a joint venture ahead of their next tour in Jerusalem.

Eva Lynn Gans, outgoing JCT president, accepts a scroll of appreciation from incoming president Henry Dubro. Laves Photos/Michael Laves

Eva Lynn Gans was honored as outgoing president at the Jewish Center of Teaneck’s board of trustees dinner July 14. More than 100 people attended the dinner, which included a presentation by the JCT Singers and a performance from Black Box Studio’s show “1776.” Rabbi Lawrence Zierler presented Gans with an inscribed, silver appliqued, redwood etrog/citron box.

The center also dedicated a new shulchan (reader’s table) cover for use in the Pressburger Sanctuary that is inscribed with a passage from Psalm 119:18 — “Open my eyes so that I might behold the wonders of Your Torah.” Certificates from the Teaneck Township Council, U.S. Congress, and resolutions from the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey were displayed.

To be honored by the Bayonne Jewish Community Center on Saturday, Oct. 22, are Joseph Doria, former Bayonne mayor; Richard Dwyer, public affairs manager of PSE&G; Vincent LoRe, Jr., retired city official; and Patricia L. McGeehan, superintendent of schools. The four honorees are long-time supporters of the BJCC.

Doria will receive the Community Service award; Dwyer, the Corporate Impact award; LoRe, the Spirit award; and McGeehan, the Achievement award. Carol-Jo Mutterperl and Varda Wendroff are event chairs. An ad journal will be published. Call (201) 436-6900.

At its annual meeting last week, the New Jersey State Council on the Arts announced $658,556 in grants to Bergen County arts organizations, programs, and projects for fiscal 2012. Statewide the grants total $15,811,107 and will support nearly 800 arts organizations, programs, projects, and artists.

Among the grant recipients was the Kaplen JCC on the Palisades-Thurnauer School of Music, which received $42,615. The New Jersey arts council receives funding from the state through a dedicated hotel/motel occupancy fee and grants from the National Endowment for the Arts.