SIGNS OF
THE TIMES
GO TEAM USA
A new Temple Judea Museum exhibits considers
the meaning of signage.

FEBRUARY 3, 2022 / 2 ADAR 5782
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LOCAL Nazun Asks
What’s in a Name
Challah for Hunger
rebrands to reflect
its larger scope.

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LOCAL Abrams Lands
Field of Dreams
Yardley day school
obtains three acres
for recreation.

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OBITUARY Rabbi Howard
Alpert Dies at 70
Alpert led Hillel in
Philadelphia area
for 30 years.

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Volume 134
Number 43
Published Weekly Since 1887
Dog Facebook
Group Brings
People Joy
JARRAD SAFFREN | JE STAFF
RABBI ROBYN FRISCH offi ciates a lot
of weddings and, in recent years, has
noticed a trend.

Around three-quarters of the couples
she marries either have dogs or get them
within a year, said Frisch, who directs a
rabbinic fellowship for a nonprofi t called
18Doors and serves as a part-time rabbi
at Temple Menorah Keneseth Chai in
Northeast Philadelphia.

Th e rabbi saw dogs in engagement
photos and wedding photos, walking
girls down the aisle and playing roles in
proposals. People would tell Frisch, “Th e dog is
my fi rst kid.”
So the rabbi, herself an owner of two
dogs, Bo and Frankie, came up with an
idea: a website for dog lovers to post
pictures of their furry children. Th e
idea stayed in her mind for months and
months. “I wanted to connect with people over
dogs somehow,” Frisch said.

Finally, aft er talking to friends and
family members, she decided on a more
seamless and activating approach to
See Dogs, Page 8
Most Jewish organizations awarded NSGP funds will invest in cameras or survaillance equipment.

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State Security Grant
Allocations Could Benefi t
Jewish Community
SASHA ROGELBERG | JE STAFF
PENNSYLVANIA SENATORS and
Jewish offi cials announced on Jan. 27
$4.5 million in budgetary allocations in
support of the state Non-Profi t Security
Grant Program for the 2021-2022 fi scal
year. Th e grant, administered under the
Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and
Delinquency, was created in 2019 under
Act 83 as a fi ve-year program to bolster
the security infrastructure of nonprofi t
spaces in the commonwealth. Since its
inception, the grant has allocated $14.5
million. See Grant, Page 9