Lois Goldrich
Standing, from left, Congregation Beth Sholom volunteers Alan Hantman, Rosalind Hantman, Beryl Steinbach, Lois Goldrich, and Howard Steinbach; community volunteer “Doc” kneels in front.
January 9, 2025, 9:58 am
It’s the people, stupid
Reflections on volunteering for Family Promise in Hackensack
By Lois Goldrich
December 19, 2024, 9:54 am
Social media and instant outrage
The lost art of counting to ten before rushing to judgment
By Lois Goldrich
December 5, 2024, 9:44 am
Deconstructing Rudolph 
By Lois Goldrich
Representatives Bill Pascrell, center, and Nancy Pelosi visit a girls’ school in Afghanistan during a congressional trip on March 20, 2011. (S.K. Vemmer/Department of State)
August 29, 2024, 9:57 am
The Jewish community loses a friend
Remembering longtime congressman Bill Pascrell
By Lois Goldrich
The Fair Lawn fire department fought the flames as the strip mall burned on July 26. (Courtesy of Bill Tompkins)
August 1, 2024, 9:58 am
Fire rages through north Jersey strip mall
Zadies bakery, among new and beloved old stores, destroyed — at least for now
By Lois Goldrich
May 2, 2024, 9:43 am
Post-Pesach reflections — comfort and connection
By Lois Goldrich
Part of the memorial at the Nova music festival. (All photos courtesy Rabbi Joel Pitkowsky)
April 4, 2024, 9:58 am
Israel’s ‘existential loneliness’
A nation’s resilient people continue grappling with feelings of disbelief and betrayal
By Lois Goldrich
September 15, 2022, 8:58 am
Pith and passion – an effective combination
By Lois Goldrich
Rabbi Joel Pitkowsky, left, Loretta Weinberg, and Abby Leibman
May 18, 2022, 7:56 pm
Two-part program unites three Teaneck shuls in fight against hunger
Local rabbi hopes to further their efforts through political advocacy
By Lois Goldrich
On Sunday, Lois Goldrich and her son Yaron went to Yonkers to help pack supplies for Ukraine. (N.Y. UJA Federation/Afya)
April 6, 2022, 7:56 pm
Sunday morning sorting
A reflection on doing what you can for Ukraine
By Lois Goldrich
Kyra Cooperman, left, and Max Alweiss
April 6, 2022, 7:54 pm
Local students learn how to ‘Excel’
Birthright program targets professional development
By Lois Goldrich
These children are in Romania; they’ll be settled there indefinitely, Tikva says. (All photos courtesy Tikva)
March 16, 2022, 6:56 pm
A modern exodus
Tikva Children’s Home leads its charges to safety
By Lois Goldrich
Alex Tubis stands near one of his works, “Boy with Goldfish,” which he made for Akiva Shtisel. (Photos courtesy Alex Tubis)
February 23, 2022, 6:56 pm
A bit of magic for “Shtisel” artist
Israeli artist Alex Tubis talks online about creating Akiva Shtisel’s art for the Kaplen JCC
By Lois Goldrich
Helen Cha-Pyo, left, and Terry Blair Hamlisch
February 9, 2022, 5:58 pm
Concert pairs Hamlisch and Bernstein
NJYS will present East Coast premiere of a symphony for peace
By Lois Goldrich
“Vermont Barn with Flag II,” 2010
February 2, 2022, 6:53 pm
A lucky man
Holocaust refugee, artist Herb Stern’s Tenafly show will support his shul
By Lois Goldrich
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