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Jewısh Life
GUIDE to

W elcome, dear readers, to another edition of our annual Guide to Jewish Life.
Jewish life is flourishing in northern New Jersey. Everything that you see
in our Guide happens in our community.
If you travel around the United States, you would be hard pressed to find a
more active Jewish environment – much less one that has all these programs and
activities and organizations and schools and synagogues and agencies and services – and
JAMES JANOFF
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Jewish Standard

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lifeline. It connects you to the services you need and to our Jewish community and its
people, programs, and institutions.
Spend some time with the Guide. Find something that interests you and make this PEGGY ELIAS
the year when you step out of your comfort zone and try something new. Make this the BRENDA SUTCLIFFE
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TABLEOFC
CONTENTS Jewısh Life
GUIDE to

3 Shalom! Religious Life and Jewish Living (continued)

JEWISH LIVING 53
Brit Milah/Circumcision and Mohalim 53
Conversion 53
8 Your Community at a Glance Death and Dying 53
Divorce/Get 57
Eruv/ Enclosure 57
10 Jewish Federation of Nor thern New Jersey Genetic Testing 57
Federation-Funded Programs and Initiatives Interfaith Relationships 58
for the Elderly and those in Need 10 Marriage 58
Jewish Connections to Israel for Young People 10 Mezuzah Checking 58
Organ Donation 58
Jewish Continuity and Education 10
Ritual Baths/Mikvaot 58
Volunteer Center 12 Sheimot Disposal 59
Jewish Community Relations Committe (JCRC) 12 Shaitl/Wigmakers 59
Center for Israel Engagement 12 Shatnes Testing 59
Hillel of Northern New Jersey 14 Sofer/Scribe 59
Twinning Programs – Bar/Bat Mitzvah 59
Strengthening Synagogue Life 14
table
Jewish Educational Services 14
60 Education
Special Groups 14
CHILDREN AND YOUTH 60
Endowment 16 Toddler-Parent Programs 60
Daycare 61
Nursery and Pre-School 61
20 Community Agencies After School Programs and Vacation Programs 68
Educational Resources 68
SOCIAL SERVICES 24
Day Schools – Elementary and Pre-K 68
Adoption Services/Support Groups 24 Day Schools – High School 70
Bikur/Cholim 24 Supplementary Schools – Elementary 71
Cults 26 Supplementary Schools – Israeli 75
Counseling, Therapy and Mediation 26 Supplementary Schools – High School 75
Semester/Sessions in Israel Programs –
Disaster and Emergency Services 28
High School 76
Domestic Violence 28
Semester in Israel Programs – College 77
Employment, Support and CONTINUING EDUCATION 77
Vocational Services 28 Adult Education 77
Expectant/New Mothers 28 Adult Programming 78
Families with Special Needs 28 Adult Programming for 50s and 60s 79
Holocaust Remembrance 79
Financial Aid/Free Loan 28
Holocaust Resources 79
Geriatric Care Management 29 Holocaust Tracing Service 80
Hospice 29 Jewish Programs 80
Humanitarian Assistance 30 Libraries 80
Jewish Healing/Healing Services 30 Outreach to the Jewish Community 80
Professional Resources/Training for Educators 81
New Americans 30
Support Groups 3O
82 Advocacy and Community Relations

of 36 Religious Life and Jewish Living

RELIGIOUS LIFE 36
Advocacy Organizations
Co-existence Organizations
Food Pantries
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contents
Synagogues 36 Hudson County Business Groups 84
Human Relations Organizations 84
Havurot 52
Inter-Religious Organizations 84
Women’s Rosh Chodesh Groups 52 PROGRAMMING 84
Religious Organizations 52 Interfaith Programs/Events/Efforts 84
Rabbinical and Cantorial Associations 53 Ongoing Community Events 85
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Englewood Hospital and Medical Center

Englewood Hospital and Medical Center is nationally recognized for
cardiac surgery and cardiac care, breast imaging and cancer care,
Hospital Main Phone 201-894-3000
spine surgery, and orthopedic surgery. Here are some highlights.
Breast Care Center 201-894-3202
THE LEFCOURT FAMILY CANCER TREATMENT
AND WELLNESS CENTER
Cancer Center 201-608-2266
At The Lefcourt Family Cancer Treatment and Wellness Center at
Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, a team of experts including
Cardiac Surgery Services 201-894-3636
surgical and medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, interventional
radiologists, pathologists, nurses, and other cancer care professionals
Diabetes Education 201-894-3335
review your specific needs together and provide you with a comprehensive,
personalized care plan. We planned our cancer center around your
Home Health 201-894-3333
comfort, recruited nationally recognized doctors and specialists, and
invested in the latest technology for the most accurate diagnostics and
Joint Replacement Center 201-608-2394
precise treatments for whole-body care – all in one convenient location.
Pain Management 201-894-3595
HEART AND VASCULAR INSTITUTE
Committed to the highest level of cardiac and vascular care, our
Radiology 201-894-3400
Heart and Vascular Institute experts diagnose and treat all types of
cardiovascular conditions, such as coronary artery disease, arrhythmia,
Rehab Medicine 201-894-3285
valve disease, heart failure, carotid artery disease, and deep vein
thrombosis. Our cardiac surgery program is among the top 10 percent
Wound Healing Center 201-894-3361
in the nation for medical excellence, and our open heart surgery
program has had the lowest mortality rate for coronary artery bypass
Volunteers 201-894-3066
graft surgery in the region, with a more than 99 percent survival rate.
We are also an internationally recognized leader in bloodless surgery
and a leading center for vascular and endovascular treatment. For more information about these and
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environment – and getting you back to an active life, doing the things
you enjoy with friends and family. We take an individualized and team
approach with every patient, including using the most appropriate joint
replacement technique, offering personalized education for the patient
and caregivers, developing a rehabilitation plan of care to meet a patient’s
lifestyle needs, and integrating pain management and complementary
healing techniques to optimize a patient’s comfort and recovery.

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READERS’ READERS’ READERS’ READERS’ READERS’

CHOICE CHOICE CHOICE CHOICE CHOICE

FIRST PLACE FIRST PLACE FIRST PLACE FIRST PLACE FIRST PLACE
Inpatient Experience Hospital Food Birthing Center Emergency Room Breast Care

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85 Volunteering 125 Israel Connection

VOLUNTEERING IN THE COMMUNITY 85 ISRAEL PROGRAMS AND PROGRAMMING 125
Thrift Shops/Merchandise Donations 85 SCHOLARSHIPS AND
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES 86
MATCHING FUNDS PROGRAMS 125
88 Youth and Young Adults TRAVEL 125
INFORMAL EDUCATION 88
Scouts 88 126 Kosher Catering, Food and Restaurants
Youth Groups 88 COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE 126
CAMPING 89 CATERERS 126
Camps 89
FOOD RETAILERS 127
CONTESTS/SCHOLARSHIPS 92
Bakeries 127
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES/RECREATIONAL PROGRAMS 93
SPECIAL PROGRAMS 93 Candy 128
VOLUNTEERING 93 Markets/Food Provisions 128
YOUTH AND TEEN CHOIRS 94 KOSHER RESTAURANTS 130
COLLEGE STUDENTS 95 Dairy 130
20-SOMETHINGS 95 Ice Cream/Frozen Yogurt Parlors 130
Meat 130
96 Special Needs
AGENCIES 96 Pareve 132
SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL PROGRAMS 96 KASHRUT SUPERVISION OR CERTIFICATION 132
EDUCATIONAL SERVICES 98
133 Jewish Culture and The Ar ts
table
Nursery Schools 98
Day Schools – Elementary 99 ART & DESIGN/ARTISTS AND ARTISANS 133
Day Schools – High School 100 CHOIRS, CHORUSES AND ENSEMBLES 133
Supplementary Jewish Education – DANCING/SIMCHA/ISRAELI 134
Elementary 100
ENTERTAINERS & ENTERTAINMENT 134
Supplementary Jewish Education –
High School 101 HEALTH & WELLNESS 134
Day Programs for Adults 101 MUSIC & MUSICIANS 134
PATRON OF THE ARTS 135
EDUCATIONAL ADVOCACY 102 THEATER 135
RESIDENCES 102
SUMMER CAMPS 102 135 Resources
TRAVEL TO ISRAEL 103 BAR/BAT MITZVAH TUTORING 135
YOUTH GROUPS 103
KOSHER KITCHEN APPLIANCES 136
105 Senior Ser vices LEARNING HEBREW 136
ADULT DAY CARE 105 RETREATS AND RENTALS 136
AGENCIES 106 SIMCHAS AND CELEBRATIONS 136
CAMPS/CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS 108
SENIOR COMMUNITIES 108
136 Judaica
CONTINUING CARE/SENIOR LIVING 108
AWARDS 136
HOT MEALS – KOSHER 116
PROGRAMS 116 GALLERIES 136
SENIOR SERVICES 119 JUDAICA GIFT SHOPS, CEREMONIAL OBJECTS
SUPPORT GROUPS 119 AND BOOKS 136
RESOURCES 119
137 Guide to the Jewish Holidays
120 Or ganizations and Networking
ORGANIZATIONS 120
138 Pr ofessional Ser vices

of
Educational 120
Genealogical/Historical 120
Men’s/Women’s 120 140 Real Estate
Israel 121

contents
Support 123 143 Jewish Holiday Calendar
University Alumni Associations 123
Veterans 123
Yiddish Clubs 124 143 Marketplace
Yiddish Culture 124
NETWORKING 124 144 Index of Adver tisers
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FIRST PLACE
CATERER
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y
Circulation
our community
at a glance
Allendale
Alpine
Bayonne
Bergenfield
Bogota
Cliffside Park
Clifton
Closter
Cresskill
Montebello
Demarest Suffern
Dumont New City
Edgewater
Elmwood Park Nanuet
Emerson
Englewood Nyack
Englewood Cliffs Orangeburg
Fair Lawn Piermont
Fairview Nanuet, NY
Fort Lee New City, NY
Franklin Lakes New Milford
Glen Rock No. Haledon
Guttenberg North Bergen
Hackensack North Hackensack
Haledon Northvale New Milford
Harrington Park Norwood River Edge
Hasbrouck Heights Nyack, NY River Vale
Haworth Oakland Rochelle Park
Hillsdale Old Tappan Rockleigh
Ho-Ho-Kus Oradell Rutherford
Hoboken Orangeburg, NY Saddle Brook
Jersey City Palisades Park Saddle River
Kinnelon Paramus Secaucus
Leonia Park Ridge South Hackensack
Little Falls Passaic Suffern, NY
Little Ferry Piermont, NY Teaneck
Lodi Pompton Lakes Tenafly
Mahwah Pompton Plains Union City
Maywood Ramsey Upper Saddle River
Midland Park Ridgefield Waldwick
Montvale Ridgefield Park Wanaque Weehawken Woodcliff Lake
Moonachie Ridgewood Washington Township West New York Woodridge
Montebello, NY Ringwood Wayne Westwood Wyckoff

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Glenpointe’s new hotel further enhances the 50-acre all-encompassing business environment
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full-service bank, Starbucks, a cafeteria, Pancetta restaurant and wine bar, Glen Lounge,
abundant covered parking, 24/7 security and variety of other services —
all within walking distance of several houses of worship.
Conveniently located at the intersection of I-80 and I-95, less than 10 miles from
Midtown Manhattan, the full-service Marriott Glenpointe Hotel, with an experienced catering and
event planning staff for events up to 900 people, will be joined by this new dual-branded hotel including
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JEWISHFEDERATION
Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey
50 Eisenhower Drive
Paramus, New Jersey 07652
Tel.: (201) 820-3900
www.jfnnj.org
E-mail: welcome@jfnnj.org
Jewish Federation is a convener, a
connector, a facilitator, and a rallying
point for action. It focuses on the future
of Jewish life and collaborates with other
organizations to create a stronger, more
vibrant Jewish community in northern
New Jersey, in Israel, and around the
world wherever Jews live.
A donation to the Jewish Federation
of Northern New Jersey is the best
opportunity to make a significant,
extensive and long-term impact. No
other organization has the depth and
breadth to support the community,
evaluate our community's changing
landscape, rise to our greatest challenges
and capitalize on our most exciting
possibilities. We help match the needs of
our Jewish community with people and
resources to create impactful outcomes.
Our expertise coupled with your
generosity and trust allows us to
effectively allocate human and financial
resources to generate the greatest value
for your investment dollars. Only Jewish
Federation is on the pulse of what IS
happening and what NEEDS to happen
in the Jewish community.
What We Do
Jewish Federation is committed to
Saving, Advocating, Transforming and
Connecting the community.
Programs range from Kosher Meals on
Wheels delivery for the elderly and
disabled to hunger relief in the former
Soviet Union and Israel, including
recent immigrants from Ethiopia. Jewish
Federation provides programs designed
to aid Holocaust survivors that range
from sponsoring Café Europa, to Second
Generation support groups. Jewish
Federation funds special needs programs
for those with developmental disabilities
in both school and camp settings.
Jewish Federation subsidizes Jewish
overnight camping, teen leadership, and
Hillel. It creates innovative programming
for adult Jewish learning, advocacy, and
advocacy training, and a multitude of
opportunities to repair the world (Tikkun
Olam).
Jewish Federation works hard to
keep Israel and concerns for Israel in a
prominent place in the minds and hearts
of northern New Jersey’s Jewish
community. It provides many Israel-
centered programs, including Taglit-
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J ew ish Fe de r atio n o f N o r t he r n N ew Je r sey
President: Stephanie Goldman
Chief Executive Officer: Jason M. Shames
Chief Development Officer: Julie Lipsett-Singer
Chief Planning Officer: Lisa Harris Glass
Birthright Israel, and Onward Israel, as
well as its annual Israel Film Festival,
Israel Day Parade participation, multi-
level Ulpan courses, and I “Heart” Israel
Week. Jewish Federation celebrates the
strong relationship it has built between
northern New Jersey and its sister
community in Israel, Nahariya.
Jewish Federation responds
immediately to emergencies, locally, in
Israel, and around the world. Recently, it
raised hundreds of thousands of dollars
for victims of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma
and Maria.
PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES
FOR THE ELDERLY AND THOSE
IN NEED
Services for seniors
Jewish Federation funds and sponsors
various programs and initiatives
including Kosher Meals on Wheels and
holiday food packages; congregant meals
for seniors; transportation for seniors;
and Holocaust survivor support. We
address food insecurity by supporting
the following programs:
Hunger Relief – Northern New Jersey
• Kosher Meals on Wheels (through
Jewish Family and Children's Services)
• Congregant site meals (at Daughters
of Miriam, the Kaplen JCC on the
Palisades, and the Bergen County Y, a
JCC)
• Hot holiday meals (Jewish Home
Family),
• Kaballat Shabbat lunch and food
pantry (Jewish Family and Children’s
Service).
Hunger Relief – Overseas
• Hunger relief in the former Soviet
Union (the American Jewish Joint
Distribution Committee…JDC), including
food support for more than 100,000
people
• Scholastic program for 92 children
which includes lunch
• Yeshivat Hesder Relief Center, where
300 meals are provided every week
• 1,000 holiday food packages
(Nahariya).
Holocaust Survivor Support
Jewish Federation funds and sponsors
various programs, including in-home
care enabling survivors to attend Café
Europa, Second Generation support
groups, care-giver support, care
management, and help with medical
equipment (Jewish Family and Children's
Service and Amcha (overseas in Israel).
JEWISH CONNECTIONS TO
ISRAEL
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
Jewish Federation supports and funds
Israel experiences for young people to
build Jewish identity and connection.
• Shlichot (young emissaries for the
community),
• Center for Israel Engagement at
Rutgers Hillel.
Taglit Birthright Israel
A free ten-day trip to Israel residents
of northern New Jersey who are
between the ages of 18-26 and have
never participated in a peer-organized
trip to Israel.
Onward Israel
An eight-week internship in Tel Aviv
for college students or graduates, ages
19-27, who are current residents or
whose parents live in northern New
Jersey, who have had only one previous
short-term experience in Israel, such as
Taglit Birthright Israel or teen travel.
JEWISH CONTINUITY
AND EDUCATION
Jewish Education
Jewish Federation funds and sponsors
various programs and initiatives that
ensure the communty’s infrastructure
remains strong and vibrant.
Special Needs
Jewish Federation funds and sponsors
various programs that offer individuals –
young and old with special needs
opportunities to connect to Jewish life.
• Special needs day school,
• Push-in therapy,
• Bar /bat mitzvah program (Sinai
School),
• Advocacy training (Jewish
Association for Developmental
Disabilities – J-ADD),
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• Private Home Health Aide Services
• Aging Life Care Specialists
• Customized Plans of Care
• Medication Management:
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• 24-Hour On-Call Service
• Home Modification to
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• Volunteer Opportunities
• Gallen Adult Day Health Care Center,
Includes Transportation
• Elegant Living
• Variety of Floor Plans
• Spacious Modern Apartments
• On-Site Rehab Services Including Physical,
Occupational and Speech Therapies
• Gourmet Kosher Dining
• Stimulating Social and Physical Activities
• 24/7 Nurse On-Site
• Secure Memory Care Wing
• Dementia Care
• Full-Time Social Workers
• Respite Stays
• State of the Art Post-Hospitalization
Rehab Center
• On-Site Medical and Dental Suites
• All Private Rooms with Private
Bathrooms
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• Dedicated Medical Staff Including
Specialty Care
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• Secure Memory Care Wing
• Outpatient Rehabilitation Services
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• School inclusion programs (Bergen Supplies for Success

Having County High School of Jewish Studies,

• Temple Avodat Shalom, individual
learning, and
Supplies for Success makes sure
hundreds of children in northern New
Jersey return to school in the fall with
brand-new, filled-to-the-brim-with-

an affair? • Temple Emanuel of the Pascack

Valley Chai Program)
• Life skills and camping (Ohel Camp
school-supplies-backpacks, just like their
more fortunate classmates. This year we
distributed 1,369 backpacks.
Kylie).

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Jewish Federation understands that
strong leadership is critical for our
community to thrive. The Berrie Fellows
Leadership Program, Berrie Professional
Excellence Program, and Synagogue
Leadership Initiative all work to develop
strong community leaders.
The Kehillah Cooperative
The Cooperative is Jewish
Federation’s Group Purchasing Initiative
that offers significant cost savings to
participating organizations. Organizations
enjoy savings in electric and gas supply,
security, office supplies, lighting credit
card processing, waste removal,
telephone, insurance and much more.
To date, the Kehillah Cooperative has
saved participants more than $3.4
million.
VOLUNTEER CENTER
Jewish Federation’s Volunteer Center
works to connect those in the Jewish
community with meaningful volunteer
experiences. Volunteer opportunities
come in many forms and from many
sources. They can be as a result of
collaboration between Jewish Federation
and other community organizations.
Some of the Jewish Federation facilitated
opportunities include:
Bergen Reads
A youth literacy program to inspire
low-level readers, grades K-4, with a
love of reading, while enriching their
lives and laying the groundwork for
future success. “Reading Buddies” work
in schools, one-on-one, with their
students weekly, October through June.
Bar/Bat Mitzvah “Mitzvah” projects
FIRST PLACE Jewish Federation has a guide for
SPECIAL OCCASION
DRESS SHOP
students and their families to help create
2011-2016 a Mitzvah project that best matches their
needs.
RELATIONS COMMITTEE (JCRC)
The Jewish Community Relations
Committee is a forum for advocacy,
discussion, and action on matters
pertinent to the Jewish community.
Government Affairs and Public Policy
The JCRC holds an annual legislative
gathering for members of the community
as an opportunity to engage in dialogue
with officials at the federal, state, county,
and municipal levels.
Israel and World Affairs
The work of this committee focuses
on supporting, educating, and
advocating on behalf of Israel and Jews
worldwide. Learn how you can get
involved. Become a voice for Israel and
Jews around the world.
iCAN
iCAN teen conference is designed to
help prepare high school aged teens to
discuss Israel and Jewish issues they will
likely encounter in college. At this
conference, they will gain a better
understanding of the rhetoric about the
BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions
against Israel), anti-Israel bias, and anti-
Semitism. A teen task force meets
throughout the year to help plan the
conference and become more informed
on Israel advocacy issues.
Center for Israel Engagement
The Center for Israel Engagement is a
living bridge between the people of
Israel and northern New Jersey’s Jewish
community. The CIE provides quality
information, activities, experiences, and
programming, and increases community
awareness of Israeli life and fosters a
deep-rooted love for Israel and its
people.
Israel Film Festival
The Israel Film Festival brings top-

Mishelyne’s March Mega Food Drive

Throughout March, Jewish Federation
leads a community-wide food drive to
rated, award-winning Israeli films to
cinemas throughout northern New
Jersey.

Fashions benefit local food pantries.

885 Teaneck Road Teaneck, NJ
201-862-9595
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Mitzvah Day
Mitzvah Day takes place the first
Sunday in November and provides
volunteer opportunities that range from
spending time with seniors, brightening
the day for people with special needs,
social action projects, and nature clean-
ups.
Ulpan
Ulpan is an educational program that
teaches conversational Hebrew. Courses
are taught at all levels in small,
interactive classes.
Shlichot (emissaries)
Youth shlichot (emissaries from Israel)
are available to lead programs about
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Israel, its culture, cities, and history.
Programs are geared for different age
and interest groups. Shlichim can make
presentations, upon request, to a wide
variety of community organizations.
I “Heart” Israel Week
Yom HaZikaron, Yom Ha’Atzmaut/
Israel Memorial Day and Israel
Independence Day are celebrated and
commemorated each year, in cooperation
with partners in the community.
Partnership 2Gether
This program links the people and
organizations in northern New Jersey
with those in Nahariya, a seaside resort
town in northern Israel, through multiple
educational and community exchanges.
Hillel of Northern New Jersey
Jewish Federation of Northern New
Jersey’s Hillel fosters Jewish identity of
college students at four northern New
Jersey campuses. It provides social
activities, volunteer opportunities, and
educational programs, as well as Israel
trip options, counseling services, and a
lending library for more than 2,000
students each year.
STRENGTHENING
SYNAGOGUE LIFE
The Synagogue Leadership Initiative
assists area synagogues in adapting and
innovating to remain/become relevant.
SLI coaches synagogues in implementing
innovation and change. There are
programs for synagogue leaders, both
volunteer and professional. Specific
professional development opportunities
are available for synagogue Executive
Directors, Principals, and Clergy.
Leadership Development
SLI provides professional
development for synagogue executive
directors, administrators, early childhood
directors, religious school directors, and
rabbis. SLI staff will consult, by request,
with leaders of a congregation, and
explore and help resolve issues and
challenges specific to its membership.
Free High Holiday Tickets
EZ Key helps newcomers to northern
New Jersey connect to a synagogue and
provides them with free High Holiday
tickets.
One Book One Community
Community Book Club - One Book,
One Community enhances Jewish
learning across the entire Jewish
community by identifying one book a
year that encourages conversation, study,
and celebration.
One Happy Camper
In partnership with The Foundation
for Jewish Camp, Jewish Federation
provides one-time stipends of up to
$1,000 each for first-time campers to
non-profit Jewish overnight camp. Jewish
Federation has a camp concierge service
to help parents select the best camping
experience for their child.
Shalom Baby
Shalom Baby reaches out to young
Jewish families who have recently
experienced the birth or adoption of a
child. Through playgroups and events
that are free to participants, it becomes a
wonderful way for parents to meet other
parents, make friends, and find support
during this special time of life.
JEWISH EDUCATIONAL
SERVICES
Teachers’ Center
The Teachers’ Center offers teaching
materials and services of all types
including laminating services and other
creative classroom resources.
Teacher Recognition:
Grinspoon-Steinhardt Award
This award recognizes Jewish
educators who make a lasting impact on
the lives of their students. Teachers,
grades 1-12 can be nominated colleagues.
SPECIAL GROUPS
Leadership Network
The Leadership Network creates
innovative opportunities for emerging
leaders to fulfill their philanthropic
passions with their peer community in
Northern New Jersey. Inspired by Jewish
values and responsive to the evolving
landscape of Jewish communal life, The
Leadership Network cultivates the next
generation of change agents shaping the
future of Jewish life here and beyond
Commerce and Professionals
Members of the Commerce and
Professionals Group strengthen the
bond built between themselves, Israel,
and the worldwide Jewish community
through networking, social action, and
educational and philanthropic activities.
Healthcare Professionals
The Healthcare Professionals Group
includes physicians and dentists as well
as other medical professionals who live
and practice locally, or who affiliate with
hospitals in the metropolitan area. They
strengthen the bond built between
themselves, Israel, and the worldwide
Jewish community through networking,
social action, and educational and
philanthropic activities.
Women’s Philanthropy
Women’s Philanthropy offers social
networking, educational, volunteer, and
philanthropic opportunities for every
woman at every stage of life: single,
married, retired, young moms, business
women, and entrepreneurs.
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Hoboken, Jersey City and Bayonne have
come together to create the Hudson
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without
deepen and advance the relationship
between Hudson County and Jewish
Federation of Northern New Jersey.
Young professionals, empty nesters,
SM
retirees and a growing number of
Israelis living in Hudson County are now
able to benefit from even more events,
activities and programs funded by Jewish
Federation such as Moishe House
Hoboken, Birthright Israel, One Happy
Camper, Synagogue Leadership Initiative
and social services.

ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION
The Jewish Federation Endowment
Foundation manages assets of over
$47million (as of June 30, 2017). The
Endowment Foundation secures and
manages sources of future funding for
Jewish Federation, for institutions and
programs serving the northern New
“As a mutual bank, we invest in Jersey area, and for the needs of the
Jewish people in Israel and throughout
our customers, not Wall Street”
. the world. It provides many vehicles for
philanthropists to carry out their
charitable goals, including donor-advised
—Rob Rey, President/CEO
funds, designated endowment funds,
annual campaign endowments, restricted
funds, testamentary gifts, charitable gift
annuities, charitable remainder trusts,
and others, including:
A new donor-advised fund personal
web portal was recently created called
jfnnj.donorsphere.org
Dor L’Dor Society
The Dor L’Dor Society consists of
more than 157 individuals with realized
and committed endowment gifts totaling
nvebank.com  866-NVE-BANK over $35 million. Dor L’Dor
commitments may be used to establish
a Perpetual Annual Campaign
BLOG Endowment (PACE) or a Lion of Judah
Bergenfield I Closter I Cresskill I Englewood I Hillsdale I Leonia I New Milford I Teaneck I Tenafly Endowment (LOJE). 84 LOJE donors
and 34 PACE donors have endowed
gifts of $5,000 or more to Federation’s
Annual Campaign.

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Book of Life
Jewish Federation’s Book of Life
program recognizes individuals in the
community with gifts of at least $5,000
to Jewish Federation of Northern New
Jersey. All those who have done so, are
Flowers for every day invited to share their personal stories
and hopes for the future in the Book of
and special occasions Life.
Circle of Partners
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COMMUNITY
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1050 Kennedy Blvd
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Tel.: (201) 436-6900
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1485 Teaneck Road
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17-10 River Road
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
1 Pike Drive
Wayne, NJ 07470
Tel.: (201) 837-9090
Fax: (201) 837-9393
E-mail: info@jfcsnnj.org
Website: www.jfcsnnj.org
Chief Executive Officer: Susan
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Based on Jewish tradition and values,
JFCSNNJ’s mission is to strengthen and
enhance the well-being of all who call
upon us by providing professional and
compassionate human services to
effectively meet life’s many challenges.
With a wide array of therapists on staff,
JFCS is uniquely qualified to offer
counseling services to the entire family –
when and where it’s needed most. With
three offices and flexible hours that
include evenings and Sundays, we are
able to accommodate even the most
difficult schedule.
• Individual, Couples and Family Therapy
• Specialized Therapy for Children and
Adolescents
• Support Groups
When it seems there is nowhere to turn
for help, JFCS is a beacon of light in the
darkness. Providing guidance and care
management, we can offer support and
comfort through life’s transitions.
• Senior Care Management
• Home Assessments
• Home Health Care
• Kosher Meals-on-Wheels
• Retired Senior Volunteer Program
• Specialized Care for Holocaust
Survivors
With Community Programs designed to
help meet life’s many challenges, JFCS
can provide assistance in getting
individuals and families back on their
feet.
• Financial Aid and Advocacy
• Emergency Services
• Food Pantry
• Camp Scholarship
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Co m m unity A ge nc ie s and So c ia l S e r vice s
Jewish Community Center of
Northern New Jersey
605 Pascack Road
Washington Township, NJ 07676
Tel.: (201) 666-6610
Fax: (201) 221-5815
E-mail: abbyl@jccnnj.org
Website: www.jccnnj.org
The Jewish Community Center of
Northern NJ, formerly the Bergen County
YJCC, is a 100-year old organization,
embraces Jewish values and heritage,
while maintaining an inclusive
environment that celebrates diversity and
welcomes the community at large to
enhance mind, body and spirit through
cultural, educational and recreational
opportunities, without regard to race,
religion or ability. The JCC of Northern
NJ is in the process of realigning its
goals and mission with the greater
community and has embarked on a
significant process to develop a long-
term strategic plan to redefine the
organization to meet the evolving needs
of the community. For more information,
call (201) 666-6610 or visit
www.jccnnj.org.
Daughters of Miriam Center
The Gallen Institute
155 Hazel Street
Clifton, NJ 07011
Tel.: (973) 253-5210
Fax: (973) 253-5389
E-mail:
administration@daughtersofmiriamcenter
.org
Website:
www.daughtersofmiriamcenter.org
Chief Operating Officer: Frank DaSilva
Executive Director: Fred Feinstein
Daughters of Miriam Center is a skilled
nursing facility located on 13 acres in
Clifton, New Jersey, providing broad-
based services to the elderly. Divisions
include a subacute care unit, memory
care pavilion, a medical rehabilitation
program, a respite program, an
independent living apartment building,
and a sheltered workshop. The Center
provides 24-hour medical coverage.
Patient activities are coordinated by
trained recreation therapists and help to
keep the residents active and engaged.
The spirit of Judaism prevails at the
Center. A full-time rabbi responds to the
religious and emotional needs of the
residents. Kashrut is strictly observed.
Jewish Family and Counseling
Services
921 Bergen Avenue, Suite 627
Jersey City, NJ
Tel.: (973) 467-3300, ext. 210
(201) 604-9991
Contact: Leah Kaufman
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
411 East Clinton Avenue
Tenafly, NJ 07670
Tel.: (201) 408-1448
Fax: (201) 569-7448
Website: www.jccotp.org
Chief Executive Officer: Jordan Shenker
The Kaplen JCC on the Palisades is a
major resource for health, wellness and
cultural enrichment in Bergen County,
serving more than 3,500 units of
membership which translates in 13,000
individual members, includes families,
senior adults, singles and teens. The
mission of the JCC is to perpetuate
Jewish heritage, foster Jewish values,
promote Jewish culture, and to help an
individual develop creatively as a
person, a Jew, and an American.
Outstanding programs span the gamut
from state-of-the-art health and
recreational facilities, Jewish education,
cultural arts, recreation, children’s
programming, summer camps, teen
services, and continuing education. They
have earned the Center its reputation for
excellence.
• The JCC provides superior programs
and facilities for infants, toddlers and
preschoolers. It houses a fully accredited
nursery school with more than 300
enrolled children, an accredited full-day
kindergarten with options for toddlers,
2s, 3s, 4s, and Kindergarteners; and an
active Infants and Toddlers Center. It
also features an after school programs in
drama, dance, aquatics, athletics, science,
music and more.
The JCC also provides an award-winning
Therapeutic Nursery that offers unique,
parent-child programs for pre-school
children with special needs and
developmental delays. Speech-language
and occupational therapy, Parent
counseling, Parent groups and a rigorous
social skills curriculum is offered as part
of the program.
• The JCC maintains a thriving after-
school program, Kids Club, which
includes transportation from most area
schools and provides exciting activities
and programs, as well as homework
assistance in both English and Hebrew.
The program offers students in Jewish
day schools and public schools from
kindergarten through 5th grade with an
enhanced educational experience.
• The JCC offers over 75 weekly or
monthly programs for individuals with
disabilities and their families, as well as
providing mainstreaming opportunities,
where appropriate, and many summer
camp options. JCC membership is not
required for participation.
• During the summer, the Neil Klatskin
Day Camp (NKDC) enrolls more than
500 campers, ages 3-11, and offers 4, 6,
7and 8-week camp options, as well as a
full summer camping experience for
children (ages 3-15) with special needs,
Tikvah (ages 3-15), offered as part of
NKDC. The JCC also offers exciting,
summer-long, all inclusive specialty
camps in all sports, tennis, basketball,
soccer, dance, chamber music, fine arts,
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• Luxury 5-star resort • Hotel set amidst a 350,000
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drama, high-tech, Hebrew immersion,
teen travel and volunteer camp. The
Special Services Department runs many
additional summer programs, including a
life skills/vocational program for teens
with developmental disabilities and a
program for children and teens on the
autistic spectrum. It also offers a free,
weeklong program for kids with cancer
and their siblings – Camp Dream Street:
The Pearl Seiden Summer Program for
Children with Cancer and Other Blood
Disorders..
• The JCC provides excellent year-round
programming for senior adults, which
includes transportation services, hot
meals, concerts, trips, holiday
celebrations, wellness programs, free
exercise classes, lectures and much
more. It also features a “club” for retired
executives and professionals; a Senior
Activity Center (SAC) for people 75 and
older, that allows otherwise homebound
seniors t meet and enjoy themselves in
the company of their peers; caregiver
support programs; the EGL Foundation
Computer Center, with a fully-equipped
lab, that provides computer literacy for
people over 40 and more. The Kaplen
Adult Reach Center (ARC) provides
onsite respite and therapeutic
programming for the frail elderly with
Alzheimer’s and dementia.
• The Thurnauer School of Music offers
a comprehensive, one-on-one approach
to music education, and the National
Endowment for the Arts, giving more
than 450 children and adults the
foundation they need as amateurs or
future professionals. The school’s
outstanding and dedicated faculty
provides private instruction on every
instrument, including voice, classes in
musicianship, theory and ear-training,
performance opportunities, and master
classes and concerts by world-renowned
artists. The music school is supported by
the New Jersey State Counsel on the
Arts, a partner agency of the National
Endowment for the Arts. JCC
membership is not a requirement for
enrollment or financial aid.
• The JCC School of Performing Arts
offers pre-professional as well as
recreational classes, workshops and
performance opportunities for
preschoolers to adults. Specialty classes
include commercial technique, speech,
lighting and sound, audition technique,
private voice, coaching for auditions in
acting and dance and advanced acting.
The professional track prepares students
for Broadway, opera, musical theater,
film and television, and helps them
connect with agents/managers. Many
students have appeared on Broadway or
major operas. School offers summer
specialty camps in musical theater and
dance. All classes taught by an
outstanding professional faculty.
• Providing the highest standards of
dance education, the JCC Dance School
features professional teachers and a
creative and progressive curriculum that
keeps pace with specific milestones of
each student’s development. Features
ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop, lyrical and
other dance forms from toddlers to
adults. It also features a Dance Company
where advanced dancers can audition to
perform in local venues and professional
workshops.
• The centerpiece of the JCC’s expanded
health and fitness offerings is the Russ
Berrie Family Health & Recreation
Complex – a modern, two-story facility
featuring spacious new exercise rooms, a
spinning room, stretching areas, family
changing suites with private facilities, a
locker court, and the Seiden Wellness
Center, featuring adult-only locker
rooms. The new center also offers more
programs than ever dedicated to health
and well-being, including nutritional and
fitness consultations, revitalizing spa and
wellness services such as massage and
reflexology; and specialty workshops on
stress reduction, back pain and more.
• The Adult Department, open to adults
18 and over, offers participants an
opportunity to develop their intellectual
and creative talents in a variety of
informal settings including hands on
classes, social groups, lectures and
special offerings. The ever-changing
curriculum is designed to give
participants a chance to keep up with
the latest trends, including art tours,
bridge, sewing, creative arts, ballroom
dance, and more. These classes are
taught by professional instructors who
inspire students with their enthusiasm
and expertise.
• The Adult Department offers support
groups for widows and widowers, and
separated or divorced individuals.
• The Adult Department also features
JCC University where top professionals
and experts in their fields present
dynamic discussions on topics ranging
from humanities and history to wellness
and the arts. Offering an engaging,
interdisciplinary curriculum, it allows
adults to discover new passions and stay
involved in historical and political
developments that are shaping today’s
world. The program meets on Thursdays,
10am-2:15pm in a series of sessions. Call
Kathy at 201-408-1454.
• The Adult Department also features
JCC U Film School series with film
historian Philip Harwood on
Wednesdays, 10 am, in a series of
sessions. Call Kathy at 201-408-1454.
• The Israel Connection provides a
cultural, social and educational center for
the Israeli families in our community and
strives to connect Israelis and Americans
through Israeli culture. It offers the
following programs in Hebrew: Holiday
Workshops for families and children ages
3-8, Israeli Scouts for teens, Israel
workshops, Israeli folk dancing and
more. The Israeli Club offers social and
cultural events, most of them in Hebrew
including the best of Israeli films, holiday
parties, entertainers, and presentations of
interest to Israelis. It also offers the
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Israeli Business Circle, a networking
Bergen’s initiative for Israeli professionals and a
Women’s Circle, a similar initiative for
Israeli women. It also features Emek, an
Best Kept Secret Israeli language and cultural after-school
program for children in grades K-9. It
teaches modern, spoken Hebrew and
Israeli culture in a fun, hand-on way on
two tracks: one for native Hebrew
speakers and one for non-native.
•The Kaplen JCC on the Palisades is a
one-stop-shop, providing an extended
Jewish family as a home away from
home. Its facilities include an early-
childhood playground, three outdoor
play areas including an adaptive
accessible playground, state-of-the art
classrooms with teaching kitchens, two
air-conditioned gymnasiums, indoor and
outdoor aquatics centers with water play
park, indoor running track, two fully
equipped fitness centers, out-door tennis
courts, one teen fitness center or ages
6-13, dedicated barre, cycling and Pilates
studios, racquetball courts, dance
studios, family changing rooms, a full
service spa, ceramics studio, a
professional theater, a large multi-
purpose auditorium, and a Shomer
Shabbat Kosher Cafe, as well as catering.
Visit our website at www.jccotp.org, and
discover a world of possibilities.
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A member of the Jewish Home Family,
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the-art long-term-care nursing facility
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seniors in Bergen, Hudson and Rockland
Jewelry counties. This facility offers 180 private
Salons resident rooms; an onsite medical and
rehabilitation facility, which includes in-
Gifts patient and out-patient rehab services; a
dedicated “Free Spirit” unit for residents
Judaica with dementia; kosher kitchen;
synagogue; overnight guest suites for
Pickles family members; private dining and
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Jewish Home at Home's care
management services designed to help
the elderly and their families meet the
challenges of aging in one’s own home.
Services include assessment of medical,
psychological, social and resource/
entitlement status. Development of a
personalized plan of care with
recommendations and referrals for
necessary services. On-going monitoring,
evaluation and care coordination,
emergency management and education,
counseling and psychotherapy services.
Liaison with out-of-town family
caregivers. Gallen Adult Day Health Care
Center is an important component of the
program.
Jewish Home at Rockleigh
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Tel.: (201) 784-1414
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Contact: Carol Lippert, Director of
Admissions
E-mail: clippert@jewishhomefamily.org
Website: www.jewishhomerockleigh.org
Exec. V.P./Administrator: Sunni S. Herman
Assistant Administrator: Robert Bardach
A member of the Jewish Home Family,
Jewish Home at Rockleigh is a state-of-
the-art long-term-care nursing facility
provides services and programs to
seniors in Bergen, Hudson and Rockland
counties. This facility offers 180 private
resident rooms; an onsite medical and
rehabilitation facility, which includes in-
patient and out-patient rehab services; a
dedicated “Free Spirit” unit for residents
with dementia; RCBC kosher; synagogue;
overnight guest suites for family
members; private dining and simcha
rooms for family gatherings. For further
information, contact Carol Lippert,
Director of Admissions.
Safely@Home
10 Link Drive
Rockleigh, NJ 07647
Tel.: (201) 518 1175
Contact: Stacey Orden, Director
Email: sorden@jewishhomefamily.org
Website: jewishhomefamily.org/safely
Safely@Home provides a subscription-
based service providing for the needs of
seniors living at home. From home
modification to routine maintenance,
Safely@Home provides one number to
call for trusted service providers when
you need them. Safely@Home also
coordinates volunteers for need-based
home modification services as well.
@HomeCare
10 Link Dr.
Rockleigh, NJ 07647
Tel.: (201) 750-3077
Contact: Chris Pableo, Director
Email: homecare@jewishhomefamily.org
Website: jewishhomefamily.org/JHaH/
Home-Care.aspx
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home care service providing the best

