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On July 21, 2023, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law retaliatory tax legislation aimed directly at its neighbor, New York. Assembly Bill No. 4694. The rule in the majority...

New York employers and their employees should be following a new appeal working its way through New York's tax appeals process. Edward Zelinsky, a well-known tax law professor...

Jewish Ledger WHAT’S HAPPENING – February 23 – March 31 Preserving Jewish Memory at Auschwitz Since 2000, the Auschwitz Jewish Center (AJC), a Polish satellite location of the Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust and the only Jewish presence remaining in the vicinity of Auschwitz, has preserved Jewish memory in the town of Oświęcim and educated about the contemporary dangers of antisemitism and other forms of prejudice. Barbara Posner a...

Jewish Ledger WHAT’S HAPPENING – February 16 – March 18 “The Garden of the Finzi-Continis,” screening & discussion Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust presents a screening and discussion of the 1970 classic film “The Garden Of The Finzi-Continis” on Feb. 11 at 2 p.m. Ricky Ian Gordon, composer of the operatic adaptation of the film, and Portia Prebys, longtime companion of Giorgio Bassani, join Italian film and history experts fo...

Jewish Ledger WHAT’S HAPPENING – February 9 – March 18 Politics & Identity among Orthodox and non-Orthodox Jews Joshua Shanes, PhD, associate professor of Jewish Studies and director of the Center for Israel Studies, College of Charleston, will discuss “A Growing Schism: Politics and Identity Among Orthodox and Non-Orthodox Jews,” on Feb. 9 at 7:30 p.m. The FREE webinar is sponsored by the Judaic Studies Program in collaboration with the Bennett Center for Judai...

Jewish Ledger What’s Happening – January 26 – March 4 Jewish organizations are invited to submit their upcoming events to the our What’s Happening section. Events are placed on the Ledger website on Tuesday afternoons. Deadline for submission of calendar items is the previous Tuesday. Send items to: judiej@jewishledger.com. TUESDAY, JANUARY 26  Are Your Kids Naked Online? For parents of middle & high school students Parents of middle school and high school school...

Jewish Ledger What’s Happening: January 19 – February 28 The COVID-19 Vaccine and Judaism “The COVID-19 Vaccine: The Intersection Between Jewish Law, Ethics and Public Policy,” second of a two-part talk presented on Zoom by Young Israel of West Hartford and led by Rabbi Tuvia Brander, on Jan. 19 at 8 p.m. Join at youngisraelwh.org/zoom. For more information or to submit questions in advance, email info@youngisraelwh.org. Are Your Kids Naked Online? For parents of ...