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‘Torah and Technology’
By
Joanne Palmer
Rabbi Daniel Nevins considers who that autonomous car should hit, if genetically altered pig organs are kosher for transplant, and other brand-new questions
Local
The whole Jewish world is connected
By
Abigail Klein Leichman
A letter from Israel about running into old friends who do good things
Local Run for Their Lives chapter remembers the hostages
By
Deb Breslow
The grisly reality of ‘Canned Goods’
By
Curt Schleier
Lawyer/painter/playwright’s work about the Nazis to debut in Jersey
Explaining hostility toward Israel
By
Joanne Palmer
Dr. Stephen Berk explores why so much hate is directed at the Jewish state
Columbia U. rabbi urges Jewish students to leave as pro-Palestinian protests roil
By
Philissa Cramer
Analysis
Joanne Palmer
Two messages
Column
Shammai Engelmayer
The Shoah deserves its own fast day
Opinion
Max L. Kleinman
Will Israel thread the needle?
Opinion
Stephanie Z. Bonder
We must stand up to the constant accusations against Israel
Opinion
Mark Lurinsky
Iran’s attack and Israel’s 99 percent victory
Banji Ganchrow
Happy Passover!
Happy Passover. I hope. When you write with a deadline that is before something that actually happens, you have to pray that all is well when the paper comes out. These days, you never know what to expect. Husband #1 and I were talking about the stage of life we are currently in. We have no children in college (please refrain from commenting on that) and we don’t have children who have children in college. And, obviously, we are no longer in college, even though we still think we are...
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Yom Ha’atzmaut in Hillsdale
Sunday, May 5, 10 a.m.
Shai Held in South Orange
Sunday, May 5, 10 a.m.
Judeo-Spanish language
Sunday, May 5, 10:30 a.m.
Celebrate Israel’s birthday in Woodcliff Lake
Sunday, May 5, 4:30 p.m.
Calendar
Finding a 3rd-century synagogue in Syria
Sunday, April 28, 9 a.m.
Picnic and walk
Sunday, April 28, 12:15 p.m.
Passover minyan in Paterson
Tuesday, April 30, 9 a.m.; Yizkor at 10:30
Lunchtime Torah on Zoom
Thursday, May 2, Noon
De-assimilation
Saturday, May 4, 6:20 p.m.
Talking about the Catskills
Sunday, May 5, 9 a.m.
JNF brunch for Israel
Sunday, May 5, 9:30 a.m.
Messi the cat comes back
By
Curt Schleier
Father and son return from a relief visit to Ukraine with the idea for a children’s book
A day late, a dollar short
By
Joanne Palmer
Ukraine and Russia, Israel and Iran face off in a game of existential chess
What Ashkenazim and Sephardim bring to the table
By
Debby Mazon
A young host masters the recipe for pleasing palettes at a culturally mixed seder
Do you suffer from seder stress?
By
Esther Kook
Symptoms include feverish supermarket and kitchen activity
Was Pope Pius good for the Jews?
By
Joanne Palmer
Abe Foxman and David Kertzer discuss damning information newly revealed in Vatican archives
Judaism and love
By
Joanne Palmer
Rabbi Shai Held talks about his new book
Seeing firsthand makes a difference
By
Abigail Klein Leichman
Visiting GOA seniors reflect on the Iran attack and their relationship to Israel
‘An American Bombing’
By
Curt Schleier
Jewish filmmaker explores the root causes of the Oklahoma City explosion
Editorial
Joanne Palmer
Pesach is coming
Column
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach
The connection between sexual repression and antisemitism
Opinion
Dr. Alan Kadish
Passover 2024 — History and Hope
Opinion
Rabbi Mordechai Shain
‘Education Day, USA’ brings peace to the Middle East and the entire world
Opinion
Rabbi Mendy Kaminker
Psalms as a source of comfort and joy
Banji Ganchrow
Little house on the prairie
When real life reveals itself like a horrifying movie, you either double down and plug into the news, like your life depends on it, or you choose to stay in your bubble of oblivion and keep your head in the clouds. I am sure there is a happy medium, I am just not sure what it is. When your kids are scared, it scares you. But when you realize that there is nothing you can do about the situation, you just smile, pray, and say things like, “It will all...
