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Won ‘Jeopardy!’ (What did the rabbi do on Monday?)
May 23, 2011
Jews have a reputation for answering a question with a question. That might help explain Rabbi Joyce Newmark’s big news — she is a “Jeopardy!” champion.
In the episode of the television game show that aired on Monday, Newmark had no...
Local educators weigh in on teaching evolution, creationism: Governor’s remarks ignite speculation
May 23, 2011
At a May 4 town hall meeting in Manalapan, Gov. Chris Christie fielded a question about his views on creationism being taught in schools alongside Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution.
According to news accounts, Christie told the...
Rabbi remembers beatified pope
May 8, 2011
Rabbi Jack Bemporad of Englewood recalls that in 2005, when Pope John Paul II was ailing, he and a group of other clergy surrounded the frail pope.
“We said, ‘Would you mind if we say a prayer?’ and [the pope] said, ‘That would be...
Jewish Labor Committee partners with Working Families United: JLC wants to be ‘shidduch between Jewish community and the local labor movement’
April 29, 2011
Historically, the Jewish community has been a partner with organized labor, but the connection has weakened in recent years. Martin Schwartz, executive director of the Jewish Labor Committee, wants to reinvigorate it. To that end, the...
Congressman comes to Yavneh Academy: Rothman cautions students not to ‘walk through life with blinders on
April 16, 2011
Before a sanctuary filled with seventh-graders at Yavneh Academy in Paramus, Rep. Steve Rothman (D-NJ) placed his hands on either side of his face and pretended to be a horse.
“Most people walk through life with blinders on,”...
The Fifth Son Project: Frisch schoolgirls seek help through song for Gilad Shalit
April 16, 2011
In the rush of day-today life, it is easy to forget Sgt. Gilad Shalit, reflects Michaela Elias, 16, of Teaneck.
“It’s very easy to dismiss his situation because it doesn’t have relevance in [one’s] daily life,” said Michaela. “To...
Itamar’s mayor comes to Englewood, speaks of Fogel family: First-responder addresses students about massacre, settlement life
April 9, 2011
Rabbi Moshe Goldsmith was in synagogue last month when he saw, he said on Tuesday, “three times, a white light” surrounding Udi Fogel, who was killed, along with four family members, the next day.
“Martyrs of Israel, those who give...
Jacob Benaroya Sephardic Center to open Sunday: Ashkenazim and Sephardim separate and together at Cong. Ahavath Torah
April 9, 2011
Twenty-eight years ago, there were only a few Sephardic families in Englewood. Albert Allen, a member of Cong. Ahavath Torah who had emigrated from Egypt, was concerned that the community’s children would grow up losing sight of unique...
Rothman slams incitement, meets with missile defense machers
April 9, 2011
A congressional letter by Reps. Steve Rothman (D-N.J.) and Steve Austria (R-Ohio) went out to President Obama last week urging him to press the Palestinian Authority to end “all … incitement” against Israelis and to return to the...
TABC boys take grand prize in Yeshiva Science Olympiad: For second year, local yeshiva leads in applied and theoretical science contest
April 9, 2011
Students from Torah Academy of Bergen County in Teaneck won first place in last month’s Yeshiva Science Olympiad, part of a national science competition designed to test students’ abilities in science, technology, and engineering. This is the...