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Gallen Day Center
10 Link Dr.
Rockleigh, NJ 07647
Tel.: (201) 784-1414 ext 4238
Contact: Charlene Vannucci, Director
E-mail:gallen@jewishhomefamily.org
Website: jewishhomefamily.org/adult-day
The Gallen Day Center provides a full
day of stimulating activities, medical
care, memory care, nutrition meals and
social opportunities, as well as access to
all of the amenities offered by the Jewish
Home at Rockleigh, including medical
offices, rehabilitation therapies, beauty
salon and more. Transportation is
included as well, throughout Bergen and
Rockland counties.

SeniorHaven for the Prevention

of Elder Abuse
10 Link Dr.
Rockleigh, NJ 07647
Tel.: (855) 455-0555
Email: seniorhaven@jewishhomefamily.org
Website:
jewishhomefamily.org/seniorhaven
SeniorHaven for the Prevention of Elder
Abuse is NJ’s first and only elder abuse

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shelter. Victims of elder abuse are referred
and offered 90-120 days of shelter at

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Jewish Home Family communities, as
appropriate. SeniorHaven is a member of

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the Weinberg Center at the Hebrew Home
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Jewish Association for • Larger loan amounts to $3,000,000

Developmental Disabilities
(J-ADD) • Flexible options available with
190 Moore Street, Suite 272 interest only adjustable rates
Hackensack, NJ 07601
Tel.: (201) 457-0058 • Local decision making
Fax: (201) 457-0025
Website: www.j-add.org
• Customer centric service delivered by
Executive Director: John J. Winer, Ph.D. experienced mortgage professionals
Jewish Association for Developmental
Disabilities (J-ADD) is a leading not-for-
profit organization that serves individuals
Contact us for all the details.
with developmental disabilities and their 1-800-273-3406
families via the provision of community
supports and kosher group homes. The
group homes are located in Bergen
County. The community supports include
in-house and community respite, a
voucher program, and the Daniel Jordan
Fiddle Foundation Hotline. The Hotline
is geared towards young adults with
Autistic Spectrum Disorder.

Wayne YMCA
1 Pike Drive
Wayne, NJ 07470
Tel.: (973) 595-0100
Fax: (973) 595-5234
Website: www.wayneymca.org
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recreational, cultural, and educational

Saves. Advocates. Transforms. Connects.
programs. 25-acre campus, regulation-
size pool, gym, fitness center, wellness
coaching, tennis, squash, and
racquetball, indoor and outdoor tracks,
theatre, Judaic library, Parenting Center,
preschool, kindergarten enrichment, full
day kindergarten, after school program
for grades K-5, day camp, adult
programs, Jewish cultural and holiday
programs, and much more.

SOCIALSERVICES
For further information about Social
Services, please contact Jewish Family
& Children’s Services of Northern New
Jersey (JFCS) Teaneck, Wayne and Fair
Lawn at (201) 837-9090.

ADOPTION SERVICES/
SUPPORT GROUP
Ametz Adoption Program of
Jewish Child Care Association
jfnnj.org 858 East 29th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11210
Tel.: (917) 808-4800
Website: www.jccany.org
Services throughout NY and NJ
New York and New Jersey licensed
adoption agency working with singles
and couples pursuing domestic,
international, step and second parent
adoptions. JCCA’s Ametz Adoption
Program offers pre- and post-adoption
home studies, educational workshops
and counseling to those of all religious
and cultural backgrounds, in every stage
of the adoption process. Ametz holds an
annual Infertility, Adoption and the
Family Conference. Ametz also offers
professional training regarding adoption

BIKUR CHOLIM/
Ser vices for the Hospitalized
and the Homebound
Bikur Cholim of Bergen County
Website: www.bikurcholimbergencounty.org
Provides information on services
available to members of the Jewish
community of Bergen County.

Jewish Family & Children’s

Services of Northern
New Jersey
Tel.: (201) 837-9090
E-mail: info@jfcsnnj.org
Website: www.jfcsnnj.org
JFCS arranges for meal delivery for
homebound senior through our Kosher
Meals on Wheels program. Supervised
volunteers personally visit and make
phone calls to the homebound through
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our Friendly Visitor and Telephone

Reassurance programs.
You’re Not Alone Companion Care
provides financial coverage of homecare
aides and companions during short term
hospital and rehabilitation stays for Invest in Your Jewish Community
Holocaust Survivors.

Sisterhood of Ahavath Torah

240 Broad Avenue
Englewood, NJ 07631
Tel.: (201) 568-1315
Fax: (201) 568-2991
Visits are made to the homebound
residing in Englewood.

Weingarten Family Jewish

Visitation Program
Friends of Lubavitch of Bergen County
Teaneck
Tel.: (201) 907-0686

Chai Lifeline of New Jersey

106 Clifton Avenue
Lakewood, NJ 08701
Tel.: (732) 719-1700
Fax: (732) 886-0065
E-mail: sfried@chailifeline.org
Website: www.chailifeline.org
NJ Regional Dir.: Rabbi Sruli Fried, MSW jfnnj.org
Office Hours: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Chai Lifeline provides assistance to
seriously ill children and their families
the world over, including medical
referrals, insurance support services,
emotional support groups, homebound
tutorial programs, special trips, bone
marrow drives, weekend retreats, and
our summer camping programs: Camp
Simcha, our summer camp for children
with cancer, and Camp Simcha Special,
our summer camp for children with
chronic or genetic illnesses. Chai Lifeline
has helped thousands of families battle
the emotional and practical repercussions
of childhood cancer and other life-
threatening illnesses.

Visits to Nursing Homes

Visits provided by
Lubavitch on the Palisades
Tenafly, NJ
Tel.: (201) 871-1152
County Manor Rehab and Healthcar e,
Car eOne at Cr esskill,
Sunrise of Cr esskill,
Brightview Tenafly

Visits provided by Friends of

Lubavitch of Bergen County
Teaneck, NJ
Tel.: 201-907-0686
NJ Veterans Memorial Home, Paramus
Oradell Health Care Center, Oradell
Teaneck Nursing Center, Teaneck
Woodcrest Health Car e Center,
New Milfor d
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Jewish Home at Rockleigh

Russ Berrie Home for Jewish Living
10 Link Drive
Rockleigh, NJ 07647
Tel.: (201) 784-1414
Website: www.jewishhomerockleigh.org
Director of Recreation & Volunteer
Services: Stacey Orden
Executive VP: Sunni Herman

Jewish Home Assisted Living

Kaplen Family Senior Residence
685 Westwood Avenue
Rivervale, NJ 07675
Tel.: (201) 666-2370
Website: www.jhalnj.org
Director of Programming & Volunteer
Services: Julie Cochrane
Executive Director: Lauren Levant

C U LT S
Simply Judaism
9-02 Essex Place
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
Tel.: (201) 794-3647, (201) 794-0652
E-mail: rabbimichael18@aol.com
Simply Judaism is a counter-missionary
organization that specializes in lecturing
about cults, missionaries, and the Jewish
response. Simply Judaism speaks on
college campuses as well as at shuls and
Jewish organizations throughout the
United States. Counseling is available as
needed

COUNSELING,
T H E R A P Y,
M E D I AT I O N
The various denominations also can be
contacted for referrals.

Jewish Family & Children’s

Services of Northern
New Jersey
Tel.: (201) 837-9090
E-mail: info@jfcsnnj.org
Website: www.jfcsnnj.org
JFCS Clinicians provide counseling for
individuals, families, and couples, with
specialized care for children and
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Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 692-3972
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Ohel is a community-based social service
agency that originally focused on
ALL APPAREL providing foster homes and services to
836 Palisade Avenue Teaneck, NJ 07666 201-530-5046 families of abused, neglected, and
disabled Jewish children. Today, Ohel
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Holy Name Medical Center
Welcoming babies
into the world
since 1925.
Holy Name’s BirthPlace offers hotel-like
accommodations and amenities, supported by
advanced monitoring and infant care technology.
With our team of board-certified obstetrician/
gynecologists, neonatologists, perinatologists,
anesthesiologists, pediatricians and Magnet award–
winning nurses, you’re in good hands—and so is
your baby.
For more information, call 877-HOLY-NAME
(465-9626) or visit holyname.org/birthplace.
718 Teaneck Road • Teaneck, NJ 07666
One of the country’s best birthing hospitals:
• Private LDRP suites
• Dedicated Magnet award–winning nursing staff
for labor and delivery, postpartum, and special
care nursery
• 24-hour access to board-certified anesthesiologists,
ob/gyns, pediatricians and neonatologists
• Intermediate level II special care nursery
• Maternal-fetal medicine program and perinatal
high-risk services
• Genetic counseling
• Central fetal monitoring and maternal monitoring
• Education classes, support groups and infant
care hotline
• State-of-the-art electronic security system
• Participant in National Cord Blood Stem
Cell Program (umbilical cord blood storage
for future lifesaving interventions)
• Sabbath elevator
• Sabbath room for family overnight stays
• Sabbath lounge with kosher snacks
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throughout New York, New Jersey, and
beyond. Services available in New Jersey
currently include mental health
counseling. In addition, Ohel provides
community education events on request.
DISASTER AND
EMERGENCY
SERVICES
Critical incident debriefing after
disasters.
Jewish Family & Children’s
Services of Northern
New Jersey
Tel.: (201) 837-9090
E-mail: info@jfcsnnj.org
Website: www.jfcsnnj.org
JFCS provides disaster preparedness kits,
which include shelf-stable food and water,
flashlights, batteries, whistles and paper
products to seniors in our community
through the RSVP volunteer program.
Volunteers are trained and ready to assist
seniors in the case of weather related
emergencies or natural disasters.
DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE
A statewide Jewish coalition on domestic
abuse, “Project S.A.R.A.H.,” includes the
various JFS agencies, National Council
of Jewish Women, Jewish Women
International and Hadassah.
Jewish Family & Children’s
Services of Northern
New Jersey
Tel.: (201) 837-9090
E-mail: info@jfcsnnj.org
Website: www.jfcsnnj.org
As part of the NJ Women’s Consortium
on Domestic Violence, JFCS participates
in Project S.A.R.A.H. (Stop Abusive
Relationships at Home) to offer outreach
to Jewish women, educate the
community at large, and train mental
health professionals and rabbis in
working with victims of domestic abuse.
The program offers counseling, including
crisis intervention and referral services,
as well as integrated employment
services. Callers only have to ask for
S.A.R.A.H. to speak directly with a
specialist. Wrap-around services for
victims include food pantry, emergency
financial assistance and referrals to pro-
bono legal counsel when appropriate.
Our professionals are trained in
counseling domestic abuse victims.
Individual therapy is available in addition
to ongoing support groups.
Project S.A.R.A.H.
(Stop Abusive Relationships
At Home)
Jewish Family Service of Greater
Clifton/Passaic
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Clifton, NJ 07012
Tel.: (973) 777-7638 MOTHERS
Website: www.projectsarah.org Shifra and Puah Organization
Director: Elke Stein
Tel.: (201) 801-9020
E-mail: e.stein@projectsarah.org
Contact: Sara Gruenspecht
This is a statewide program that works
in collaboration with local Jewish Family Meals provided for families of new
mothers or expectant mothers on bed
Service agencies. Through the central
office, located in Clifton, NJ, counseling, rest in the Teaneck, Bergenfield and
training, technical support, and referrals Englewood areas. All dietary and kashrut
are provided to any Jewish domestic needs will be met.
violence and sexual assault victims.
Specialized services for Orthodox
victims, a group for men, and family FAMILIES WITH
services are available. SPECIAL NEEDS
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Shalom Task Force
Hotline number: (888) 883-2323 Taub Campus
Website: www.shalomtaskforce.org Tenafly
Tel.: (201) 408-1489
Office hours: Mon, Wed, Fri: 9am-10pm
Thurs: 9am-midnight, Fri: 9am-noon The Guttenberg Center for Special
E-mail: info@shalomtaskforce.org Services sponsors parent education
The Task Force provides referral services workshops and support groups for
to therapy (private and agency) for parents and siblings of children with
Jewish victims of domestic violence. special needs.
The Second Sunday Club – Support
E M P L O Y M E N T, group for parents of Sunday FunDay and
Lovin’ to Live participants. This is a free,
SUPPORT AND monthly program. Parents will be able to
V O C AT I O N A L network with each other as well as get
SERVICES advice and valuable information from
Jewish Family & Children’s experts in the field.
Services of Northern
Jewish Association for
New Jersey
Developmental Disabilities
Tel.: (201) 837-9090
(J-ADD)
E-mail: info@jfcsnnj.org
Website: www.jfcsnnj.org Hackensack
Tel.: (201) 457-0058
The JFCS Re-Launch career readiness
program is designed to assist Executive Director: John J. Winer, Ph.D.
unemployed and underemployed
members of our community. Unlike
traditional job-search programs and FINANCIAL AID
networks, Re-Launch is laser focused on /FREE LOAN
you. We provide comprehensive
programs and support services to build
Jewish Family & Children’s
your confidence and get you ready to go Services of Northern
back to work. Services include: Career New Jersey
Mentoring, Interview Preparation, Skills Tel.: (201) 837-9090
Workshops, Networking Opportunities, E-mail: info@jfcsnnj.org
Resume and Cover Letters, Partnership Website: www.jfcsnnj.org
Referrals, Job Search Support Groups
and One-on-one Coaching. JFCS provides emergency financial
assistance, as available, to those in need.
Project EZRAH In addition, our case managers can
95 Cedar Lane, Suite 12 provide assistance in the application
Englewood, NJ 07631 process for Hebrew Free Loan.
Tel.: (201) 569-9047
Fax: (201) 569-0906 Paterson Hebrew Free
Website: www.ezrah.org Loan Association
E-mail: info@ezrah.org 10-10 Norma Avenue
Executive Director: Robert Hoenig
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
Project EZRAH provides critical support to Tel.: (201) 791-8395
families in the community by helping President: Laura Brody
alleviate the stress of unemployment with
personalized job search assistance, Tenafly/Chabad Free
financial support, and counseling services.
Project EZRAH also offers a selection of Loan Society
personalized donation cards with a Tel.: (201) 568-7750
minimum donation of eighteen dollars. Fax: (201) 568-5830
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Contact: Barry Honig HOSPICE Life Source Services Hatikva

The organization provides flexible interest-
free loans to those in financial need.
G E R I AT R I C C A R E
MANAGEMENT
Jewish Home at Home
10 Link Drive
Rockleigh, NJ 07647
Tel.: (201) 750-4247
Contact: Amy Shein, Aging Life Care
Specialist
Carol Silver Elliott, President & CEO
E-mail: ashein@jewishhomefamily.org
Website: www.jewishhomeathome.org
A member of the Jewish Home Family,
Jewish Home at Home provides geriatric
care services designed to help the elderly
and their families meet the challenges of
aging in one’s own home. Services
include assessment of medical,
psychological, social and resource/
entitlement status, development of
personalize plan of care with
recommendations and referrals for
necessary services,, on-going monitoring,
evaluation and care coordination,
emergency management and education,
counseling and psychotherapy services,
liaison with out of town family caregivers.
Volunteers can be assigned to clients who
enrich the scope of professional services.
Jewish Community Hospice
Program
Visiting Nurse Association of Englewood
15 Engle Street, Suite 301
Englewood, NJ 07631
Tel.: (201) 894-3333
In partnership with the Jewish Home
Family, the VNA Englewood Hospice
program, a Joint Venture between EHMC
and Visiting Nurse Association, has been
providing support and comfort to
terminally ill individuals and their
families since 1981.
Jewish Home at Rockleigh
Russ Berrie Home for Jewish Living
10 Link Drive
Rockleigh, NJ 07647
Tel.: (201) 784-1414
Website: www.jewishhomerockleigh.org
Dir. of Admissions and Marketing: Carol
Lippert
Jewish Home Assisted Living
Kaplen Family Senior Residence
685 Westwood Avenue
Rivervale, NJ 07675
Tel.: (201) 666-2370
Website: www.jhalnj.org
Director of Sales and Marketing: Anette
Lipman
Executive Director: Lauren Levant
Hospice
230 E. Ridgewood Avenue
Paramus, NJ 07652
Tel.: (888) 865-5103
Fax: (201) 225-4769
Website: lifesourcehospice.com
E-mail: kard7245@yahoo.com
Administrator: Karen D’Imperio
Hours: 24/7
Hatikva Hospice, a program of Life
Source Services, provides professional
nurses, social workers, counselors,
volunteers and rabbinical support to the
Jewish community of Bergen and
surrounding counties. Care is designed
to maintain patients at home with the
highest quality of life possible. (Home
may also be a residential facility.) All
services are provided according to
halachic principles and with respect for
the patient’s and family’s wishes and
needs. New Volunteers always welcome!
The National Institute
for Jewish Hospice
732 University Street
North Woodmere, NY 11581
Tel.: 1-800-446-4448
Website: www.nijh.org

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Villa Marie Claire JEWISH HEALING/ Teaneck, NJ 07666

12 West Saddle River Road
Saddle River, NJ 07458
Tel.: (201) 738-8870
Website: www.villamarieclaire.org
E-mail: vmc@holyname.org
H U M A N I TA R I A N
A S S I S TA N C E
American Jewish World Service
45 W. 36th Street
11th Floor
New York, NY 10018
Tel.: (800) 889-7146
Fax: (212) 792-2930
E-mail: ajws@ajws.org
Website: www.ajws.org
American Jewish World Service (AJWS) is
an international development
organization motivated by Judaism’s
imperative to pursue justice. AJWS is
dedicated to alleviating poverty, hunger,
and disease among the people of the
developing world regardless of race,
religion, or nationality. Through grants to
grassroots organizations, volunteer
service, advocacy, and education, AJWS
fosters civil society, sustainable
development, and human rights for all
people, while promoting the values and
responsibilities of global citizenship
within the Jewish community.
Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society
(HIAS)
New York Office
411 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1006
New York, NY 10016
Tel.: (212) 967-4100
Website: www.hias.org
Headquarters
1300 Spring Street, Suite 500
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Tel.: (301) 844-7300
HIAS provides a broad range of services
for Jewish refugees and immigrants.
Services include pre-immigration and
immigration assistance in the US and
overseas, and worldwide locating of
relatives and other missing persons.
Concurrent with these services, HIAS is
the link between and among clients and
communities and government authorities.
NY Jewish Board of Family and
Children’s Services
135 West 50th Street
New York, NY 10020
Tel.: (212) 582-9100, 1-888-523-2769
Hours: Mon-Fri 9-5
Malka Shagaraeva, Mental Health
Coordinator
E-mail: mshagaraeva@jbfcs.org
Website: JewishBoard.org
Post Sandy community outreach
program.
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Nechamacomfort
Teaneck, NJ
Tel.: (201) 724-4093
Website: nechamah.org
E-mail: nechamacomfort@gmail.com
Second Tuesday of every month men
and women can meet at Jewish Family
Service in Teaneck for a support group.
New York Jewish Healing Center
(a program of the Jewish Board of Family
and Children’s Services)
Tel.: (888) 523-2769
Website: www.jbfcs.org
E-mail: info@jbfcs.org
The New York Jewish Healing Center
helps those who are ill and those who
care for them find hope, meaning, and
comfort through spiritual counseling,
support groups, workshops, and training.
Temple Beth El
of Northern Valley
Closter
Tel.: (201) 768-5112
There is an annual Jazz service with a
healing component.
NEW AMERICANS
English as a Second
Language/Citizenship
Classes
Cong. Bris Avrohom
30-02 Fair Lawn Avenue
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
Tel.: (201) 791-7200
Fax: (201) 791-6120
Contact: Rabbi Berel Zaltzman
Bris Avrohom offers a state-sponsored,
annual course primarily for younger
adults. Multi-level, informal classes in
English/citizenship are held in the
evening. Rabbi Zaltzman speaks
Russian.
Russian Resettlement
Bris Avrohom Fair Lawn
30-02 Fair Lawn Avenue
Rabbi Cantor Berele & Leah Zaltzman
Rabbi Mendel & Elke Zaltzman
Tel.: (201) 791-7200
Website: www.Jewishfairlawn.org
Bris Avrohom Jersey City
35 Cottage Street
Rabbi Baruch Lepkivker
Tel.: (908) 289-0770
Social Activities
Russian Club
Cong. Beth Sholom
354 Maitland Avenue
Tel.: (201) 833-2620
Fax: (201) 833-2323
E-mail: office@cbsteaneck.org
Website: www.cbsteaneck.org
President: Maria Gertsenshteyn
Tel.: (201) 837-9703
In 1989 a Russian-Jewish Club was
organized to help Jewish immigrants
from the former Soviet Union return to
Yiddishkeit. Since then, the club has
grown in numbers, and has its own
Executive Board consisting of thirteen
members. Together members celebrate
the Jewish holidays, the Day of Victory
in WWII, pay tribute to Holocaust
victims and survivors, and hold meetings
in support of Israel. Several years ago
the club established its own chorus. One
need not be a member of the synagogue
to join.
Summer Programs
Jewish Home Family
Rockleigh, NJ
Contact: Stacey Orden, Director of
Volunteer Services
Tel.: (201) 518-1175
E-mail: sorden@jewishhomefamily.org
Website: www.jewishhomefamily.org
Opportunities for high school thru
college age students to participate in
supervised summer volunteer
opportunities with seniors at the Jewish
Home at Rockleigh, Jewish Home
Assisted Living and the Gallen Adult Day
Healthcare Center.
SUPPORT GROUPS
ALS Support Group
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
Tenafly
This program, sponsored by the
Muscular Dystrophy Association of NJ,
offers families living with ALS the
opportunity to learn about the many
resources available to them and to meet
other families who are facing the same
challenges and finding solutions
together. Guest speakers often speak on
resources, healthcare issues and research
updates. Meets monthly on Thursdays, 5-
6:30 pm. Contact Shelley Levy at 201-
408-1489 or slevy@jccotp.org.
Refa'enu
Website: www.refaenu.org
Contact: Deena Cohen
E-mail: Deena@refaenu.org
Offering peer-led support groups for
people with depression, anxiety and
mood swings and for those close to
them.
Strength To Strength
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
Tenafly
Strength To Strength with Facilitator:
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A support group for parents, whose
children (ages 15-25) are struggling with
issues of addiction, psychological
disorders and/or co-occurring issues. A
safe and confidential environment.
Contact Carol Leslie (201) 408-1403 or
cleslie@jccotp.org
Alzheimer’s
Caregivers Support Groups
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
Tenafly
2nd Monday of the month, 7 PM
4th Tuesday of the month, 10:30 AM
These Alzheimer’s Association’s caregiver
support groups are designed to provide
emotional and educational support for
caregivers through regularly scheduled
meetings. Support groups provide an
opportunity for caregivers, families and
friends to learn more about Alzheimer’s
disease, share their feelings and
concerns, and support each other in
coping with the effects of the disease.
Call Judi Nahary for more information at
(201) 408-1450
Bereavement
Daytime Bereavement Group
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
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Co m m unity A ge nc ie s and So c ia l S e r vice s
Tenafly others that understand. Therapist Judy
This daytime group assists people Brauner will help you talk about the
recently widowed in a caring and changes in your family life, social
supportive setting led by Debbie Fox, a relationships and sense of self. Make
licensed clinical social worker from warm and enduring friendships that will
Jewish Family Service. Contact Judi help you heal. Please call Esther Mazor
Nahary at (201) 408-1450 or at (201) 408-1456 to register.
jnahary@jccotp.org
Jewish Family & Children’s Breast Cancer Support
Services of Northern Groups
New Jersey Sharsheret: Your Jewish
Tel.: (201) 837-9090 Community Facing
E-mail: info@jfcsnnj.org Breast Cancer
Website: www.jfcsnnj.org
1086 Teaneck Road
JFCS Bereavement groups provide Suite 2G
participants with an opportunity to share Teaneck, NJ 07666
with others who have suffered a loss of Tel.: (866) 474-2774
a loved one. It provides a safe and
Fax: (201) 837-5025
confidential venue where group
E-mail: info@sharsheret.org
members can express their feelings and
Website: www.sharsheret.org
learn how to deal with many practical
Contact: Elana Silber, Executive Director
adjustment issues in a supportive and
Sharsheret, Hebrew for “chain”, is a
non-judgmental environment.
national not-for-profit organization
supporting women and their families, of
Widows and Widowers:
You Are Not Alone all Jewish backgrounds, facing breast
cancer at every stage — before, during,
with Judy Brauner, LCSW Therapist and after diagnosis. We help women and
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades families connect to our community in the
Taub Campus way that feels most comfortable, taking
Tenafly into consideration their stage of life,
This bereavement group for those diagnosis, or treatment, as well as their
recently widowed provides an connection to Judaism. We also provide
opportunity to share your feelings with educational resources, offer specialized
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support to those facing ovarian cancer or
at high risk of developing cancer, and
create programs for women and families
to improve their quality of life.
Caregiver’s Support Groups
Caregiver Support Groups
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
Tenafly
2nd Monday of the month, 7 PM
4th Tuesday of the month, 10:30 AM
These Alzheimer’s Association’s caregiver
support groups are designed to provide
emotional and educational support for
caregivers through regularly scheduled
meetings. Support groups provide an
opportunity for caregivers, families and
friends to learn more about Alzheimer’s
disease, share their feelings and
concerns, and support each other in
coping with the effects of the disease.
Call Judi Nahary for more information at
(201) 408-1450
Alzheimers’ Association
Caregiver Support Group
Gallen Adult Day Health Care Center
At the Jewish Home at Rockleigh
Facilitator: Shelley Steiner, MSW
Tel.: (201) 408-1454
A caregiver’s support group for those
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caring for a relative or friend who is
physically frail or suffering form
Alzheimer’s Disease or related dementia.
Held the first Wednesday of the month
from 10:00AM -11:30AM. Informative
topics discussed in a warm, supportive
atmosphere. Topics include long-term
care options, financial planning, legal
concerns and the personal toll of
caregiving. Free and open to the public.
Jewish Family & Children’s
Services of Northern
New Jersey
Tel.: (201) 837-9090
E-mail: info@jfcsnnj.org
Website: www.jfcsnnj.org
The JFCS Wolff Caregiver Center
provides caregivers of friends and family
members with Alzheimer’s disease and
other dementias the resources they need.
Through the Center, JFCSNNJ provides
both practical and emotional support to
people caring for a loved one with
dementia. These services include
comprehensive support for caregivers in
the form of family consultations,
counseling, support groups for adult
children and spouses, educational
workshops, and seminars. Topics
covered include coping strategies, long
distance care giving strategies, care
options, home safety, and end of life
comfort and care.
Family Caregiver Training
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
Tenafly
This course has been specifically
designed to prepare individuals facing
their new role as caregiver for a loved
one. Participants learn essential
information, acquire day-to-day strategy
and skills, and learn how to properly
plan for the future. Contact Judi Nahary
at (201) 408-1450 or Marlene Ceragno at
(201) 569-7900, ext. 439 for more info.
Divorce and Separation
Support Groups
Jewish Family & Children’s
Services of Northern
New Jersey
Tel.: (201) 837-9090
E-mail: info@jfcsnnj.org
Website: www.jfcsnnj.org
The JFCS Divorce and Separation
Support Groups address the issues of
anger and loss in a supportive
environment; how to improve your
relationship with your children; how to
relate to your former spouse; and how to
begin to build a new life.
Uncoupling: Coping with
Divorce and Separation
with Judy Brauner, LCSW Therapist
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
Tenafly
The group will help you process your
feelings about the end of an important
relationship and the experience of being
on your own. Meet others who share
your concerns and make new friends.
Please call Esther Mazor at (201) 408-1456
to register. $115/$140
Holocaust Survivors and
Holocaust Family
Support Groups
Jewish Family & Children’s
Services of Northern
New Jersey
Tel.: (201) 837-9090
E-mail: info@jfcsnnj.org
Website: www.jfcsnnj.org
JFCS provides Holocaust survivors with
home support services through funding
from the Conference on Jewish Material
Claims Against Germany, which allows
survivors to age-in-place, in their
accustomed home environments, thereby
avoiding institutionalization and enabling
them to preserve dignity in the declining
years of their lives. These services
include home care, Kosher Meals on
Wheels, Care Management, emergency
financial assistance and medical alert
systems.
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605 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10158
Tel,: (212) 885-7900
E-mail: hidden-child@adl.org
Website: www.holocaustremembrance.com
Speakers bureau, world-wide support
groups, coordinate and sponsor
conferences, workshops and gatherings,
advocate for needy Hidden Children,
disseminate information, collaborate with
museums, cooperate with filmmakers,
journalists and writers on work dealing
with the Hidden Children phenomenon,
distribute Holocaust material, family
tracing services for survivors. Members
are former children who survived the
Holocaust by hiding, either physically or
under assumed identities
Second Generation: Children
of Holocaust Survivors
Jewish Family & Children’s
Services of Northern
New Jersey
Tel.: (201) 837-9090
E-mail: info@jfcsnnj.org
Website: www.jfcsnnj.org
Share your stories with those who share
your history. Connect with others who
are part of a legacy that impacts your
present day life and relationships.
Professionally facilitated discussions on a
variety of topics for those impacted by
one of the most traumatic events in
history.
Café Europa
Jewish Family & Children’s
Services of Northern
New Jersey
Tel.: (201) 837-9090
E-mail: info@jfcsnnj.org
JFCS offers Cafe Europa, a special monthly
luncheon where Holocaust survivors meet
and develop warm, supportive friendships.
A kosher lunch is provided, as well as
entertainment, such as guest speakers and
musical performances.
Lesbians and Gays
Parents and Friends of Lesbians
and Gays (PFLAG)
Temple Beth Or
Township of Washington
Help Line: (201) 287-0318
Two meetings simultaneously at 7:30,
one for Lesbian Gay Bi Sexual and one
for Transsexuals.
Parent Education Workshops
Parent Support Group for
Early Intervention
Tel.: (973) 256-8484
Contact: Joy Hammerman
E-mail: Joy@nreic.com
Family Connections: A network of
support for families with young children
with developmental disabilities.
Sponsored collaboratively between the
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades Special
Services Department and Helpful Hands
Early Intervention Collaborative, this
program addresses the special needs of
families with newborns through five-
year-olds with special needs. Families are
invited to attend discussion groups on
topics related to the challenges
experienced by families raising young
children with developmental disabilities.
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RELIGIOUSLIFE
SYNAGOGUES
Listings are alphabetical by town, and
the names of the synagogues are
alphabetized within the towns. The
explanatory material was submitted by
the synagogues themselves.
Bayonne
Congregation Ohav Zedek
(Orthodox)
912 Avenue C
Bayonne, NJ 07002
Tel.: (201) 437-1488
Rabbi: Abraham Unger
Email: BayonneSynagogue@gmail.com
Abe.Unger@Wagner.edu
Congregation Ohav Zedek is the only
Orthodox minyan in Bayonne. Children’s
programming on Shabbat. Kiddush
follows Shabbat services. Families
welcome. Programs on Shabbat and
holidays.
Bayonne
Temple Beth Am
(Reform - affiliated with URJ)
111 Avenue B
Bayonne, NJ 07002
Tel.: (201) 858-2020
Website: www.BethAmBayonne.org
Email: templebay111@gmail.com
Rabbi: Cathy Felix
Temple Beth Am is based on
inclusiveness, where everyone is
welcome, regardless of age, marital
status, sexual orientation, a Jew by birth
or by choice.
Bayonne
Temple Emanu-El
(Conservative-Egalitarian)
735 Kennedy Boulevard
Bayonne, NJ 07002
Tel.: (201) 436-4499
Website: www.templeemanuelbayonne.com
Rabbi: Jacob Benzaquen
Membership is open to all Jewish adults
and their partners, whether or not they
are Jewish. Partners who are not Jewish
are warmly invited to participate in all
synagogue events and services. Members
receive free admission to High Holiday
services and our monthly newsletter.
Bergenfield
Bais Medrash of Bergenfield
371 South Prospect Avenue
Bergenfield, NJ 07621
E-mail: bmobannouncements@gmail.com
Website: www.bmob.org
Rabbi: Moshe Stavsky
Bergenfield
Congregation Beth Abraham
(Orthodox)
396 New Bridge Road
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Bergenfield, NJ 07621
Tel.: (201) 384-0434
Website: www.bethabraham.org
Rabbi: Yaakov Neuberger
E-mail: president@bethabraham.org
Office Administrator: Claire Strauss
E-mail: administrator@bethabraham.org
The community strives to create a warm
and friendly atmosphere conducive to
spiritual growth, specifically expressed
through Torah study, Tefila and the
practice of chesed, extending ourselves
to others.
Bergenfield
Ohr HaTorah
(Orthodox)
36 Rector Court
Bergenfield, NJ 07621
Tel.: (201) 244-5905
Rabbi: Zvi Sobolofsky
Only open for Sabbath services. Classes
(Shiurim) given on Shabbos and for
special occasions during the week.
Cliffside Park
Congregation Beth Israel
of the Palisades
(Conservative – Egalitarian)
207 Edgewater Road
Cliffside Park, NJ 07010
Tel.: (201) 945-7310
Fax: (201) 945-0863
E-mail: shul@cbiotp.org
Website: www.cbiotp.org
Rabbi/Exec. Dir.: Shammai Engelmayer
Office Hours: 9 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.,
Monday & Thursday
The synagogue, the product of a merger
in August 2015 between Temple Israel
Community Center of Cliffside Park and
Temple Beth El of North Bergen, is
egalitarian Conservative in philosophy.
Women are counted as part of the
minyan and are full participants in all
religious services. Shabbat morning
services emztudy. Shacharit services are
preceded by a study class and are
followed by a kiddush and a light lunch.
Babysitting is available at High Holy
Days services.
Closter
Temple Beth El of The Northern
Valley
(Reform - affiliated with URJ)
221 Schraalenburgh Road
Closter, NJ 07624
Tel.: (201) 768-5112
Fax: (201) 768-1635
E-mail: office@tbenv.org
Website: www.tbenv.org
Rabbi: David S. Widzer
Student Cantor: Julie Staple
Director of Education: Rabbi Beth Kramer-
Mazer
Temple Beth El is a lively and active
Reform congregation of households
serving the entire Northern Valley and
beyond. We are a Jewish gathering place
for those of all ages, from nursery school
children to the elders who founded our
congregation. At Beth El we support
each individual on his or her Jewish
journey. We balance the richness of
Jewish tradition with an appreciation of
the gifts of modernity. We welcome
Jewish and partly Jewish families of all
backgrounds and abilities, encouraging
them to learn, discover, and explore new
areas of Jewish living as they deepen
their relationship with God and the
Jewish people.
Closter
Temple Emanu-El of Closter
(Conservative-affiliated with USCJ)
180 Piermont Road
Closter, NJ 07624
Tel.: (201) 750-9997
Fax: (201) 750-1894
Website: www.templeemanu-el.com
Rabbi: David-Seth Kirshner
Associate Rabbi: Alex Freedman
Cantor: Israel Singer
Temple Administrator: Jeanine Corrubia
School Phone: (201) 750-2959
Youth/Family Programs Dir.: Tammy Ween
E-mail: Ween@templeemanu-el.com
Temple Emanu-El of Closter is an
egalitarian Conservative synagogue
serving Bergen County’s northern valley.
The synagogue provides engaging and
uplifting weekday, Shabbat and holiday
services, educational programming for
adults and children and social activities.
Emerson
Congregation B’nai Israel
(Conservative Eglitarian)
53 Palisade Avenue
P.O. Box 345
Emerson, NJ 07630
Tel.: (201) 265-2272
Fax: (201) 265-0971
E-mail: Office@bisrael.com
Website: www.bisrael.com
Rabbi: Debra Orenstein
Cantor: Lenny Mandel
Religious School Principal: Karen Weiss
Office Hours: Sun., Thurs.,
Fri. 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.; Tues. 3 – 6 p.m.
An innovative Conservative egalitarian
temple with a warm, welcoming
congregation of 200 Pascack Valley
families, with numerous religious,
educational, and social activities as well
as a Social Action Committee and
Significant Seniors club.
Englewood
Congregation Ahavath Torah
(Orthodox - affiliated with OU)
240 Broad Avenue
Englewood, NJ 07631
Tel.: (201) 568-1315
Fax: (201) 568-2991
E-mail: office@ahavathtorah.org
Website: www.ahavathtorah.org
Rabbi Emeritus: Rabbi Shmuel Goldin
Senior Rabbi: Rabbi Chaim Poupko
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Assistant Rabbi: Rabbi Daniel Goldberg
Assistant Rabbi, Benaroya Sephardic
Center: Rabbi Mordy Kuessous
Youth Rabbi: Rabbi Shlomo Hyman
Youth Directors: Rabbi Willie & Estee Balk
Ahavath Torah, with over 700 families,
provides many minyanim, including one
in the Benaroya Sephardic Center, as
well as full youth and adult education
programs.
Englewood
Congregation Shomrei Emunah
(Orthodox - affiliated with OU)
89 Huguenot Avenue
Englewood, NJ 07631
Tel.: (201) 567-9420
Website: www.shomreiemunahnj.org
Rabbi: Menachem Genack
An Orthodox synagogue, with classes
during the week and on Shabbat. There
are daily minyanim, an active youth
program and a continuing series of Adult
Education programs. The synagogue has
a Mikvah on the premises.
Englewood
East Hill Synagogue
(Orthodox)
255 Walnut Street
Englewood, NJ 07631
Tel.: (201) 569-4008
Fax: (201) 569-4166
Website: www.easthillsynagogue.com
Rabbi: Zev Reichman
East Hill Synagogue is a warm, modern
Orthodox synagogue where all Jews are
welcome regardless of religious
affiliation. The synagogue has 140
member families, a thriving youth
program and weekly adult ed. classes.
Presently, East Hill Synagogue has
minyanim for all Shabbat and holiday
teffilot as well as a daily Shacharit
Minyan.
Englewood
Kehilat Kesher
(affiliated with OU)
509 Engle Street
Englewood, NJ 07631
Tel.: (201) 227-1117
E-mail: admin@keshernj.com
Website: www.keshernj.com
Rabbi: Akiva Block
Kesher is a growing diverse modern
Orthodox synagogue located on the
border of Tenafly and Englewood,
serving the entire Jewish community.
The congregation aspires to provide an
inclusive, warm and participatory
atmosphere conducive to serious
religious expression and meaningful
community building.
Englewood
Kol HaNeshamah
(Conservative Egalitarian)
113 Engle Street
Englewood, NJ 07631
Tel.: (201) 816-1611
Website: www.kolhaneshamah.org
CO Presidents: Barry Kaplan and Sharon
Morganstern
Presidents E-mail: President@khnj.org
Kol HaNeshamah is an egalitarian
traditional community serving the
Englewood/Tenafly community. Rabbinic
and lay-led services and Torah
discussions; a warm, intimate and spiritual
feeling in a participatory democratic
structure. Innovative children’s and tikkun
olam programming. Family friendly.
Fair Lawn
Anshei Lubavitch Outreach
Center
(Orthodox – affiliated with Lubavitch)
10-10 Plaza Road
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
Tel.: (201) 794-3770
Website: flchabad.com
E-mail: Rabbi@flchabad.com
Rabbi: Levi Neubort
Preschool School Director: Leah Neubort
Inspired by the enduring vision of the
Lubavitcher Rebbe, the Anshei Lubavitch
Outreach Center is dedicated to serving
the Jewish community in the spirit of
Ahavat Yisrael—unconditional, non-
judgmental love for our fellow Jews. Our
goal is to meet the needs of a growing
and vibrant community by providing a
full range of educational, religious, and
social services. Our educational services