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Senator Joseph Lieberman 1942-2024
By
Joanne Palmer
His brother-in-law, Ary Freilich, talks to us about a life well lived
A country ‘still in the traumatic phase’
By
Abigail Klein Leichman
Emanu-El members tour Israel with the American Friends of Magen David Adom
Demonstrating the future of healthcare
By
Abigail Klein Leichman
Israeli startup is the first huge new innovation campus in Jersey City
Asking the fifth question
By
Joanne Palmer
Rutgers professor to offer online class on the history of the Haggadah
‘It’s not about inclusion — it’s about belonging’
By
Joanne Palmer
Local parents of LGBTQ kids talk about Eshel’s family-support retreat
A path of peace
By
Joanne Palmer
Rabbis for World Central Kitchen raises funds to honor the dead aid workers
‘Peace is the only way’
By
Abigail Klein Leichman
Noa to perform in Short Hills to honor Israel at 76
Editorial
Joanne Palmer
Sudden eclipse of the sun!
Column
Shammai Engelmayer
The untruths about the Gaza war
Opinion
Andrew Silow-Carroll
How a 100-year-old law changed American immigration policy to this day
Opinion
Lonye Debra Rasch
It’s surreal to see a certain big birthday on my horizon
Letters
Banji Ganchrow
You know you are getting old … again…
You know you are getting old when — yes, this is going to be another one of those columns. I had the honor and privilege of having my Strudel without her parents for the weekend. Man do I love that kid. Anyway, we are at the toilet training stage. And when I say “we,” I mean she. And because I go a little nuts when it comes to my Strudel, we have two different potty seats, one with Minnie Mouse and one with Sesame Street characters. Sometimes she chooses...
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Meet the 10th Architect of the Capitol
By
Joanne Palmer
Former Architect of the Capitol, Alan Hantman of Fort Lee, reflects on his career
‘It’s just Jew-hatred’
By
Joanne Palmer
Monday night pro-Palestinian protests against Zaka draws Jews out to counterprotest
Israel’s ‘existential loneliness’
By
Lois Goldrich
A nation’s resilient people continue grappling with feelings of disbelief and betrayal
JCCs are a portal to Jewish life
By
Joanne Palmer
Doron Krakow talks about the institution he loves as he leaves its helm
Educators learn to teach about Israel
By
Abigail Klein Leichman
An innovative graduate program focuses on that country’s complexities
Summertime, and the camping is Jewish
By
Marlene Rhodes
Professor looks at postwar kids and the impact of their sleepaway years
Introducing more nuance into Israel studies
By
Abigail Klein Leichman
Jersey educators travel with Prizmah to evaluate post-October 7 changes
Beyond Sustenance: Meir Panim brings joy in times of turmoil
By
Hadassah Bay
Extending Birthright Israel’s participants’ connection beyond the trips
The freedom to chose
By
Gabriel Geller
Editorial
Joanne Palmer
What is going on in Teaneck?
Column
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach
American Jews, pathetic and pitiable, must reclaim their power
Opinion
Jonathan E. Lazarus
Four grandchildren, two candidates, one choice
Opinion
Rabbi Mendy Kaminker
Celebrating the minuscule moon
Opinion
Jason Shames
Phil Murphy’s statement is a big mistake
Letters
Banji G
Ghostbusters
I used to be a big fan of April Fool’s Day. I would attempt to trick my parents into believing something that didn’t actually happen. In later years, I would post something on Facebook about expecting twins, or something ridiculous like that, just to get a reaction. (Which is usually why I do most things.) But I just wasn’t feeling it this year. Too much of an effort trying to get through the day to try and trick people into believing a complete untruth. People get enough of those...
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The Mount Freedom Jewish Center enters its second century
By
Joanne Palmer
One robot, unassembled. Go learn.
By
Deb Breslow
Jewish day school students gear up for tournament competition
Helping doctors navigate aliyah
By
Leah Adler
MedEx puts healthcare professionals on a fast track to careers in Israel
Making ‘The Ten Commandments’
By
Joanne Palmer
Novelist Peter Blauner talks about his latest, an almost Jew-free Jewish book
My Purim trifecta
By
Merrill Silver
Celebrating reluctantly but often in this new post-Oct. 7 world
Family secrets, writ large
By
Curt Schleier
Screenwriter Joe Eszterhas, spurred by October 7, reveals his father’s Nazi collaboration
‘Giving what you can to a place you love and trust’
By
Joanne Palmer
Paula Gottesman and her family foundation donate $2 million to NJY Camps
Practice, practice, practice
By
Rabbi Louis Polisson
Tending the spiritual fire within us and the world around us
Editorial
Joanne Palmer
Talking about Israel
Column
Shammai Engelmayer
The Schumer flap and the very wrong Right
Letters
Banji Ganchrow
Check, please
It seems that I haven’t been controversial in a while, so I decided to pick a topic that is close to everyone’s heart — the art of gift giving. I was thinking of consulting Emily Post before writing this column, but I have nixed that idea. Though I probably should, because I am currently on yet another endless drive to the Island of Long. Just wanted to clarify that I am not complaining about sitting in traffic again because it is still faster to get to the Island of...
