(Courtesy of OJC) The Orthodox Jewish Chamber of Commerce (OJC) based in Lakewood, New Jersey, held its annual Jbiz Expo on Monday, at BlueClaws Stadium in the township. The event brought together business owners, economic leaders, elected officials, and strategists, all working together to restore prosperity and

(Courtesy of Shalom Task Force) Never an agency to sit back and rest on its proverbial laurels, Shalom Task Force has spent the past months creating new programs. Using COVID restrictions to their advantage, STF has been running online workshops and webinars on a wide variety of topics for audiences from across the globe. The common themes

(Courtesy of Bris Avrohom) Bris Avrohom held its 41st Annual Dinner on Sunday, November 8, on the great lawn of Congregation Shomrei Torah Ohel Yosef Yitzchok—Bris Avrohom Center. The event honored the commencement of writing a new Sefer Torah for the Merit of Unity and Protection.

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The pandemic can’t stop the Bergen County Chanukah Toy Drive which will end on Nov. 30. The annual drive, started 28 years ago by Marla Friedman, involves 25 schools and over 25 shuls. Created with the goal of bringing holiday joy to those in need and to inspire a lifetime of giving among children, the

Jordan B. Gorfinkel loved reading comic books as a kid, especially those featuring his favorite superhero, Batman. In the back of his head, he harbored the same dream shared by many other kids, of someday becoming a comic-book writer himself. The difference is that he carried that dream with him into adulthood, and made it

The coronavirus pandemic has made connections more difficult to build in recent months, and so making those connections requires ever increasing creativity. Everything has moved to online platforms, and schools and other organizations constantly look for ways to distinguish their virtual programs from others.