Saturday, October 31, 2020
US Expands Ties to West Bank & Golan
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman signed the U.S.-Israel Science and Technology Agreement at Ariel University in Samaria on Wednesday
Rabbi Moshe Kurtz Joins Stamford’s Agudath Sholom
In July 2020, Rabbi Moshe Kurtz began serving as assistant rabbi of Stamford’s Congregation Agudath Sholom. After two years as rabbinic intern at Young Israel of
Agudah NJ Secures Increased Yeshiva Funding
Dogged determination has led to the recent success of the New Jersey office of Agudath Israel of America’s efforts—tracking a growing need, mobilizing yeshiva parents, working
NJJBA Hosts Live Presidential Debate With NJ Focus
NJJBA Hosts Live Presidential Debate With NJ Focus
(Courtesy of NJBBA) On Tuesday, Oct. 22, the New Jersey Jewish Business Alliance (NJJBA) hosted a unique live “presidential”
Revisiting the ‘Virtual Minyan’ Concept
Revisiting the ‘Virtual Minyan’ Concept
For more than 10 years, Aaron Lehmann, a long-time resident of Bergen County and now of Boynton Beach, Florida, has been a strong proponent of the virtual minyan, and now in thisJosh Joseph and the OU’s Monumental Impact
Josh Joseph and the OU’s Monumental Impact
Rabbi Dr. Josh Joseph, who assumed the role of executive vice president and chief operating officer of the 400-synagogue
Join the Great DISTANCED Challah Bake This Year
Join the Great DISTANCED Challah Bake This Year
(Courtesy of Jewish Journeys) What a difference a year makes! Last October, Jewish Journeys along with a team of community volunteers were
Best Friend Blues
Best Friend Blues
Dear Shayna,
Recently, I’ve noticed a change in my best friend. She has started making excuses
Moriah Early Childhood Enjoys Petting Zoo
Moriah Early Childhood Enjoys Petting Zoo
Last week the Moriah early childhood was treated to a visit by a petting zoo, in honor of Parshat Noach! The children enjoyed
Yavneh Gan Classes Have a Colorful Week
Yavneh Gan Classes Have a Colorful Week
The children had such a colorful week in gan! They learned about the keshet that appeared in the shamaim as a sign and
The Drink Up Jewish Link Sportstar of the Week: Benji Shiner
The Drink Up Jewish Link Sportstar of the Week: Benji Shiner
The Jewish Link and Drink Up would like to recognize 12-year-old Benji Shiner as this week’s Sportstar of the Week. The sixth grader at
The Swim to the End of the World: Part 1
The Swim to the End of the World: Part 1
When the gyms shut down this year in March and it looked like all of my triathlons were going to be canceled, I had two problems to
Waiting to Exhale: TBO 14U Holds on for 6-4 Victory Over Tenafly
Waiting to Exhale: TBO 14U Holds on for 6-4 Victory Over Tenafly
(Courtesy of TBO) “Somebody pass the Tums!”
That was what Teaneck’s coaches and fans were thinking
Limes Are for Pies
Limes Are for Pies
When I was growing up in Kansas City, Missouri, one of our favorite “hang out” places after events was a restaurant that served limeades
Teen Entrepreneur Starts CO2 Soda Business
Teen Entrepreneur Starts CO2 Soda Business
An unintended side effect of the current stay-at-home orders and social-distancing regulations is the abundance of free time many people seem
Life in a Bubble Is Warm and Relaxed at Lazy Bean Cafe
Life in a Bubble Is Warm and Relaxed at Lazy Bean Cafe
Lazy Bean Cafe is not going to let cold weather spoil your fun. The tables that have sprung up in front of the café are
A Vote For Voting
A Vote For Voting
My 90-year-old mother received her absentee ballot in the mail last week, and proudly voted in the upcoming election.
Why (Orthodox) Jews Should Vote for Joe Biden
Why (Orthodox) Jews Should Vote for Joe Biden
The Torah of my primary role models, Rabbis Joseph B. Soloveitchik, Aharon Lichtenstein and Abraham Isaac Kook:embraces every person, created
The Case for President Trump
The Case for President Trump
Partisanship, the idea that we must vote for a particular political party always and forever, regardless of its current positions, leaders and tendencies, is a curious notion.
Spinal surgery has made significant advances in the field of navigation and
(Courtesy of The Jewish Home Family) One of the benefits of choosing to live in
I have seen the amazing results that speech therapy delivers for children. I see
I am considering learning a new skill. Okay, I mean besides Instagram. I would
Maybe it’s raining or it’s snowing. Maybe you are tired. Maybe you are(Courtesy of Ohr Torah Stone) Thanks in large part to a police checkpoint set up to
In this digital age, many traditional businesses have had to pivot to stay
Women have been making a choice since hair salons re-opened from the pandemic: Go
I am periodically approached by individuals who wish to start up a Jewish nonprofit
You read that right; it wasn’t a typo. By now, we are all familiar with the acronym
Eitan Rosenfeld has joined the team at Keller Williams Realty. Rosenfeld, who(Courtesy of Links Residential) The team at Links Residential is excited to welcome
On Oct. 27, 2018, a white-supremacist gunman sent a wake-up call to American JewsPartisanship has always struck me as curious, the notion that we must vote for aAlthough pro-Trump voices currently dominate American Orthodox discourse, Jews and