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Beth Aaron Invites Newcomers and Potentials
Cong Beth Aaron has invited young couples from around the region to a “getting to know us” Shabbat, April 20th, Parshat Acharei Mot-Kedoshim.
Reservations are a must in order to accommodate those attending – a Kiddush and lunch will be served following davening. Spend an Oneg with Rabbi Larry Rothwachs and the Beth Aaron families who are anxious to
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STEPPING UP TO SERVE
Chanan Schnaidman
With the rise in aliyah in recent years, it has become increasingly common for families to move from the United States to Israel. It is less common to see individuals who are so committed to living in Israel that they will leave their families to pursue living their dream. With this solitary move comes many adjustments, both material
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IDF Bound
I am fulfilling my dream. I’m 19 years old, living in the country of our people, and fulfilling the word of Hashem. I was raised in Teaneck, NJ and attended Moriah Day School. I went on to TABC in Teaneck for high school. Rabbi Yisrael Silverman and Rabbi Yosef Adler, the Mara D’Atra of my shul, Congregation Rinat Yisrael, excelled at
Special Dayeinu for Yom Haatzmaut
Living most of my life in the United States, I knew Israel’s independence was not something to take for granted, and indeed to be celebrated at every opportunity. Nevertheless, with the pace of life there not focused on Israeli holidays, the ability to celebrate and commemorate Israel’s independence sometimes conflicted with business meetings, kids’ activities
Volozhin, New Jersey?
Question: Which of the following students best represents the legacy of Volozhin? Orly, who does not know the meaning of most of tefillah; Josh, who loves learning Tanach, but has difficulty grasping interpretive approaches that include multiple steps, or Eli, who “Hates
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Chinuch Roundtable
This week’s panel of mechanchim answer the following question:
Does the use of technology in the classroom distract students or enhance their learning?
Rabbi Josh Kahn, Dean of Student Life, Torah Academy of Bergen County
As educators, we strive to actively engage students in the learning
Yom HaShoah Commemorations
Englewood, Tenafly, Paramus and Teaneck events planned
Congregation Ahavath Torah of Englewood, in cooperation with East Hill Synagogue, Kol HaNeshama and Kehilat Kesher, is holding its annual Yom HaShoah commemoration on Sunday, April 7 at 7 p.m. Five survivors will be honored in a candle lighting ceremony. They will talk about their
YACHAD Members Join South of Cedar Community for First Shabbaton in Area
YACHAD, an organization that brings together individuals with special needs and includes them in mainstream Jewish life, also brought together the South of Cedar Lane community in Teaneck for a YACHAD shabbaton on March 8-9. The shabbaton was co-hosted by Arzei Darom, Netivot Shalom, and Ohr Saadya, the three synagogues in the area.
“It was exceptional to
Israel Initiative is Launched in New York
New York - Rabbi Pesach Lerner, Executive Vice President, Emeritus of the National Council of Young Israel, has launched the Israel Initiative “to further enhance the work of the countless individual activists and groups who are dedicated to pro-Israel causes.”
The organization’s mission is “to encourage collaboration among the various organizations as
Young Israel Launches “Call For Clemency Campaign”
Goal is to gain pardon for Pollard
(from combined services)
The national office of Young Israel is encouraging people to call the White House, when President Barack Obama leaves for Israel, to ask him to commute Jonathan Pollard’s sentence to time served. By April 8, he will have spent 10,000 days in prison.
As part of the
Interfaith Scholars Discuss New Issues at Seton Hall
Muslim-Jewish Dialogue Can Help
South Orange—Father John T. Pawlikowski and Dr. Michael Berenbaum spoke about interfaith relations recently at the Marcia Robbins-Wilf Lecture Series of the Sister Rose Thering Fund for Jewish-Christian Studies (SRTF) at Seton Hall University. Sister Rose, a fierce fighter against Roman Catholic
Orthodox Leaders Meet With Legislators
Tuition Relief Is Main Agenda
Trenton—The OU’s “NJ Votes” initiative hosted its first annual Meet and Greet recently for 40 New Jersey state legislators and Orthodox community leaders representing 30 Yeshiva day schools. The legislators listened to Orthodox concerns about tuition affordability and the need for some form of tuition