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Temple Avodat Shalom
385 Howland Avenue · River Edge, NJ· (201) 489-2463 x 204
Religious School for Pre-K through Grade 12

A vibrant Reform Jewish congregation serving Bergen County with over 350 families &
100 students in our thriving Pre-K-12 religious school. Call for details about TASTE, the
Temple Avodat Shalom Teen Experience, a fun new program for teens in the 8th-12th grades.
Temple membership not required to join this program.
To learn if Temple Avodat Shalom is right for you and your family, attend any Shabbat service.
Ask about our introductory membership rate for new members.
Call or visit us on the web at www.avodatshalom.net
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include: preschools, summer day camps,
JCC Paramus/ adult education, Torah & Kabbala,
inspirational get-togethers (Farbrengens),
Congregation Beth Tikvah Jewish Family Super-phone, Tzivos
Hashem Clubhouse, weekly Tot Shabbat,
See why teen & youth programs, women’s Rosh
Chodesh classes, bar & bat mitzvah
classes, family/premarital counseling,
COMMUNITY adult & children’s Judaic library, Jewish
story time for children, Jewish art
is our middle name! calendar. Our holiday programs include
High Holiday children’s program, Sukkot
party, sukkah mobile, live Kapparot,
public menorah lightings, Chanukah
Extravaganza, Grand Purim Party,
Passover preparation, communal seders,
Lag B’Omer event, Shavuos ice cream
bash, all-night Torah-Thon. Our religious
programs include synagogue services,
weekly Shabbat luncheon, Teffilin club,
Tehillim club, Teffilin bank, home/office
mezuzah consultations, kitchen
koshering, Jewish video presentations,
assistance in all areas related to Judaism.
A Conservative congregation with Our social programs include the Fair
Lawn Gemach, Poor Fund, hospital/home
daily minyan and both Traditional visitation, community breakfasts, Chevra
Kadisha—Burial Society, outreach, and
and Egalitarian Shabbat services.
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Programs for adults,
Fair Lawn
children, and seniors! Congregation Bris Avrohom
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check us out JCCP/CBT Lubavitch)
304 E. Midland Ave. · Paramus, NJ 30-02 Fair Lawn Avenue
www.jccparamus.org · 201-262-7691 Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
Tel.: (201) 791-7200
Fax: (201) 791-6120
Website: www.jewishfairlawn.org
E-mail: office@jewishfairlawn.org
Rabbi: Berel Zaltzman
Youth Director: Rabbi Mendel Zaltzman
Bris Avrohom provides educational and
religious programs about Jewish customs
and traditions as well as daily, holiday
and Shabbat services and celebrations.
It also provides wedding, divorce and
funeral/unveiling services. A Passover
Seder is held annually, as well as
Hanukkah and Purim celebrations. A
one-day-a-week Hebrew school is
offered, and Russian language classes
for adults are provided.
Fair Lawn
Congregation Ahavat Achim
Cantor (Orthodox)
Barbra Lieberstein 18-25 Saddle River Road
Certified Cantor with Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
12+ years of pulpit Tel.: (201) 797-0502
experience Rabbi: Ely Shestack
Learn to E-mail: rabbi@ahavatachim.org
read Group and Website: www.ahavatachim.org
Hebrew private Ahavat Achim is a growing, young and
lessons in vibrant congregation offering a full range
Adults of religious, social, and educational
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Cell: 201-788-6653 while encouraging and welcoming Jews
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classes per week, active children’s
Shabbat morning youth groups, teen
minyan, and a very wide array of special
programs: monthly Oneg Shabbat,
holiday parties for children, and activities
for all generations, from toddlers through
“empty-nesters.”
Fair Lawn
Congregation Darchei Noam
(Orthodox)
10-04 Alexander Avenue
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
Tel.: (201) 773-4080
E-mail: info@darcheinoam.com
Website: www.Darcheinoam.com
Rabbi: Jeremy Donath
Darchei Noam looks to fulfill the needs
of those looking for a warm davening in
a modern Orthodox setting.
Fair Lawn
Shomrei Torah
(Orthodox - affiliated with OU)
19-09 Morlot Avenue
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
Tel.: (201) 791-7910
Fax: (201) 797-4767
E-mail: office@shomrei-torah.org
Website: www.shomrei-torah.org
Rabbi: Benjamin Yudin
Assistant Rabbi: Andrew Markowitz
Youth Director: Ari Mayefsky
Shomrei Torah, led by Rabbi Benjamin
Yudin, has a warm and welcoming
atmosphere and an active membership of
almost 300 families. We offer programs
for adults, young families, youth, and
children, including minyanim, shiurim,
NCSY, and senior events.
Fair Lawn
Fair Lawn Jewish Center/
Congregation B’nai Israel
(Conservative – affiliated with USCJ)
10-10 Norma Avenue
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
Tel.: (201) 796-5040
Email: thefljc@gmail.com
Website: www.thefljc.com
Find us on FB:
http://www.facebook.com/FairLawnJewish
Center
Fax: (201) 796-2415
Rabbi: Ronald Roth
Executive Director: Claudia Judelman
Religious School Principal: Judy Gutin
Office Hours: Monday - Thursday 9 – 5
Friday 9 – 2
The Fair Lawn Jewish Center/
Congregation B’nai Israel is a welcoming
egalitarian, conservative congregation
with 400 member families. Spiritually
uplifting, educationally inspiring and
socially dynamic, the FLJC creates
community and connection through a
broad variety of opportunities, from
worship to social action to social
experiences. Jewish worship takes place
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every day of the year at the FLJC, with

Shabbat services including junior
congregation. All of our services have lay
participation. Our egalitarian philosophy
means that women and men are equal
partners in our religious services. Daily
morning and evening minyans provide
comradery for all, along with comfort for
our mourners. Our Education for all ages
is a critical component at the FLJC. The
Rabbi offers thought-provoking sermons
and his weekly classes on the Talmud
and Torah provide insights along with
lively discussion. Our Families with
Young Children Committee plans holiday
celebrations, and family programs for our
members and the larger Jewish
Community. Our outstanding Religious
School, Howard and Joshua Herman
Education Center, begins in the
kindergarten and continues beyond
bar/bat mitzvah with parent education
and special programs an integral part of
the curriculum. The religious school
meets two days a week, Sunday morning
and Tuesday afternoon. The Center is also
known for its numerous book groups.
Our auxiliary organizations include
Sisterhood and Men’s Progress Club,
both of which sponsor many fun and
exciting programs and cultural events.
The Center’s Social Action Committee
supports an ever-growing list of projects
that make a critical difference in our
community and beyond, including
visiting the home-bound sick, food and
clothing drives. Our ESP, Emergency
Food Packages helps those receiving
Meals on Wheels during winter months.
Our Shofar Corps brings teenagers to the
homes of elderly shut-ins during the Fall
holidays so they can hear the sound of
the Shofar.
Fair Lawn
Sephardic Center of Fair Lawn
(Orthodox)
40-34 Terhune Place
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
Website: www.scfljewishcommunity.com
Rabbi: Rav Aaron Shemtob
Tel.: (305) 414-9730
E-mail: ashemtob@gmail.com
Fair Lawn
Temple Beth Sholom
(Conservative Traditional Affiliated with
USCJ)
40-25 Fair Lawn Avenue
Fair Lawn, New Jersey 07410
Tel.: (201) 797-9321
Fax: (201) 797-3212
E-mail: office@TBSFL.org, office@tbsfl.org
Website: www.temple-beth-sholom.org
www.tbsfl.org
Rabbi: Alberto (Baruch) Zeilicovich
Cantor: Ted Prosnitz
Temple Beth Sholom invites the
community to visit for services and
become acquainted with our religious,
educational, cultural and social
programs. The Temple offers an Adult
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Education program, Family Programming
activities, Sisterhood, Men’s Club, Social
Action Committee and participates in
United Synagogue Youth Activities
program for children in grades 4-12. The
Temple features a Sanctuary and Day
Chapel, full catering facilities, complete
Religious School facilities, and a State
Licensed Certified Nursery School. We
are a Traditional Conservative synagogue
offering affordable dues, no building
fund, and a discount for new members.
Daily morning and evening minyans are
offered. Temple Beth Sholom is a partner
in the Northern New Jersey Jewish
Academy (NNJJA), a two-day-per-week
Religious School consortium. Classes
provide a caring environment where
children celebrate, learn and experience
the joys of being Jewish. The school is
free for members. The Helen Troum
Nursery School and Kindergarten
provides a developmentally appropriate
program for children ages 2-5.
Fair Lawn
Young Israel of Fair Lawn
(Orthodox - affiliated with Young Israel)
11-05 Saddle River Road
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
Tel.: (201) 797-1800
Website: www.yifl.org
Rabbi: Eli Belizon
Young Israel of Fair Lawn is an
established yet still growing synagogue
that provides a warm and “heimishe”
environment in a town that provides a
solid Jewish infrastructure and is a good
and affordable alternative to other
Bergen County communities.
Fort Lee
Chabad of Fort Lee
(Orthodox – Lubavitch)
808 Abbott Blvd.
Fort Lee, NJ 07024
Tel.: (201) 886-1238
E-mail: info@chabadfortlee.com
Website: www.ChabadFortLee.com
Rabbi: Meir Konikov
Preschool Director: Lieba Konikov
Chabad of Fort Lee is a growing
movement which focuses on promoting
Rachelle Grossman, Director
201-653-8666
ushpreschool@gmail.com
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Jewish traditions and observance in a
welcoming nonjudgmental environment.
Chabad of Fort Lee welcomes every Jew,
regardless of affiliation. We provide the
community with a preschool for ages 18
months – 5, a Hebrew School for ages 5
– 12, Shabbat and daily services, Sunday
Morning Tefillin Club and Breakfast, Bat
Mitzvah Club, Kabbalat Shabbat for the
youth, holiday programs, adult
education, Russian Jewish community
events, Bar/Bat Mitzvah preparation,
women’s evenings, hospital visitation,
and counseling. Our Shabbat community
service is intimate and inspiring.
Fort Lee
Congregation Gesher Shalom /
Jewish Community Center of
Fort Lee
(Conservative - affiliated with USCJ)
1449 Anderson Avenue
Fort Lee, NJ 07024
Tel.: (201) 947-1735
Fax: (201) 947-1530
E-mail: office@geshershalom.org
Website: www.geshershalom.org
Rabbi: Kenneth A. Stern
Cantor: Paul Zim
Congregation Gesher Shalom, the Jewish
Community Center of Fort Lee, is a
Conservative egalitarian synagogue, with
families from 11 communities. The
synagogue offers daily minyans morning
and evening, a Hebrew school, adult
education, men’s club, sisterhood, and a
cultural/social activity calendar. We have
two sanctuaries, a library, and a
gymnasium with a full-size basketball
court.
Fort Lee
The New Synagogue
of Fort Lee / Congregation
Kehillath Baruch
(Traditional)
1585 Center Avenue
Fort Lee, NJ 07024
Tel.: (201) 947-1555
Fax: (201) 947-4701
Rabbi: Meir Berger
Cantor: Dr. Leon Berger and his
professional choir
See hobokensynagogue.org for our activities,
classes and services for adults and children of all ages
115 Park Ave., Hoboken, NJ 201-659-4000
Rabbi Robert Scheinberg office@hobokensynagogue.org
Religious School Principal:
Rabbi Meir Berger
The New Synagogue of Fort Lee is a
traditional congregation with a
membership of over 350 families. This
warm and congenial shul offers Hebrew
school education for children, where we
teach the entire life cycle of Judaism, bar
and bar mitzvahs, new innovative pre-
school and a variety of adult programs in
our beautiful synagogue. All are
welcome for Shabbat Morning and a
luncheon. Minyan Monday and Thursday
at 7:00 a.m., plus all holidays. We have
tot services on Tuesday at 3:00 p.m. and
Shabbat at 10:30 a.m. Shabbat services
for all every Friday at 6:00 p.m. There is
no building fund and the lowest dues in
the area with a very cohesive and warm
atmosphere.
Fort Lee
Sephardic Congregation
of Fort Lee
(Sephardic)
313 Tom Hunter Road
Fort Lee, NJ 07024
Tel.: (201) 543-9459
Website: www.scflee.com
Rabbi: Ilan Acoca
Fort Lee
Sha’ar Communities
(Unaffiliated)
Meetings throughout Bergen County
P.O. Box 1625
Fort Lee, NJ
Tel.: (201) 220-6743
275 McKinley Avenue
New Milford, NJ 07646
(High Holiday Services are held in the
New Mildford location)
E-mail: shaarcommunities2@gmail.com
Website: www.shaarcommunities.org
Rabbi: Adina Lewittes
E-mail: rabbi@shaarcommunities.org
Sha’ar is an inclusive, innovative,
dynamic, and diverse congregation
committed to a serious exploration of
and engagement with Jewish life. Music-
filled services, interactive learning, and
hands-on activism combine to create a
spirited and spiritual community for all
ages and backgrounds.
Grace Gurman-Chan, Director
201-659-4000
lc@hobokensynagogue.org
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Fort Lee
Young Israel of Fort Lee
(Orthodox, affiliated with National Council
of Young Israel)
1610 Parker Avenue
Fort Lee, NJ 07024
Tel.: (201) 592-1518
Website: www.YIFTLEE.org Temple Emanuel of the Pascack Valley • Woodcliff Lake, NJ
E-mail: YIFTLEE@gmail.com
Rabbi: Zev Goldberg
Administrator: Audrey Cole
Office Hours: Mon. - Thurs. 9 am - 1 pm
Franklin Lakes
Barnert Temple
(Reform – affiliated with URJ)
747 Route 208 South Young Family Membership
Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417
Tel.: (201) 848-1800 Early Childhood Program
Fax: (201) 847-0044 We invite you to call or E-mail Working Parent Friendly
E-mail: info@barnerttemple.org
Richard Tannenbaum, Religious School
Website: www.barnerttemple.org
Interim Rabbi: Donald Rossoff our Executive Director at Adult Education
Associate Rabbi: Rachel Steiner 201-391-0801 or
Executive Director: Vicky Farhi execdir@tepv.org with any questions. Sisterhood
Religious School Principal: Sara Losch Men’s Club
Nursery School Director: Sara Losch
Temple Emanuel of the Pascack Valley Reaching Out to
Youth Director: Rabbi Rachel Steiner
87 Overlook Drive Interfaith Families
Barnert Temple is a spiritual center for
approximately 500 families from more Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07677
than 36 communities. We are large tel: 201-391-0801
enough to serve diverse needs but small www.tepv.org
enough to provide an inclusive,
comfortable, and nurturing environment.
We have active social action, interfaith

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outreach, adult education, Men’s Club,
and Sisterhood, as well as numerous
other committees that provide
educational, spiritual, and social activities JCC of Fort Lee
for our congregants and their families.
1449 Anderson Ave
Franklin Lakes Fort Lee, NJ 07024
Chabad Jewish Center of
Northwest Bergen County (201) 947-1735
(Orthodox – affiliated with Chabad- The Jewish Community Center of Fort Lee
Lubavitch) œš‘¢Ž‘Š¤“œš
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375 Pulis Avenue GesherShalom.org
Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417 A conservative, egalitarian community
Tel.: (201) 848-0449 Check out our Hebrew School & family programming, Λ'^:
Fax: (201) 847- 0044 Holiday celebrations, monthly Shabbat dinners, lectures,
Website: www.chabadplace.org classes, special events and more! ͬ:&Žƌƚ>ĞĞ
Rabbi: Chanoch Kaplan
Religious School Principal: Mimi Kaplan
Nursery School Director: Mimi Kaplan
The Chabad Center offers a non-
judgmental environment for Jews of all

backgrounds and affiliations to explore
and deepen their knowledge and
observance of Judaism. The center offers
these ongoing programs, open to
everyone: Mommy & Me, Supper & Song
with Bobby DooWah, Family Shabbat,
Chai Kidz Club, Youth Zone, Hebrew
School, Gan Israel Summer and Winter
Camp, Bar/Bat Mitzvah training, Teen
Friendship Club, Jewish Women’s Circle,
Discussion Group with Mimi, Torah
classes, JLI courses, synagogue services,
and social action.
TEMPLE
BETH SHOLOM
OF PASCACK VALLEY
Contact us to hear about
our upcoming exciting events
32 Park Avenue · Park Ridge, NJ
Temple office 201-391-4620
www.temple-beth-sholom.org
tbsoffice@temple-beth-sholom.org
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Franklin Lakes Rachel Blumenstyk Hoboken, NJ 07030

Temple Emanuel of North Jersey
(Conservative – affiliated with USCJ)
558 High Mountain Road
Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417
Tel.: (201) 560-0200
Fax: (201) 560-0218
E-mail: Office@tenjfl.org
Website: www.tenjfl.org
Rabbi: Joseph Prouser
Temple Emanuel of North Jersey is a
traditional egalitarian Conservative
synagogue in Franklin Lakes. We are
committed to serving our congregants
and community by making TENJ a place
where everyone can pray, learn, and
gather. Religious and educational
programs as well as social action
opportunities are offered throughout the
year to meet the needs of our
congregants and our community.
Glen Rock
Glen Rock Jewish Center
(Conservative - affiliated with USCJ)
682 Harristown Road
Glen Rock, NJ 07452
Tel.: (201) 652-6624
Fax: (201) 652-6628
E-mail: office@grjc.org
Website: www.grjc.org
Rabbi: Jennifer Schlosberg
Cantor: Shaul Praver
Religious School Principal:
Nursery School Director: Hilarie Kay
Outreach and Communications
Coordinator: Mindy Osterman
The Glen Rock Jewish Center(GRJC) is
the synagogue and Jewish Community
resource dedicated to preserving
egalitarian Conservative Jewish values
and providing the best possible lifelong
Jewish experience for individuals and
families living in Glen Rock and
neighboring communities.
Hackensack
Temple Beth El
(Egalitarian - Conservative)
280 Summit Avenue
Hackensack, NJ 07601
Tel.: (201) 342-2045
Fax: (201) 342-2045
Website:
www.templebethelhackensack.org
Rabbi: Robert Schumeister
Cantor: Avi Zablocki
Temple Beth El is an Egalitarian
Conservative congregation and the only
synagogue in Hackensack. Originally
established as the Hackensack Hebrew
Institute, Temple Beth El has been
important to the Jewish community for
over 90 years.
Hoboken
United Synagogue of Hoboken
115 Park Avenue
Website: www.hobokensynagogue.com
Hoboken
Chabad-Lubavitch Jewish Center
of Hoboken
(Chabad Lubavitch)
80 Park Avenue
Hoboken, NJ 07030
Website: www.chabadhoboken.com
Tel.: (201) 386-5222
Rabbi: Moshe Schapiro
The Weisfeld Family Chabad Jewish
Center is a local and vibrant community
with programs and activities for the
entire family. Our philosophy is non-
judgmental and friendly. Our programs
are user-friendly and custom-tailored to
meet your needs. We believe that
regardless of educational background or
affiliation, it is the inalienable right of
every Jewish person to learn and
participate in our heritage that belongs
to us all equally.
Hoboken
United Synagogue of Hoboken
(Conservative)
115 Park Avenue
Hoboken, NJ 07030
Tel.: (201) 659-4000
Website: www.hobokensynagogue.org
Rabbi Robert Scheinberg
United Synagogue of Hoboken is an
informal and welcoming community

Glen Rock
Jewish Center
Just what you are looking for
in a synagogue community!

CONNECT
Family Shabbat dinners, book clubs,
BBQs, comedy nights, auctions, Men’s Club,
Sisterhood, “Movin’ On” for widows and
widowers, social action, community outreach,
Tot Shabbat

LEARN
Adult Education, Hebrew School,
Nursery School, Summer Camp,
Toddler Time, Monthly playgroups

CELEBRATE
Weddings, b’nai mitzvah, conversions, baby
naming or bris and other life cycle events

WORSHIP
Uplifting and engaging Shabbat & holiday
celebrations for all ages

682 Harristown Road

Glen Rock, NJ
201-652-6624
www.grjc.org
Rabbi Jennifer Schlosberg

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devoted to the renewal of vibrant Jewish

life in the urban waterfront towns of
Hudson County. Some bring a strong
Jewish background; others seek to
reconnect or encounter Judaism for the
first time. While our vitality is especially
evident in the presence of young
families, our inclusive approach appeals
to people of all ages. Everyone is
encouraged to become involved in
community life and leadership.
Jersey City
Congregation B’nai Jacob
(Unaffiliated-Egalitarian)
176 West Side Avenue
Jersey City, NJ 07305
Rabbi: Aaron Katz
Tel.: (201) 435-5725
Website: bnaijacobjc.com JOIN US at Eastern Bergen County’s
E-mail: info@BnaiJacobJC.org
premier Reform congregation!
Jersey City
Congregation Mount Sinai of With a thriving Early Childhood Center, strong
Jersey City Heights Religious School, top notch Bar/Bat mitzvah program,
(Modern Orthodox) innovative teen programming, engaging worship,
128 Sherman Avenue adult education, social justice and music programs,
Jersey City, NJ 07305 we have much to offer people of all ages. Most of all,
Tel.: (201) 656-4225 we offer a warm, supportive and dynamic community
Rabbi: Adam Dubin YJGTG CNN CTG YGNEQOG CPF ECP ƂPF C JQOG
Website: BestShulEver.org
Email: info@bestshulever.org
Founded in 1906, Congregation Mount 201.568.3035 | £
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Sinai is the oldest continuously operating
synagogue in Jersey City. Its distinctive
building with its copper cupolas is a
historic landmark and a symbol of our
deep roots in the neighborhood. Services
are held 9:30 a.m. Saturday and are
conducted in Hebrew. Men and women
sit separately, and children are welcome.
Jersey City
Cong. Sons of Israel
Bris Avrohom Jersey City
(Lubavitch)
35 Cottage Street
Jersey City, NJ 07305
Rabbi: Baruch Lepkivker
Tel.: (201) 798-0056
Come home to Congregation Beth Sholom ...
Email: Rabbilepkivker@brisavrohom.org A dynamic, warm, egalitarian Conservative kehilla
Website: brisavrohom.org
Together with our professional leadership,
Founded by the Lubavitcher Rebbe in
1979, Bris Avrohom was established to we nurture Jewish identity and spirituality through:
help the Russian Jewish immigrants who * vibrant Shabbat and holiday services
were settling in the metropolitan area.
We are dedicated to bringing assistance
* multiple minyanim (prayer services) for all ages
and Yiddishkeit to thousands of diverse * exceptional educational programs
families through education, * multi-generational connections
programming, counseling and daily * music, film and visual arts events
services. Over the years, we have
expanded our staff and our activities, * award-winning youth groups and children’s choir
with branches located in Jersey City, * numerous lay-led initiatives
Hillside, Fair Lawn, Brooklyn, NY and
Zhitomir, Ukraine.
Jersey City
Temple Beth-El
(Reform-affiliated with URJ) Rabbi Joel Pitkowsky
2419 Kennedy Boulevard
Cantor Ronit Wolff Hanan, Music Director
Jersey City, NJ 07304
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A Fully Egalitarian Conservative
Synagogue with Daily Minyan
A vibrant Conservative
congregation committed to
continually creating a warm and
diverse community centered on
Jewish worship, family, social
action and lifelong learning.
Religious School - 2 Days a Week
Children K-2 may attend religious
school with no synagogue
membership required
10-10 Norma Ave. · Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
www.FLJC.com · 201-796-5040
www.Facebook.com/FairLawnJewishCenter
Montebello
Jewish Center
A Conservative, egalitarian, inclusive,
people-oriented congregation led by
Rabbi Joshua S. Finkelstein,
Cantor Michelle Rubin and
Dr. Alan Plumer, President
Join us!
• Religious School K-7
• Adult Education
• Youth Programming
• Young Couples Club
• Sisterhood & Men’s Club
• Social Action
• Choir
• Participatory Services:
Weekdays, Shabbat,
Holy Days & Festivals
Become part
of our family!
34 Montebello Road, Montebello, NY
www.montebellojc.org
845-357-2430
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Rabbi: Brian Beal
Website: www.betheljc.org
Email: office@bethEljc.org
Tel.: (201) 333-4229
Temple Beth-El is the Reform Jewish
congregation of Jersey City, across the
Hudson River from New York City. Our
temple has long been known for the
friendliness, enthusiasm, and community
involvement of its members, as well as
its impressive 1920's-era synagogue. It is
a member of the Union for Reform
Judaism since 1914.
We are growing, progressive
congregation. Diversity is one of our
strengths. Interfaith, multi-ethnic, single
parent, gay and lesbian families are
warmly welcomed.
Leonia
Congregation Adas Emuno
(Reform - affiliated with URJ)
254 Broad Avenue
Leonia, NJ 07605
Tel.: (201) 592-1712
Fax: (201) 947-0701
Website: www.adasemuno.org
Rabbi: Barry L. Schwartz
Cantor: Sandy Horowitz
Religious School Director: Sandy Horowitz
Founded in 1871, we are one of the
oldest synagogues in New Jersey, and
although we’re small in size, the 125
member families are a committed and
active group. The Adas Emuno
community is friendly, caring, and fun.
Shabbat services are on Fridays at 7:30
p.m. and all are welcome. An Oneg
Shabbat follows each service with
challah, wine, delicious treats and great
company! Our congregation combines
many traditions with new ideas. Rabbi
Schwartz leads weekly Torah study each
Saturday at 10 a.m. Holidays are always
exciting and filled with a combination of
spirituality and community. The Religious
School meets once a week on Sunday
and integrates Jewish culture and prayer
with study of Hebrew. Our Social Action
committee is committed to ongoing
projects to serve the greater community.
To understand Congregation Adas
Emuno, one really needs to experience
it. Come to a Shabbat or holiday service
The Orangetown Jewish Center Welcomes You!
An egalitarian and inclusive Conservative synagogue serving Rockland and Bergen counties,
the Orangetown Jewish Center connects people to one another, God, and Israel through
prayer, learning, community service, pursuit of justice and meaningful Jewish living.
8 Independence Ave. Orangeburg, N,Y.
www.theojc.org · 845 359 5920
or any temple event and feel the energy
and uniqueness of our welcoming,
enthusiastic temple community.
Mahwah
Beth Haverim Shir Shalom
(Reform – affiliated with URJ)
280 Ramapo Valley Road
Mahwah, NJ 07430
Tel.: (201) 512-1983
Fax: (201) 512-1586
E-mail: bethhaverim@optonline.net
Website: www.bethhaverimshirshalom.org
Rabbi: Barry Diamond
Administrative Assistant: Lisa Barrack
Cantor: David Perper
Educator: Rebecca McVeigh
Business Administrator: Iris Greenberg
Beth Haverim Shir Shalom is a warm and
welcoming congregation of over 425
families led by enthusiastic lay leaders in
cooperation with Rabbi Mosbacher,
Rabbi Kirzane and Cantor Perper. In
addition to inviting and spiritual services,
the congregation has an outstanding
religious school, youth program, a
vibrant life-long learning program,
Brotherhood, Sisterhood, and Social
Action Committee.
North Bergen
Temple Beth Abraham
(Orthodox)
8410 4th Avenue
North Bergen, NJ 07047
Tel.: (201) 869-2425
Old Tappan
Chabad of Old Tappan
(Affiliated with Chabad – Lubavitch)
183 Old Tappan Road
Old Tappan, NJ 07675
Tel.: (201) 767-4008
Website: www.chabadOT.org
Rabbi: Mendy Lewis
E-mail: rabbi@chabadOT.org
Chabad of Old Tappan provides the
opportunity for every Jew, regardless of
affiliation or level of observance to
discover, experience, and enjoy Jewish
holidays and traditions in a warm and
welcoming environment. We offer
Shabbos prayer groups, Hebrew School,
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events.

