Around our community

The Jewish Center of Teaneck’s “Menorah Men” — keyboardist Josh Levine, trumpeter Amir Cohen, and drummer Jonathan Resnick — performed at the shul’s Chanukah community youth party. Levine’s and Resnick’s sons are shown with them. Meredith Levine chaired the party committee. (Michael Laves)

Last month, participants in the JLI course “How Success Thinks” at Lubavitch on the Palisades celebrated their class’s graduation. The six-week class was led by Rabbi Mordechai Shain. The next course is “The Dilemma: Modern Conundrums. Talmudic Debates. Your Solutions.” (Courtesy LOTP)

From left, Rabbi Dov Drizen of Valley Chabad and Cantor Alan Sokoloff of Temple Emanuel of the Pascack Valley join Woodcliff Lake’s Mayor Carlos A. Rendo at the Borough of Woodcliff Lake’s menorah lighting.

ual faculty/board of education dinner last month. Rabbi Arthur Weiner, Cantor Sam Weiss, and education director Marcia Kagedan are shown here with teachers and board members.

The Chabad Jewish Center of Upper Passaic County partnered with the local Home Depot and hosted a menorah-building workshop at the store. More than 50 children participated. (Photo courtesy Chabad)