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September 16, 2024

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Meet Daniel Herz

By Joanne Palmer

He’s the new president of the Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey

The Fort Lee Holocaust Museum is part of Congregation Beth Israel, up the stairs from the sanctuary.

Fort Lee Holocaust Museum expands

By Deb Breslow

Public will soon tour exhibits inside Congregation Beth Israel

In 1659, Rembrandt painted this scene of Jacob wrestling with an angel. (Public Domain)

Thinking about God’s cane

By Joanne Palmer

Dr. Ora Horn Prouser to deliver Trachtenberg talk on disabilities and text study

Edna Ben Simhon Moalem, left, Amir Oppenheimer, and Benny Meir

A life of sirens and shelters

By Leah Adler

Nahariya residents describe dark but determined times at the Lebanon border

Elaine May sits with Julian Schlossberg at Sardi’s as he sells his book.

Name-dropping, producing, and winning

By Curt Schleier

Julian Schlossberg chats about his second movieland memoir

Dr. Zalman Newfield, left, and Dr. Naomi Seidman

Life off the derech

By Joanne Palmer

YIVO hosts conference about what it’s like to leave the charedi world

Esther Kook in Florida: From left, Esther’s cousin, Jeannie; her sister, Eve; Esther; and Esther’s daughter, Elana.

Kindness of strangers

By Esther Kook

Our correspondent is stranded at an airport when goodness gets her home

Israeli players during the goalball gold medal match between Israel and Turkey at the 2024 Summer Paralympic Games on September 5 in Paris. (Naomi Baker/Getty Images)

Israeli Paralympic women’s goalball team wins silver medal

By Jacob Gurvis

Samuel Jed Rubin and his daughter light a candle together.

Honoring October 7 victims at the Kaplen JCC

This note was left under the flowers at the Fireman’s Memorial on the Upper West Side on September 12, 2001. (Andrew Sherman)

Editorial

Joanne Palmer

September 11 and October 7

Column

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach

Brave Bibi and why the world hates the fighting Jew

Opinion

Mark Lurinsky

86th Street and Broadway

Opinion

Rosanne Skopp

Growing up Trumpish?

Opinion

Rabbi Barry L. Schwartz

Jewish literacy — a modest proposal for the People of the Book

Letters

D'var Torah

Ki Teitzei: The mitzvah of memory

By Rabbi Joseph H. Prouser

Banji Ganchrow

Summer vacation — Part I

Summer vacation. Trips to the beach, traveling to exotic destinations, going to museums, sending your kids off to sleepaway camp, and spending seven weeks smiling at your spouse — everyone has their own memories and their own favorite summers. It goes without saying that this... Continue Reading

Shiur in Teaneck

Saturday, September 14, 5:30 p.m.

Charity walk in Paramus

Sunday, September 15, Registration, 10 a.m.; walk at 10:30

Vaccination clinic in Teaneck

Ben Shahn online

Yiddish music in Manhattan

Jewish unity concert in NYC

Sunday, September 15, 8 p.m.

Matisyahu in Englewood

Book talk in Teaneck

Monday, September 16, 7 p.m.

Author in Teaneck

Tuesday, September 17, 12:30 p.m

Immigrant Jews build a museum

Wednesday, September 18, 1 p.m.

War and AI

Thursday, September 19, Doors open at 7 p.m.; presentation at 7:30

Games in Wayne

Zoom memoir workshop

Back to shul in Orangeburg

Shabbat in Teaneck

Friday, September 20,8 p.m. Shabbat dinner 6 p.m.

Rockland race honors Holocaust victims

Talking about Modigliani

Sunday, September 22, 10 a.m.

Survivor talk in Fair Lawn

Sunday, September 22

Speaking up against hate

Fair Lawn shul welcomes new rabbi

Art in Closter

Rabbi Ronald Roth, left, and Carolina Bermudez

Book talk on Zoom

“Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob — The Three Patriarchs” (Josh Teplow)

Artist exhibiting in Englewood

Hackensack community honors hostage killed by Hamas with local ties

Carol Silver-Elliott, left, and Rabbi Jerome Berkowitz

Jewish Home Family mourns hostages

ON THE COVER: Rachel Goldberg-Polin speaks at her son Hersh’s funeral in Jerusalem on September 2. (Gil Cohen-Magen/pool/AFP via Getty Images)

Rachel Goldberg-Polin at son Hersh’s funeral: ‘Finally, you’re free’

By Philissa Cramer

“I will love you and I will miss you every single day for the rest of my life … I just have to teach myself to feel you in a new way.”

A covered courtyard at Hakhel in Jerusalem was filled with mourners the day after Hersh Goldberg-Polin, whose family are prominent members, was found to have been killed in Gaza. Hundreds of other people crowded outside the gates. (Deborah Danan)

At the Jerusalem synagogue where Hersh danced, now grief and anger reign

By Deborah Danan

An image of Hersh Goldberg-Polin is onscreen before the Israeli Premier League match between Hapoel Hadera and Hapoel Jerusalem in Jerusalem on August 31. (Oren Ben Hakoon/Flash90)

Our collective, endless grief is an expression of love, and our most powerful weapon

By Dr. Mijal Bitton

At funeral, Israeli president asks for forgiveness from Goldberg-Polin family

By Philissa Cramer

Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff is at a prayer vigil to honor the six Israeli hostages killed in Gaza and those who remain in Hamas captivity at Adas Israel Congregation in Washington on September 3. (Valerie Plesch for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

‘I’m gutted,’ Doug Emhoff says

By Ron Kampeas

Attorney General Merrick Garland has filed criminal charges against Hamas. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

U.S. Justice Department files criminal charges against Hamas

By Ron Kampeas

Israelis protest demanding a ceasefire and a deal to release hostages outside the home of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on August 31. (Saeed Qaq/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Israel is reeling from an unbearable tragedy. But does it change anything?

By Ron Kampeas

Joe Biden: I am devastated and outraged by murder of American-Israeli Goldberg-Polin

By JTA Staff

ON THE COVER: In a promotional photograph, Dr. Victor Parsonnet displays equipment he uses when he performs a vascular graft. (Julie Parsonnet)

Happy birthday, Dr. Parsonnet

By Joanne Palmer

Local surgeon, musician, philanthropist turns 100

ON THE COVER: Campers run with an Israeli flag on Yom Yisrael at Camp Nesher.

A summer of healing

By Joanne Palmer

Local Jewish camp leaders look back at a challenging, emotional, joyful season

ON THE COVER: The Milmans of Demarest have found that all their kids love Tzofim

Join the tribe!

By Abigail Klein Leichman

Children of Israeli parents in North Jersey are flocking to Tzofim

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