Orangeburg, NY
Orangetown Jewish Center
(Conservative)
8 Independence Avenue
Orangeburg, NY
Tel.: (845) 359-5920
Website: www.TheOJC.org
Rabbi Craig Scheff
Rabbi Paula Mack Drill
Rabbi Ami Hersh
For more than 50 years, the Orangetown
Jewish Center has shared the warmth
and spirit of Conservative Judaism with
The Jewish Center
Jews throughout Rockland and Bergen
counties. We are a welcoming, inclusive
of Teaneck
egalitarian synagogue that offers 70 Sterling Place
something for every interest and need. Rabbi Daniel Fridman
Our religious school starts in Rabbi of the Jewish Center
kindergarten and continues into an
award-winning youth program, Hebrew A Modern Orthodox Community Welcoming to All
High, and USY wrapped up into one
great learning experience, chosen Shabbat and Weekday Services
recently as USY’s International Chapter Extensive Youth Programming for Shabbat and More
of the Year. Active Sisterhood, Men’s
Club, and Hazak groups provide a broad Adult Education Classes from Beginner to Advanced
and stimulating spectrum of adult Vibrant Sisterhood and Social Programming
education and social programs. Led by
our caring and charismatic Rabbis, the Two Free High Holiday Tickets for Members
OJC is always filled with youth and
energy. Please Contact Us 201-833-0515
Paramus
www.jcot.org office@jcot.org
Congregation Beth Tefillah
(Orthodox – affiliated with OU)
452 Forest Avenue
Paramus, NJ 07652
CONGREGATION SHAAREY ISRAEL
Tel.: (201) 265-4100 is a traditional congregation that warmly welcomes
Website: www.cbtparamus.org Jews of any background and level of practice.
E-mail: office@cbtparamus.org
Rabbi: Daniel Wolff Children love to go to our Hebrew School!
E-mail: danielwolff@optonline.net With great teachers, iPad-assisted
Beth Tefillah, a modern Orthodox
synagogue, is centrally located near all
instruction, and Bat- and Bar-Mitzvah
major highways, shopping and in close training and projects one-on-one with
proximity to several day schools, Rabbi Weinbach, your child will make
including elementary and high school great friends and your family’s love of
yeshivot. It is a short drive to various
kosher restaurants, bakeries and eateries. Judaism will grow.
Seventy-plus families of diverse back-
grounds and origins, many with young
children, make up this warm, close-knit
community. Paramus has an eruv and a Conveniently located in
state-of-the-art mikvah. Suffern & close to Bergen
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(Conservative - affiliated with USCJ)
304 E. Midland Avenue
Paramus, NJ 07652
Tel.: (201) 262-7691
Fax: (201) 262-6516
E-mail: office@jccparamus.org
Website: www.jccparamus.org
Rabbi: Arthur Weiner
E-mail: Rabbi@jccparamus.org
Cantor: Sam Weiss
Operations manager: Rita Greenberg
E-mail: office@jccparamus.org
Religious School Principal: Marcia
Kagedan
Religious School Phone: (201) 262-7733
E-mail: edudirector@jccparamus.org
The Jewish Community Center of
Paramus/Cong. Beth Tikvah is a vibrant
Conservative congregation with both
traditional and egalitarian Shabbat services.
We also have daily morning and evening
minyan. We offer a tech savvy, dynamic
Hebrew School, comprehensive adult
education, Sisterhood, Men’s Club, Hebrew
School, and USY Youth programs. There is
extensive involvement in community
affairs. Our daily programs are varied and
include senior programming, exercise
classes, movie nights, and a book club.
Park Ridge
Temple Beth Sholom
of Pascack Valley
(Conservative)
32 Park Avenue
Park Ridge, NJ 07656
Tel.: (201) 391-4620
E-mail: TBSoffice@temple-beth-sholom.org
Website: www.tbspv.org
Cantor: Joel Leibowitz
Temple Administrator: Cathy D’Eletto
Temple Beth Sholom of the Pascack
Valley is an independent, egalitarian
congregation serving adult individuals
and families from 15 North Bergen and
South Rockland County communities.
Services are user-friendly. TBS features
many social and special-interest
programs, we do food especially well,
and we look forward to welcoming you.
Paterson
The Paterson Shul
@ Federation Apartments
(Open to all Jewish denominations/
administered by Orthodox volunteers)
510 E. 27th Street (corner of 12th Ave.)
Paterson, NJ 07514
Tel.: (908) 581-2972
E-mail: JerrySchranz@gmail.com
Website: www.PatersonShul.com
Gabbai: Jerry Schranz
The Paterson Shul is a basement
synagogue that has been a part of this
unique and historically important
community for generations. Shabbat and
High Holiday services are scheduled in
advance by the Gabbai for seniors/
residents of Federation Apartments, an
independent living apartment complex
which houses approximately 50 Jewish
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individuals. The Minyan is open to
individuals of any Jewish denomination
and is led by a group of Orthodox
volunteers.
Pompton Lakes
Congregation Beth Shalom
(Conservative & Egalitarian – affiliated
with USCJ)
21 Passaic Avenue
Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442
Tel.: (973) 835-3500
E-mail: office@bethshalomnj.org
Website: www.Temple-Beth-Shalom.org
Rabbi: David Bockman
Rabbi Emeritus
Congregation Beth Shalom is a warm
and welcoming community with
members of all ages and levels of
observance. Interfaith families and Jews
by choice are an integral part of our
congregational family. We have an active
Sisterhood, Book Club and Adult
Education, as well as weekly Friday
night and Shabbat morning services.
Pompton Lakes
Jewish Congregation
of Kinnelon
(Reform – affiliated with UAHC)
21 Passaic Avenue
Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442
Tel.: (973) 838-5566
E-mail: jckinformation@gmail.com
Website: www.jckinnelon.org
Rabbi: Josh Leighton
Director of Education: Juliet Barr
The Jewish Congregation of Kinnelon
is a warm and inclusive community
of families from a wide geographic
area and broad range of backgrounds.
We emphasize Jewish traditions and
transmitting our heritage to our
children.
Ridgewood
Temple Israel &
Jewish Community Center
(Conservative - Egalitarian
affiliated with USCJ and Reconstructionist,
affiliated with Jewish Reconstructionist
Communities)
475 Grove Street
Ridgewood, NJ 07450
Tel.: (201) 444-9320
Fax: (201) 444-9855
E-mail: office@synagogue.org
Website: www.synagogue.org
Rabbi: David J. Fine
Assistant Rabbi: Rebecca Gould
Cantor: Caitlin Bromberg
Office Manager: Maureen Nassan
Director of Education: Jessica Spiegel
Comprising two congregations within
one synagogue community, TI-JCC is
home to Temple Israel (egalitarian
Conservative) and Reconstructionist
Congregation Beth Israel. We are
dedicated to providing a joyful, meaning-
filled experience through diverse
gateways to Jewish life and practice. Our
community embraces all levels of Jewish
observance and backgrounds, Jews of
color, Jews by choice, interfaith
relationships, and LGBT families and
individuals.
River Edge
Temple Avodat Shalom
(Reform - affiliated with URJ)
385 Howland Avenue
River Edge, NJ 07601
Tel.: (201) 489-2463
Fax: (201) 489-0775
E-mail: Director@avodatshalom.net
Website: www.avodatshalom.net
Rabbi: Paul Jacobson
Administrator: Barbara Herman Hoff
Educational Director: Barbara Haber
Temple Avodat Shalom is a true Beit
Knesset. It serves as a house of
communal gathering, offering programs
for the entire life span – from newly
married couples to families with infants
and toddlers to senior citizens. It is a
caring community committed to the
finest of Reform Judaism.
Rutherford
Congregation Beth El
(Orthodox)
185 Montross Avenue
Rutherford, NJ 07070
Tel.: (201) 438-4931
Website: www.rutherfordjewish.org
Rabbi: Yitzchak Lerman
Temple Beth El is a friendly, non-
judgmental Orthodox synagogue. It
offers a wide range of programs,
including adult education, Friday night
dinners, Passover seders, Hebrew classes
and various other group programs,
together with an active Sisterhood.
Suffern, NY
Congregation Shaarey Israel
(Traditional)
18 Montebello Road
Suffern, NY 10901
Tel.: (845) 770-4191
Website:
http://www.shaareyisraelrockland.com
Rabbi: Elchanan Weinbach
Cantor: Menachem Bazian
Congregation Shaarey Israel is a
spiritually uplifting traditional
congregation dedicated to enhancing
your Jewish religious experience.
Shaarey Israel welcomes Jews of all
backgrounds and levels of observance
into a warm, caring family where lifelong
friendships are made and cherished.
Shaarey Israel is a place where you will
find support and participation in all your
lifecycle events. Our beautiful building is
conveniently located in
Suffern/Montebello, off Exit 14B on the
NYS Thruway. At Shaarey Israel, we love
children. Our religious school, for
children 5-13, has a custom-designed
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curriculum of Hebrew language, Hebrew
reading, and a love for Israel that
connects each child to their family and
their heritage. Children periodically
participate in our Friday night services.
Rabbi Weinbach personally trains every
bar/bat mitzvah student. We have daily
morning and evening services. Shabbat
and holiday services begin at 8:45 a.m.
and are followed by a sumptuous
Kiddush luncheon.
Suffern, NY
Montebello Jewish Center
(Egalitarian Conservative)
34 Montebello Road
Suffern, NY 10901
Tel.: (845) 357-2430
Website: www.montebellojc.org
Rabbi Joshua S. Finkelstein
Michelle Rubin, Cantor and Religious
School Director
Dr. Alan Plumer, President
Montebello Jewish Center, brings the
beauty and depth of Jewish tradition to
Western Rockland and Bergen Counties.
Our community is welcoming to
everyone. It is a place for people of all
sexual orientations, backgrounds, and
knowledge. We welcome interfaith
families and those searching for their
place in the Jewish community.
The MJC congregational family prides
itself on its warm community of multi-
generational individuals and families
who are passionate lovers of the Jewish
community and Israel. We are committed
to cultivating a love of Judaism for our
youngest members, inspired through our
youth groups and religious schools, as
well as our continuing learners who
enjoy a myriad of programs and classes.
Teaneck
Congregation Ahavat Shalom
(Teaneck Apartment Community Shul)
(Orthodox)
1600 Queen Anne Road
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Website: www.ahavatshalomteaneck.com
Rabbi: Yehudah Halpert
Congregation Ahavat Shalom Shabbat
services take place at the Torah Academy
of Bergen Country (TABC).
Teaneck
Congregation Arzei Darom
(Orthodox)
725 Queen Anne Road
Teaneck, NJ 07666
E-mail: info@arzeidarom.org
Website: www.arzeidarom.org
Rabbi: Aharon Ciment
Tel.: (201) 530-0043
E-mail: Rabbi@arzeidarom.org
Arzei Darom is a relatively new, modern
Orthodox congregation situated south of
Cedar Lane in Teaneck, New Jersey. With
100 families associated with the shul, we
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offer a full range of programs and
activities, including Adult Education,
Youth Programs, Sisterhood Events,
Men’s Events, Chessed support, and
Family events. All Shacharit services on
Shabbat and Yom Tovim include
children’s groups in our youth rooms.
Weekday Shacharit is held at 6:35 a.m.
on Torah Reading days and 6:45 a.m. on
non-Torah Reading days. On Sundays
and legal holidays, Shacharit is at 8:30
a.m., and Mincha/Maariv is b’zman.
Teaneck
Congregation Beth Aaron
(Orthodox - affiliated with OU)
950 Queen Anne Road
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 836-6210
E-mail: office@bethaaron.org
Website: www.bethaaron.org
Rabbi: Laurence Rothwachs
Beth Aaron is a modern Orthodox shul,
with over 400 families and associate
members. It has an active Sisterhood,
Men’s Club, Youth Department and
religious classes.
Teaneck
Congregation Beth Sholom
(Conservative – Egalitarian –
affiliated with USCJ)
354 Maitland Avenue
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 833-2620
E-mail: office@cbsTeaneck.org
Website: www.cbsTeaneck.org
Rabbi: Joel Pitkowsky
Cong. Beth Sholom is recognized as one
of the leading Conservative synagogues
in the country, offering traditional
worship and ritual in a fully egalitarian
and friendly setting – along with a wide
range of educational, social action,
spiritual and social activities for adults
and children.
Teaneck
Congregation Bnai Yeshurun
(Orthodox – affiliated with OU)
641 W. Englewood Avenue
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 836-8916
Fax: (201) 836-1888
E-mail: office@bnaiyeshurun.org
Website: www.bnaiyeshurun.org
Rabbi: Steven Pruzansky
Assistant Rabbi: Ari Zahtz
Executive Director: Elysia Stein
The synagogue offers daily minyanim (6
shacharit minyanim, at least 2 mincha
minyanim, and 3-5 maariv minyanim,
depending on time of year) , seven
different minyanim on Shabbat morning,
an active daily Beis Medrash program,
daily regular Torah classes, youth
programs for all ages, Bnot for women,
and Men’s Club – all within a friendly,
welcoming environment.
Teaneck
Congregation Keter Torah
(Orthodox – affiliated with OU)
600 Roemer Avenue
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 907-0180
Fax: (201) 907-0924
E-mail: howard@ketertorah.org
Website: www.ketertorah.org and
www.ketertorahcatering.com
Rabbi: Shalom Baum
Exec. Director: Howard Gruenspecht
Youth Director: Rivki Rosenthal
Cong. Keter Torah is a rapidly-growing
community shul. Keter Torah is a full
service Beit Knesset known for its
warmth and commitment to youth
programming, adult learning and
meaningful tefillah. The shul has an
active chessed committee and welcomes
new members of all backgrounds.
Teaneck
Congregation Netivot Shalom
(Modern Orthodox)
811 Palisade Avenue
Teaneck, NJ 07666
E-mail: info@netivotshalomnj.org
Website: www.netivotshalomnj.org
Rabbi: Nathaniel (Nati) Helfgot
Netivot Shalom is a modern Orthodox
synagogue, located in Teaneck, New
Jersey, that seeks to enhance the spiritual
and religious growth of all its members.
The synagogue is committed to Halakhic
observance within a framework of open-
minded intellectual inquiry. It promotes
unity among all members of the Jewish
people regardless of denominational
affiliation and values respect and
concern for all of humanity. Netivot
Shalom identifies with and supports the
goals and aspirations of a thriving State
of Israel and encourages affiliation with
Zionist and Jewish communal
organizations.
Teaneck
Congregation Rinat Yisrael
(Orthodox - affiliated with OU)
389 W. Englewood Avenue
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 837-2795
Fax: (201) 837-7881
Website: www.rinat.org
Rabbi: Yosef Adler
Assistant Rabbi: Rabbi Ezra Wiener
E-mail: ezra.wiener@rinat.org
Yoetzet Halacha: Shoshana Samuels
E-mail: yoetzet@rinat.org
Rabbi of Teen Minyan: Raphi Mandelstam
E-mail: raphi.mandelstam@rinat.org
Youth Directors: Martin and Divsha
Tollinsky
E-mail: youth@rinat.org
Office Manager: Adina Kirshner
E-Mail: adina@rinat.org
Cong. Rinat Yisrael is an Orthodox
synagogue dedicated to maintaining
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(Orthodox)
1425 Essex Road
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 833-0800
Website: www.sephardicteaneck.org
E-mail: office@sephardicteaneck.org
Rabbi: Haim Jachter
E-mail: rabbi@sephardicteaneck.org
Shaarei Orah, The Sephardic
Congregation of Teaneck, was founded
to provide a warm, welcoming and
comfortable place of worship for
Sephardim of all backgrounds, and to
promote the spiritual and moral values
of tefillah, halacha and customs of
Sephardic culture.
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Teaneck
Congregation Zichron
Mordechai
(Orthodox)
268 West Englewood Avenue
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 836-4334
Website: www.zichronmordechai.org
Rabbi: Michael Taubes
Originally named Tzemach Dovid, we
renamed the congregation Zichron
Mordechai in memory of our member
Mark Rosenberg who died in the attack
on the World Trade Center. We have a
weekly shalosh seudos program with
zemiros, food and Torah. Check our
website for minyan and shiurim
schedule.
Teaneck
Jewish Center of Teaneck
(Orthodox)
70 Sterling Place
Teaneck, NJ 07666
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Tel.: (201) 833-0515 Teaneck
Fax: (201) 833-0511 Friends of Lubavitch of
E-mail: office@jcot.org Bergen County
Website: www.jcot.org (Lubavitch)
513 Kenwood Place
Office Manager: Elanna Reiss
Office hours: 9am-1pm, Monday to Friday Teaneck, NJ 07666
Officiating at Friday Evening and Shabbat Tel.: (201) 907-0686
Fax: (201) 907-0668
Services:
Rabbi: Daniel Fridman E-mail: RabbiSimon@aol.com
Website: www.chabadhouse.com
Ritual Director: Reb Yitzchok Cohen
Rabbi: Ephraim Simon
Shabbat Torah Reader: Josh Levine
Friends of Lubavitch of Bergen County
Kiddish follows services welcomes Jews, regardless of
Group programming for children of all background or affiliation. There are no
ages. membership fees or dues. Daily minyan
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To learn about Federation’s volunteer opportunities,
please contact Beth Figman (201) 820-3947 or bethf@jfnnj.org.
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is at 6:45 a.m, Shabbat services at 9:30
a.m., usually followed by kiddish and
Sunday morning services are at 8 a.m.
Many families who are confined to the
Hackensack University Medical Center
throughout the year use the services of
Chabad House. There is a mikva for
men, a myriad of adult education
classes, programs for youth, teens and
young professionals, a summer camp for
ages 2.5-8 and preschool for ages 2.5-4.
Teaneck
Ohr Saadya
(Orthodox)
554 Queen Anne Road
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Website: www.ohrsaadya.org
Rabbi: Daniel Feldman
Ohr Saadya is an Orthodox synagogue
located half a mile south of Cedar Lane
in Teaneck, New Jersey. We are a vibrant
shul with a warm and friendly
atmosphere, and with a renowned Torah
scholar, lecturer, and author, Rabbi
Daniel Feldman, as our Rav.
Teaneck
Temple Emeth
(Reform - affiliated with URJ)
1666 Windsor Road
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 833-1322
Fax: (201) 833-4831
Website: www.emeth.org
Rabbi: Steven Sirbu
Cantor: Ellen S. Tilem
Exec. Director: Rochelle Rudnick
E-mail: info@emeth.org
Religious School Principal: Dora Geld
Friedman
Temple Emeth is a dynamic congregation
over 60 years old, which draws its
members from over 35 communities. In
additional to its clergy, its greatest
strengths are its educational and social
action programs, and its deeply-
committed members, both long-time and
new.
Teaneck
Yeshiva Bais Mordechai
1443 Palisades Avenue
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 833-5920
Fax: (201) 833-5921
Rabbi: Rosh Hayeshiva , Eliyahu Roberts
Yeshiva Bais Mordechai offers all areas
of learning Torah for men, women, and
children.
Teaneck
Young Israel of Teaneck
(Orthodox - affiliated with Young Israel)
868 Perry Lane
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 837-1710
Website: www.yiot.org
Rabbi: Binyamin Krohn
The Young Israel of Teaneck is an
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Orthodox shul serving 200 member
families in the Country Club section of
Teaneck. It offers daily minyanim,
weekly classes, youth programming, and
numerous special events throughout the
year. Young Israel is a very warm and
friendly group experiencing growth,
primarily from younger families. All
guests and new members are welcomed.
Tenafly
Lubavitch on the Palisades
(Lubavitch)
11 Harold Street
Tenafly, NJ 07670
Tel.: (201) 871-1152
Fax: (201) 871-4181
E-mail: rabbi@chabadlubavitch.org
Website: www.chabadlubavitch.org
Rabbi: Mordechai Shain
Office Hours: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
The goal of Lubavitch on the Palisades is
to encourage and provide a means for
Jews of all backgrounds to learn and
rekindle a link to their Jewish heritage.
This is accomplished through extensive
outreach with programs such as adult
education lectures, Breakfast Club, Israeli
Club, Community Outreach, Crisis
Counseling, Daily Services, Holiday
Celebrations, Hospital and Nursing Home
Visits, Judaica Services, Kashering Homes,
Men and Womens Mikvahs, Mezuzah
Check-Ups, One on One Studies, Pesach
Seders, and Women's Rosh Chodesh
gatherings. We provide extensive
children's programming including a
Preschool, Elementary School, Middle
School, Camp Gan Israel, Hebrew School,
Bar/Bat Mitzvah Club, Teen770
Community Service and Club, and more..
Tenafly
Temple Sinai of Bergen County
(Reform - affiliated with URJ)
1 Engle Street
Tenafly, NJ 07670
Tel.: (201) 568-3035
Fax: (201) 568-6095
E-mail: info@templesinai.org
Website: www.templesinaibc.org
Rabbi: Jordan Millstein
Cantor: Nitza Amit-Shamah
Executive Director: Joe Slade
Director of Education: Lynda Gutcheon
Early Childhood Center Director:
Risa Tannenbaum
Rabbinic Intern and Youth Advisor:
Sarah Berman
President: Peter Zlotnick
Office Hours: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., Monday -
Thursday; 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Friday
Temple Sinai of Bergen County is a
dynamic congregation in which each
member experiences a meaningful
Jewish life. Blending traditional and
progressive aspects of Judaism, our
clergy, professional staff and leaders
collaborate to foster inspiring worship,
festive holiday celebrations, life-long
learning and a commitment to
community outreach.
With varied backgrounds, we come
together to discover our connection to
prayer, spiritual renewal, and a
progressive Jewish community in eastern
Bergen County. Join with us to deepen
each journey and our shared experience.
Township of Washington
Temple Beth Or
(Reform - affiliated with URJ)
56 Ridgewood Road
Township of Washington, NJ 07676
Tel.: (201) 664-7422
Fax: (201) 722-0270
E-mail: info@templebethornj.org
Website: www.templebethornj.org
Rabbi: Noah Fabricant
Cantor: Sarah Silverberg
Director of Lifelong Learning: Anat Katzir
Administrator: Beth Blackman
Youth Director: Shawn Fogel
Temple Beth Or is a warm, vibrant, and
multi-generational Reform Jewish
congregation. We openly welcome
individuals and families of diverse
backgrounds and ages. Our House of
Light, established by a small group
during Chanukah in 1958 in a firehouse
in Paramus, has become a meeting place
where members come to worship, study,
and celebrate meaningful milestones in
our lives. Together with our caring
clergy, inspiring music, lifelong
educational opportunities, commitment
to social action, and dedicated
leadership, we value the continuity of
Reform Judaism, Jewish culture, and our
connection to Israel.
Union City
Mesivta Sanz of Hudson County
(Orthodox)
3400 New York Avenue
Union City, NJ 07087
Tel.: (201) 867-8690, ext. 105
Website: www.mesivtasanz.com
The vibrant institutions of Sanz Zvill, in
Union City stand in an uplifting tribute to
the great Sanz Klausenberger Rebbe,
Zatzal of Klausenberg, Romania.
Wanaque
Chabad Jewish Center
of Upper Passaic County
(Chabad Lubavitch)
1069 Ringwood Avenue
Haskell, NJ 07420
Tel.: (201) 696-7609
Website: www.jewishhighlands.com
E-mail:mmgurkov@gmail.com
Rabbi: Mendy Gurkov
Chabad of Upper Passaic County
welcomes every Jew, regardless of
affiliation. We offer a non-judgemental
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environment for Jews of all backgrounds
to explore and deepen their knowledge
and observance of Judaism. We provide
the community with Hebrew School,
Toddler Mini Chefs, Shabbat Services,
Sunday Morning Bagels,Lox and Teffilin,
Holiday Programs, Adult Education,
Bar/Bat Mitzvah preparation, Jewish
Women's Circle Events and Hospital
Visitations.
Wayne
Chabad Center of
Passaic County
(Chabad Lubavitch)
194 Ratzer Road
Wayne, NJ 07470
Tel.: (973) 694-6274
Fax: (973) 694-1093
E-mail: rabbi@jewishwayne.com
Website: www.JewishWayne.com
Rabbi/Exec. Director: Michel Gurkov
Religious School Principal: Chani Gurkov
Chabad Center is an Educational
Outreach Center providing hands-on
education for youth and activities for
teens, classes & programs for adults and
seniors. Some of our many ongoing
programs at Chabad include Jewish
Women’s Circle, which meets monthly;
Women’s Jewish Book Club; ‘SOS, Smile
on Seniors’, vibrant monthly seniors
luncheon and program; JLI, the institute
for higher Jewish education offering
courses in 6-week sessions; Mommy and
Me, weekly; Sunday morning Hebrew
School, with classes for ages 4 and up;
Youth Zone and after-school toddler
courses, including Mini-Chefs, Karate,
and Craft It classes; one-on-one learning
with adults every day of the week;
weekday morning and Shabbat services;
the Friendship Circle of Passaic County,
serving the special needs children of our
community hand-in-hand with the Jewish
Teens of Passaic County; chaplaincy at
area hospitals, nursing homes, and
assisted living centers; bar and bat
mitzvah preparation; and volunteer
services for seniors. This is only a partial
listing of what we offer. We hope that
you will stop by, introduce yourselves,
and become part of the great Chabad
family of Passaic County.
Wayne
Congregation Shomrei Torah,
Wayne Conservative
Congregation
(Conservative—affiliated with USCJ)
30 Hinchman Avenue
Wayne, NJ 07470
Tel.: (973) 696-2500
Fax: (973) 696-2419
E-mail: office@shomreitorahwcc.org
Website: www.shomreitorahwcc.org
Rabbi: Randall Mark
Administrator: Jay Hirschhorn
Administrative Assistant: Suzanne Zofi
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Shomrei Torah, the Wayne Conservative
congregation, was founded in 1973.
From our humble one-room-building
beginnings to our present facility with its
“jewel-like” sanctuary, Shomrei Torah
continues to grow along with its
congregation. Shomrei Torah is an
egalitarian congregation.
Wayne
Temple Beth Tikvah
(Reform – affiliated with URJ)
950 Preakness Avenue
Wayne, NJ 07470
Tel.: (973) 595-6565
Fax: (973) 595-8192
E-mail: Mariantbtexec@optonline.net
Website: www.templebethtikvahnj.org
Rabbi/Cantor: Meeka Simerly
Cantor emeritus: Charles Romalis
Temple Beth Tikvah is a warm, musical
congregation. Worship is participatory;
religious school is interactively oriented.
Resource Room program available.
Committees reflect Jewish ethics and a
strong sense of community. Temple Beth
Tikvah is truly a “House of Hope.”
Membership is ownership here.
West New York
The Talmud Torah of West New
York & Guttenberg,
Congregation Shaare Zedek,
The Jewish Community Center
of West New York
5308 Palisade Avenue
West New York, NJ 07093
Tel.: (201) 867-6859
Website: www.westnewyorkshul.org
West New York
The West New York Shul /
Congregation Shaare Zedek
(Orthodox)
5308 Palisade Avenue
West New York, NJ 07093
Tel.: (201) 867-6859
Website: www.WestNewYorkShul.org
Rabbi: Dovid B. Kaplan
Cong. Shaare Zedek is a historic
Orthodox shul located in the North
Hudson area. The building will reopen
after repairs are completed.
Woodcliff Lake
Temple Emanuel
of the Pascack Valley
(Conservative – affiliated with USCJ)
87 Overlook Drive
Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07677
Tel.: (201) 391-0801
E-Mail: execdir@tepv.org
Website: www.tepv.org
Rabbi: Loren Monosov
Cantor: Alan Sokoloff
Early Childhood Program: Debbie
Wanamaker
Director of Congregational Learning:
Rabbi Shelley Kniaz
Executive Director: Richard Tannenbaum
Travel your Jewish Journey with us:
Temple Emanuel of the Pascack
Valley is an innovative Conservative
egalitarian synagogue serving the
Pascack and Saddle River Valleys. We
experience Judaism together as a family
with our religious services, including
daily evening minyan, Jewish Holiday
celebrations and our education classes
beginning with pre-school, religious
school, Bar/Bat Mitzvah training, and
adult education programs. Our schedule
is packed with activities for our BBYO
Youth Group, Sisterhood, Men’s Club,
Outreach to Interfaith Families and
Congregational trips. Temple Emanuel
seeks to instill a love of Judaism within
each and every congregant.
Woodcliff Lake
Valley Chabad
(Lubavitch)
100 Overlook Drive
Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07677
Tel.: (201) 476-0157
Fax: (815) 346-2049
E-mail: office@valleychabad.org
Website: www.valleychabad.org
Rabbi: Dov Drizin
E-mail: rabbi@valleychabad.org
Religious School Principal: Hindy Drizin
E-mail: hebrewschool@valleychabad.org
Valley Chabad is a center for Jewish life
dedicated to providing every Jew,
regardless of philosophy, affiliation, level
of awareness, or commitment, with an
open-door environment for strengthening
and enhancing Jewish life. Chabad
serves individuals and families looking
for a non-judgmental, accepting, and
personalized Jewish experience. Valley
Chabad is enthusiastic about offering
meaningful Jewish experience,
education, and renewal opportunities for
all Jewish men, women, and children.
We offer Judaism with a smile, and a
home-away-from-home for everyone
who walks through the door. Valley
Chabad has classes, holiday programs,
lectures, a Youth Zone, Bar & Bat
Mitzvah clubs, a Hebrew school, and
synagogue services.
Wyckoff
Temple Beth Rishon
(Independent)
585 Russell Avenue
Wyckoff, NJ 07481
Tel.: (201) 891-4466
Fax: (201) 891-0508
E-mail: templeoffice@bethrishon.org
Website: www.bethrishon.org
Interim Rabbi: Dr. Stephen Wylen
Rabbi Emeritus: Dr. Kenneth A.Emert
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Cantor: Hazzan Ilan Mamber
Religious School Director: Gonen Arad
Andrew Friedland Preschool Director:
Hillary Posner
Youth Group Director: Jana Schwartz
Temple Beth Rishon is a vibrant
independent 450-family liberal
congregation located in northwest
Bergen County. Our experienced and
caring clergy, professional staff and
outstanding lay leadership deliver a wide
range of warm and innovative programs
for all ages. Relevant and meaningful
involvement affords our congregants
opportunities for social, educational,
personal, and spiritual growth with other
families from all Jewish backgrounds.
Our worship services are egalitarian,
participatory, and filled with joyous vocal
and instrumental music. TBR’s gorgeous
ballroom has been the top-choice for
families, organizations and businesses
that expect beautiful atmosphere and a
diverse panel of select Kosher caterers.
Our private Hebrew preschool and
religious schools are vibrant, growing and
sought-after by families who seek a
dynamic, high-quality education for their
children. Our seasoned staff has created a
positive learning environment where
children build their knowledge, create safe
social connections, and grow their self-
esteem. TBR Youth Group welcomes
children in kindergarten through 6th grade
to connect with friends outside of school
in a purely social setting. Outings,
speakers, and events tie Jewish culture
and faith together with friendship, respect
and fun without the requirement of
membership. Our Temple has one of the
most active, and wide-ranging adult
education programs in Northwest Bergen
County – offering a monthly Meditative
Shabbat, weekly roundtable sessions with
the Rabbi, or lunch & learn sessions lead
by volunteer facilitators. We proudly invite
our neighbors to high caliber speaking
events to address current, timely and
interesting topics in interactive sessions.
Education and connection programs are
offered each season of the year.
Our Tot Shabbat program is a wonderful
first school experience where a parent or
caregiver participates in the class with a
child between the ages of 1 and 2 years
old. Membership is not required for many
of our programs and we welcome all
levels of experience to join us. Please visit
our website (www.bethrishon.org) to
view many other clubs and committees.
We are confident you will find something
of interest in our adult education, teen
programs, theater trips, social action
committees, and much more. Our warm
and inclusive congregation welcomes you!
Havurot
Chavurah Beth Shalom
POB 417
Tenafly, NJ 07670
Or Alpine Community House
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1 Old Dock Road
Alpine, NJ 07620
Tel.: (201) 567-7806
E-mail: chavbethshalom@aol.com
Website: www.mychavurah.org
Sr. Rabbinical Scholar:
Rabbi Jack Bemporad
A warm, informal congregation offering
small classes in the religious school,
Chavurah Beth Sholom offers an adult
Saturday morning study class a 11 a.m.
led by Rabbi Jack Bemporad and a full
range of services. Friday night services at
8 p.m.; Saturday morning services at
10:30 a.m. Private home tutoring is also
available throughout Bergen & Rockland
Counties, leading to Bar/Bat Mitzvah.
Teaneck Women’s Tefillah
E-mail:
teaneck.womens.tefillah@gmail.com
Founded in 1982, this Orthodox
women’s prayer group meets in
members’ homes. The group meets on
Simchat Torah, on Purim night for
Megillat Esther, on Tisha B’Av for a late-
evening chanting of Eicha by women
and for women, and on Rosh Chodesh
when it falls on a Sunday. In addition to
periodic Shabbat services, the Women’s
Tefillah hosts occasional Bat Mitzvah
celebrations.
New Jersey’s Lesbian
& Gay Havurah
POB 2576
Edison, NJ 08818-2576
Tel.: (732) 650-1010
E-mail: info@njhav.org
Website: Njlgh.onefireplace.com
New Jersey’s Lesbian & Gay Havurah is
the only state-wide organization for
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans-
gendered Jews and their friends in New
Jersey. Its members represent the full
spectrum of Jewish backgrounds and
observances.
The Progressive Havurah
of Northern New Jersey
20 Jerome Ave.
Glen Rock NJ 07452
Tel.: (201) 652-7061
E-mail: havura@verizon.net
Website: www.havurahnnj.org
Rabbi: Jonathan S. Woll
The Progressive Havurah of Northern
New Jersey, a synagogue without walls,
is an exciting choice for Jews in the
tradition of Reform Judaism who want to
strengthen their ties to the Jewish
community through learning, worship,
social justice and fellowship.
Women’s Rosh Chodesh
Groups
Chabad Women’s Circle
Lubavitch on the Palisades
11 Harold Street
Tenafly, NJ 07670
Tel.: (201) 871-1152, ext. 543
Contact: Naomi Gershovitz
E-mail: naomi@chabadlubavitch.org
RELIGIOUS
O R G A N I Z AT I O N S
Conservative
United Synagogue of
Conservative Judaism
NJ Region
720 King George Road, Suite 305
Fords, NJ 08863
Tel.: (732) 738-4301
Fax: (732) 738-4304
E-mail: mid-atlantic@uscj.org
Website: www.uscj.org/njersey
The United Synagogue of Conservative
Judaism is the association of Conserva-
tive synagogues in North America. It
serves as a resource to its affiliated
congregations and works to formulate a
Conservative Jewish response to pressing
social and religious issues. USCJ
sponsors USY (teenage), Kadima (pre-
teens), Hazak (mature adults) in local
synagogues, and regional and
international activities. The New Jersey
Region consists of 61 congregations in
Central and Northern New Jersey.
Lubavitch
Chabad-Lubavitch
770 Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn, NY
Website: www.chabad.org
Orthodox
National Council of Young Israel
50 Eisenhower Drive
Paramus, NJ 07652
Website: www.youngisrael.org
E-mail: info@youngisrael.com
Orthodox Union
11 Broadway
New York, NY 10004
Tel.: (212) 563-4000
Fax: (212) 564-9058
Website: www.ou.org
Since its founding 100 years ago,
the Union has served as the central
coordinating agency for American
and Canadian Orthodox Jewish
congregations. The Orthodox Union, the
central address and national spokesman
for 1,000 synagogues, is a not-for-profit
educational, outreach and social service
organization that serves the burgeoning
North American Jewish community. The
Orthodox Union is a foremost leader in
youth work, advocacy for the disabled,
synagogue services, adult education and
political action.
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Reconstructionist
Jewish Reconstructionist
Communities
Website: www.jewishrecon.org
Reform
Union for Reform Judaism
633 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10017
Tel.: (212) 650-4000
Website: www.urj.org
The Union for Reform Judaism provides
leadership and vision on spiritual, ethical
and political issues. It also offers
programmatic support to Reform
congregations as well as perpetuating
Reform Judaism. The Union provides
opportunities for its members that they
cannot provide by themselves: camps and
Israel programs, study Kallot, national and
regional biennials. As a member of the
World Union for Progressive Judaism, the
Union connects Reform Jews in North
America with Liberal/Progressive/Reform
congregations on every continent.
Traditional
Union for Traditional Judaism
82 Nassau Street, #313
New York NY 10038
Tel.: (201) 801-0707
E-mail: office@utj.org
Website: www.utj.org
Exec Director: Rabbi Gerald Sussman
The Union for Traditional Judaism is an
organization of lay people, educators,
talmudic scholars, cantors and pulpit
rabbis who are dedicated to the
principles of Traditional Halakhic
Judaism. Through innovative outreach
projects, it hopes to bring the greatest
possible number of Jews closer to an
open-minded observant Jewish lifestyle.
RABBINICAL
AND CANTORIAL
O R G A N I Z AT I O N S
Rabbinic Leadership
Rabbinical Council
of Bergen County (RCBC)
Va’ad Harabanim of Bergen County
P.O. Box 1233
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel./Fax: (844) 895-RCBC (7222)
E-mail: office@rcbckosher.org
President: Rabbi Chaim Poupko
Exec. Vice President for Kashrut: Rabbi
Pinchas Weinberger
Kashrut Coordinator: Rabbi Binyamin Taub
Vice President of Kashrut: Rabbi Ari Zahtz
North Jersey Board of Rabbis
c/o Temple Emanu-El
180 Piermont Road
Closter, NJ 07624
Tel.: (201) 750-9997
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President: Rabbi David-Seth Kirshner
The North Jersey Board of Rabbis is
committed to enhancing the life of the
North Jersey Jewish community by
furthering the interests of the
professional Rabbinate, the congregation
and the community and by visioning the
Jewish future.
Morashah
The Rabbinical Fellowship of the Union
for Traditional Judaism
Tel.: (908) 692 6387
E-mail: RPilavin@gmail.com
Website: www.utj.org
President: Rabbi Robert Pilavin
Morashah, the Rabbinic Fellowship of
the Union for Traditional Judaism,
provides services including rabbinic
placement to Traditional rabbis and
communities around the world.
Central Conference
of American Rabbis
(Reform)
355 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10017
Tel.: (212) 972-3636
Website: www.ccarnet.org
E-mail: info@ccarnet.org
The Rabbinical Assembly
(Conservative)
3080 Broadway
New York, NY 10027
Tel.: (212) 280-6000
Website: www.rabbinicalassembly.org
E-mail: info@rabbinicalassembly.org
Rabbinical Council of America
(Orthodox)
305 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10001
Tel.: (212) 807-9000
Fax: (212) 727-8452
Website: www.rabbis.org
The Rabbinical Council of America is a
dynamic professional rabbinic
organization serving over 1,100 rabbis. It
serves as a spokesman for Orthodoxy on
the national and international level. It
sponsors conferences and disseminates
information on timely issues. One of its
priority goals is to generate Jewish
continuity, learning and life.
Cantorial Organizations
New Jersey Cantors Concert
Ensemble
Tel.: (732) 928-8828
Chair: Cantor Ruth Katz Green
E-mail: cantorruthgreen@optonline.net
Website: www.njcce.org
The New Jersey Cantors Concert
Ensemble is the world's very first choir
of both men and women cantors.
Comprised of over twenty hazzanim, the
Ensemble is sponsored by the Cantors
Assembly New Jersey Region and is
renowned across the country. Members
of the Ensemble include cantors of
Conservative, Reform, Reconstructionist
and unaffiliated congregations in
northern and central New Jersey and
beyond. The Ensemble performs at
synagogues throughout New Jersey, as
well as at Jewish homes for the aged and
Jewish day schools - bringing the beauty
of Jewish music to Jewish communities
of all ages. Funds raised at these
concerts go toward scholarship
assistance for cantorial students at the
Jewish Theological Seminary, Hebrew
Union College-Jewish Institute of
Religion and the Academy for Jewish
Religion. Participants rehearse twice a
month and generously contribute their
time and talent for rehearsal,
performance and travel without any
remuneration.
JEWISHLIVING
BRIT MILAH/
CIRCUMCISION
AND MOHALIM
Rabbi Eliyahu Shain
Tel.: (718) 774-1111
(recommended by Lubavitch)
Cantor Eric L. Wasser,
Cert. Mohel
Tel.: (201) 562-5277
E-mail: ELW613@optonline.net
(recommended by physicians and USCJ)
Rabbi Melvin Zelefsky, M.D.
Tel.: (201) 836-5226
(recommended by Orthodox Movement)
CONVERSION
Information regarding conversion can be
obtained by contacting the various
denominations directly.
D E AT H A N D D Y I N G
Burial in Israel
To make arrangements for burial in Israel,
please contact one of the local funeral
homes.
Chevra Kadisha/
Funeral Ritual Preparation
Please check with your synagogue or the
funeral home.
Chevra Kadisha, Fair Lawn
Shomrei Torah Orthodox Cong.
Tel.: (201) 791-7910
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Chevra Kadisha, Teaneck

