Friday, September 25, 2020
Ariella Steinreich: Our Woman in the Gulf
The Jewish New Year kicked off with the hope of longed-for peace for Israel and its neighbors with the signing of treaties with the United Arab
Sudan, Kuwait May Be Next
Sudan and Kuwait could soon follow the UAE and Bahrain in establishing peace agreements with Israel. Sudan is set to become the next Muslim-majority country to normalize
The Anatomy of Anti-Semitism
On Wednesday, September 16, the Combat Anti-Semitism Movement (CAM) organized a live event to demonstrate the urgent threat of anti-Semitism in all its forms. The 90-minute
Ritholtz Zoom Book Launch To Be Held This Motzei Shabbat
Ritholtz Zoom Book Launch To Be Held This Motzei Shabbat
Highlighting: “As a Ram Yearns for the Brook: The Journey of a Father and Son,” by Daniel Ritholtz. 2020. 198 pages. ISBN
Jewish Federation Funds High Tech Temperature Scanners for Day Schools
Jewish Federation Funds High Tech Temperature Scanners for Day Schools
(Courtesy of JFNNJ) As schools struggled to reopen, administrators, staff and families were forced to address issues beyond the usual
Friendship Circle and Chabad in Livingston Join to Provide Community Shofar Blowing and Food Deliveries
Friendship Circle and Chabad in Livingston Join to Provide Community Shofar Blowing and Food Deliveries
(Courtesy of Friendship Circle) More than 1,000 people in Livingston and West Orange participated in one of 18 public shofar blowings
Orthodox Forum Plans Event On Women in Public Prayer
Orthodox Forum Plans Event On Women in Public Prayer
The Orthodox Forum of Edison/ Highland Park invites community members to a talk by Dr. Shana Strauch Schick, Yeshiva University research
Yeshivat Noam Fourth Grade Girls Learn About RBG
Yeshivat Noam Fourth Grade Girls Learn About RBG
The Yeshivat Noam fourth grade girls learned about Ruth Bader Ginsburg and her legacy. The students toured the
Rooftop Seder Held at Tenafly Chabad Academy
Rooftop Seder Held at Tenafly Chabad Academy
Tenafly Chabad Academy Middle School students enjoyed a rooftop Rosh Hashanah seder in preparation for
Shabbat Shalom From Moriah Nursery
Shabbat Shalom From Moriah Nursery
The Moriah School nursery children enjoyed their first Shabbat party of the year. They always begin their Shabbat parties with songs. They
The Drink Up Jewish Link Sportstar of the Week: Shai Sabo
The Drink Up Jewish Link Sportstar of the Week: Shai Sabo
Drink Up and The Jewish Link would like to recognize 13-year-old Shai Sabo as this week’s Sportstar of the Week. The seventh
The New Crew Tops the Scrubs in an Epic CBY Softball Championship
The New Crew Tops the Scrubs in an Epic CBY Softball Championship
The Harold Gellis z”l CBY Men’s Softball League concluded their season last week. Even though the season was shortened due to
The Drink Up Jewish Link Sportstar of the Week: Erin Sheps
The Drink Up Jewish Link Sportstar of the Week: Erin Sheps
Drink Up and The Jewish Link would like to recognize 11-year-old Erin Sheps as this week’s Sportstar of the Week. The sixth grader
Kosher Single Malts: Ending the Debate
Kosher Single Malts: Ending the Debate
A conversation with Rabbi Akiva Padwa and introducing DS Tayman.
Distinguishing
Psagot Winery Gets a New Home
Psagot Winery Gets a New Home
(Courtesy of Psagot Winery) Psagot Winery is happy to announce the completion of its
Simcha Is Essential on Sukkot and Simchat Torah
Simcha Is Essential on Sukkot and Simchat Torah
For many, if not all of us, quite frankly, Shabbat and Yom Tov are not only great mitzvos; they require
Corona Diary #15: Do We Deserve a ‘Corona Discount’ This Yom Kippur?
Corona Diary #15: Do We Deserve a ‘Corona Discount’ This Yom Kippur?
Personal success in life is about “stretching”: Can we transcend our current confines to achieve even higher ground? In many ways,
The Sailors Ask Yona,’ ‘What Should We Do?’
The Sailors Ask Yona,’ ‘What Should We Do?’
Despite the raging storm and despite establishing Yonah’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, the sailors still endeavor to save Yonah along with their own lives. The sailors’Asking for Hashem’s Help
Asking for Hashem’s Help
Rabbi Avraham Kalmanovich was going to various shuls and asking if he could make an appeal to help the Mir Yeshiva in Brooklyn. One of the shuls told him, “Rabbi, we apologize
When Rosh Hashanah ends, we typically begin an epic countdown of the remainingAre you currently in therapy, spending thousands of dollars a year out of pocket
(Courtesy of St. Mary’s General Hospital) September 17 was World Patient Safety
Anger is complicated. When an individual feels angry, he tends to express thisThe end of the pandemic summer found us scrounging for a quick family vacation before
For those of us who yearn to be in Israel, as I do, there is a new website that
Multiple Jewish sources teach us that mitzvah is associated with the word tzavta,
To say that 5780 was an unprecedented year would still fall short of genuinely
I’m Ben Levene, originally from London and I have been a real estate broker for
The friendship between the late justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Antonin ScaliaAttending the White House signing ceremony on Tuesday of the Abraham Accords—whichRabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, z”tl, showed the world a Judaism that is hard to