Deb Breslow
Swimmers and volunteers work together in the pool at the Kaplen JCC on the Palisades in Tenafly. (All photos courtesy MS Swim-In)
June 4, 2026, 9:55 am
‘They feel so free’
Swimmers with multiple sclerosis find strength in the water at the Kaplen JCC
By Deb Breslow
Tim Kiniry, a 104-year-old World War II vet, was in the first medical unit to enter Buchenwald after it was liberated.
May 28, 2026, 9:55 am
Inspiring stories from unexpected people
At Stockton University, a Latino and a 104-year-old WWII vet add to the mosaic
By Deb Breslow
Deb Breslow with her uncle, Larry Miller
April 30, 2026, 9:55 am
Where do they go?
Our columnist muses on life, death, and funerals
By Deb Breslow
Phoebe Pollinger, left, and Bari-Lynne Schwartz
February 19, 2026, 9:56 am
Raising reproductive rights awareness
NCJW Bergen and Essex sections win grant to expand safe care, counseling options
By Deb Breslow
The Lior family gathered to make blankets and remember Ilana.
February 5, 2026, 9:55 am
Remembering Ilana
Family observes daughter’s yahrzeit by making blankets for kin of ICE detainees
By Deb Breslow
From left, Marc, Jonathan, Benjamin, Natalie, Gary, Julia, and Joshua Haar.
January 29, 2026, 9:58 am
A perfect match … medically speaking
Wyckoff man receives ideal kidney from daughter-in-law’s friend
By Deb Breslow
This take on a menorah, painted on a wall in Brooklyn, uses local people as images of light-givers. (All photos courtesy Raabi Yizchok Moully)
December 11, 2025, 9:57 am
Why orange socks?
How a Chabad rabbi, whose public menorahs stand in Livingston and West Orange, finds meaning in art
By Deb Breslow
Temple Beth Rishon members gather at Wyckoff’s town hall as Mayor Rudy Boonstra holds up the proclamation congratulating the shul on its anniversary.
November 26, 2025, 9:55 am
‘There’s a place for you here’
As it celebrates its 50th anniversary in Wyckoff, Temple Beth Rishon reflects on its joys and struggles
By Deb Breslow
Dresses from Bernstein’s Fashions are on sale at the NCJW Council Thrift Shop in Bergenfield (NCJW)
October 23, 2025, 9:56 am
The store closes, the gowns go on
Bernstein’s Fashions owner donates its upscale inventory to the NCJW thrift shop 
By Deb Breslow
Artist Peter Shamah speaks at Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple in New Brunswick last month. (Ethan Reiss)
October 16, 2025, 9:57 am
Resilience, identity, and hope
Israeli artist with local roots concentrates on Jewish identity
By Deb Breslow
August 14, 2025, 11:51 am
Of babies, beaches, and my mom’s wisdom
Turning 65 can bring life’s blurriness into much more meaningful focus
By Deb Breslow
Cantor Maria Dubinsky
July 31, 2025, 9:51 am
Introducing a different voice
Maria Dubinsky becomes Temple Emeth’s new cantor
By Deb Breslow
Josh and Rachel Schanzer with their Metiv guests
July 3, 2025, 9:56 am
Seeking peace of mind, 5000 miles from home
Local families host battle-hardened IDF reservists and their therapists
By Deb Breslow
Deb Breslow stands behind her Aunt Ruth.
June 12, 2025, 9:57 am
More than just an epitaph
Looking back at loving and losing the last of her generation
By Deb Breslow
Jeffrey Stark
May 22, 2025, 9:53 am
The pressure is on … and that’s a good thing
Executive donates sensor devices to help med researchers at Tel Aviv University
By Deb Breslow
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