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Everyone’s together at Yachad
By
Joanne Palmer
Orthodox Union’s group for people with special needs and their friends celebrates an anniversary
Local
Helping teachers discuss a difficult subject
By
Leah Adler
Educators’ conference will explore the unevenness of U.S. refugee policies
How do we think about abortion?
By
Joanne Palmer
Local academic’s piece in Masorti journal criticizes the ‘justification framework’
Coming back to life with art
By
Joanne Palmer
Synagogue in South Orange displays works by generations of women
Exploring the legacy of the Anne Frank story
By
Leah Adler
Kean Holocaust Center to host conversation about podcast series
‘Just a Jew with an opinion’
By
Joanne Palmer
Musician, writer, poet Anthony Mordechai Tzvi Russell will be in North Jersey next Sunday
Sinai Schools stages annual benefit and documentary debut
Editorial
Joanne Palmer
Finding the good
Column
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach
When it comes to antisemitism, attack, attack, always attack
Opinion
Rabbi Richard Hammerman
An open letter to Senator Schumer
Opinion
Mark Lurinsky
No longer trying to shrink the conflict
Opinion
Rabbi Alan Silverstein
Hugging and wrestling with Israel
Parenting
By
Banji Ganchrow
Calendar
God talk on Zoom
Sunday, March 12, 10:30 a.m.
Reality of mortality
Sunday, March 12, 12:30 p.m.
Fighting for Israel
Sunday, March 12, 8 p.m.
Jerusalem’s deputy mayor on Zoom
Monday, March 13, 1 p.m.
Talking to your kids about alcohol and drugs
Monday, March 13, 8 p.m.
Paterson Great Falls on Zoom
Tuesday, March 14, 7 p.m.
Lunch and learn in Wyckoff
Wednesday, March 15, 12:15 p.m.
Healthy relationships
Thursday, March 16, 7:30 p.m.
Warsaw Ghetto
Thursday, March 16, 7:30 p.m.
Holocaust education conference
Sunday, March 19, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m
Music in Oradell
Sunday, March 19, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m
Blood drive in Teaneck
Monday , March 20, 1-7 p.m.
And the survey says…
By
Joanne Palmer
The Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey releases a community study
Leavening cooking with social action
By
Abigail Klein Leichman
Kosher-chef-whiz-kid Eitan Bernath turns to social action as he works to feed the hungry
Giving a voice to the voiceless
By
Leah Adler
United Nations Watch director Hillel Neuer to speak at Teaneck’s Congregation Rinat Yisrael
A holiday for adults
By
Joanne Palmer
Temple Emanuel in Franklin Lakes marches to Sousa for Purim
Looking at present-tense movies about Jewish life
By
Joanne Palmer
Stuart Weinstock teaches at Ramapo — and also heads the once-again-in-person New Jersey Jewish Film Festival in West Orange
Hate on ‘Parade’
By
Curt Schleier
Local production, as in New York, takes on the Leo Frank story
‘You people’ and a case for ‘y’all’
By
Ann K. Brodsky
How do youse guys think we all should say it? It’s up to thee!
Editorial
Joanne Palmer
Sinai fights stigma with patience and love
Editorial
Joanne Palmer
Chag Purim sameach!
Opinion
Dr. Tani Foger
How do you measure success?
Opinion
Jeremy J. Fingerman
Slow down. Make the moment last.
Banji Ganchrow
Witching hour
I have no idea who reads this column. Specifically, I mean the demographic. Are you a kid? A newlywed? A new parent? An old parent? A grandparent? Do you wish you belong to any of those previously mentioned demographics? Are you a bitter person? A person with sociopathic or narcissistic tendencies? Are those also demographics? In any event, since it is almost the 10-year anniversary of my writing this column, I wanted to delve back into one of the first columns that I wrote. As a writer, I was curious to see...
