Riverdale—This season the National Yiddish-Folksbiene is concentrating on Purim with the return of The Megile of Itzik Manger and an evening of Purim Shpils, free
Teaneck—On Saturday evening, Feb. 1, 2014, 8 pm, at Cong. Rinat Yisrael of Teaneck, Rabbi Yosef Adler, Rosh Yeshiva of Torah Academy of Bergen County
In 1993, I interviewed Prime Minister Ariel Sharon in New York City when he was a civilian, a warrior on the battlefield of politics, no
Ripples are currently radiating around the Modern Orthodox community in response to bold moves made by colleagues of Rabbi Avi Weiss and the students from
New York—It was 1990, and in a place far away, in a beautiful city called Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzogovina, civil war was raging and the city’s Jewish
Palisades Park can be considered one of those abandoned Jewish communities in Bergen County. The post-WWII residents outgrew their synagogue building and built a larger
New York—Josh Lipowsky, a well-known freelance writer and editor who resides in Teaneck, ran the ING New York City Marathon in just under five hours,
Henderson, NV—Diplomatic fireworks sizzled fiercely last Sunday at an intergenerational gathering of Holocaust survivors and their descendants when it sounded as if Mark Weitzman, director
When Michael Berenbaum came to Moriah a few months ago to talk to students enrolled in the Names, Not Numbers® program, I thought it was
Henderson, NV—More than 500 child survivors of the Holocaust, survivor descendants and guests gathered in a ballroom in the Nevada desert to commemorate the 75th
Paradise Valley—Zalmen Mlotek sends an email. “Ich fur oif Yapan.” (“I’m going to Japan!”) The day after he got back, there was another email. “Call
Menus vary, depending on the time of day and the theme, but here are some suggestions: Brunch: Omelets to order, assorted mini rolls and breads,
