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So I’ve been thinking a lot about the (upcoming) legalization of marijuana and what it means for our kids. Many of you readers know that

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This month’s article is written by Benjamin Litchman. Who would’ve thought? A nice Jewish boy caught up in the throes of addiction. Unheard of. When

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Step # 2 Part 1 לא תשנא את אחיך בלבבך You shall not hate your brother in your heart (Vayikra 19: 17) When introducing step

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(Courtesy of Valley Chabad) On Sunday, March 10, Valley Chabad’s Friendship Circle spent a day of giving at the Veterans Home in Paramus. Over 50

Congregation Beth Shalom of Teaneck held a fun Motzei Shabbat Paint With Me! event. Congregation Beth Shalom members met their inner artist and all ages

Throughout the decades of my genealogy research, there have been a few cousins with exceptionally common names (think Cohen, Friedman…), making them more of a

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