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Learning how to advocate
By
Joanne Palmer
Wiesenthal Center’s program puts students in government offices
History and memory, cemeteries and hope
By
Joanne Palmer
Rabbi Moshe Josef Rubin talks about his family history —and looks forward
‘We are more than a choir. We are an incubator’
By
Abigail Klein Leichman
HaZamir chapters rehearsing for 30th anniversary gala performance at Lincoln Center
A match made by algorithm
By
Leah Adler
Rabbi Matt LeVee talks about his innovative new dating platform
Next year in Abu Dhabi
By
David-Seth Kirshner
Local rabbi talks about new shul opening in the UAE
YU’s Sy Syms School of Business celebrates its 36th anniversary
Events planned throughout the year
Terumah: Build me a sanctuary
By
Rabbi Jim Stolof
Editorial
Joanne Palmer
Hearing the Gettysburg Address in Hebrew again
Column
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach
Does life have any meaning if it all ends in death?
Opinion
John Prieto
Sandy and Herb — class and respect
Banji Ganchrow
The haircut
I am pretty sure that I wrote a column about self-care at some point during the pandemic. There was a whole movement on the importance of taking care of yourself before addressing the needs of others. Like how, if the plane you are on is going down, you should put the oxygen mask on yourself before putting it on your child or anyone else. How can you help those around you if you can’t breathe? The pandemic certainly was a time for self-care, basically because all we had was time. Time...
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Wine-tune your Mishloach Manos Game
By
Gabriel Geller
Was it an apple?
By
Joanne Palmer
Jewish studies scholar from Rutgers looks at the Adam and Eve story
Inclusion benefits everyone
By
Leah Adler
Author of ‘Just Human: The Quest for Disability Wisdom, Respect and Inclusion’ to speak for Teaneck’s Beth Sholom
Playing with fire
By
Joanne Palmer
A look at why no one has tried to stop the war Putin started last year
‘Here we are all Jews’
By
Joanne Palmer
Rabbi Jonathan Porath looks back, on Zoom, at 175 trips to Russia, over 50 years
Infinite Lights
By
Ellen Braunstein
Music group reconsiders Jewish liturgical music
The state of the union is exciting
By
Joanne Palmer
A local rabbi reflects on his experiences in Washington last week
‘The library isn’t a building. It’s a community’
By
Merrill Silver
From terrorism to climate change, young diplomats take on YU Model U.N.
YU hosting meeting on Bible’s importance in America
Editorial
Joanne Palmer
Look! Up in the sky!
Column
Shammai Engelmayer
Grand old hypocrisy
Opinion
Dena Croog
Life after stigma
Opinion
Rabbi Benjamin Yudin
Sinai Schools: From a vision to reality
Opinion
Rabbi Mendy Kaminker
The deeper meanings of giving — and getting
Opinion
A heartbroken son mourns his mother
By
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach
Banji Ganchrow
Pastry @2
What is life? Life is good, life is bad, life is surprising, life is challenging. As for the meaning of life? Life is waking up every morning and being grateful that you can get out of bed and walk to the bathroom unassisted. Or even remember where the bathroom is. Okay, that isn’t the actual meaning of life, but it is a very important aspect of it. If this past year has taught me anything, it is that gratitude comes in all shapes and sizes. And that there is always good...
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Artist at work
By
Joanne Palmer
Pauline Chernichaw of Englewood Cliffs talks about art, family history, and life
20 years of inspiring social action
By
Leah Adler
Areyvut celebrates a milestone of family-based chesed
‘We have to continue to raise our voices’
By
Joanne Palmer
Abe Foxman assesses the situation in Israel as he balances optimism and fear
The Idea School in Tenafly to close
By
Joanne Palmer
Project-based learning institution will graduate its second class before it’s shuttered
No room for indifference in the fight against antisemitism
By
Ellen Braunstein
Rabbis, Rep. Gottheimer, other leaders rally against hate in Livingston
Can history really repeat itself?
By
Joanne Palmer
Our analyst, Alexander Smukler of Montclair, considers the first year of the war in Ukraine
Israel, Ukraine and their tanks aren’t treading lightly
By
Jon Lazarus
SINAI Schools to honor leaders, supporters at annual dinner
JFCS Corner Market gives its clients a “fresh start”
Editorial
Joanne Palmer
Lost causes
Column
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach
Why Bibi triumphs while Trump sinks
Opinion
Max L. Kleinman
Must the murder of Jews be politicized?
