**Exhibit 31.1**

CERTIFICATION

I, Bernard J. Jacob, certify that: 

| 1. | I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Pruco Life of New        Jersey Variable Contract Real Property Account;                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
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| 2. | Based        on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of        a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the        statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements        were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
| 3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information        included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial        condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of,        and for, the periods presented in this report;                           |
| 4. | The        registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for        establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined        in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and        we have:                                                                     |

|   | a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure        controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure        that material information relating to the registrant is made known to        us by others within such entity, particularly during the period in which        this report is being prepared;                                                                                         |
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|   | b) | Evaluated        the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures        and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of        the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered        by this report based on such evaluation; and                                                                                                                                  |
|   | c) | Disclosed        in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over        financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent        fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case        of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely        to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial        reporting; and |

| 5. | The        registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based        on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting,        to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s        board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
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|   | a) | All        significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation        of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely        to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process,        summarize and report financial information; and |
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|   | b) | Any        fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees        who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control        over financial reporting. |
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|   |   |   | Date:  August 11, 2006                                                                                        |
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|        |   |   | /s/  Bernard  J. Jacob                                                                                        |
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Bernard J. JacobChief Executive OfficerPruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey

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