When I first met New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, we bonded over our mutual enthusiasm for Abraham Lincoln. Recently my family and I were honored
With the November New Jersey gubernatorial election fast approaching, it’s important the Jewish community support Jack Ciattarelli. Ciattarelli supports Israel, has stood against antisemitism, supports
On November 2, Election Day 2021, seven candidates will be vying for three seats on the Teaneck Board of Education (BOE). The Jewish Link sat
Avraham “Shaya” Eisenman believes he can bring a new voice and perspective to the Clifton Board of Education ensuring fiscal responsibility, transparency and fighting for
Rosh Hashanah 16a, 27a. The proof of God’s existence lies in His invisibility. For it is superhuman to have done so much good, for so
Footnotes can be found in the full article at www.rabbisacks.org. In 1966 an 11-year-old Black boy moved with his parents and family to a white
Periodically I come across words that are fascinating but do not deserve an entire column: הורים (parents): The root הרה in Tanach meant: become pregnant,
Parshat Chayei Sarah Generally, we read the haftarah of Machar Chodesh (Shmuel A 20) on every Shabbat Erev Rosh Chodesh, in which we learn of
Over the years as our family has grown, baruch Hashem, coupled with the fact that we enjoy having guests for Shabbos meals, we have outgrown
Who was Rabbi Nehorai? He traveled on Shabbat to the Sanhedrin in Usha, together with a witness to the new moon. That person was unknown
A TABC graduate asked if he and his wife may use a video baby monitor on Shabbat or Yom Tov and place it in an
Mountains of the Mind What are the mountains we create in our minds? I am reminded of Emily Dickinson’s lines, “I cross till I am