Opinion
Cantor Lenny Mandel
V’shinantem l’vanechah — teach your children
Banji Ganchrow
February
Welcome to February! There is just something about this month — Presidents weekend, leap year, and, of course, Groundhog Day. I was too lazy to google the origins of Groundhog Day, but I am assuming it had something to do with someone who had a pet groundhog and decided he/she was clairvoyant and could predict the weather. Is that what happened? I will have to google it at some point, but for now, we will go with that theory. Truth is, every year, I wait to see what the groundhog...
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Roots and surprises
By
Joanne Palmer
Old South Jersey family with proud Colonial past discovers link to storied Sephardi Jews
UPDATE: Suspect in Ner Tamid attack arrested
By
Joanne Palmer
Rabbi Katz of Ner Tamid: ‘We’ve unfortunately been preparing for this’
By
Philissa Cramer
Promoting tolerance and building bridges
By
Leah Adler
Clarkstown supervisor George Hoehmann’s ‘Faith Matters’ gets NY Emmy nomination
The power of time and memories
By
Tzivia Bieler
Strengthening leadership skills and building community
By
Leah Adler
Two Glen Rock students help design JSU national conference
Horse! Mule! Horse! Mule!
By
Ann K. Brodsky
The Oxford comma, grammar, and the machloykes
Finding a bear a button
By
Curt Schleier
Kids’ playwright from Elizabeth talks about ‘Corduroy’
The Flame wins!
By
Abigail Klein Leichman
Golda Och Academy’s student newspaper places second in national competition
Editorial
Joanne Palmer
Remembering Shira
Column
Shammai Engelmayer
A word of difference in tackling a recurring tragedy
Opinion
Max L. Kleinman
American and Israeli Jews are more than just oceans apart
Opinion
Rabbi Alan Silverstein
Lessons from Ben-Gvir’s Temple Mount Visit
Opinion
Rabbi Mendy Kaminker
A winning formula for better mental health
Banji Ganchrow
Reflections
A couple of years ago, I wrote a column called “Parenting at 10,000 Feet.” It was about a family that Husband #1 and I had the pleasure of sitting next to on an airplane. They had three little kids and were doing their very best to entertain them so that they didn’t scream for the entire plane ride. Of course, as these things go, when one kid was finally calm, the others would decide they needed more attention. It was fun for me, but not so fun for them. And then...
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Spike + music = joy
By
Joanne Palmer
Jacob Kraus of Jersey City brings song and leadership skills to shuls
Mayor Steve Fulop of Jersey City tells his family’s holocaust story
Rebooting the Conservative movement’s publication
By
Joanne Palmer
Masorti Judaism, the movement’s journal, soon to be back online and in print
Teaneck filmmaker looks at the post-Roe world
By
Stephen Silver
Sundance documentary ‘Under G-d’ follows the Jewish legal fight for abortion rights since Dobbs
The Cold War isn’t over
By
Joanne Palmer
Why Germany didn’t want to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine
Liver donor urgently needed
By
Joanne Palmer
TV star Lisa Edelstein paints her Jewish family
By
Linda Buchwald
Wayne-born actress-turned-artist has her first solo exhibition
Yeshiva University students travel to Morocco on global citizenship trip
Editorial
Joanne Palmer
Ukraine and liver disease — hate and love
Column
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach
The moral decline and political fall of the Republican party
Opinion
Rabbi Hannah Orden
Enduring lessons from MLK Day
Opinion
Rabbi Michael Chernick
W(h)ither Zionism?
Opinion
Rabbi Alan Silverstein
Celebrating Rabbi Heschel on a milestone yahrzeit
Opinion
Dr. Mark Gold
and
Hiam Simon
Driving without brakes
Banji Ganchrow
Strudel’s winter break
I had the honor, privilege and pleasure of being Strudel’s winter vacation destination. Technically, she didn’t have winter vacation. Her mom, my DIL #1, allowed me to kidnap her because my surrogate granddaughter actually did have a winter vacation and I didn’t want to be lonely. Strudel didn’t want to go to the Bahamas or Camelback. Once she found out how many people were going to Panama, that was totally out of the question. She just wanted to go to Babka’s. As I said already, I was honored and know...
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