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Questioning the Haggadah
By
Joanne Palmer
‘Seder Interrupted’ provides new resources post-October 7
‘There’s no normal anymore’
By
Leah Adler
Jewish rally in Teaneck park attracts hundreds in response to antisemitic events targeting the town
The state of our town
By
Joseph C. Kaplan
Some reflections on the tensions in Teaneck
Why and how we hope
By
Joanne Palmer
Rabbi Debra Orenstein’s research in social science and Jewish work leads to online course
To be shaken and stirred
By
Abigail Klein Leichman
Teaneck’s Temple Emeth will host the author of ‘Martini Judaism’
‘Schindler’s List,’ 30 years later
By
Curt Schleier
Our correspondent expands on a long-ago interview with Steven Spielberg
It was a Super Sunday for JFNNJ
‘How the Soviets hijacked my Jewishness’
By
Joanne Palmer
‘And how I got it back by standing for Israel’
Editorial
Joanne Palmer
Purim and hope
Column
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach
Dennis Prager and Ben Shapiro defend antisemite Candace Owens
Opinion
Rabbi Joseph H. Prouser
The spirit of Esther
Opinion
Mark Lurinsky
An unforced error and real estate sales
Opinion
Lonye Debra Rasch
Jewish continuity reimagined
Opinion
Max L. Kleinman
Iran and its proxies gloat while the U.S. and Israel squabble
Opinion
Rabbi Mendy Kaminker
This classic old joke is due for an update
Opinion
Stephanie Z. Bonder
#EndtheSilence
Opinion
Letters
Banji Ganchrow
It’s Megillah Man!
It is the most wonderful time of year. The time of year when our community becomes friendly. The time of year when Husband #1 shines and becomes our favorite superhero, “Megillah Man.” Yes, I have written about Megillah Man many times before. How many times before? I do not have a specific recollection. This year marks the 11th year that I have been writing this column, and seven of those years have been for this wonderful paper. So, we will assume that I have written about Megillah Man for...
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Loss, grief, and resilience
By
Joanne Palmer
Teaneck-based nonprofit NechamaComfort supports parents who have suffered stillbirth, miscarriage, or the death of a baby
Queen Esther and Harry Houdini — together at last
By
Joanne Palmer
Rabbi Prouser considers the great escape artist in the context of Purim
‘They’re here because we’re here’
By
Leah Adler
Eyewitnesses talk about the protests against the real estate fair in Teaneck
A Chinese spin on the Book of Esther
By
Deb Breslow
Fort Lee shul offers Budaixi Purim Puppetshpeil
A prescription way beyond egg creams
By
Local
The Millers, mother and son, tell the story of their Wyckoff pharmacy
A curtain call for Wendy
By
Curt Schleier
bergenPAC prepares to toast a Broadway producer and booster
‘Is Anything Okay?’
By
Joanne Palmer
YIVO offers online course about the history of Jewish comedy in America
Parashat P’kudei — building the Mishkan
By
Rabbi Joel Pitkowsky
The Purim Wine reveal
By
Gabriel Geller
Editorial
Joanne Palmer
What’s going on here
Column
Shammai Engelmayer
The threat Trump poses
Opinion
Sam Aboudara
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Michael Schlank
From tragedy to transformation — Jewish camps’ summer of responsibility
Letters
Banji Ganchrow
A really good week
We all have good and bad parts of our lives. It is so important to be grateful for the good. To be in the moment, to appreciate the blessings that we do have. As my dad would say, “No one has everything, but everyone has something.” And it is so true. There is always something to smile about, and if it takes you too long to find it, you are in trouble. This past week, thank God, I had an abundance of things to be grateful for. My baby,...
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