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October 24, 2026

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By Joanne Palmer

Pop-up exhibit in West Orange shows pride in sports — and lots more

From left, Robyn Roth, Mimi Kaplan, Eleanora Teplinsky, Gila Pfeffer, and Abbe Golding all talked about breast cancer. (Miryam Wahrman)

Beyond the pink

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Authors discuss what’s new in breast cancer genetic testing

Debra Mazon and three of her grandchildren

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A proud grandmother thinks about what family means

Deb Breslow stands behind her father, David Miller (Deb Breslow)

What would David do?

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Remembering a beloved father on what would have been his 98th birthday

Yehuda L. Hyman in 2017, in his dance protest in Germany. (Thomas Kunz)

‘I had to dance’

By Curt Schleier

Yehuda Hyman explains the genesis of ‘Dancing Into Roses’

This apartment building in Kyiv was destroyed by a Russian bomb attack on July 31, 2025. (dsns.gov.ua)

How three kings will decide the fate of seven kingdoms

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A look at Ukraine, Russia, diesel, and the fate of the Western world

A taste of Jerusalem: Thinkers Distillery unveils distinctive Israeli gins

By Gabriel Geller

Shabbaton in Englewood

Shabbat in Teaneck

Charity mah jongg tournament

Chabad ribbon cutting/dedication

Gut-brain connection

Jewish history online

Yiddish music in Manhattan

Bluegrass in Park Ridge

Film in Teaneck

Tony Award-winner in Tenafly

Israeli cooking online

OneFamily NYC dinner

Kabbalah

Mah jongg fundraiser in Hillsdale

Comedy in Fort Lee

Author talk in Wyckoff

Chesed run

Comedy fundraiser in Livingston

Schechter open house in New Milford

Intro to Judaism

Jewish Home Family president and CEO
Carol Silver Elliott with Jack York, founder and president of iN2L and Tailgate for Joy.

Jewish Home Foundation’s annual gala celebrates the ‘art of aging’

A dance troupe performed during the Teaneck’s Got Talent show sponsored by Our Children. (Brenda Sutcliffe)

Teaneck Day

Before the High Holidays, Bris Avrohom’s leaders met with the Port Authority administration to wish the agency a happy, healthy, and sweet New Year. From left: Rabbi Avremy Kanelsky; Frank Radics, the manager of physical plant and redevelopment at NJ airports for the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey; Jim Heitmann, COO of the Port Authority; Jean Roehrenbeck; Rebbetzin Shterney and Rabbi Mordechai Kanelsky.

Bris Avrohom to honor Port Authority director at dinner

From “Dust Bowls and Jewish Souls,” set to open November 5 (Courtesy Rutgers Jewish Film Festival)

Rutgers Jewish Film Festival starts November 5

JFCS celebrating the people who care and the lives they touch

Montclair shul open houses

Mah jongg cards available

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Macron lectures Israel while France burns

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Rabbi Hannah Orden

Turn it and turn it

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Climbing Kilimanjaro

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Local photographer joins Accessibility Accelerator trek

About the cover: Stefanie Diamond’s photograph shows the sun over Mount Kilimanjaro as she treks with Accessibility Accelerator. (Stefanie Diamond)

Playing together

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Israel’s Polyphony visits New Jersey

About the cover: Polyphony’s Galilee Chamber Orchestra plays in Philadelphia last year. (Polyphony Foundation)

Transition at Sinai Schools

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Arielle Greenbaum Saposh talks about her new job and the school’s consistent values

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