An Open Letter To Secretary Of State John Kerry:

Congratulations. After much internal conflict, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed to your demand that it release one hundred and four of its most tightly-held prisoners to entice Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to enter peace talks. Before we celebrate, perhaps I should introduce

To the Editor:

Just wanted to let you know how pleased I am with the caliber of the Jewish Link. I think the articles are well researched, the editing is of the finest quality (puts the other Jewish-focused papers to shame) and it is balanced.

Unlike most of the other papers, you are also not afraid to print the truth, even when it is unpopular

Holt - A Mature Political Thinker and Intellect

President Franklin D. Roosevelt once said, “ I am neither bitter nor cynical but I do wish there was less immaturity in political thinking.” Yet, all too often when we turn on the TV we see men and women screaming at each other and splitting hairs on what seem to be irrelevant issues. One must

To the Editor:

I would like to thank the Jewish Link for showcasing the Jewish community of Paramus. I would also like to point out a few things that were overlooked in the article: KAJ of Paramus has operated a vibrant nursery school for over 30 years and offers several popular shiurim/classes, including Daf Yomi, Gemorah, and Pirkei Avos.

In addition,

Clarification on Response Art Exhibition in Riverdale

As curator of the Artists Supporting Israel organization, I want to thank JLBCfor coverage of our first show, the Response Art Exhibition at the Hebrew Home in Riverdale. I just wanted to clarify that the format of the Response Art exhibition required artists to watch a video about rockets striking

Coverage On Auschwitz Interfaith Trip Appreciated

We were honored to to have our recent trip to Auschwitz with Muslim clerics and religious leaders from the Middle East and Developing World featured in your May 30 ^thissue.

As your story so clearly noted, one of the purposes of the trip was to witness the devastating results of the

To the Editor:

Thank you very much for writing the article about my bat mitzvah project. Thanks to your article I have had donations come one from Monsey, Houston, Los Angeles and Teaneck. I could not have reached over 50% of my goal in just one week without your assistance. I also want to correct one fact—I placed fifth in the U.S. Chidon and not in

To the Editor:

I just received the latest issue of The Jewish Link. It gets better & better with each issue!!!! The articles are interesting & well written. This week’s editorial was right on target. The kids’ baseball info is an added plus. Thank you so much for publishing a local Jewish newspaper that I am happy to have in my home. Hatzlacha

To the Editor:

While I appreciate a good d’var Torah as much as the next guy, I was a bit perturbed by the tone of Rabbi Kenneth Brander’s piece about the Arba Kossot. While his fine academic analysis of the Halakha and bringing it to the highest madreyga was patently clear, it seemed disturbing that his conclusion was that a poor man, if he must, should go

To the Editor:

I would like to thank The Jewish Link for publishing so many quality articles about activities occurring in the numerous Bergen County day schools.  We read a lot these days about “day school affordability,” as we should; this is an important communal issue that that deserves much attention and debate.  Also deserving of attention, however,