In Teaneck/Bergenfield, each of the
following synagogues has its own chevra
kadisha. Call the synagogue office for
contact information.
• Cong. Beth Aaron (201) 836-6210
• Cong. Beth Abraham (201) 384-0434
• Cong. Bnai Yeshurun (201) 836-8916
• Cong. Keter Torah (201) 907-0180

Cemeteries
The following are cemeteries that are
either Jewish or contain a Jewish section.
(Information courtesy of Jerry Nathans,
Jewish Historical Society of North Jersey)

Ahavath Joseph Cemetery,

Brockhuizen Lane, Hawthorne
Bay View Cemetery,
321 Garfield Ave., Jersey City,
(201) 433-1100
Beth El Cemetery,
735 Forest Avenue, Paramus
(201) 261-7878
B’nai Jacob Cemetery,
Passaic Avenue, Lodi
B’nai Jeshurun Cemetery,
View Place, Clifton
Flower Hill Cemetery,
5433 Kennedy Boulevard,
North Bergen
(201) 867-0013
Hoboken Cemetery,
5500 Tonnelle Ave., North Bergen,
(201) 867-0635
King Solomon Cemetery,
Dwas Line Road, Clifton
McBride Avenue Cemetery,
West Paterson
Menorah Cemetery,
East Ridgelawn/Passaic Avenue, Clifton
Midland Avenue Cemetery,
Saddle Brook
Mt. Nebo Cemetery, Cong. B’nai Jeshurun,
195 Totowa Road, Totowa
New Mt. Zion Cemetery,
Orient Way, Lyndhurst
(201) 438-1612
201-791-0015 800-525-3834 North Arlington Cemetery,
LOUIS SUBURBAN CHAPEL, INC. Belleville Turnpike, North Arlington
Exclusive Jewish Funeral Chapel Passaic Junction Cemetery,
Dewey Avenue, Saddle Brook
Sensitive to Needs of the Jewish Community for Over 50 Years
Riverview Drive Cemetery,
t 4FSWJOH /+ /: '-  *TSBFM Riverview Drive, Totowa
t (SBWFTJEF TFSWJDFT BU BMM /+  /: DFNFUFSJFT Workmen’s Circle Cemetery,
t 1SFQBJE GVOFSBMT BOE BMM NFEJDBJE GVOFSBM CFOFmUT IPOPSFE Chobot Lane, Elmwood Park
“Always within a family’s financial means”
Cemetery Association
13-01 Broadway (Route 4 West) · Fair Lawn, NJ of the Jewish Federation
Richard Louis - Manager George Louis - Founder P O Box 211
NJ Lic. No. 3088 1924-1996 Branchville, NJ 07826
Tel.: (973) 948-7901
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Mt. Moriah Cemetery
685 Fairview Avenue
Fairview, NJ 07022
Tel.: (201) 943-6163
Fax: (201) 943-7002
Website: www.mountmoriahcemetery
ofnewjersey.org
Beth El Cemetery
Forest Avenue
Paramus, NJ 07652
Mailing address: POB 329
Westwood, NJ 07675
Tel.: (201) 261-7878
Fax: (201) 262-6762
Mount Moriah Cemetery
over the decades has preserved its
unique, carefully maintained and
beautiful surroundings, amenities and
conveniences for families who seek
suitable final resting places in
a locale convenient for visitation.
Economical pre-need arrangements
available.
Mount Moriah Cemetery of New Jersey
685 Fairview Avenue · Fairview, NJ 07022
24 Hour phone 201-943-6163 or 6161
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Cedar Park Cemetery A community owned and operated non-
Forest Avenue profit Jewish funeral home since 1921.
Paramus, NJ 07652
Gutterman and Musicant Jewish
Mailing address: POB 329
Westwood, NJ 07675 Funeral Directors
Tel.: (201) 262-1100 Wien and Wien Inc. Memorial
Fax: (201) 262-6762 Chapels
Website: 402 Park Street
www.cedarparkbethelcemeteries.com Hackensack, NJ 07601
Above-ground Jewish burial. Alan L. Musicant, Mgr. N.J. Lic. No.2890
Riverside Memorial Chapel of N.J.
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and Sarah Mausoleum Website:
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Paramus, NJ 07653 those we have been honored to serve.
Tel.: (201) 262-1128 We continue to be Jewish family
Fax: (201) 262-4007 managed, knowing that caring people
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Riverside Cemetery With great pride, we understand that
12 Market Street since biblical times, the value of kavod
Saddle Brook, NJ 07663 hameit, “respect for the dead”, has been
Tel.: (201) 843-7660 part of Jewish tradition, as well as our
1-877-843-7101 commitment to every family we serve.
Fax: (201) 843-5268 We now have a “Veterans Wall of Honor”
E-mail: info@riversidecemetery.org for all to see and we have a memorial
Website: www.riversidecemetery.org service annually to add the names for
Office Hours: 8 a.m. – 4 p.m., Monday – the prior year. At this time, we have
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Friday; 8 a.m. – 1 p.m., Sunday
We also place an American flag and a
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nearly a century by providing a of every veteran we serve.
dignified, traditional resting place for Patrick Biondo, our Director of
loved ones. The cemetery offers Advanced Planning is on staff full time
professionally manicured gravesites set and specializes in advanced planning
within a serene natural setting. consultations. He is available to meet at
your convenience at the funeral home or
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Victoria Jurkiewicz 888-351-4411 or
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841 Allwood Road We offer a variety of grief support
Clifton, NJ 07012 pamphlets to help guide those who have
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Fax: (973) 779-3191 of traveling the path of end-of-life issues.
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327 Main Street
Fort Lee, NJ 07024
Tel.: (201) 947-3336
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Website: www.edenmemorial.com
Providing the most convenient chapels
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communities and prides itself on the E-mail: office@utj.org Get (Jewish divorce) administrator
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463 Monmouth Street Serving the Jewish community with 300 Pleasant Valley Way
Jersey City, NJ 07302 caring, professional service for over 3 West Orange, NJ 07052
and generations. Tel.: (973) 731-0160
60 N. Beverwyck Road Fax: (973) 731-1160
Lake Hiawatha, NJ 07034 Koch Monument E-mail: roberttobin@bnaishalom.net
Tel.: (866) 473-3700 National Bet Din of Conservative Judaism
76 Johnson Avenue
Website: www.GuttermanBrothers.com Hackensack, NJ 07601
Manager: Lawrence P. Gutterman, Tel.: (201) 342-2185, (800) 675-5624 ERUV/ENCLOSURE
NJ Lic No. 4507 Fax: (201) 342-0249 Surrounding a community to allow
Family owned and operated by the Website:www.kochmonument.com carrying on Shabbat
Gutterman family. Monuments, markers, plaques,
mausoleums, inscriptions. Serving all Bergenfield
Louis Suburban Chapel New Jersey and New York cemeteries. Tel.: (201) 530-0222
13-01 Broadway (Route 4 West)
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410 Miller Memorials Company Englewood
Tel.: (201) 791-0015 / (800) 525-3834 45 Samworth Road Hot line number: (201) 568-3116
Fax: (201) 797-5110 Clifton, NJ 07012 Fair Lawn
Website: www.louissuburbanchapel.com Tel.: (973) 773-9893, 800-709-1231
George Louis, Founder Hot line number: (201) 797-0502
Fax: (973) 773-9337
Richard Louis, Mgr. NJ Lic. No. 3088 E-mail: millermemorials@aol.com Fort Lee
A second-generation, independent, Contact: Mitch Miller, President Hot line number: (201) 592-1119
Jewish family-owned and -operated Monuments, markers, plaques,
exclusive Jewish funeral chapel. Teaneck
inscriptions. Serving all north New Jersey
Complete at-need and pre-need and New York cemeteries. Hot line number: (201) 530-0222
planning. At a time of loss, your family There are red and green lights in some
deserves compassionate care. Jerusalem Stone & Monument Orthodox synagogues to signal whether
130 Van Nostrand Avenue the eruv is functioning.
Robert Schoem’s Englewood, NJ 07631
Menorah Chapel Tenafly
Tel.: (201) 674-7900
W-150 Route 4, East Website: www.keshernj.com
Fax: (201) 342-2410
Paramus, NJ 07652 Contact: David Subin
Tel.: (201) 843-9090 Hours: By appointment only GENETIC TESTING
Fax: (201) 291-2995 Memorials for shuls, schools, special
Website: www.schoemschapel.com Breast Cancer screening for the BRCA 1
dedications. gene is available at local hospitals
Manager: Gary Schoem, NJ Lic. No. 3811
A family-owned and -operated funeral Sprung Monuments Englewood Hospital
home, the Menorah Chapel offers pre- 524 Central Avenue
paid and pre-need planning, graveside and Medical Center
Westfield, NJ 07090 350 Engle Street
services, and handicap accessibility from Tel.: (201) 488-2291
the large parking lot. Twenty-four hour Englewood, NJ 07631
Fax: (908) 789-7599
emergency service provided. Tel.: (201) 894-3202
Contact: John Lange
Fax: (201) 894-1722
Living Will DIVORCE/GET Holy Name Medical Center
A Living Will and Healthcare proxy is a legal You may contact your rabbi or the various 718 Teaneck Road
document designed to present decisions denominations directly. Teaneck, NJ 07666
about medical care, should one be unable Tel.: (201) 833-3000
to communicate those decisions. Rabbi Adam Berner, Esq.
One University Plaza Fertility Institute of NJ and NY
United Synagogue of
Hackensack, NJ 07601 Director: Zalman Levine, MD
Conservative Judaism Tel.: (201) 836-0777 680 Kinderkamack Road
720 King George Road, Suite 305 E-mail: Adam@MediationOffices.com Suite 200
Fords, NJ 08863 Website: www.MediationOffices.com Oradell, NJ 07649
Tel.: (732) 738-4301 Family & Divorce Mediator affiliated with Tel.: (201) 666-4200
Fax: (732) 738-4304 local rabbinic courts (beth dins). Fax: (201) 666-2262
Website: www.uscj.org Website: www.center4ivf.com
Rabbi Howard Jachter
Union for Traditional Judaism 315 Churchill Road For genetically-inherited diseases such as
82 Nassau St. #313 Teaneck, NJ 07666 Canavan’s, Gaucher Disease and Tay-
New York NY 10038 Tel.: (201) 837-1929 Sachs, which are most prevalent in the
Tel.: (201) 801-0707 Cell: (917) 767-2490 Ashkenazi Jewish populations, testing,
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either pre-natal or pre-marriage, is Rabbi Craig Scheff Tel.: (212) 213-5087

available at local hospitals. For informa- Rabbi Paula Mack Drill Fax: (212) 213-9451
tion on these diseases, please contact Rabbi Ami Hersh E-mail: admin@hods.org
the following foundations. Keruv means “bringing closer”. The Website: www.hods.org
Keruv Initiative at the Orangetown Executive Director: Robby Berman
National Gaucher Foundation Jewish Center welcomes Jews and HOD Society disseminates information
(NGF) their family members of other regarding Halachic issues and Rabbinic
Tel.: 1-800 -504-3189 religious traditions to participate in opinions concerning organ donation and
E-mail: ngf@gaucherdisease.org all we have to offer. Interfaith families offers card-carrying membership in a
Website: www.gaucherdisease.org participate fully in synagogue life society that allows people to donate
including life-cycle events and organs in accordance with their
There are treatments available. Please celebration from birth onward, in
see our website for more information. particular Halachic belief.
services, educational, and recreational
programs. We offer education, Renewal
National Tay-Sachs & Allied mentoring, and guidance with our clergy
Disease Association and educational staff, and connections Website: www.life-renewal.org
Tel.: 1-800-90NTSAD (906-8723) with other people making the same Renewal facilitates kidney donations
Fax: (888) 354-4884 spiritual journey. from live donors.
E-mail: info@ntsad-ny.org
Website: www.ntsad-ny.org MARRIAGE R I T U A L B AT H S /
Prevention of Tay-Sachs and related
Please contact your Rabbi, your local M I K VA O T
genetic diseases through research, Listings are alphabetical by town.
education, and carrier screening. synagogue or the various denominations
Information, support, and referral to arrange for a Jewish wedding ceremony.
services for affected individuals and
Rebbetzin Peggy Gopin Weiss
families and medical professionals, as MEZUZAH CHECKING Mikvah of Englewood at
well as the public at large. Congregation Ahavath Torah
Yeshiva Ohr Simcha 240 Broad Avenue
of Englewood Englewood, NJ 07631
INTERFAITH 101 West Forest Avenue Tel.: (201) 567-1443
R E L AT I O N S H I P S Englewood, NJ 07631 Website; www.englewoodmikvah.org
Some synagogues may also offer Tel.: (201) 816-1800, ext. 6
interfaith programs. Contact: Rabbi B Fair Lawn Mikvah
Website: www.yeshivaoh.com 19-10 Morlot Avenue
KERUV: a Program Discussing E-mail: yeshivaoh@aol.com
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
Interfaith Relationships Friends of Lubavitch Tel.: (201) 796-0350
Ongoing Thoughtful Discussions at
Temple Emanuel of the Pascack Valley
of Bergen County Young Israel of Ft Lee
Temple Emanuel of the Pascack Valley 513 Kenwood Place Tel.: (201) 585-2425
87 Overlook Drive Teaneck, NJ 07666
Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07677 Tel.: (201) 907-0686 Sephardic Congregation of
Chair: Alayne Pick Fax: (201) 907-0668 Paramus
Tel.: (201) 391-0801 Executive Director: Rabbi Ephraim Simon
140 Arnot Place
E-Mail: keruv@tepv.org
Lubavitch on the Palisades Paramus, NJ 07652
Temple Emanuel of the Pascack Valley Tel.: (201) 967-9898
actively engages families in discussions 11 Harold Street
and activities on topics on Interfaith Tenafly, NJ 07670 Friends of Lubavitch
relationships on a regular basis. This was Tel.: (201) 871-1152
developed to help couples, parents, Fax: (201) 871-4181 (Mikvah for men only)
extended families and the synagogue E-mail: rabbi@chabadlubavitch.org 513 Kenwood Place
membership. Often our programs Website: www.chabadlubavitch.org Teaneck, NJ 07666
transcend interfaith relations. We, as Rabbi: Mordechai Shain Tel.: (201) 907-0686
congregants in the Temple Emanuel Fax: (201) 907-0668
family, often find ourselves faced with Rabbi Abraham Teicher E-mail: RabbiSimon@aol.com
issues in both traditional or interfaith 742 Chestnut Avenue Website: www.chabadhouse.com
situations. The program addresses Teaneck, NJ 07666
relationships, marriage, grand-parenting, Tel.: (201) 836-8376 Teaneck Mikvah
death, Jewish cooking, and how to Fax: (201) 836-4715 1726 Windsor Road
respectfully and lovingly share our Teaneck, NJ 07666
heritage within our traditional,
O R G A N D O N AT I O N Tel.: (201) 837-8223
intermarried and non-Jewish family
members. We celebrate ourselves, our Website: www.teaneckmikvah.com
Organ donation is permissible, and even
families, our children, our grandchildren obligatory, if there is no risk to the donor,
while answering “why and how”. Lubavitch on the Palisades
according to most rabbis and Jewish
religious movements. For further guidance, for Men
Orangetown Jewish Center consult your Rabbi. 11 Harold Street
(Conservative) Tenafly, NJ 07670
8 Independence Avenue The Halachic Organ Donor Tel.: (201) 871-1152
Orangeburg, NY Society Contact: Rabbi Mordechai Shain
Tel.: (845) 359-5920 P.O. Box 693 E-mail: Rabbi@chabadlubavitch.org
Website: www.TheOJC.org New York, NY 10108-0693 Website: www.chabadlubavitch.org
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Re lig io us Lif e and J ewish L iving

Mikvah Sarah Devorah of Tel.: (201) 568-6898 SOFER/SCRIBE

Chabad of Tenafly for Women Website: www.salonbeaumonde.net
E-mail: beaumondesalonspa@yahoo.com Jay Greenspan
48 Piermont Road
Tenafly, NJ 07670 Custom-made shaitls/wigs sales, haircuts, Tel.: (201) 692-1301
Tel.: (201) 816-0440 styling, cuts, washes & sets, color,
massages and facials. Rabbi Abraham Teicher
Fax: (201) 871-4181
742 Chestnut Avenue
Lillian Lee Salon Teaneck, NJ 07666
SHEIMOT DISPOSAL 60 Church Street Tel.: (201) 836-8376
Disposal of documents and papers Bergenfield, NJ 07621
containing God’s name. Please check with Tel.: (201) 837-6770
Website: www.lillianleesalon.com
TWINNING
your local synagogue for collection dates. PROGRAMS–
Gutterman Bros., B A R / B AT M I T Z VA H
S H AT N E S T E S T I N G
Funeral Directors Testing to ensure that garments do not Ethiopian-Israeli Twinning
463 Monmouth Street contain a mixture of linen and wool, which North American Conference on
Jersey City, NJ 07302 is prohibited according to Biblical law. Ethiopian Jewry (NACOEJ)
Tel.: (866) 473-3700 255 West 36th Street, Suite 701
Website: www.GuttermanBrothers.com Yeshiva Ohr Simcha New York, NY 10018
Executive Director: Lawrence P. Gutterman of Englewood Tel.: (212) 233-5200, ext. 222
Mgr-NJ Lic No. 4507 Fax: (212) 233-5243
101 W. Forest Avenue
Family owned and operated by the E-mail: nacoej@nacoej.org
Englewood, NJ 07631
Gutterman family. Website: www.nacoej.org
Tel.: (201) 816-1800, ext. 103
Contact: Rabbi B Israel Twinning
Gutterman and Musicant
Please call ahead to make
Jewish Funeral Directors arrangements.
AMIT
Wien & Wien Inc. Memorial Tel.: (212) 792-5690
Chapels Emporio Contact: Rebekah Grossman
Alan L. Musicant, Mgr. NJ Lic.No.2890 215 West Englewood Avenue
402 Park Street Israel Twinning
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Hackensack, NJ 07601 Emunah of America
Tel.: (201) 530-7300
Tel.: (201) 489-3800, Tel.: (212) 564-9045
1-800-522-0588 Judaica House Contact: Carol Sufian
Please call prior to delivery. 478 Cedar Lane The Jewish Foundation
Teaneck, NJ 07666 for the Righteous
SHAITL/WIGMAKERS Tel.: (201) 801-9001
Fax: (201) 801-9004 305 Seventh Avenue, 19th Floor
Salon Beau Monde & Spa Tel.: (212) 727-9955
Testing is done by Rabbi Yakov
New York, NY 10001
282 Grand Avenue Kriteman, head of the Shatnes Center,
Monsey, NY. Website: www.jfr.org
Englewood, NJ 07631

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EDUCATION
CHILDREN
AND YOUTH
The explanatory material was submitted
by the schools themselves.
The school listings are alphabetical by
town and are then further alphabetized
within the towns.
Toddler-Parent Programs
Temple Beth El Nursery School
Closter
Tel.: (201) 768-3726
Fax: (201) 768-1635
Website: www.tbenv.org
Director of Education: Beth Kramer-Mazer
The Nursery School/Parenting Center
provides a warm and nurturing child-
centered environment where the children
are active participants in the learning
process. The program begins with
Mommy and Me classes, which include
developmentally appropriate activities
for children aged 10-30 months as well
as supportive discussion groups for
parents.
Ganeinu
811 Palisade Avenue
Teaneck, NJ 07666
CELEBRATING 40 YEARS
A warm, creative, top-rated nursery school including Hebrew
immersion, healthy habits for life, and specialty programs
New extended hours
New 9 week summer program
New infant/toddler classes
Gan Rina
354 Maitland Ave. • Teaneck • 201-833-0458
ganrinanursery@gmail.com
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Tel.: (201) 951-4758, (201) 724-8886
Co-directors: Carmela Rosenbaum and
Aliza Safran
E-mail: carmrox@yahoo.com
alizasafran@gmail.com
Website: www.ganeinuteaneck.com
Our Mommy and Me program for
children 12-24 months is scheduled for 8
sessions throughout the year.
Therapeutic Nursery
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
411 E. Clinton Avenue
Tel.: (201) 408-1448
Website: www.jccotp.org
The JCC Therapeutic Nursery is a unique
program for bright preschool children
with special needs. We serve children
ages 3–5 years old that have language
disorders, emotional disturbances
(including selective mutism), learning
disabilities, attention deficits, or autistic
behaviors (including PDD and Asperger’s
Syndrome). The program is a parent-
child model and the curriculum is
developmental and communication
based. Speech-Language, Occupational
and Play Therapy are offered. Also
included is parent counseling and a
weekly parent support group. Our
intensive social skills curriculum prepares
our students to participate successfully,
as they become ready, in mainstream
settings at school, at home, and in the
Educat io n
larger community. Students may enter
the program anytime during the school
year with Director’s approval. Call Lois
Mendelson, PhD, at (201) 408-1498 or
tn@jccotp.org.
Movin’ and Groovin’
(16-26 months)
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
411 E. Clinton Avenue
Tel.: (201) 408-1448
Website: www.jccotp.org
Toddler learns a lot from moving and
listening to music. Parents can join other
families in a variety of music, movement,
dance, and hands-on activities.
Temple Beth Or Holiday
Happenings Program
56 Ridgewood Road
Township of Washington, NJ 07676
Tel.: (201) 722-0269
Fax: (201) 664-7214
E-mail: ibolton@templebethornj.org
Website: www.templebethornj.org
Director of Lifelong Learning: Irene Bolton
We welcome young children ages 2-6
and their parents and grandparents to
this fun and interactive program.
Through crafts, stories, songs and snacks,
families enjoy learning about Jewish
holidays and traditions. Held five times a
year, this program is open to the public
and is without charge. Check our
website or call Temple Beth Or for dates
and times.
Young Family Engagement /
Parenting Center
Jewish Community Center of Northern
New Jersey
605 Pascack Road
Washington Township, NJ 07676
Tel.: (201) 666-6610
Fax: (201) 221-5815
E-mail: erikae@jccnnj.org
Website: www.jccnnj.org
JOURNEY WITH US- PARENTING CENTER
All stages of the parenting process, from
deciding when to start your family
through raising a child, come with
challenges. The never-ending pressure
seems unavoidable and the
responsibilities at times overwhelming.
With a multitude of products, parenting
styles, alternative family constellations,
support networks and differing
educational programs, how does a
parent find a consistent place to go for
solid advice and guidance? Let the
Jewish Community Center of Northern
New Jersey help you tackle the tough
challenges, all while enhancing the well-
being of your family. Our Parenting
Center focuses on the needs of each
individual family with a variety of
education, support and family-centered
services through virtual and site-based
programming.
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Come Play with Me
(Conservative)
Temple Emanuel of the Pascack
Valley Early Childhood Program
(ECP)
87 Overlook Drive
Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07677
Tel.: (201) 391-0801
Early Childhood Director: Debbie
Wanamaker
E-Mail: Debbie@tepv.org
Website: www.tepv.org
This Toddler & Parent Program begins
with infants through 24 months. The
acclaimed “Come Play With Me” program
offers the best combination of
experiences and nurturing to provide the
very young child a strong foundation for
learning. The children grow through
play, gross motor activities, music &
movement and art activities. This
program helps prepare the children for
our ECP (Early Childhood Program)
For children turning one by Oct. 1st
classes are Wednesday, 9:15 to 10:15 am.
For children turning two between Oct.
1st and March 1st, classes are Tuesday,
9:15 to 10:30 am.
Free Drop in Playgroup for Infants 12
months, twice a month, Fridays 10:00 -
11:30 am.
Exploration, experimentation, and
sensory experiences are the ideal way for
a child to learn.
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New to the area? This is a great way to
make new friends.
Please call to confirm class time and days.
Daycare
Gan Aviv
21 West Main Street
Bergenfield, NJ 07621
Tel.: (201) 384-6111, (888) GAN-AVIV
Fax: (201) 384-6133
E-mail: info@ganaviv.com
Website: www.ganaviv.com
Director: Karen Adler
Assistant Director: Danielle Feuer
This Jewish school for children ages 6
weeks through Pre-K offers a full-year
calendar, bilingual Hebrew and English,
and a complete academic program. We
offer age-appropriate activities focusing
on the physical, emotional, and social
needs of each child in a nurturing and
safe environment. Our calendar and
program reflects our commitment to
working parents with flexible hours,
schedules and extended hours in the
morning and afternoon.
Anshei Lubavitch
Preschool/Day Care Center
10-10 Plaza Road and 8-09 Plaza Road
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
Tel.: (201) 794-3770
Website: www.flchabad.com
Educat io n
E-mail: rabbi@flchabad.com
The Anshei Lubavitch Preschool/Day
Care Center in Fair Lawn offers full- and
half-day preschool for ages 0-5.
Extended hours are available from 7 a.m.
to 6 p.m. Both facilities have spacious
classrooms, with indoor and outdoor
playgrounds. The teachers provide a
warm and loving atmosphere, with lots
of love and personal attention. Visits
from community helpers, professional
storytellers, music and movement, gym,
Shabbat parties, and specialty Judaic
programs bring added excitement to our
educational curriculum. We are fully
licensed and insured.
Nursery and Pre-School
Gan Aviv
21 West Main Street
Bergenfield, NJ 07621
Tel.: (201) 384-6111, (888) GAN-AVIV
Fax: (201) 384-6133
E-mail: info@ganaviv.com
Website: www.ganavivdaycare.com
Director: Karen Adler
Assistant Director: Danielle Feuer
We offer age-appropriate activities
focusing on the physical, emotional, and
social needs of each child in a nurturing
and safe environment. This Jewish
school for children ages three months
through PreK offers a full-year calendar,
bilingual Hebrew and English, and a
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complete academic program. The Fair
Lawn branch has a kindergarten
program.
Gan Yaldenu Tots
160 Woodbine Street
Bergenfield, NJ 07621
Tel: (201) 385-7500
Director: Etti Benvenist
E-mail: contactus@ganyaldenutots.com
yaldenu@verizon.neti
Ages 6 weeks to 4 years old
Temple Beth El Nursery School
(Reform)
221 Schraalenburgh Road
Closter, NJ 07624
Tel.: (201) 768-3726
Fax: (201) 768-1635
Website: www.tbenv.org
Ages: 2 – 5 years
The Nursery School/Parenting Center
provides a warm and nurturing child-
centered environment where the children
are active participants in the learning
process. The nursery school program
begins at two years of age and continues
through pre-kindergarten. Through play
and first-hand sensory experiences,
children explore their environment and
master skills, while developing a love of
learning, a positive self-image and a
sense of community. Jewish identity is
enhanced by celebrating Shabbat and the
holidays through songs, stories,
puppetry, crafts and cooking.
The Moriah School
(Orthodox – co-ed)
53 S. Woodland Street
Englewood, NJ 07631
Tel.: (201) 567-0208
Fax: (201) 567-7402
E-mail: info@moriahschool.org
Website: www.moriahschool.org
Early Childhood Director: Divsha Tollinsky
Kol Chaverim Pre-school
1500 Queen Anne Road
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 509-8433/ (917) 750-7679
Website: www.kolchaverim.com
E-mail: info@kolchaverim.com
Director: Elana Ochs
Ages newborn -K
At Kol Chaverim Preschool we provide
exceptional love and care while
maintaining high standards for quality
education. We pride ourselves on
providing a safe, nurturing and
stimulating environment for our students.
Helen Troum Nursery &
Kindergarten at Temple Beth
Sholom
(Conservative) (USCJ affiliated)
40-25 Fair Lawn Avenue
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
Tel.: (201) 797-2865
E-mail: DLesnoyTBS@yahoo.com
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Website: www.TBSFL.org
Director: Debbie Propper Lesnoy
The Helen Troum Nursery &
Kindergarten, a state licensed,
developmentally appropriate program,
nurtures children, ages 2-5, as they grow
and thrive in a warm, loving, thought
provoking atmosphere. Certified,
experienced teachers with CPR and first
aid training, challenge the children to
grow and develop at their own rate,
encouraging socialization, risk taking,
independence, creativity and learning
through sensory exploration,
experimentation and multi-faceted
experiences. A strong secular and Judaic
program is enhanced with music, art,
story, language, cooking, emergent
literacy and gross motor experiences. A
new parenting center offers programs for
the under twos and their parents.
The Leah Sokoloff Nursery
School of Shomrei Torah
(Orthodox)
19-10 Morlot Avenue
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
Tel.: (201) 791-6744
Website: www.shomrei-torah.org/nursery-
school
Directors: Deena Jarashow, Lillie Mentzel
Ages: 2 – 5
Co-ed
The Leah Sokoloff Nursery School and
summer program offer developmentally
appropriate activities in art, music,
language, science, math, and movement
in a nurturing Jewish environment. The
school has a low teacher-student ratio.
The school serves children from
Bergenfield, Teaneck, Paramus, Passaic,
and Fair Lawn.
Preschool at Chabad of Fort Lee
808 Abbott Blvd.
Fort Lee, NJ 07024
Tel.: (201) 886-1238
E-mail: chabadfortlee@aol.com
Preschool@ChabadFortLee.com
Website: ChabadFortLee.com
Director: Lieba Konikov
Our preschool offers programs for ages
18 months – 5 years old with a number
of options. Our comprehensive and
developmentally appropriate program is
designed to promote each child’s
intellectual, social, physical, and
emotional growth. All games and activities
are skill-based and goal-oriented, so that
the children grow with everything they
do. The classroom is a community in
which Jewish values are modeled and
reinforced and Hebrew language is
introduced through songs, games, and
simple conversation. The curriculum
combines structured and unstructured
activities that encourage young children's
most important work: creative play. Every
day is filled with art, music, stories,
language, Jewish living, and hands-on
exploration. Our program infuses our
children with a love for Judaism as well
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Educat io n

as respect and admiration for our

heritage.

