The Torah attributes tremendous merit to the righteous Jewish midwives, Shifra and Puah (Yocheved and Miriam), who heroically defied the evil Pharaoh and disobeyed his

(Courtesy of Jewish Family & Children’s Services of Northern NJ) The JFCS Corner Market Kosher Food Pantry is essential to our community. With hundreds of

(Courtesy of Lemaan Achai) Nir and Yocheved are a young couple in their early twenties. Nir grew up in the Mateh Yehuda region in Israel

The National Council of Jewish Women/Essex provides several meaningful opportunities for hands-on chesed. Possibly most well-known is their Mitzvah-in-a-Minute (MIM) programs, which they have been

The West Orange/Livingston Chesed Committee is ready to help whenever we are needed. The committee consists of more than 250 willing volunteers. Here are 10

Give the gift of a new yuntif outfit with Project Ezrah and the “Still Got Tags” Gemach! There is no better feeling than walking into

The “Still Got Tags” Gemach was launched four years ago in order to help find a home for new children’s clothing items. After discovering that

(Courtesy of Project Ezrah) The transition between Purim’s revelry and Pesach’s planning seems to come upon us more quickly with each passing year. This year,

(Courtesy of Aim Hire) Aim Hire’s mission is to facilitate the job placement of individuals who are struggling to find a career while facing the

(Courtesy of Yad Leah) As Pesach approaches, we highlight four communal questions: As a family, we want to unite together to commemorate and honor the

I never thought I’d be so grateful for towels or toilet paper. Being born into a privileged community, I’ll admit I do take most things

When he started teaching Spanish language at the Yeshivat Frisch in Paramus two years ago, Alejandro Meneses asked the head of school, Rabbi Eli Ciner,