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Bergen Reads holds appreciation lunch
Bergen Reads, Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey’s literacy program, recently held a mid-year appreciation lunch for volunteers. Judith Nadell, author of the “King School Series” of books for beginning readers, was guest speaker. Courtesy JFNNJ
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 on Dec. 11 at Glen Rock Jewish Center. The event themed “Chanukah Is for Giving,” included discussions, arts and crafts, and singing with Rabbi Neil Tow. Courtesy GRJC
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 to JFNNJ Bergen Reads in her honor. <br />
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 and other treats. Courtesy JFNNJ
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, left, and several other members of Congress met with Ari Sacher, Iron Dome Systems Project Manager for Rafael Advanced Defense Systems in Israel, about the short-range anti-rocket system that he manages. Iron Dome has been deployed in southern Israel to intercept rockets launched by Hamas from the Gaza Strip. Rothman office
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 in the New Jersey State House” to a group of nearly 30 women at Temple Emeth’s Women’s Rosh Chodesh Group on Dec. 1. Barbara Balkin
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, the JWV’s Lt. James I. Platt Post 651 (Fair Lawn), and Catholic War Veterans Fr. Washington Post #1710 (Paramus). Pictured are (from left) Jim Sullivan, the CWV Post 1710 commander; Mel Kaplan, JWV Post 651 commander; and Al Nahum, commander of JWV Post 669.</p>
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 in his Washington office to discuss joint U.S.-Israel missile defense programs. After an 11-year career as the head of IMDO, Arieh Herzog, left, will be retiring and Yair Ramati, right, will be taking his place. Rothman serves on the 15-member House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, which allocates all U.S. funding for the U.S. military and joint U.S.-Israel defense programs. Courtesy Cong. Rothman’s office
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 with a choice of toppings with their children. Courtesy RYNJ
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 and Tzedakah (charity) day.” Among the activities was donating toys to OHEL Children’s Home and Family Services. Courtesy Ohel
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 Zeilicovich is pictured with Jake Krebs, Margaret Winick, Allison Kramer, Harold Winick, and Luca Albanese, members of the aleph religious school class of Temple Beth Sholom in Fair Lawn. The students received their siddurim on June 3. Courtesy TBS
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, third from left, is pictured with OU leadership, from left, Rabbi Josh Pruzansky of Edison, New Jersey regional director of public policy; Simcha Katz of Teaneck, president; Yehuda Neuberger, Institute for Public Affairs chair; and Nathan Diament, public policy director. <br />
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 and Roi David, instructor, far right. The eight-member team of ninth-graders won first place for presentation and a second place for overall design in a field of 30 school teams. Courtesy BTJ
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 tribute dinner “Lights of the Night” on May 9 at The Hilton Woodcliff Lake. Paul Wichansky, born with cerebral palsy and unable to walk, who earned a Ph.D. from Rutgers University, was the keynote speaker. Teen volunteers were given certificates of achievement from Rabbi Dov Drizin, executive director of Valley Chabad. photo by Mario
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 of Yeshiva University’s affiliated Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminar and chair of the biology department at Yeshiva College. Deborah Wenger
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 and get ready to pay using shekels during a virtual trip to Israel. Courtesy Lubavitch on the Palisades
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