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(Reform)
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Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417
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Fax: (201) 847-0044
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Glen Rock Jewish Center
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682 Harristown Road
Glen Rock, NJ 07452
Tel.: (201) 652-6624
Fax: (201) 652-6628
E-mail: grjcnursery@gmail.com
Website: www.grjc.org
Director: Hilarie Kay Beth Sklar, Director • Marina Blyumin, Owner

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child: physically, intellectually, socially,
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL Our innovative and vibrant
Religious School is open to
students from Kindergarten
emotionally, creatively, and spiritually. Contact Director: Rabbi Beth Kramer-Mazer through Tenth grade. Our
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201.768.2195
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part of the weekly curriculum, and hot known for its experiential,
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academic and social success in
New York Magazine’s Kindergarten and beyond. Jewish
holidays and customs come to life

“Best Doctors” list! through joyful, creative story, song, art

and play. We also offer such innovative
programming and tools as Suzuki Violin
and Chess in Pre-Kindergarten.
Schechter’s Pre-school benefits from all
Open 365 days a year that SSDS has to offer, including our
state-of-the-art, indoor and outdoor
Evening hours for sick facilities, organic teaching garden,
optional hot lunch program, and
visits and checkups! extended day program. Pre-K meets
daily from 8 AM to 3:15 PM; our 3’s
Early Walk-In Hours program is offered for both half- and
full-day sessions. For more information,
At All Office call 201-262-9898 x213 or email:
Locations on admissions@ssdsbergen.org.
Weekdays Academies at
Gerrard Berman Day School
Call our main office to schedule a FREE Solomon Schechter of North Jersey
“Meet-the-Doctor” visit. George and Arline Haar Middle School
(Conservative – co-ed)
Meet a physician and the staff! 45 Spruce Street
Oakland, NJ 07436
Tel.: (201) 337-1111
Fax: (201) 337-7795
E-mail: gbds@ssnj.org
Offices in Tenafly, Fort Lee, Paramus, Website: www.ssnj.org
Oakland, Clifton, and Park Ridge Early Childhood Director: Susan Scher
FIRST PLACE At Academies of Gerrard Berman Day
PEDIATRICS 201-569-2400 · www.tenaflypediatrics.com School, we welcome children as young
as 21 months old to become part of our
school community. We believe that an
Infant Toddler Playgroups, Tot Shabbat,
Gymnastics • Silks & Hammocks & Lyra excellent early childhood program begins
Young Family Shabbat Dinners and a
to shape tomorrow's leaders. Dynamic,
Cresskill whole host of synagogue activities and
cutting edge curriculum focusing on
Performing events in which our Nursery School
families are encouraged to participate.
STEAM (science, technology,
engineering, art and math), all within an
Arts age appropriate setting, is the foundation
Fencing • Princess Dance • and more • age 2-1/2 to adults

3’s (Gan Keshet) & Pre-K 4’s

Dance • Acting • Musical Theater • Voice • Choreography

for our community of young learners.

300 Knickerbocker Rd · Cresskill at the Solomon Schechter Day
School of Bergen County
IMAGINE YOUR CHILD, (SSDS)
DANCING, SINGING, Grades: Preschool - 3s (Gan Keshet) & 4s
LEARNING AND HAVING (Pre-K)
FUN IN THE ARTS! 275 McKinley Avenue
New Milford, NJ 07646
Tel.: (201) 262-9898
Fax: (210) 262-3026
E-mail: admissions@ssdsbergen.org
Website: www.ssdsbergen.org
Head of School: Ruth Gafni
Early Childhood & Lower School Principals:
Lauren Goldman-Brown & Ricky Stamler-
Goldberg
School Psychologist: Dr. Ilana Kustanowitz
Director of Admissions: Sarah Sokolic
REGISTER TODAY The 3’s and 4’s programs at the Solomon
Schechter Day School of Bergen County
Classes are filling fast! feature our signature “inquiry-based” and
Go to cresskillperformingarts.com thematic approach to early childhood
to reserve your spot for a Trial Class. learning that is designed to inspire
Questions? curiosity and creativity while promoting
201 390-7513 • 201 266-8830 social skills, self-confidence, and
independence. Reading, writing, and
studio-info@cresskillperformingarts.com
math readiness – as well as an
www.cresskillperformingarts.com introduction to Hebrew through songs
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Our dynamic dual curriculum includes
Hebrew immersion.We aim to nurture
the cognitive, physical, social, and
emotional development of young
children by promoting independence,
building self-esteem, stimulating
creativity, and supporting the
development of problem solving skills.
The families of our youngest students are
encouraged to be involved and are
embraced as partners in their child's
education. GBDS hours are from 8:15am
to 3:30pm with flexible before and after
care options until 6pm.
Ben Porat Yosef
(Orthodox)
E. 243 Frisch Court
Paramus, NJ 07652
Grades Toddler through 8th grade
Tel.: (201) 845-5007
Fax: (201) 845-5009
E-mail: bpy@benporatyosef.org
Website: www.benporatyosef.org
Rosh Yeshiva: Rav Tomer Ronen
General Studies Principal: Rebecca
Hirschfield
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Educat io n

