Abigail Klein Leichman
Alyssa Reiner of Teaneck is the new director of social work at JFS of Central Jersey. (Abbie Sophia)
October 15, 2026, 9:54 am
Meeting trauma head on
Alyssa Reiner brings her passion for social work to Jewish Family Service
By Abigail Klein Leichman
Ziva Glanz
September 24, 2026, 9:59 am
‘We are a charedi Anglo family’
Passaic native puts her hat in Israeli electoral ring
By Abigail Klein Leichman
Local students are part of a BBYO group. (Photos courtesy JFNNJ)
September 24, 2026, 9:58 am
What happens when kids go off to college?
Jewish college fair offers resources, connections, reassurance
By Abigail Klein Leichman
Miriam and Chaim stand under a chuppah decorated by Michlelet campers.
August 27, 2026, 9:55 am
A beautiful lesson
Teen campers throw dream wedding for new Israeli immigrants
By Abigail Klein Leichman
Roy Woods, 83, stands next to the Torah scroll and Rabbi Yisrael Bennish at Chabad of Bayonne.
August 20, 2026, 9:57 am
Following the passion
Jersey City man, 83, celebrates bar mitzvah among Bayonne’s Chabad community
By Abigail Klein Leichman
Abby wears her 67 shirt and holds her new Zahav-Kav, entitling her to free public transportation.
August 6, 2026, 1:16 pm
Sweet 6-7
Finally, a free ride and other perks
By Abigail Klein Leichman
August 6, 2026, 12:31 pm
‘All sitting together, learning side by side’
Local YU students complete summer research internships in Israel
By Abigail Klein Leichman
Jaime and Susan Weiss celebrate their MDA ambulance donation with their Boca Raton community. (Photos by American Friends of Magen David Adom)
July 29, 2026, 2:58 pm
Donation fulfills dad’s dream
Fort Lee family presents ambulance to Magen David Adom
By Abigail Klein Leichman
Dr. Eric Fremed is the chair and Katie Katz is the executive director of Teach NJ.
July 23, 2026, 9:58 am
Teach NJ aims for parity
OU-supported group scores dollars for nonpublic schools in tough budget year
By Abigail Klein Leichman
Faye Kohn, left, Miriam Krupka Berger, and Sara Tillinger Wolkenfeld.
July 2, 2026, 9:57 am
Expanding horizons
Orthodox women academics train for leadership
By Abigail Klein Leichman
Hillel, Hannah, Naama, Rena, and Joshua Steinberg are at Naama’s recent eighth-grade graduation.
June 25, 2026, 9:57 am
‘I really felt we belonged in Israel’
Meet two Bergen County families making aliyah this summer
By Abigail Klein Leichman
The “MLB Money Maker” challenge turns kids into the negotiators of an $8 billion, eight-year media contract.
June 18, 2026, 9:57 am
Sports, and math, and business — oh my!
Rising high-school senior teaches middle-schoolers economics through big-league situations
By Abigail Klein Leichman
From left: Jacob Zide; Ezra Raskin of Potomac, Maryland; Michael Mirskiy of Baltimore; and Judah Zmood of Riverdale, N.Y. (Chaim H Photography)
June 4, 2026, 9:56 am
Getting stronger, month by month
Local teens create projects to strengthen Jews on secular campuses
By Abigail Klein Leichman
Gabrielle Soffer Cohen, foreground, teaches her class English grammar through an outdoor skit designed to add movement to the lessons.
May 28, 2026, 9:59 am
Teaching more than English
Former Tenafly resident inspires Israeli students through covid and shellings
By Abigail Klein Leichman
All these photos show the experimental netting used for catching and disabling explosive drones. (Courtesy of Operation Israel)
May 14, 2026, 9:55 am
Fair Lawn mom vs. Hezbollah drones
Operation Israel founder deploys netting system to disable enemy UAVs
By Abigail Klein Leichman
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