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Dream Doctor Nimrod Eisenberg works with earthquake survivors in Nepal in 2015.
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Clowning around

By Joanne Palmer

From Israel to Pittsburgh, red-nosed Dream Doctors bring cheer to hospitals

Judge Ruchie Freier leans against an emergency response vehicle of Ezras Nashim, the all-female ambulance corps she helped establish in Brooklyn. (Courtesy 93Queen)

A woman of valor on the bench

By Joanne Palmer

Judge Ruchie Freier will tell her story at two Teaneck shuls

Kutz campers in 1977. (Courtesy of Kutz Camp)

Remembering the spell of Kutz Camp

By Lois Goldrich

About-to-close teen leadership ‘academy’ remains very much alive in locals’ memories

Laurence Fine

Ridgewood student demands action

By Larry Yudelson

Teenager will prod synagogue to stand against gun violence

The Bergen County Herring Festival at Teaneck’s Congregation Netivot Shalom offers a smorgasbord of classics as well as new-wave sauces and flavors.

A fish story to get hooked on

By Heidi Mae Bratt

Netivot Shalom serves up a herring festival with more than just matjes

Director Uri Barbash, above, gestures as he describes the filming of “Black Honey,” about the life and Yiddish poetry of Abraham Sutzkever.

The essence of ‘Black Honey’

By Larry Yudelson

Israeli film about Yiddish poet Abraham Sutzkever will screen in Tenafly

A dreidel is projected on the walls of Jerusalem’s Old City in a nightly light show. (© Daniel Santacruz)

Letter from Israel: Chanukah here is the bigger deal

By Abigail Klein Leichman

Letters

Rabbi Tzvee Zahavy

Dear Rabbi Zahavy

Dear Rabbi Zahavy, I sit next to a person in synagogue who frequently engages me in conversation and tells me how evil Islam is. He seems preoccupied with this subject. He says Islam is a terrorist religion and he fears that all Muslims are potential... Continue Reading

d'var torah

Rabbi David Bockman

Miketz: ‘This, too, will be for the good’

Happy Chanukah — now put down your phone!

Walk into any given room on any given day and you will see the majority of people in that room on their phones. I often wonder if visits to the chiropractors have gone up with an increase in neck problems because everyone is looking down... Continue Reading

The service at Congregation B’nai Israel in Emerson drew from across the faith spectrum.

‘This is what America looks like’

By Lois Goldrich

In Pittsburgh’s aftermath, faith communities unite to celebrate Thanksgiving

About half of the parents at the Eshel retreat fit into this group photograph.

‘They just want to be regular people’

By Joanne Palmer

Orthodox parents of LGBT children talk about their annual Eshel retreat

Rabbi Lindsey Healey-Pollack and Steven Haber of Congregation Kol HaNeshamah in Englewood listen as Lisa Harris Glass, the Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey’s chief planning officer, talks about collaboration.

Connect, collaborate

By Joanne Palmer

Federation’s SynaCon gives synagogue leaders a chance to hear practical tips and build relationships

Dr. Adina Shmidman, left, founder of the OU Women’s Initiative, listens to an attendee at the professional development day for mikvah attendants.

‘Sense and Sensitivity’

By Abigail Klein Leichman

Orthodox Union’s program offers development session for mikvah attendants

Rabbi Jennifer Schlosberg twirls her fire baton.

Rabbi twirls sport into spiritual practice

By Lois Goldrich

Glen Rock Jewish Center will ‘Light Up the Night’ during Chanukah

Executive directors of Jewish day schools in Bergen County convene in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

From payroll to morale to pensions

By Larry Yudelson

Torah Education Network tackles day-to-day issues of Orthodox day schools

A gala evening of caring

Letters

D'var torah

Rabbi Leiah Moser

Vayeshev: The repair of unhappy families

The very last time

Life is full of firsts. The first time you roll over, the first time you walk, the first time you lose a tooth, the first time you ride a bike … and on and on and on. The first time I pretended to be... Continue Reading

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Shatner earns wrath of Chanukah lovers

By Larry Yudelson and Josefin Dolsten

Speed Dreidel for the digital age

By Larry Yudelson

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Cardi B ‘epic’ bar mitzvah performance

By Gabe Friedman

U.S., Israel stamp together for Chanukah

Study: Tefillin good for the ticker

Want to daven from Marilyn Monroe’s siddur?

By Josefin Dolsten

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