Early Childhood Director: Jessica Kohn

Director of Admissions/PR: Ruth Roth
Ben Porat Yosef is a dynamic growing
REGISTRATION OPEN
Orthodox Yeshiva Day School dedicated
to the continuity of both Sephardic and
THROUGHOUT THE YEAR!
Ashkenazic customs and traditions,
characterized by a warm, nurturing, small-
school environment, rich experiential
A Creative and Exciting
learning, and Hebrew immersion. General
studies and Judaic studies are integrated HEBREW SCHOOL Education
to provide children with meaningful and
fun educational experiences each day.
Exciting co-curricular activities and after-
for Children in Grades 3-7
school programs include computers, art,
music, creative movement, science,
nature, and karate. JEWISH Y UTH
Yavneh Academy
(Orthodox, co-ed)
ENCOUNTER PROGRAM
155 N. Farview Avenue
Paramus, NJ 07652
Classes meet Sunday mornings
Tel.: (201) 262-8494 Big Brothers/Sisters mentor each student
Fax: (201) 262-5940
E-mail: Bar & Bat Mitzvah Preparation
yavnehacademy@yavnehacademy.org
Website: www.yavnehacademy.org Monthly Family Programs
Director: Shani Norman Located in Teaneck (Torah Academy)
Head of School: Rabbi Jonathan Knapp
Executive Director: Joel Kirschner
Principal Judaic Studies, Grades 1-5:
No synagogue affiliation required
Rabbi Steven Penn
Early Childhood Director, Assistant Contact Dr. Deborah Rapps, Director 201-833-JYEP(5937)
Principal General Studies: Mrs. Shani
Norman
Assistant Principal General Studies,
Or visit us at www.JYEP.org or email debby@jyep.org
Grades 2-5: Mrs. Adrienne Shlagbaum
Associate Principal, Middle School:
Mrs. Barbara Rubin
Assistant Principal Judaic Studies, THE PREEMINENT PREPARATORY SCHOOL
Grades 6-8: Rabbi Dr. Aaron Ross IN NEW JERSEY FOR PRE-K THROUGH
Director of Special Services: Dr. Sarah Feit
Director of Guidance and Student 12TH GRADE JEWISH EDUCATION
Services: Mrs. Gayle Clachko
Director of Technology and Curriculum
Design Innovator: Mrs. Chani Lichtiger
For more than 75 years, Yavneh Academy
a modern Orthodox yeshiva day school,
has provided students with a superior
educational foundation built on Torah
Shebictav, Torah Sheb’al Peh, mitzvot,
middot, Ivrit, Eretz Yisrael, Medinat
Yisrael and excellence in all Judaic and
general studies. We believe that all future
learning is dependent upon the
experience of youth. To achieve this goal
we ignite excitement in our children by
incorporating creative, innovative and
interactive curricula and projects into the
daily educational experience. Yavneh
faculty are concerned with the whole
child and stretch the curiosity of the
student body so that our children grow ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
intellectually, socially, and emotionally. JEWISH TRADITION
Computer technology, multimedia
programs, informal educational activities, COMMUNITY VALUES
cultural experiences and field trips all
enhance the Yavneh philosophy. Our
educational program is achieved through VISIT GOLDAOCHACADEMY.ORG
small student-teacher ratios and the
involvement of parents at each step in the OR CALL THE OFFICE OF ADMISSIONS 973-602-3601
process. We measure our success by the
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thousands of Yavneh graduates who are
equipped with a strong background of
academic skills, middot, a love of
learning, and readiness to meet the
challenges of adolescence and beyond.
Yeshivat Noam
(Orthodox, co-ed)
70 West Century Road
Paramus, NJ 07652
Tel.: (201) 261-1919
Fax: (201) 261-1949
Website: www.yeshivatnoam.org
E-mail: info@yeshivatnoam.org
Principal: Rabbi Chaim Hagler
Assist. Principal: Linda Stock
Asst Principal Judaic Studies, Elementary
School: Rabbi Uzi Beer
Early Childhood Director: Kara Feldman
Assist. Principal Jew Studies: Rabbi Elie
Kurtz
Assist. Principal, General Studies: Aliza
Chanales
Executive Director: Enid Anziska
The school offers PreK-grade 8 classes.
At the core of its foundation are six
guiding principles: centrality of the child,
love of Torah, commitment to Eretz
Yisrael and Ivrit b’Ivrit, importance of
Derech Eretz, academic excellence, and
parental involvement. Nitzanei Noam is
our new nursery school program to be
held at Congregation Bnai Yeshurun in
Teaneck, Joyce Buckman, Director.
What Does Being
Jewish Mean to
YOUR Teen?
The Bergen County
High School of Jewish Studies
Engaging academic, social and
community service programs
in an environment supporting
Jewish self-discovery and
lifelong Jewish identity
For All Jewish Teens in Grades 8-12
Sundays, 9:30am-12:45pm
Visit us online at www.bchsjs.org
or call us at 201-488-0834
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Rosenbaum Yeshiva of North
Jersey Early Childhood
(Orthodox, boys and girls in separate
classes as of grade 1)
666 Kinderkamack Road
River Edge, NJ 07661
Tel.: (201) 986-1414
Fax: (201) 986-1155
Website: www.rynj.org
Head of School: Rabbi Daniel Price
Associate Principal: Rabbi David
Kaminetsky
Judaic Studies, Principal Lower School:
Rabbi Nachum Wachtel
Middle School General Studies Principal:
Mrs. Robin Wexler
Middle School Judaic Studies Assistant
Principal: Mrs. Cindy Zucker
Middle School Dean of Students: Rabbi Avi
Bernstein
General Studies, Lower School Principal
Grades, Grades 1-2: Mrs. Stephanie
Summers
General Studies, Lower School Principal
Grades 3-5: Mrs. Jenni Levy
Early Childhood Director: Shani Skydell
Assistant Director, Early Childhood: Mrs.
Aviva Vogel
Director of Special Services Lower School:
Mrs. Helen Adler
Director of Special Services Middle
School: Mrs. Dena Rich
Transitional Program Curriculum
Coordinator: Miss Devorah Banayan
Business Director, Controller: Mrs. Sandy
Steinberg
At Rosenbaum Yeshiva of North Jersey, it
is our mission to create a warm and
nurturing environment within a Torah
framework where young children can
grow and develop cognitively, socially
and emotionally. Every child entering the
Early Childhood Center becomes a
member of a new community - a school
community that fosters individual
growth, develops social skills, teaches
middot, builds self-esteem and creates an
awareness of each child's Jewish identity.
We have classes from Nursery through
Kindergarten.
Gan Aliza
811 Palisade Avenue
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 724-8886
Website: www.ganalizateaneck.com
Director: Aliza Safran
E-mail: ganalizateaneck@gmail.com
Gan Aliza offers classes for 2- and 3-
year-olds as well as a summer session.
Gan Rina Nursery School
354 Maitland Avenue
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 833-0458
Contact: Rue Taubes
Ages 1-4
We are a state accredited preschool that
provides a warm, nurturing environment
to further growth, fun and learning by
focusng on each child's social,
emotional, cognitive, and physical
development. We strive to instill
traditonal Torah values such as tefila,
brachot, Shabbat, chagim, tzedaka, and
midot tovot. Our curriculum includes
Hebrew immersion, healthy habits for
life, and specialty programs. Summer
program. Extended hours.
Gan Yaldenu
85 Copley Avenue
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 801-0291
Director: Wendy Roswadowsky
The school offers a warm and happy
atmosphere. The program is based on
hands-on activities, music, movement
and arts and crafts. It also offers a dual
curriculum of Judaic and general studies.
Gan Yavneh
70 Sterling Place
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Day care for children from
6 weeks - 4 years
Contact:
GanYavnehOffice@yavnehacademy.org
Website: www.ganyavneh.org
Shalom Yeladim Nursery School
780 Palisade Avenue
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 837-0837
Fax: (201) 357-2653
91 West Clinton Avenue
Tenafly, NJ 07670
Tel.: (201) 894-8300
E-mail: shalomyeladim@optonline.net
Director: Marina Blyumin
At Shalom Yeladim Nursery School,
you’ll find a warm, safe, and stimulating
Torah environment for children, ages
toddler through six years. We encourage
each child to develop self-esteem, self-
motivation, and an awareness of
themselves and the world around them.
Children’s natural curiosity is guided and
their thirst for knowledge is encouraged.
Our integrated curriculum, as well as our
many hands-on activities, such as
Hebrew immersion, library, music, art,
gym, and swim, helps to instill a love of
learning in each child.
Teaneck Chabad Pre-School
510 Claremont Street
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 907-0686
Website:
www.teaneckchabadpreschool.com
Director: Nechamy Simon
Ages 2 1⁄2 - 4 years
Lubavitch on the Palisades
Preschool
(Orthodox)
11 Harold Street
Tenafly, NJ 07670
Tel.: (201) 871-1152, ext. 505
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Fax: (201) 871-4181
E-mail: vered@lpsnj.org
Website: www.lpsnj.org
Preschool Director: Orite Rubenstein
E-mail: Orite@lpsnj.org
Assistant Preschool Director: Sonya
Solomon
E-mail: sonya@lpsnj.org
The school believes in giving every
child, regardless of background or
religious affiliation, a multi-sensory,
child-centered Jewish education. Our
warm and innovative teachers provide
learning experiences that are taught in a
very hands-on, interactive way. The
Parshas come alive through exploring
our social, emotional, physical and
cognitive development.
Temple Sinai of Bergen County
Early Childhood Center
One Engle Street
Tenafly, NJ 07670
Tel.: (201) 568-6867
Fax: (201) 568-6095
Website: www.templesinaibc.org
E-mail: ecc@templesinabc.org
Director: Risa Tannenbaum
Discover the early childhood gem right
in your backyard – for children starting
at 12 months old- including extended
days!
Accredited by the National Association
for the Education of Young Children, the
Early Childhood Center is committed to
the principle that the early childhood
years are the ideal time to begin a child's
education as well as his or her Jewish
education. Through the celebration of
Shabbat, holiday festivals and more,
children learn and gain an appreciation
of our heritage.
Offering a nurturing, developmentally
appropriate curriculum with an excellent
teacher/child ratio, the center fosters
positive self-esteem and confidence
through experiential play-based learning.
All early childhood classes take place in
large bright, sunny classrooms. Sports,
music and nature enrich our curriculum.
A state-of-the-art, large outdoor
playground with two age-specific areas
incorporate a water play feature as well
as climbing apparatus, sand play
(covered sand boxes), tryke track
(scooter area) and more.
Abram B. Cohen Nursery
School at the Wayne YMCA
Website: www.Wayneymca.org
Director: Ali Dorfman
Ages: 2-5 years
The Abram B. Cohen Nursery School
provides the ideal setting to launch
young children and their families on
their first educational journey away from
home. Our experienced and caring staff
work together with parents to create an
atmosphere that fosters self-confidence,
self-worth and pride. Our school
supports free choice and active learning.
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Children are encouraged to form
relationships with other children and
adults to experience a sense of
community and belonging. Our
integrated curriculum offers language
arts, social studies, science, math and
reading readiness, outdoor play and
physical fitness education. Customs and
traditions of our Judaic heritage are
introduced through weekly Shabbat
festivities and holiday celebrations.
Early Childhood Program (ECP)
at Temple Emanuel
Temple Emanuel of the Pascack
Valley Early Childhood Program
(ECP)
(Conservative)
87 Overlook Drive
Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07677
Tel.: (201) 391-8329
Early Childhood Director: Debbie
Wanamaker
ECP Admin: Cheryl Mazen
E-Mail: Cheryl@tepv.org
Website: www.tepv.org
Pre-school for children ages 2-4, as well
as, after school enrichment programs.
Our Early Childhood Program employs a
developmentally appropriate curriculum,
recognizing individual differences and
the unique pace at which each child
develops. Readiness skills are developed
in reading, writing, math, science, and
handwriting. Children express themselves
creatively through art, music, movement
and language. The staff provides an
atmosphere of caring and respect.
Children learn about Jewish customs,
participate in Jewish holiday celebrations
and practice doing good deeds. Our
love of Judaism shines through in all we
do. Each child feels special at our ECP.
Free Drop In Playgroup: Infant
& Parent Program
Temple Emanuel of the Pascack
Valley Parenting Center @ Early
Childhood Program (ECP)
(Conservative)
87 Overlook Drive
Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07677
Tel.: (201) 391-8329
E-mail: cheryl@tepv.org
Director: Debbie Wasserman
ECP Admin: Cheryl Mazen
www.tepv.org
Our FREE Drop-In Playgroup is for
parents and infants birth through 12
months. It’s a time to enjoy your baby,
connect with other moms and discuss
relevant topics. The playgriup is hekd
approximately twice a month. Call for
specific dates and times.
Come Play with Me: Toddler &
Parent Program
Temple Emanuel of the Pascack
Valley Parenting Center @ Early
Childhood Program (ECP)
Educat io n
(Conservative)
87 Overlook Drive
Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07677
Tel.: (201) 391-8329
E-mail: cheryl@tepv.org
Director: Debbie Wasserman
ECP Admin: Cheryl Mazen
www.tepv.org
Come Play with Me is for Toddlers 12
months through 18 months &
Parents. The acclaimed Come Play with
Me offers the best combination of
experiences and nurturing to provide the
very young child a strong foundation for
learning. Using a framework of
discovery, the class includes circle time,
gross motor opportunities, playtime,
music, & snack. Classes are held in the
morning, once a week. Please call to
confirm class time and days. Registration
is required.
Toddlers to Be: Toddler &
Parent Program
Temple Emanuel of the Pascack
Valley Parenting Center @ Early
Childhood Program (ECP)
(Conservative)
87 Overlook Drive
Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07677
Tel.: (201) 391-8329
E-mail: cheryl@tepv.org
Director: Debbie Wasserman
ECP Admin: Cheryl Mazen
www.tepv.org
Toddlers To Be is for Toddlers 18
months through 24 months &
Parents. Children will participate in
playtime, circle time, art experiences,
snack, story time, music and movement.
Classes are held in the morning, once a
week. Call for specific dates and time.
Toddlers to Be will gradually transition
to become On My Own. (a separate
class). Registration is required.
On My Own: Toddler Program
Temple Emanuel of the Pascack
Valley Parenting Center @ Early
Childhood Program (ECP)
(Conservative)
87 Overlook Drive
Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07677
Tel.: (201) 391-8329
E-mail: cheryl@tepv.org
Director: Debbie Wasserman
ECP Admin: Cheryl Mazen
www.tepv.org
On My Own is a transitioning class for
those children who participated in
Toddlers to Be which is 18 months
through 24 months. It is a separate class
for toddlers to experience being on
their own. Classes are held in the
morning, once a week. Call for specific
dates and time. Registration is required.
Andrew Friedland Preschool
at Temple Beth Rishon
(Independent/Unaffiliated)
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585 Russell Avenue
Wyckoff, NJ 07481
Tel.: (201) 891-4466
Fax: (201) 891-0508
E-mail: preschool@bethrishon.org
Website: www.bethrishon.org
Director: Gonen Arad
Preschool Principal: Hillary Posner
Ages: 14 months – 6 years
Co-ed
The Andrew Friedland Preschool offers a
“Moms and Tots” program for children
from 14 months to two years. In
addition, we offer preschool classes with
affordable rates for ages 2-5, including
kindergarten enrichment. We offer a
variety of age-appropriate and exciting
programs and schedule options for both
mornings and afternoons. An innovative
afternoon schedule has recently been
created to add even more fun and skills
enrichment. An active PTO encourages a
partnership between the parents and the
school. Registration is ongoing
After-School and Vacation
Programs
After School Academy
for Advanced Studies in Mathematics,
Science, Arts & Technology @ Schechter
Grades 5-8
275 McKinley Avenue
New Milford, NJ 07646
Tel.: (201) 262-9898
Fax: (201) 262-3026
E-mail:
afterschoolacademy@ssdsbergen.org
Website: www.ssdsbergen.org/asa
Head of School: Ruth Gafni
Director of Academic Affairs: Daniel Jaye
The After School Academy (ASA) for
Advanced Studies in Mathematics,
Science, Arts and Technology @
Schechter is specially designed to
provide all 5th- through 8th- graders in
the area with an extraordinary selection
of hands-on, interactive learning
opportunities that will extend their
knowledge, stimulate their minds,
encourage their curiosity, and open new
academic vistas. Outstanding,
experienced professionals teach such
popular courses as “Stem-cell biology &
human genomics”; “Video-game design”;
“LEGO robotics”; “Improvisational
acting”; “Journalism workshop”; and a
special prep course for the Bergen
County Academies entrance examination
(6th & 7th Graders). Classes are offered
in the fall and spring on Monday and
Tuesday afternoons, from 4:30 to 6:30
p.m. (pizza snack included) at Solomon
Schechter Day School of Bergen County,
275 McKinley Avenue, New Milford, NJ
07646. (Group and organizational
discounts are available.) For more
information about the After School
Academy, including all course offerings
and registration form, visit
http://www.ssdsbergen.org/asa, call
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201-262-9898 x215 or e-mail:
afterschoolacademy@ssdsbergen.org
Kids Club: After-school pick-up
service and child care Program
(Grades K-5)
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
411 E. Clinton Avenue
Tenafly, NJ 07670
Tel.: (201) 408-1467
E-mail: lbensoussan@jccotp.org
Website: www.jccotp.org/kids-club
Let us handle the end of the day
craziness for you! We provide door–to-
door transportation from most schools to
the JCC, get children settled with a
snack, and have teachers on hand to
offer homework help in English and
Hebrew. When homework’s done, kids
love our special activities, games, books,
cooking and monthly mitzvah projects! If
your child is enrolled in an after school
class, we’ll escort them to that too. A
great way to end the day! Kids Club
Hours: September to June, Mon-Thur and
seasonal Fridays, after school to 6 pm
After-School Program &
Enrichment Classes
(Grades K-5)
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
411 E. Clinton Avenue
Tel.: (201) 408-1447
E-mail: lbensoussan@jccotp.org.
Website: www.jccotp.org/children
The JCC offers many after school
programs and classes for children ages 2
through high school including art,
science, cooking, swim, sports, dance,
drama, music and more.
Emek
Taub Campus
This Israeli language and cultural after-
school program for children in grades K-
9 teaches modern, spoken Hebrew and
Israeli culture in a fun, hand-on way on
two tracks: one for native Hebrew
speakers and one for non-native. Call
Galit at 201.408.1469.
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Vacation Programs
Taub Campus
Tenafly
Tel.: (201) 408-1448, ext. 356
E-mail: mkleiman@jccotp.org
Contact: Michal Kleiman
Children K-5 enjoy a wide range of fun
activities during school breaks. Join us
for crafts, swimming, trips, sports fun
and entertainment during our vacation
programs. JCC membership required.
9 a.m.-4 p.m. with extended hours
available.
Vacation Station
Temple Emanuel of the Pascack
Valley Early Childhood Program
(Conservative)
87 Overlook Drive
Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07677
Tel.: (201) 391-8329
Early Childhood Director: Debbie
Wanamaker
E-Mail: Debbie@tepv.org
Website: www.tepv.org
This is a separate independent program
for 2 to 5 year olds during school
breaks. The kids enjoy a wide range of
fun activities. Days are themed during
the breaks to add to the excitement.
Educational Resources
The Living Legacy
c/o The Friendship Circle
1 University Plaza Drive, Suite 507
Hackensack, NJ
Tel.: (201) 926-5151
E-mail: moshe@thelivinglegacy.org
Contact: Rabbi Moshe Grossbaum
Through a variety of hands-on
educational modules, THE LIVING
LEGACY provides a unique and creative
tool that links Jewish teaching and
learning to Jewish practice and living.
Creating a Shofar, pressing olive oil,
baking Matzah, Teffilin making and
Torah writing are some of the instructive
units designed to engage, challenge and
actively involve Jewish youth in our
priceless heritage. These programs are
portable and are brought to classrooms,
synagogues, etc. A vital school resource,
The Living Legacy serves Hebrew, day,
and nursery schools throughout northern
New Jersey.
Day Schools –
Elementary and Pre-K
Yeshivat He’Atid
(Orthodox, co-ed)
1500 Queen Anne Road
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 374-2272
Fax: (201) 374-2274
E-mail: info@yeshivatheatid.org
Website: www.yeshivatheatid.org
Head of School: Rav Tomer Ronen
Principal: Dr. Tani Foger
Yeshivat He’Atid is an Orthodox Jewish
day school serving the Jewish
community of Northern New Jersey. We
focus on delivering quality, affordable
Jewish education while fostering a strong
sense of community and Jewish identity.
Founded in 2012, Yeshivat He’Atid
utilizes proven, data-driven instructional
methods to engage students in
collaborative learning. Our methodology
is geared towards maximizing creativity
through small group instruction.
We strive to instill a love of Torah,
Judaism, and Medinat Yisrael through
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classroom teaching, educational
experiences, and a warm and exciting
school environment. We are committed
to providing an immersive Ivrit B’Ivrit
Judaic Studies curriculum that is taught
by our Hebrew speaking Israeli teachers.
In continuing to educate the whole child,
building student character is
accomplished by partnering with our
enrolled families to impress the values of
being good neighbors and citizens
through Middot, Achdut, and Chesed.
Yeshivat He’Atid fosters the home-school
partnership through its active Parent’s
Association, extracurricular programming,
and ongoing communication.
Yeshivat He’Atid currently serves over
375 students from Pre-K through 6th
grade. We look forward to adding a
grade each year and celebrating our first
graduating class in the 2019-2020 school
year. Located in Teaneck, New Jersey,
Yeshivat He’Atid is housed in a 57,000
square foot, state-of-the-art facility.
We welcome you to join the Yeshivat
He’Atid family and help shape our future
and the future of your children.
The Moriah School
(Orthodox – co-ed)
53 S. Woodland Street
Englewood, NJ 07631
Tel.: (201) 567-0208
Fax: (201) 567-7402
E-mail: info@moriahschool.org
Website: www.moriahschool.org
Principal: Rabbi Daniel Alter
E-mail: eprager@moriahschool.org
Director of Operations: Erik Kessler
E-mail: ekessler@moriahschool.org
Associate Principal: Odelia Danishefsky
Early Childhood Director: Divsha Tollinsky
Director Student Support Services: Alana
Green
The Moriah School is a N – 8 modern
Orthodox Yeshiva that serves 700
students throughout Bergen County and
contiguous communities. Moriah
emphasizes the use of a variety of
learning modalities in the classroom both
in the General and Jewish Studies and
strives to enable each child to realize
his/her potential in the spheres of
academic, ethical, social/emotional and
spiritual growth.
Ben Porat Yosef
(Orthodox)
E. 243 Frisch Court
Paramus, NJ 07652
Grades Toddler through 8th grade
Tel.: (201) 845-5007
Fax: (201) 845-5009
E-mail: bpy@benporatyosef.org
Website: www.benporatyosef.org
Interim Head of School: Dr. Steven Lorch
General Studies Principal: Rebecca
Hirschfield
Early Childhood Director: Jessica Kohn
Director of Admissions/PR: Ruth Roth
Ben Porat Yosef is a dynamic growing
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Orthodox Yeshiva Day School dedicated
to the continuity of both Sephardic and
Ashkenazic customs and traditions,
characterized by a warm, nurturing,
small-school environment, rich
experiential learning, and Hebrew
immersion. General studies and Judaic
studies are integrated to provide children
with meaningful and fun educational
experiences each day.
Yeshivat Noam
(Orthodox, co-ed)
70 West Century Road
Paramus, NJ 07652
Tel.: (201) 261-1919
Fax: (201) 261-1949
Website: www.yeshivatnoam.org
E-mail: info@yeshivatnoam.org
Principal: Rabbi Chaim Hagler
Assist. Principal: Linda Stock
Asst Principal Judaic Studies, Elementary
School: Rabbi Elie Kurtz
Early Childhood Director: Kara Feldman
Assist. Principal Jew Studies: Rabbi Elie
Kurtz
Assist. Principal, General Studies: Aliza
Chanales
Executive Director: Enid Anziska
The school offers PreK-grade 8 classes.
At the core of its foundation are six
guiding principles: centrality of the child,
love of Torah, commitment to Eretz
Yisrael and Ivrit b’Ivrit, importance of
Derech Eretz, academic excellence, and
parental involvement.
Solomon Schechter Day School
of Bergen County (SSDS)
275 McKinley Avenue
New Milford, NJ 07646
Tel.: (201) 262-9898
Fax: (201) 262-3026
E-mail: admissions@ssdsbergen.org
Website: www.ssdsbergen.org
Head of School: Ruth Gafni
Director of Academic Affairs: Daniel Jaye
Middle School Principal: Larry Mash
School Rabbi & Middle School Principal:
Rabbi Fred Elias
Early Childhood & Lower School Principal
(Judaic Studies): Ricky Stamler-Goldberg
Early Childhood & Lower School Principal
(General Studies): Lauren Goldman-Brown
Director of Special Services: Leslie Teicher
School Psychologist: Dr. Ilana Kustanowitz
Director of Admissions: Sarah Sokolic
Director of Marketing & Communications:
Leah K. Silberstein
Grades: 3’s (Gan Keshet) and 4’s (Pre-K)
– 8th grade
The Solomon Schechter Day School of
Bergen County is a nationally accredited,
premier Jewish day school that cultivates
independent thinkers and the next
generation of global leaders through an
inquiry-based educational approach.
SSDS successfully integrates a rigorous
dual curriculum with Jewish values-based
moral development, and provides a
Educat io n
warm, nurturing environment guided by
award-winning professional committed to
excellence. We offer such innovative
programming and tools as Suzuki Violin
and Chess in Pre-Kindergarten and
Kindergarten, Musical Theater and Yoga
in our Music and Dance Studio, an
organic Teaching Garden, and a
research-grade Zeiss Microscopy Lab for
scientific exploration. Centrally located in
New Milford, Schechter is the only
Jewish day school serving the greater
Bergen, Rockland, and Hudson County
areas to be accredited by both the New
Jersey Association of Independent
Schools (NJAIS) and the Middle States
School Association. To find out more
about our program and why “Everyone
is talking about Schechter,” call: 201-262-
9898 x213, or email:
admissions@ssdsbergen.org.
Academies at
Gerrard Berman Day School
Solomon Schechter of North Jersey
George and Arline Haar Middle School
(Conservative – co-ed)
45 Spruce Street
Oakland, NJ 07436
Tel.: (201) 337-1111
Fax: (201) 337-7795
E-mail: gbds@ssnj.org
Website: www.ssnj.org
Head of School: Robert Smolen
Middle School Director:
Rabbi Yaakov Traiger
Early Childhood Director: Susan Scher
Special Services Coordinator:
Mindy Niederman
Judaic Studies Coordinator:
Sarit Ginsburg
Grades: Nursery 2– 8th Grade
The Academies at GBDS is located in
Oakland, with transportation from
Bergen, Passaic and Rockland County.
Our programs offer academic excellence
in both general and Judaic studies. The
school seeks to meet the academic needs
of each individual child. Our school is
committed to small class size and a warm
and supportive community for both
students and their families. The program
includes before-care, after-care, after-
school activities and a hot lunch option.
The George and Arline Haar Middle
School offers a rigorous academic
curriculum for High School preparation,
with an emphasis on leadership, STEAM
and performing arts.
Orangetown Jewish Center
Religious School
8 Independence Avenue
Orangeburg, NY 10962
Tel.: (845) 359-5920, ext. 110
Website: http://www.theojc.org
Kindergarten through high school
Orangetown Jewish Center, a vibrant
Conservative Synagogue located on the
Bergen/Rockland border, is accepting
enrollment for our exciting Religious
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School. Programs available from
Kindergarten through Bar/Bat Mitzvah,
mid-week classes only that meet
Tuesdays and Thursday; an innovative
middle school curriculum; and an active,
locally and nationally, award winning
social and educational high school
program. Special needs accommodations
and resources offered. Free Kindergarten.
For more information please contact our
Educational Director Sandra Peck-
Borowsky and visit our web site.
Yavneh Academy
(Orthodox, co-ed)
155 N. Farview Avenue
Paramus, NJ 07652
Tel.: (201) 262-8494
Fax: (201) 262-5940
E-mail: yavnehacademy@
yavnehacademy.org
Website: www.yavnehacademy.org
Principal: Rabbi Jonathan Knapp
Executive Director: Joel Kirschner
Dean Emeritus: Rabbi Eugene I.
Kwalwasser
Assistant Principal Judaic Studies:
Rabbi Steven Penn, grades 1-5
Assistant Principal Judaic Studies:
Rabbi Dr. Aaron Ross, grades 6-8
Associate Principal General Studies:
Barbara Rubin
Director of Special Services: Sarah Feit
Director of Student Services: Gayle
Clachko
Grades: Pre-K – 8
For more than 65 years, Yavneh
Academy a modern Orthodox yeshiva
day school, has provided students with a
superior educational foundation built on
Torah Shebictav, Torah Sheb’al Peh,
mitzvot, middot, Ivrit, Eretz Yisrael,
Medinat Yisrael and excellence in all
Judaic and general studies. We believe
that all future learning is dependent
upon the experience of youth. To
achieve this goal we ignite excitement in
our children by incorporating creative,
innovative and interactive curricula and
projects into the daily educational
experience. Yavneh faculty are
concerned with the whole child and
stretch the curiosity of the student body
so that our children grow intellectually,
socially, and emotionally. Computer
technology, multimedia programs,
informal educational activities, cultural
experiences and field trips all enhance
the Yavneh philosophy. Our educational
program is achieved through small
student-teacher ratios and the
involvement of parents at each step in
the process. We measure our success by
the thousands of Yavneh graduates who
are equipped with a strong background
of academic skills, middot, a love of
learning, and readiness to meet the
challenges of adolescence and beyond.
Rosenbaum Yeshiva
of North Jersey
(Orthodox, boys and girls in separate
classes as of grade 1)
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666 Kinderkamack Road Tenafly Chabad Academy
River Edge, NJ 07661 Elementary School
Tel.: (201) 986-1414 (Orthodox)
Fax: (201) 986-1155 11 Harold Street
Website: www.rynj.org
Tenafly, NJ 07670
Head of School: Rabbi Daniel Price Tel.: (201) 871-1152 x 513
Associate Principal: Rabbi David
Fax: (201) 871-4181
Kaminetsky E-mail: lps@lpsnj.org
Judaic Studies, Principal Lower School:
Website: www.lpsnj.org
Rabbi Nachum Wachtel Elementary School Director: Stacy Katzwer
Middle School General Studies Principal: E-mail: skatzwer@lpsnj.org
Mrs. Robin Wexler
Middle School Judaic Studies Assistant Lubavitch on the Palisades
Principal: Mrs. Cindy Zucker Middle School
Middle School Dean of Students: Rabbi Avi (Orthodox)
Bernstein 11 Harold Street
General Studies, Lower School Principal Tenafly, NJ 07670
Grades, Grades 1-2: Mrs. Stephanie Tel.: (201) 871-1152 x 513
Summers Fax: (201) 871-4181
General Studies, Lower School Principal E-mail: LPS@lpsnj.org
Grades 3-5: Mrs. Jenni Levy Website: www.lpsnj.org
Director, Early Childhood: Mrs. Shani Middle School Director: Jennifer Davis
Skydell
E-mail: Jdavis@lpsnj.org
Assistant Director, Early Childhood: Mrs.
Aviva Vogel
Day Schools – High School
Director of Special Services Lower School:
Mrs. Helen Adler Yeshiva Ohr Simcha
Director of Special Services Middle of Englewood
School: Mrs. Dena Rich
(Orthodox School for Boys)
Transitional Program Curriculum
101 W. Forest Avenue
Coordinator: Miss Devorah Banayan
Englewood, NJ 07631
Business Director, Controller: Mrs. Sandy
Tel.: (201) 816-1800
Steinberg
Fax: (201) 567-6013
Rosenbaum Yeshiva of North Jersey is an
Orthodox Jewish school dedicated to Principal: Rabbi Yeshaya Strassfeld
Yeshiva Ohr Simcha is a full high school
continuing the chain of Jewish heritage
by nurturing the joy and pursuit of a for boys from many communities.
Torah way of life, in an environment that Emphasis is placed on excellence in
promotes Torah scholarship and Jewish studies as well as general studies.
academic excellence. Our mission is to The Yeshiva works to create a warm,
inspire our children intellectually, caring environment with special attention
socially, and morally to view themselves to the individual.
as essential links and vital assets of our
precious legacy from Sinai. RYNJ The Frisch School
provides a general-studies and Jewish
(Orthodox, co-ed)
education for Bergen County students in 120 W. Century Road
Nursery through 8th grade, that
emphasizes individual needs and Paramus, NJ 07652
character developments in an Tel.: (201) 267-9100
atmosphere that encourages a Fax: (201) 261-9340
commitment to excellence. There are E-mail: information@frisch.org
separate classes for boys and girls, Website: www.frisch.org
beginning in first grade. We take pride in Headmaster: Dr. Kalman Stein
our students, and our greatest Principal: Rabbi Eli Ciner
achievement is their success. Executive Director: Elaine Weitzman
The Frisch School is a modern Orthodox
SINAI Schools for Children co-educational Yeshiva high school that
with Special Needs offers a full program of Judaic and college
Partnering with Rosenbaum Yeshiva of preparatory studies. Students are also
North Jersey and Joseph Kushner Hebrew exposed to a broad variety of religious,
Academy athletic, social and cultural co-curricular
Tel.: (201) 833-1134 opportunities. Students who have not
Fax: (201) 833-8772 previously attended a Day School can
Email: info@sinaischools.org enroll in the Mechina Program.
Website: www.sinaischools.org
Dean: Rabbi Dr. Yisrael Rothwachs Ma’ayanot Yeshiva High School
Email: YRothwachs@sinaischools.org for Girls
Director, SINAI at RYNJ: Marcy Glicksman (Orthodox School for Girls)
Email: mglicksman@sinaischools.org 1650 Palisade Avenue
Director, SINAI at JKHA: Judi Karp Teaneck, NJ 07666
Email: jkarp@sinaischools.org Tel.: (201) 833-4307
The entire Yeshiva is special needs. Fax: (201) 833-0816
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E-mail: info@maayanot.org
Website: www.maayanot.org
Principal: Rivka Kahan
Assistant Principal: Tamar Appel
Administrator: Rachel Feldman
In an atmosphere of mutual respect
between faculty and students, Ma’ayanot
Yeshiva High School is committed to
helping young Jewish women find
themselves as halachically-committed
Jews, as women and as caring, sensitive
human beings.
Torah Academy
of Bergen County
(Orthodox School for Boys)
1600 Queen Anne Road
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 837-7696
Fax: (201) 837-9027
Website: www.tabc.org
Head of School: Rabbi Asher Yablok
E-mail: asher.yablok@tabc.org
Rosh Yeshiva: Rabbi Yosef Adler
E-mail: yosef.adler@tabc.org
Dean: Arthur Poleyeff
E-mail: arthur.poleyeff@tabc.org
Judaic Studies Principal: Rabbi Ezra
Wiener
E-mail: ezra.wiener@tabc.org
General Studies Principal: Barry Ehrlich
E-mail: barry.ehrlich@tabc.org
Executive Director: Teri Normand
E-mail: teri.normand@tabc.org
Grades 9 – 12
Torah Academy of Bergen County strives
to instill within its students a love for
Hashem, the study and practice of Torah
and an appreciation for Am Yisrael and
Medinat Yisrael while affording them an
opportunity to excel in the study of the
sciences and humanities, all within a
uniquely nurturing environment that
fosters a close and supportive relation-
ship among students and faculty.
Yeshiva Heichal Hatorah
(at the Jewish Center of Teaneck)
70 Sterling Place
Teaneck NJ 07666)
(Orthodox School for Boys)
Head of School: Rabbi Aryeh Stechler
E-mail: ras@heichalhatorah.com
Supplementary Schools –
Elementary
Please note that most grades mentioned
are public school grades.
Temple Emanu-el of Bayonne
(Conservative)
735 Kennedy Boulevard
Bayonne, NJ
Tel.: (201) 436-4499
Website:
www.templeemanuelbayonne.com
Rabbi Jacob Benzaquen
Temple Emanu-el of Bayonne's Jewish
Learning Project for children is held on
Sundays.
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Bereisheet
9 Eisenhower Road
Closter, NJ 07624
Tel.: (201) 503-4954
E-mail: info@bereisheet.org
Website: www.bereisheet.com
Bereisheet is a non-profit modern after-
school program for Jewish and Israeli
culture. The program, being held in
Hebrew, is aimed at children ages 3
through 14. Classes are taught by an
experienced and professional team of
Israeli teachers. Classes meet once a
week, on Tuesday or Thursday, 4:45-6:15
p.m. throughout the school year
(September through June) at Temple
Emanu-El of Closter. At Bereisheet the
children feel at home, amongst friends,
while learning through creative fun and
games all in Hebrew.
Temple Beth El
of Northern Valley
(Reform)
221 Schraalenburgh Road
Closter, NJ 07624
Tel.: (201) 768-2195
Fax: (201) 768-1635
E-mail: Educator@tbenv.org
Website: www.tbenv.org
Director of Education: Rabbi Beth Kramer-
Mazer
Grades: K – 12
Temple Beth El’s Religious School is a
place where Jewish journeys begin.
Hands-on learning and family education
opportunities at every grade level help
students and their families bring Torah,
avodah, and gemilut hasadim to life. Our
broad-based Judaics curriculum includes
values, holidays, life cycle events,
mitzvot, basic Jewish history and, of
course, Israel. Our students develop
strong Hebrew reading skills along with
an understanding of Shabbat prayers.
Students in our post b’nai mitzvah
“Kadima” program encounter
contemporary Jewish issues as they
prepare for Confirmation. The Religious
School features an extensive madrichim
program and special activities including
Tot Shabbat, visits to the HUC-JIR Soup
Kitchen, and trips to Ellis Island, the US
Holocaust Memorial Museum, and the
Religious Action Center of Reform
Judaism.
Temple Emanu-El of Closter
(Conservative)
180 Piermont Road
Closter, NJ 07624
Tel.: (201) 750-2959
Fax: (201) 750-1894
Website: www.templeemanu-el.com
Educational Director: Adam Schwarztbard
E-mail: schwartzbard@templeemanu-el.com
Grades: K-7
Temple Emanu-El’s Religious school
combines active learning with rich
Jewish content. Our program is designed
Educat io n
to create a strong foundation for a
lifetime of Jewish expression. Shabbat is
our cornerstone. Our Families are
encouraged to participate regularly in
our welcoming, user-friendly services.
Our K-2 program, The Kesem*
Connection, is designed to build ruach
(spirit), and teach core skills in the most
effective and enjoyable way possible.
Each classroom is equipped with giant
murals, chalkboard walls and three self-
guided learning stations-- focused on
Torah, Tefila and the Aleph-Bet. Our
upper grade programs progressively
challenge our students with new and
deeper material. Our 3rd-5th grade
curriculum includes Jewish history, life-
cycle and values. Our students become
prayer leaders from their first class and
incrementally build their skills and
confidence with dovening (prayer).Our
Middle school years address student’s
concerns by bringing a Jewish lens to
real life problems.
School is in session for K and 1st grades
on Sunday mornings. 2nd-5th grades
meet Wednesday afternoons and Sunday
mornings. 6th and 7th grades meet
Tuesday evenings.
Congregation B’nai Israel
(Conservative)
53 Palisade Avenue
Emerson, NJ 07630
Tel.: (201) 265-2272
Fax: (201) 265-0971
E-mail: office@bisrael.com
Website: www.bisrael.com
Principal: Karen Weiss
Grades: K – 7
The Religious School is warm, caring
atmosphere where the school families
are active participants in all synagogue
activities and celebrations. The
performance of mitzvot is an integral
component of the curriculum, which
includes Hebrew, prayer, history, Israel,
Holocaust, Bible and holidays.
Cett Hebrew School
(Orthodox—Chabad)
30-02 Fair Lawn Avenue
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
Tel.: (201) 791-7200
Fax: (201) 791-6120
Website: www.fairlawnhebrewschool.com
www.jewishfairlawn.org
Directors: Rabbi Mendel and
Elke Zaltzman
Ages 3-13, co-ed
Our Hebrew school on Sundays, 10 a.m.-
12:30 p.m., prides itself on being a fun,
interactive, educational experience for
your child. Our program includes Torah
study, prayer, mitzvot, holidays, and a
unique Hebrew reading and writing
program called Aleph Champ. All classes
are taught in a hands-on multi-sensory
way, with extracurricular educational
trips and activities. Our oldest class
prepares for their Bar and Bat Mitzvahs
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with a mock Bar/Bat Mitzvah
celebration, complete with all the details
they will need for the real one. This
includes a trip to a sofer (Jewish scribe)
to see the way tefillin are made.
Fair Lawn Jewish Center/
Congregation Bnai Israel
(Conservative)
The Howard and Joshua Herman
Education Center
10-10 Norma Avenue
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
Tel.: (201) 796-7884
Fax: (201) 796-2415
Religious School Director: Judy Gutin
E-mail: principal@fljc.com
Website: www.fljc.com
Grades: K-7
The Howard and Joshua Herman
Education Center, our Religious School at
FLJC/CBI, boasts a dedicated professional
faculty that creatively engages our
students in Jewish Life and Learning
throughout the school year. Our
objective is to give our children the most
innovative Jewish education possible.
Through experiential learning we strive
to instill in our students constructive
Jewish values and morals. Our Family
Education programs target the entire
household providing opportunities for
families to experience Jewish Holidays
together. Prospective families are
welcome to visit our school and observe
our classes.
Temple Beth Sholom
(Traditional Conservative)
40-25 Fair Lawn Avenue
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
Partner in the new Northern New Jersey
Jewish Academy at Temple Israel of
Ridgewood, NJ.
Congregation Gesher Shalom/
Jewish Community Center of
Fort Lee Hebrew school
(Egalitarian – Conservative)
1449 Anderson Avenue
Fort Lee, NJ 07024
Tel.: (201) 947-1654
Fax: (201) 947-1530
Co-Directors: Myra Landon and
Zeeva Sklar
E-mail: eddirectors@geshershalom.org
Website: www.geshershalom.org
Grades: Pre-K – B’Nai Mitzvah
The Hebrew School offers the choice of
one or two day programs. All students
learn about their rich heritage and have
the opportunity to take an active part in
all of the rituals and activities of a
thriving synagogue and community
center. From their earliest years in
religious school, students are introduced
to our ancient language; learn both
secular and sacred music; read the holy
books; have the chance to work with
ritual objects, in addition to creating their
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own; and learn about the land of Israel.
They experience the yearly Shabbat and
holiday cycle in family services and
special programs with their peers, as
well as have the chance each year to
help the Rabbi and Cantor conduct
services in the Main Sanctuary. In the
later years, students are taught to explore
their own relation?ships to Judaism as
they prepare for the challenges of
Bar/Bat Mitzvah. Both boys and girls are
taught to read from the Torah, as well as
lead selected portions of the service.
The New Synagogue of Fort Lee
(Conservative)
1585 Center Avenue
Fort Lee, NJ 07024
Tel.: (201) 947-1555
Fax: (201) 947-4701
Principal: Rabbi Meir Berger
Barnert Temple
(Reform)
747 Route 208 South
Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417
Tel.: (201) 848-1027
Fax: (201) 847-0044
E-mail: welvkds@barnerttemple.org
Website: barnerttemple.org
Sara Losch, Director Life-long Learning
Grades: K – 12
Barnert Temple is a progressive, creative,
dynamic school focusing on all aspects
of Jewish life and learning. We use the
URJ’s new CHAI curriculum, Shabbat
retreats, and individualized programming
to foster a positive Jewish environment.
Chabad Hebrew School of
NW Bergen County
375 Pulis Avenue
Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417
Tel.: (201) 848-0449
Website: www.chabadplace.org
Website: www.fb.com/chsnwbc
Chabad’s Hebrew School strives to make
Judaism vivid and user-friendly for
today’s child. The interactive, hands-on
approach to learning engages the
children and guides them towards active
involvement in Jewish life.
Temple Emanuel
of North Jersey
(Conservative)
558 High Mountain Road
Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417
Tel.: (201) 560-0200
Partner in the new Northern New Jersey
Jewish Academy at Temple Israel of
Ridgewood, NJ.
Glen Rock Jewish Center
(Conservative)
682 Harristown Road
Glen Rock, NJ 07452
Tel.: (201) 652-6624
Fax: (201) 652-6628
E-mail: office@grjc.org
Website: www.grjc.org
Religious School Principal:
Rachel Blumenstyk
Grades: K – 7
The religious school of the Glen Rock
Jewish Center provides a curriculum and
environment designed to foster a positive
Jewish identity, an understanding of
Jewish values, and a connection with our
ancient heritage. In addition to standard
instruction in basic Judaism, Hebrew
reading and language, the curriculum is
enhanced by special programs that are
enjoyable, as well as educational. Jewish
holidays are explored, mitzvoth are
encouraged, life cycles studied, as well
as culture and music. A professional,
experienced team of educators provides
a warm atmosphere in which to prepare
for bar/bat mitzvah. Tot Shabbat,
Shabbat Sheli, and Junior Congregation
services are held monthly. A special ed.
teacher provides the extra measure of
assistance needed by some students.
Chabad Hebrew School
(Orthodox)
Chabad-Lubavitch Jewish Center of
Hoboken
80 Park Avenue
Hoboken, NJ
Shaindel Schapiro
Tel.: (201) 386-5222
Website: www.chabadhoboken.com
Chabad of Hoboken’s Hebrew school is
held on Sundays.
Beth-El Beth Am Combined
Religious School
(Reform)
2419 Kennedy Boulevard
Jersey City, NJ
Temple Beth-El, (201) 333-4229 or
Temple Beth Am, (201) 858-2020.\
Website: BethElJC.org or
BethAmBayonne.org
Temple Beth-El of Jersey City/Temple
Beth Am of Bayonne have a joint Sunday
School/Hebrew School for grades K - 7
that meets at Temple Beth-El, Jersey City,
on Sunday mornings, 9:30 a.m.-noon.
Congregation B'nai Jacob
(Conservative)
176 West Side Avenue
Jersey City, NJ
E-mail: info@bnaijacobjc.org
Tel.: (201) 435-5725
Congregation B'nai Jacob Sunday School.
Classes led by Rabbi Aaron Katz and are
held Sundays, 10 a.m.-noon.
Congregation Adas Emuno
(Reform)
254 Broad Avenue
Leonia, NJ 07605
Tel.: (201) 592-1712
Fax: (201) 947-0701
Website: www.adasemuno.org
Religious School Director: Cantor Sandy
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Horowitz
E-mail: adasschool@gmail.com
Education Chairs: Michael Raskin and
Jody Pugach
Grades: Kindergarten thru Confirmation
The Religious School of Congregation
Adas Emuno meets on Sunday mornings
from 9 a.m. to noon. In a unique and
nurturing environment, we offer an
integrated curriculum of Hebrew and
Judaica. We are proud to offer special
programming for holidays, monthly class
participation Shabbat services, social
action projects, and B’nai Mitzvah
preparation. We offer a Confirmation
Class for students in grades 8 – 10,
taught by Rabbi Schwartz, which meets
twice a month on Sunday mornings. We
are proud of our dynamic, caring staff,
our parent and student volunteers and
our new Cantor/Educator, Sandy
Horowitz, who enthusiastically brings
Judaism to life for our young people.
Beth Haverim Shir Shalom
(Reform)
280 Ramapo Valley Road
Mahwah, NJ 07430
Tel.: (201) 512-1983
Fax: (201) 512-1586
E-mail: bethhaverim@optonline.net
Educator: Rebecca McVeigh
Grades: K – 12
The religious school emphasizes the
meaning of Reform Judaism and the role
of the Jew in the modern world. The
school takes pride in instilling a sense of
Jewish identity through a curriculum
encompassing tradition, customs and
celebrations. The program also includes
Torah study, history, ethics, Hebrew
prayer, music and B’nai Mitzvah
preparation.
Congregation Shaarey Israel
Hebrew School
18 Montebello Road
Montebello, NY 10901
Website: www.ourjewishlearning.com
Ages 5 through 13
Rabbi Elchanan Weinbach,
Educational Director
The Hebrew School at Shaarey Israel in
Montebello is dedicated to enriching the
lives of Jewish children through
meaningful Jewish learning experiences,
and strives to foster a love and
connection to Judaism that will last a
lifetime. Our “experiential learning”
curriculum is engaging, rewarding and
fun, and is designed to meet the needs
of all children between the ages of
5?–?13 years young. Small groups and
individualized attention allows us to
cater to your children’s learning style
and thereby maximize their learning
potential. All of our students use iPads
provided by the school to make learning
more engaging and differentiated. Most
importantly, we want each child to “want
to be here” and love receiving a Jewish
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education. Our classrooms are warm and
welcoming and informal spaces,
furnished with tables and area rugs
instead of desks. Our two core
curriculum areas are Hebrew language
and Jewish values. In addition,
enrichment activities include: music, fine
arts, filmmaking, creative dramatics,
cooking and Israel studies. We have
learning centers for arts and Hebrew
literacy. For more information please call
Rabbi Weinbach at 845-770-4191.
Montebello Jewish Center
Religious School
34 Montebello Road
Montebello, NY 10901
Contact: Cantor Michelle Rubin
Tel.: (845) 357-2430 ext.103
Website: www.montebellojc.org/
Grades K–7
The MJC Religious School provides our
students with a nurturing and fun school
environment, which fosters an
enthusiasm and love for Judaism and a
commitment to life-long Jewish living
and learning. We are dedicated to
educating our youth to be
knowledgeable, responsible, and
participatory Jews. Our students attain a
strong Jewish identity, Judaic literacy,
knowledge of Tefillah and most
importantly, a love of Judaism. With their
strong Jewish identity and knowledge
base, our students feel comfortable
walking into any synagogue or Jewish
environment. Students learn in a warm
and embracing environment through a
newly enhanced hands-on learning
program, classroom work, experiential
and individualized learning, a monthly
Shabbat school, a Family Shabbat
program and more! We strive to create
an environment that is inspiring and
prepares our children with the essential
values, ideals and traditions for
practicing Judaism in our ever-changing
world. The MJC Religious School offers a
FREE Kindergarten class.
Jewish Community Center of
Paramus/Cong. Beth Tikvah
(Conservative)
304 E. Midland Avenue
Paramus, NJ 07652
Tel.: (201) 262-7733
Fax: (201) 262-0741
E-mail: edudirector@jccparamus.org
Website: www.jccparamus.org
Educational Director: Marcia Kagedan
Grades: K – 7
The religious school of the Jewish
Community Center of Paramus offers a
stellar supplementary Jewish education
for children aged 4 – 13, culminating in
Bar/Bat Mitzvah. Classes in Hebrew,
prayer, Bible, history, observances, Israel
studies, and current events are offered.
Enrichment programs, trips, and
children’s Shabbat services are integral to
the total Jewish educational experience.
Educat io n
B’Yachad School
The combined school of the Jewish
Congregation of Kinnelon and
Congregation Beth Shalom
of Pompton Lakes
21 Passaic Avenue
Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442
Tel.: (973) 838-5566
Tel.: (973) 835-3500
Director of Education: Juliet Barr
E-mail: JulietB.Yachad@gmail.com
Website:
http://www.byachadreligiousschool.com/
index.html
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/
pages/BYachad-School
Grades K – 7 with Teen programming and
Tot Shabbat
Co-ed
Our new educator, Juliet Barr, comes to
us from the Kehillah Partnership of
Bergen County where she was
responsible for creating and running
Jewish educational programming for nine
Bergen County congregations. She also
served as the Educator and Director for
the Madrichim-In-Training Program of
Bergen County where she prepared
teens to work as student teachers in their
own tor and administrator in positions in
New Jersey and New York as well as
nationwide, having run vibrant
educational programs in religious schools
for over 20 years. B’Yachad is an
experiential, culture-infused Jewish
learning environment that will educate,
innovate and excite young people and
their families, using cutting-edge
programming and old fashioned Jewish
ideals. You AND your children will
experience Jewish education in a way
you never thought possible. Come and
grow with us B’Yachad (together).
Ask about the B’Yachad Fellowship! Free
synagogue membership for your first
year of school! (Some restrictions apply.)
Temple Beth Tikvah
Religious School
(Reform)
950 Preakness Avenue
Wayne, NJ 07470
Tel.: (973) 595-6565
Fax: (973) 595-8192
E-mail: mariantbtexect@optonline.net
Education Director/Temple Admin:
Marian Kleinman
Grades: PreK – 12
TBT Religious School population ranges
from preK to grade 12. An innovative
curriculum including an online
asynchronous Hebrew class for Grades 4,
5, and 6 is geared to provide a solid
Hebrew and Judaic knowledge base.
Age-appropriate teaching techniques, a
resource room, music, special projects,
trips, family education and technology
aids are some of the learning tools used.
NNJJA provides formal Jewish education
for children ages three through thirteen
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and is affiliated with both the Bergen
County High School of Jewish Studies
and the Rebecca & Israel Ivry Prozdor –
the supplemental high school of the
Jewish Theological Seminary. The course
of study offered at NNJJA provides our
students with academic and experiential
knowledge of Jewish tradition, Tarbut
(culture, prayer, history and Torah. The
primary goals of our school are fluency
in reading Hebrew, comfort and
familiarity with the siddur and Jewish
liturgy, and a basic understanding of our
prayers. We also strive to help our
students see the world through Jewish
eyes, develop an understanding and
appreciation for the Jewish Holidays,
Shabbat, Tarbut (culture), Israel and all
of Jewish life. All classes meet at Temple
Israel in Ridgewood.
Temple Avodat Shalom
(Reform)
385 Howland Avenue
River Edge, NJ 07661
Tel.: (201) 489-2463, ext. 201
Fax: (201) 489-0775
E-mail: school@avodatshalom.net
Website: avodatshalom.net
Rabbi-Educator: Rabbi Paula Feldstein
Grades: pre-K -7
The Temple Avodat Shalom Religious
School puts an emphasis on experiential
learning and hands-on activities. Many
family education programs for all ages
are offered.
Congregation Beth Sholom
(Conservative)
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Partner in the new Northern New Jersey
Jewish Academy at Temple Israel of
Ridgewood, NJ.
Jewish Youth Encounter
Program
1600 Queen Anne Road
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 833-JYEP (5937)
E-mail: Debbie@jyep.org
Website: www.jyep.org
Director: Dr. Deborah Rapps
Grades: 3 – 7
The JYEP is a Hebrew School where, in
addition to the traditional classroom
setting, each child is paired with a Big
Brother/Sister who provides tutoring in
Hebrew reading, language, and prayer
and offers preparation for the Bar/Bat
Mitzvah. There are monthly family
programs, Shabbatonim, and club hours.
The school is Sunday only and no
membership fees are required.
Temple Emeth Religious School
(Reform)
1666 Windsor Road
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 833-8466
Fax: (201) 833-4978
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E-mail: bshater@emeth.org
Website: www.emeth.org
Director of Education: Dora Geld Friedman
School Administrator: Barbara Shater
Grades: K – 7
Temple Emeth Religious School exists as
a Jewish community in miniature within
the congregation. Its goals are to provide
a rich learning environment that flows
with the Jewish calendar; to build strong
and productive relationships between
students, families, faculty and clergy
through shared experiences; and to lay a
foundation of knowledge and skills in
Jewish texts and history, ethics and
culture, Israel, Hebrew literacy, and
religious worship.
Lubavitch on the Palisades
Hebrew School
11 Harold Street
Tenafly, NJ 07670
Tel.: (201) 871-1152, ext. 503
Fax: (201) 871-4181
Website: www.lubavitchhebrewschool.com
E-mail: rabbiyossi@chabadlubavitch.org
Hebrew School Director: Rabbi Yossi Katz
Grades: Ages 4 – Bar/Bat Mitzvah
The program meets from 10 a.m. –
12:30 p.m. on Sundays and 4 – 5:30 p.m.
on Wednesdays.
Bar Mitzvah Club
Lubavitch on the Palisades
11 Harold Street
Tenafly, NJ 07670
Tel.: (201) 871-1152 x503
Contact: Rabbi Yossi Katz
E-mail: RabbiYossi@chabadlubavitch.org
Website: www.chabadlubavitch.org
This club meets every Monday from
4 – 5 p.m. and presents the basics of
Judaism in a fun way.
Bat Mitzvah Club
Lubavitch on the Palisades
11 Harold Street
Tenafly, NJ 07670
Tel.: (201) 871-1152 x509
Contact: Bassi Katz
E-mail: bassi@chabadlubavitch.org
Website: www.chabadlubavitch.org
This club meets every other Monday
from 5:45 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. and prepares
your daughter as she reaches the age of
Bat Mitzvah.
Temple Sinai of Bergen County
(Reform - affiliated with URJ)
One Engle Street
Tenafly, NJ 07670
Tel.: (201) 568-3075
Fax: (201) 568-6095
Website: www.templesinaibc.org
Director of Education: Sara P. Kaplan
E-mail: spkaplan@templesinaibc.org
Assistant: Barbara Waldman
Grades: K – 12
Our mission is to foster Reform Jewish
learning that encompasses the covenant
(brit) between God and the Jewish
people through the study of Torah,
Jewish history, Hebrew and the practice
of rituals. We believe that our covenant
extends from generation to generation
and is shared by our families. Our school
provides a foundation and deep
commitment to Judaism.
Our approach to Jewish education is that
we meet every child where they are and
provide the most nurturing Jewish
education and environment possible.
Our aim is to establish a meaningful
partnership between children, teachers,
clergy and parents.
We have one of the largest schools in
Bergen County, Kindergarten through 3rd
grade meet once a week on Sundays,
grades 4 - 6 meet 2 days a week, on
Sundays and either Tuesdays or
Wednesdays and grades 7 - 12 meet on
Tuesday evenings.
Temple Beth Or
(Reform)
56 Ridgewood Road
Township of Washington, NJ 07676
Tel.: (201) 664-7422
Fax: (201) 722-0269
E-mail: info@templebethornj.org
Website: www.templebethornj.org
Director of Religious School: Anat Katzir
Youth Advisor: Shawn Fogel
Grades: K – 12
Temple Beth Or Religious School is a
welcoming place where the entire family
is engaged in building a strong Jewish
identity. Our program is created with
intention of meeting children and
families where they are and guiding
them through creative learning to a
meaningful relationship with Judaism,
the community and the world around
them. Our curriculum includes Jewish
values, Hebrew, Torah, music and
worship. Temple Beth Or Religious
School program is based on and inspired
by the national Union for Reform
Judaism (URJ) CHAI Learning for Jewish
Life Curriculum. Students in grades K – 2
meet once a week on Sundays and
grades 3-7 meet on Sundays and
Tuesdays. Our “Flexible Wednesday”
program allows students to make sure
they are able to find the time for
learning at their pace and based on
other demands on their time during the
year.
Chabad Center
of Passaic County
(Chabad Lubavitch)
194 Ratzer Road
Wayne, NJ 07470
Tel.: (973) 694-6274
Fax: (973) 694-1093
E-mail: chanig@jewishwayne.com
Website: JewishWayne.com
Religious School Principal: Chani Gurkov
Ages 6 – 13
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The Chabad Hebrew School was created
with one goal in mind: to offer ALL
Jewish children an education and
memories that would inspire them for a
lifetime. To make Hebrew School the
beginning of Jewish learning and
growth, not the end. In short, to create
an independent, parent-involved Hebrew
school that children would actually look
forward to attending.
Shomrei Torah Wayne
Conservative Congregation
Religious School
(Conservative)
30 Hinchman Avenue
Wayne, NJ 07470
Tel.: (973) 696-2500
Fax: (973) 696-2419
E-mail:
LearningDirector@shomreitorahwcc.org
Religious School Director: Judith Kuper
Jaffe, Director of Congregational Learning
Grades: Pre K through 7
Religious School Office Hours: Sun: 9 am–
1 pm; Mon, Tue, Thu: 10:00 am–6:00 pm
Shomrei Torah is proud of its distinctive
honor of having been a USCJ
“Framework of Excellence” Religious
school. Our Religious school consists of
a Sunday school for grades K-2; a two-
day a week Hebrew school for grades 3-
7, and we offer a Hebrew high program
for students in grades 8-12.
Temple Beth Tikvah
Religious School
(Reform)
950 Preakness Avenue
Wayne, NJ 07470
Tel.: (973) 595-6565
Fax: (973) 595-8192
E-mail: tbtexec@optonline.net
Principal/Director: Ellen Goldin, RJE
Grades: PreK – 12
TBT Religious School population ranges
from preK to grade 12. An innovative
curriculum is geared to provide a solid
Hebrew and Judaic knowledge base.
Age-appropriate teaching techniques, a
resource room, music, special projects,
trips, family education and technology
aids are some of the learning tools used.
Religious School at Temple
Emanuel of the Pascack Valley
Temple Emanuel of the Pascack
Valley Religious School
(Conservative)
87 Overlook Drive
Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07677
Tel.: (201) 391-0801
E-Mail: Margie@tepv.org
Director of Congregational Learning:
Rabbi Shelley Kniaz
School Administrator: Marjorie Shore
3 year olds through Grade 7
The goal of Jewish education is not just
acquiring knowledge but also developing
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a love of all things Jewish. For this to
happen, students must find their
experience in the school and synagogue
irresistible. To do this, we have
outstanding teachers who stress the
hands-on, active engagement of students
in the study and practice of Torah,
prayers and blessings, holidays, ritual
and mitzvoth, Tikkun Olam/Social
Action, Israel, and prayerbook Hebrew.
For 3 year olds (drop off) we offer
Mitzvah Makers, a Sunday morning
group from 10 am to 11:30 am. It is
facilitated by an early childhood
professional. The program is designed to
engage and instill in young children the
joy of Judaism, with emphasis on Jewish
Holidays. You are also welcome to
attend our very child-friendly Early
Family Shabbat service, usually held on
the first Friday of the month at 6:00 pm.
Mitzvah Makers is open to the greater
Jewish community for a small $54 fee to
cover snacks and supplies. Call for
specific dates. Registration is required.
For 4 year olds we offer Club Katan,
an innovative monthly program. It
focuses on Jewish observances and
family customs through storytelling,
crafts, songs, and games. The club meets
on designated Sundays, 10:00 am to
11:45 am. Club Katan is open to the
greater Jewish community for a small $54
fee to cover snacks and supplies. Call for
specific dates. Registration is required.
For children in Kindergarten through
2nd grade our Sunday is Funday
Program offers special opportunities
and incentives for young families.
Children meet weekly and cover a
variety of topics including basic Hebrew
language and holiday observances
through stories, games, and activities.
Valley Chabad
(Lubavitch)
100 Overlook Drive
Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07677
Tel.: (201) 476-0157
Website: www.valleychabad.org
Religious School Principal: Hinda Drizin
Program Director: Ziffel Klein
Bat Mitzvah Tutor: Rabbi Yofef Orenstein
Our goal is to offer all Jewish Children
an education with memories that will
inspire them for a lifetime. We provide
an education that instills Jewish pride, a
sense of history, and a genuine and
meaningful understanding of Judaism.
Through this knowledge, these children
grow into informed, thinking Jewish
adults who will shape our communities
and our world in years to come.
Addison M. & Elizabeth Opper
Religious School at Temple
Beth Rishon
595 Russell Avenue
Wyckoff, NJ 07481
Tel.: (201) 891-4466
Educat io n
Fax: (201) 891-0508
E-mail: templeoffice@bethrishon.org
Website: www.bethrishon.org
Religious School Director: Gonen Arad
The Addison M. & Elizabeth Opper
Hebrew School offers personalized
Jewish learning for students from
kindergarten through 12th grade. TBR
offers a unique and accommodating
schedule to families from many towns,
with many Jewish backgrounds .
Religious education is available one day
per week, on Sundays, for children in K-
2nd grade. Beginning in 3rd grade, the
educational program meets one week
day and on Sunday with an optional
Hebrew enrichment day offered at no
charge. Educational and social programs
are well-attended each year by post-
Bar/Bat Mitzvah aged students until
graduation from high school.
The teaching staff at TBR strives to
provide a positive Jewish educational
experience in a nurturing and supportive
atmosphere. The school fosters growth
in Jewish identity, instills pride in the
culture and celebrations of the faith. In
addition, the Hebrew School builds a
strong Jewish community for the
students. With a full-time Director on
site, our families are afforded consistent
personal support for their children.
Please visit our website for a look at the
many programs offered to Jewish
children, teens and adults so close to
home!
Supplementary Schools –
Israeli
Nitzanim School
c/o Fair Lawn Jewish Center
10-10 Norma Avenue
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
Tel.: (201) 972-5594
Website: www.nitzanimschool.org
Principal: Jenny Ackerman
Nitzanim is an afternoon Israeli Hebrew
School. Our program is tailored for
children 5-13 (K through Bnei Mitzvah).
Nitzanim we teach children of Israeli
families to learn, to read, write and
speak in modern Hebrew within an
Israeli environment. We also offer an
Ulsan class for English speaking children
that meant to teach and practice modern,
spoken Hebrew conversational skills,
beginner reading and writing, and create
and enhance the children’s vocabulary.
Monday and Wednesdays 4pm-6pm.
Supplementary Schools –
High School
Bergen County High School
of Jewish Studies (BCHSJS)
School: 53 S. Woodland Avenue
Englewood (Moriah School)
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Tel.: (201) 410-9105
Office Address: 475 Grove Street
Ridgewood 07450
Fred Nagler, Principal-Director
Tel.: (201) 488-0834
Fax: (201) 488-2126
E-mail: office@bchsjs.org
Website: www.bchsjs.org
Grades: 8 – 12
BCHSJS is a regional Sunday program for
Jewish teens that combines relevant
academics with social activities and
community service opportunities. It
draws from 23 different northern New
Jersey congregations (Conservative,
Reform, Reconstructionist, Orthodox,
Chabad and Sephardic) and has non-
affiliated students enrolled as well. For
more than 40 years, BCHSJS has been
giving teens the tools to form a Jewish
identity that carries them into adulthood
and stays with them for life.
Rebecca and Israel Ivry Prozdor
High School
The Jewish Theological Seminary
3080 Broadway
New York, NY 10027
Tel.: (212) 678-8824
Website: www.Jtsa.edu/Ivry-Prozdor-High-
School
Principal: Avi Garelick
Students of the Rebecca and Israel Ivry
Prozdor experience the joy of Jewish
study in an intellectually rigorous,
emotionally supportive and ethically
responsible community. They develop
the textual, linguistic and interpretive
skills that comprise the foundations of
Jewish literacy. Through study and
practice, students explore their
membership in the Jewish people, and
their relationships with God and Torah,
family and community, Israel and
America. They grow as people, as Jews,
and as leaders of their communities. Staff
and faculty serve as accessible role
models for students. The School meets
on Sundays.
Temple Sinai
of Bergen County
1 Engle Street
Tenafly, NJ 07670
Tel.: (201) 568-3035
Contact: Scott Gellman
E-mail: sgellman@templesinaibc.org
Website: templesinaibc.org
Our Upper School (starting in 7th grade)
combines a core curriculum specifically
tailored to each grade with electives that
provide students with the opportunity to
pursue their personal interests. Other
programs include our Youth Group SFTY
(Sinai Federation of Temple Youth), and
the Temple Sinai Teen Foundation.
Exclusively for 8th graders, this program
builds on the Bar/Bat Mitzvah Mitzvah
Project experience. It also helps bridge
the Bar/Bat Mitzvah experience with our
youth program for high school students.
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This group of 8th graders spends the
year learning about local non-profit
organizations and the importance of
philanthropy through site visits to local
organizations, hands-on service and
group discussions. Teens select an issue
upon which they focus their philanthropy
and solicit grant proposals from
organizations that work on this issue.
They then review the grant proposals
and award grants from a philanthropic
pool comprised of contributions from the
teens and their families as well as money
they raise through a fundraising event
held for their peers.
Temple Beth Or
(Reform)
56 Ridgewood Road
Township of Washington, NJ 07676
Tel.: (201) 722-0269
Fax: (201) 664-7214
E-mail: ibolton@templebethornj.org
Website: www.templebethornj.org
Director of Lifelong Learning: Irene Bolton
Temple Beth Or Religious School is a
welcoming place where the entire family
is engaged in building a strong Jewish
identity. Our curriculum includes
Hebrew, Torah, Jewish values, music and
worship. Our students explore their
Jewish heritage and build their
relationship with God, the community,
and the world through engaging lessons
and projects. Temple Beth Or Religious
School follows the national Union for
Reform Judaism (URJ) CHAI Learning for
Jewish Life Curriculum. Students in
grades K – 2 meet once a week on
Sundays and grades 3-7 meet on
Sundays and Tuesdays. Our Teen
Community Night program meets
Tuesday evenings. Our teen program
allows our young adults opportunities to
express their Judaism thru social
experiences, learning and mitzvah
projects.
Temple Emanuel
of the Pascack Valley
87 Overlook Drive
Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07677
Tel.: (201) 391-0801
Fax: (201) 391-1719
E-mail: administration@tepv.org
Website: www.tepv.org
Director of Congregational Education:
Rabbi Shelley Kniaz
School Administrator: Marjorie Shore
Grades 8-12
Jewish Teens Joining Together
(otherwise known as “JT2”) (Open to 7th
grade and up). JT2 was created to
provide our temple’s youth with a
connection to Judaism through temple
youth group programming. The youth
group promotes informal education in
the form of social action, religious
experience, cultural programming within
a social environment for the Jewish
youth within Temple Emanuel. JT2 is run
by its own members and provides fresh
programming including social, religious,
and community building events that
satisfies both their membership while
continually attracting new membership.
Past programs have included: bowling,
laser tag, dinner & movie, bake sale
fundraising and volunteering for temple-
wide programs such as Purim Carnival
and L’ag B’omer. JT2’s Youth Advisor is
Yitz Greenbaum, Temple Emanuel
Religious School Teacher and Kadima
Advisor. And the lay Youth Chairperson
on Temple Emanuel’s Board is Karen
Kent. Monthly events are held the first
Sunday of every month during the
school year. There is no membership
cost to join JT2. For more information or
to find out how to get your child
involved, please email jt2@tepv.org.
Semester/Sessions in Israel
Programs – High School
Listings are alphabetical by program name.
Alexander Muss High School
in Israel
78 Randall Avenue
Rockville Centre, NY 11570
Tel.: (212-472-9300
E-mail: info@amhsi.org
Website: www.amhsi.org
The Alexander Muss High School in
Israel is dedicated to engaging 11th and
12th grade students to discover, explore,
and embrace their connection to the
history, culture, and land of Israel.
During an eight-week session that is
offered five times a year, students plunge
into history as the country becomes the
classroom. Our seasoned and passionate
educators become the students’ mentors
as they inspire them to live outside of
books, encounter new ideas, and
challenge themselves in infinite ways.
AMHSI is accredited by the Middle States
Association of Schools so that all
coursework will receive academic credit
from their local high schools.
URJ Heller High
Isaac and Helaine Heller EIE High School
in Israel formerly NFTY-EIE
1 W 4th Street
New York, NY 10012
Tel.: (212) 650-4073
E-mail: hellerhigh@urj.org
URJ Heller High: Isaac and Helaine
Heller EIE High School in Israel
(formerly NFTY-EIE) is a semester long
(four months) program for high school
students in grades 10-12 in Israel. Heller
High is an intensive academic program
and is fully accredited by the Middle
States Association of Colleges and
Schools. The program was established in
1961 by NFTY: The Reform Jewish Youth
Movement. The school is named after
Isaac and Helaine Heller after the giving
of a generous gift that now provides
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substantial scholarship opportunities for
students. Heller High students have a
unique opportunity to benefit from
experiential learning. Tiyulim (field
trips), are taken to visit whatever they
are learning about in their Jewish history
class. On average, 1-2 days a week are
spent out of the classroom on field trips.
There are also numerous week long trips
throughout the semester, including a
pilgrimage to Poland to study the
Holocaust, a week in Gadna, a simulated
Israeli army training experience, a week-
long hike across the country from sea to
sea in the north, and much more!
Tichon Ramah Yerushalayim
(TRY)
Ramah Israel
3080 Broadway
New York, NY 10027
Tel.: (212) 678-8883
E-mail: info@ramah.co.il
Website: try.ramah.org.il
TRY is a full-semester, fully accredited
academic program for students in grades
10-12. Both full semester and quarter
programs, based in Jerusalem, are
unique in its integration of academic
study with experiential activitOne on
Oneies designed to foster a deep
knowledge and love of Israel.
Participants travel extensively throughout
Israel; hiking, biking, kayaking, and
community service are just a few of the
extracurricular activities found on TRY. A
program of Ramah Israel, TRY operates
under the auspices of the National
Ramah Commission, Inc. of The Jewish
Theological Seminary.
Semester in Israel Programs –
College
Fairleigh Dickinson University
1000 River Road
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 692-7360
Website: www.fdu.edu
Contact: Jason Scorza
FDU offers Semester Study Abroad
programs at the University of Haifa,
a three-week Israel Study Abroad
Experience program and arrangements
with various yeshivot in Israel. The
programs are open to FDU students and
others. Credit is also given for several
high school study programs.
Young Judaea Gap Year in Israel
575 8th Avenue, 11th floor
New York, NY 10018
Contact: Rebecca Haberman
Tel.: (917) 595-2100, ext. 211
Website: www.yearcourse.org
Year Course is a nine-month volunteer
and accredited study program for recent
high school graduates in Israel. Optional
specialty tracks in Visual Arts, Design,
Performing Arts, Medicine, Sports, and
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Culinary Arts. Our Olami international
travel options allow students to visit
Morocco, Ethiopia, India, Portugal,
Kazakhstan, and more! We also offer
Shalem, a more complete religious Israel
program for Orthodox participants, and
Shevat, offering religious and spiritual
exploration in an observant atmosphere.
Participants can earn up to a year’s worth
of college credit through the American
Jewish University-in-Israel, while building
leadership skills and developing and
strengthening their relationship with the
country’s land and people.
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Adult Education
The listings in the Adult Education section
are alphabetical by town, and then further
alphabetized by program.
Temple Emanu-El
Closter
180 Piermont Road
Closter, NJ 07624
Tel.: (201) 750-9997
Fax: (201) 750-1894
Throughout the year, Temple Emanu-El
offers a wide range of adult education
programs such as book discussions,
scholar in residence seminars, special
trips and engaging speakers.
Congregation Bris Avrohom
Fair Lawn
30-02 Fair Lawn Ave
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
Tel: (201) 791-7200
Women's circle meets once a month for
workshop and learning.
Fair Lawn Jewish Center/
Congregation B’nai Israel
Lunch and Learn
Fair Lawn
Tel.: (201) 796-5040
Rabbi: Ronald Roth
Our “Nosh and Knowledge” class meets
from 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM on Tuesdays
throughout the year.
Orangetown Jewish Center
(Conservative)
8 Independence Avenue
Orangeburg, NY
Tel.: (845) 359-5920
Website: www.TheOJC.org
Rabbi Craig Scheff
Rabbi Paula Mack Drill
Rabbi Ami Hersh
Jewish tradition teaches us that the world
stands on three things: Torah study,
prayer and loving acts of kindness.
While we practice all of these values at
the OJC, Torah study is at the core of
what we do, leading us to more
Educat io n
connections, more action, and more
commitment. For our Jewish community,
learning is never complete, but is always
ongoing. Our synagogue offers a wide
variety of topics, formats and times.
There is truly something for every
congregant to begin or continue a
lifetime of learning.
Bais Hamedrash of
Bergen County
mailing address:
312 Briarcliffe Road
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 833-8658
(201) 387-2270
(201) 287-0880
Contacts: Rabbi Yaakov Neuburger
Rabbi Steven Pruzansky
Rabbi Elchanan Dulitz
The Bais Hamedrash of Bergen County
meets nightly both at Cong. Beth
Abraham in Bergenfield and at Cong.
Bnai Yeshurun in Teaneck. The program
provides numerous opportunities for
Torah study in small groups and in one-
to-one sessions. Please call for details.
The Bruno Bieler Jewish
Learning Institute
Friends of Lubavitch of Bergen County
513 Kenwood Place
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 907-0686
Fax: (201) 907-0668
Weekly classes on the essentials of Jewish
literacy in four accredited courses are
offered: Jewish Mysticism, Basic Judaism,
Jewish History and the Jewish Calendar.
Jewish Learning Experience
379 Birch Street
Teaneck, NJ 07666
E-mail: rabbistaum@jle.org
Director: Rabbi Mark Staum
The Jewish Learning Experience offers a
serious program of lectures, classes and
events geared toward Jewish adults who
wish to improve their level of Jewish
awareness, understanding, and
observance. The JLE offers classes in
the weekly Torah portion, beginners
Hebrew, and a wide variety of Jewish
subjects, including free High Holiday
explanatory services. The JLE program
also includes special Shabbat and
holiday programs, Shabbat home
hospitality, one-on-one learning, and a
weekly Shabbat morning explanatory
service. All classes and most programs
are free of charge. Singles, couples, and
families are welcome.
Temple Emeth
1666 Windsor Road
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 833-1322
Fax: (201) 833-4831
Temple Emeth believes that Jewish
learning is a lifelong pursuit. Weekly
Torah Study, Lunch and Learn, and
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Yiddish class are complemented by our
Mini-University which offers traditional
and modern topics on Tuesday evenings.
Major events include our Scholar-in-
Residence Weekend, the Joshua
Trachtenberg Memorial Lecture, and our
annual One Book, One Community”
Shabbaton.
Yeshiva Gedolah of Teaneck
1443 Palisade Avenue
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 833-5920
Contact: Rabbi Eliyohu Roberts
Classes include Hidden Treasures of the
Parsha at 8 p.m. on Wednesday
evenings, a session on the prophets at
9 a.m. every other Sunday, and an Avot
Uvanim learning session from 7 – 8 p.m.
on Sundays. Daily prayer services are
held at 7:30 a.m. (shacharit), 3 p.m.
(mincha) and 10 p.m. (ma’ariv).
Continuing Education and
Judaic Lifelong Learning
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
Tenafly
Tel.: (201) 408-1456
Contact: Esther Mazor
Through its classes, programs, lectures,
film screenings, and special events, the
JCC looks to incorporate Judaic themes
and content in all its programming and
promotes an abiding commitment to
Jewish faith, culture, and heritage with
activities designed to enrich – and
respect the diversity of – the Jewish
community. It features Jewish study
groups, Hebrew reading, and Ulpan;
Holocaust education; Israel advocacy;
Jewish holiday programs and workshops;
Judaic Scholar-in Residence classes;
lectures; the Muriel and Matthew
Feldman Distinguished Lecture Series;
Rabbi Isaac L. Swift Chair of Judaic
Studies; Sephardic culture programs;
social action events; Torah studies; James
A. Grossmann Jewish Book Month and
Jewish-themed or Jewish-created art
shows.
Adult Programming
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
Tenafly
Tel.: (201) 408-1456
Contact: Esther Mazor
The JCC offers adults a unique
opportunity to learn, laugh, discover and
share experiences with others in the
community by attending lectures and
film discussion, writing their memoirs,
sewing, playing cards, painting or
knitting, or attending programs that
allow them to enhance their daily life
and make new friends. The department
also features special events, art tours,
spring trips, cooking, creative writing,
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adult community theater, bridge,
scrabble, Mah Jongg, Canasta, and a
wide range of art offerings through the
Sarah Gottesman Lubin Program for
Creative Arts & Crafts. The department
also features support groups, listed
under separate headings.
JCC University
Top professors and experts in their fields
present on a diverse array of topics,
offering people the opportunity to
rekindle previous passions, ignite new
interest, meet new people and stay
involved in the developments that shape
today’s world. Presentation cover
politics, psychology, art literature, music,
comparative religion, cultural history,
science and health. Groups meet for two
sessions each meeting for four or five
semesters on Thursdays from 10:30am –
2:00 pm. For more information, call
Kathy at 201.408.1454.
EGL Foundation Computer
Center for Adults 40+
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
Tenafly
The Computer Learning Center provides
Adults 40+ with a friendly, low-pressure
environment, where they can acquire
computer knowledge from fundamentals
and Excel to email and the internet.
Personal attention from our extremely
competent instructors and coaches is
stressed. Classes are small and each
student learns on an individual computer
and receives a detailed course manual.
For a registration packet containing all
fees and information and to register,
please call Arielle Elad at 201.569.7900
ext. 309.
Lubavitch on the Palisades
11 Harold Street
Tenafly, NJ 07670
Tel.: (201) 871-1152
Fax: (201) 871-4181
E-mail: rabbi@chabadlubavitch.org
Website: www.chabadlubavitch.org
Rabbi: Mordechai Shain
Lubavitch is here and ready to serve you
and your family. Come join us and
experience being part of our community
through Holiday Awareness Programs,
Community Lectures, Adult Education,
Hospital and Nursing Home Visitation,
Judaica Services, Women’s Rosh Chodesh
groups, Bar/Bat Mitvah Clubs, Teen
Friendship Clubs, Junior Congregations,
Family Shabbatons, Preschool,
Elementary School, Middle School,
Hebrew Sunday School, Camp Gan
Israel, and a magnificent and modern
mikvah.
Jewish Learning Institute (JLI)
11 Harold Street
Tenafly, NJ 07670
Tel.: (201) 871-1152
Contact: Rabbi Yitzchak Gershovitz
E-mail: rabbiyitzchak@chabadlubavitch.org
Website: www.chabadlubavitch.org
The Rohr Jewish Learning Institute is a
series of lectures given three semesters
per year. It has been created in the
tradition of teachers establishing bonds
with students pursuing intellectual and
spiritual growth in their adult years.
These courses are taught through
interactive dialogue accompanied by
dynamic textbooks and dramatic
audiovisual presentations.
Temple Sinai of Bergen County
One Engle Street
Tenafly, NJ 07670
Tel.: (201) 568-3075
Fax: (201) 568-6095
E-mail: info@templesinaibc.org
Website: www.templesinaibc.org
Temple Sinai offers a variety of adult
education offerings. These include the
following:
Kulanu is a weekly Jewish Studies class
that explores Judaism and meets Sundays
from 9:30 – 11:00 AM.
Shabbat Morning Torah Study on
Saturday from 9:00 – 10:00 AM is part
book group, part religious study and at
times a Chavurah. The discussion is
accessible to all who are eager, whether
a novice or an advanced student. All
classes are in English and any Hebrew
portions are fully explained. Participants
share the same amazement at how
touched they are by the “book” and how
it has grown on them. They do indeed
find it a “tree of life.”
On Monday from 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM,
come lunch with Rabbi Millstein for
Lunch & Learn to discuss current
events and the world Jewish community
each Monday! All are welcome to join
this free engaging class. Please bring
your own “brown bag” lunch!
Yoga Nice & Easy helps develop
mindfulness and stress coping strategies
and leads to an overall sense of well-
being.
Shabuot evening, 8:30 PM - 11:00 PM
On Shavuot, at Tikkun Leil Shavuot,
we celebrate both the revelation of our
Torah and the harvest in the Land of
Israel. For many years, Jews have begun
this celebration with a night of study and
community. We gather in a relaxed
atmosphere to study, to learn, and to
share a light meal and socialize.
For additional information, contact
saidekman@templesinaibc.org or
201-568-3035.
Temple Emanuel of the
Pascack Valley
(Conservative)
87 Overlook Drive
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Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07677
Tel.: (201) 391-0801
Director of Congregational Learning
Rabbi Shelley Kniaz
E-mail: gail@tepv.org
Website: www.tepv.org
Mini-courses run throughout the year at
various times on a variety of topics.
These are taught by our clergy: Rabbi
Loren Monosov, Cantor Alan Sokoloff
and Rabbi Shelley Kniaz. Topics for the
2017-2018 are: LUNCH & LEARN:
WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT? . . .
LOVE STORIES OF JUDAISM, WEEKLY
PARASHAH STUDY, PLEASE RISE,
PLEASE BE SEATED, WE CONTINUE ON
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JEWISH VALUES IN AN AGE OF
CHOICE, SUNDAY MORNING MIYAN
STUDY GROUP, and BEGINNING &
ADVANCED HEBREW READING. Some
classes may require a small fee. Call Gail
at the Temple Emanuel office for info.
The classes are open to the community
but registration is required to
gail@tepv.org.
Kollel of Bergen County
Contact: Dr. Andy Fink
Tel.: (201) 833-2527
Contact: Hersel Benji
Tel.: (201) 261-1453
Contact: David Savetsky
Tel.: (201) 836-8291
The program, for men only, offers
morning programs on G’mara, halacha,
and mussar.
A D U LT
PROGRAMMING
FOR 50s AND 60s
Renaissance
Temple Emeth
666 Windsor Road
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 833-1322
Fax: (201) 833-4831
The Temple Emeth Renaissance Group is
a social, cultural, and educational
organization open to Temple Emeth
congregants who are empty nesters, age
“fiftysomethingplus.” Renaissance Group
membership is open to both couples and
singles, either retired or still working.
Dues are $10 per person per year. Co-
chaired by Barbara Kaufman and Elaine
Pollack, the Renaissance Group
schedules a variety of programs,
activities, and trips throughout the year.
Renaissance at Temple Sinai
1 Engle Street
Tenafly, NJ 07670
Tel.: (201) 568-3035
Website: wwwtemplesinaibc.org
An opportunity for senior congregants
55 and up to continue educational and
cultural experiences in a social
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atmosphere. Activities include book Director: Dr. Michael A. Riff
discussions, movies, lectures, concerts, The Center undertakes and sponsors a
museum and theater trips amd historical variety of programs and activities,
tours. including workshops for educators, art
exhibitions, recording testimonies of
Holocaust Remembrance local Holocaust survivors, film series,
lectures and panel discussions. The
The Abe Oster Holocaust Center was founded in 1980 to sensitize
Remembrance Award the northern New Jersey community to
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades the tragedy of Hitler’s war against the
Taub Campus Jews and other genocides. Previously an
Tenafly independent non-profit organization, the
The JCC on the Palisades established The Center is now an integral part of Ramapo
Abe Oster Holocaust Remembrance College. It receives funding from private
Award to honor the memory of Abe donations and Jewish Federation of
Oster, who worked selflessly, together Northern New Jersey.
with his wife Ann, to encourage high
school students to study the Holocaust FDU Holocaust Resource
and to produce a meaningful project that Center
reflects a historical and moral
1000 River Road
understanding of the Shoah. Each year Teaneck, NJ 07666
there is a different theme – poems,
Tel.: (201) 692-2524
works of art, music and dance. The
award serves as a living memorial to the Fax: (201) 692-2447
six million innocent Jewish victims of the E-mail: lgrob@aol.com
Holocaust. Among these were 1.5 million Website: www.fdu.edu
children, including Abe Oster’s young Director: Dr. Leonard Grob
brother Avrum and sister, Yocheved. Gan The Holocaust Resource Center runs two
Hazikaron, The Avrum and Yocheved community-wide programs annually, one
Holocaust Memorial Garden at the JCC – per semester. The university also offers a
an area for contemplation, reflection and Holocaust course through its Philosophy
inspiration – was lovingly dedicated in Dept. each spring. The Holocaust
their memories by Ann and Abe Oster. Resource Center also offers university
The JCC holds an annual Yom Hashoah credit to high school students who
Commemoration and other programs on participate in the March of the Living.
the Holocaust each year.
Call Esther Mazor at (201) 408-1456 or
THE GROSS CENTER
emazor@jccotp.org.
Holocaust Resources FOR HOLOCAUST &
GENOCIDE STUDIES
The New Synagogue of
Fort Lee Holocaust Museum
1585 Center Avenue Through courses,
Fort Lee, NJ 07024
lectures, panel
Tel.: (201) 947-1555
discussions,
The New Synagogue of Fort Lee
Holocaust Museum has been film screening
recommended by Dr. Paul B. Winkler, and teacher
Commissioner of Holocaust Education in workshops, we
the State of New Jersey, as an excellent seek to promote
source of holocaust studies for students. an understanding
Rabbi Meir Berger, temple rabbi and
of the pernicious
holocaust educator also works with the
Bergen County Police and Fire consequences
Departments mentoring troubled of anti-Semitism,
juveniles who have committed vandalism racism, ethnic
and hate crimes. The museum offers hatred, other
holocaust studies, guest lecturers, film forms of
and an extensive library.
bigotry, and
Center for Holocaust and violations of
Genocide Studies human rights.
Ramapo College
505 Ramapo Valley Road
Mahwah, NJ 07430 Ramapo College of New Jersey
Tel.: (201) 684-7409 505 Ramapo Valley Road
Fax: (201) 684-7953
Mahwah, NJ 07430
E-mail: mriff@ramapo.edu
201.684.7409; holgen@ramapo.edu
Website:
www.ramapo.edu/academics/holocaust www.ramapo.edu/holocaust/
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The Martin Perlman &
Jo-Ann Hassan Holocaust
Education Institute
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
Tenafly
Tel.: (201) 408-1429
Contact: Robyn Rosenfeld
This program features special guest
lecturers, film presentations, seminars,
dramatic arts presentations and annual
community-wide remembrance programs
to educate and bring awareness to the
community to preserve the memory of
the innocent victims who perished in
the Shoah.
The Museum of Jewish Heritage
A Living Memorial to the Holocaust
Edmond J. Safra Plaza
36 Battery Place in Lower Manhattan
Tel.: (646) 437-4200
Website: www.mjhnyc.org
The Museum’s three-floor Core
Exhibition educates people of all ages
and backgrounds about the rich tapestry
of Jewish life over the past century –
before, during, and after the Holocaust.
The Museum offers visitors a vibrant
public program schedule in its Edmond
J. Safra Hall. It is also home to Andy
Goldsworthy’s memorial Garden of
Stones, as well as James Carpenter’s
Reflection Passage, Gift of The Gruss
Lipper Foundation. The Museum receives
general operating support from the New
York City Department of Cultural Affairs,
and is a founding member of the
Museums of Lower Manhattan.
HOLOCAUST
TRACING SERVICE
Holocaust and War Victims
Tracing
Part of the Restoring Family Links Initiative
American Red Cross/North Jersey Region
Tel.: (609) 951-2107
Website: www.redcross.org/fairfield
Contact: Terri Illes
E-mail: terri.illes@redcross.org
The free service provides tracing services
and information about those who were
separated or killed in the Holocaust. Red
Cross chapters are connected to a global
network of worldwide Red Cross National
societies; the International Tracing Service
in Arolsen, Germany; and hundreds of
state archives, museums and organizations
throughout the world.
Jewish Programs
Many other synagogues also offer Family
Education Programs.
PJ Library Program
www.PJLibrary.org.
The PJ Library sends free Jewish
children's books to families with children
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6 months to 8 years old, across the
world every month. It shares Jewish
stories that can help families talk
together about values and traditions. A
program of the Harold Grinspoon
Foundation, PJ Library is made possible
through partnerships with philanthropists
and local Jewish organizations.
Orangetown Jewish Center
(Conservative)
8 Independence Avenue
Orangeburg, NY
Tel.: (845) 359-5920
Website: www.TheOJC.org
Rabbi Craig Scheff
Rabbi Paula Mack Drill
Rabbi Ami Hersh
At the Orangetown Jewish Center,
families with children are always a
primary focus. Through a robust and
diverse programming schedule we seek
to engage people of all ages where they
are comfortable as we build a friendly
and enriching community together.
Shabbat morning experiences for all
ages, monthly family friendly Friday
night services, Sunday morning
playground hangouts and family holiday
programs are all pieces of the array of
offerings. All of this certainly makes the
OJC the place to be!
We are proud of our sixth grade PACT
program (Parents and Children
Together), facilitated by the rabbis,
where parents and children are
encouraged to explore the various
aspects and meanings behind the bar/bat
mitzvah experience.
Temple Israel &
Jewish Community Center
Ridgewood
Tel.: (201) 444-9329
Rabbi: David J. Fine
Family Education workshops are held for
each grade in the Religious School from
kindergarten up.
Temple Avodat Shalom
Chaverim
River Edge
Tel.: (201) 489-0107
Rabbi-Educator: Paula Feldstein
The Chaverim after-school program is
held for parents and children by age
level. In addition, two Gesher family
education programs per grade are held
each year for parents and children in the
Religious School.
Temple Emanuel
of the Pascack Valley
(Conservative)
87 Overlook Drive
Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07677
Tel.: (201) 391-0801
E-mail: info@tepv.org
Temple Emanuel of the Pascack Valley
offers a wide variety of family programs.
Each family event is geared for families
with specific age children, so that the
programs are age appropriate. The
events in total cover a wide range of
ages; pre-K through teens. Family
Education Events, which frequently
center on holiday themes, are open to
the entire community, but registration is
required. Examples are the Sukkah
Social, Shabbat Roxx and Shabbat
Yachad. For information, please call the
Temple Office.
Libraries
Temple Emeth
1666 Windsor Road
Teaneck, NJ 07666
in Bergen County
Tel.: (201) 833-1322
Fax: (201) 833-4831
Rabbi Joshua Trachtenberg Memorial
Library is the only synagogue library in
Bergen County with advanced
accreditation from the Association of
Jewish Libraries. New acquisitions,
books on tape and CD, and videos
comprise an impressive collection in a
comfortable room.
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Library
Taub Campus
Tenafly
Tel.: (201) 569-7900
Jewish Heritage Video
Collection
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
Tenafly
Tel.: (201) 408-1458
The JHVC video and DVD library
contains over 200 film and television
programs carefully chosen for both
quality and relevance. The collection
covers areas ranging from the American
Jewish experience to religion and
identity, and includes features and
documentaries, American and foreign
productions, and children’s videos.
Become part of the JHVC – it’s easy to
join! Come in and sign up for your free
video library membership.
Tapes and a free catalogue are available
at the front desk whenever the JCC is
open. $3/$4 for three days, late fee is
$1/day, per video. The JHVC is made
possible through the generosity of Abe
and Sheila Schlussel.
Outreach to the Jewish
Community
Jewish Learning Experience
(JLE)
379 Birch Street
Teaneck, NJ 07666
E-mail: rabbistraum@jle.org
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The Jewish Learning Experience offers a

serious program of lectures, classes, and
events geared toward Jewish adults who
wish to improve their level of Jewish
awareness, understanding, and
observance.
The JLE offers classes in
the weekly Torah portion, beginners
Hebrew, and a wide variety of Jewish
subjects, including free High Holiday
explanatory services. The JLE program
also includes special Shabbat and
holiday programs, Shabbat home
hospitality, one-on-one learning, and a
weekly Shabbat morning explanatory
service. All classes and most programs
are free of charge. Singles, couples, and
families are welcome.

Introduction to Judaism
Union for Reform Judaism
Township of Washington
Tel.: (201) 664-7422
The 16-week course is aimed at those
wanting to explore Judaism. The program
offers information on the basics of
Judaism, ritual, life-cycle events and
holidays, some Hebrew, and Jewish
history. It is offered throughout the year
at different locations throughout New
Jersey and New York. It is open to singles
and/or couples, Jewish or non-Jewish
who wish to make informed decisions.

PROFESSIONAL
RESOURCES/
TRAINING FOR
E D U C AT O R S
Jewish Enrichment Project
for Youth
1600 Queen Anne Road
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 833-JYEP (5937)
E-mail: jyepdebby@gmail.com
Website: www.jyep.org
Director: Deborah Rapps
Grades: 3 – 7
The JEPY is a free service offered to new
or existing Hebrew schools who are
looking to reorganize their school to
offer a Big Brother/Sister component and
family programming to their school. It is
based on the highly successful JYEP
model in Bergen County.

Jewish Education
To learn about Federation’s work
in Jewish education and continuity,
please contact Lisa Harris Glass,
(201) 820-3941
or lisag@jfnnj.org.
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ADVOCACY
ANDCOMMUNITY
RELATIONS
For further information about advocacy
and community relations, please
contact Lori Fein, Jewish Community
Relations Committee Director,
at (201) 820-3900.
ADVOCACY
O R G A N I Z AT I O N S
The descriptions below either were
submitted by the organizations
themselves, or were found in their
promotional material or on their websites.
AIPAC
American Israel Public Affairs Committee
New York, NY 10022
Tel.: (212) 750-4110
E-mail: nyreg@aipac.org
Website: www.aipac.org
AIPAC is America’s pro-Israel lobby, and
lays the foundation for pro-Israel
political activism in America. AIPAC is on
Capitol Hill 365 days a year, working
with Congress on roughly 100 pieces of
legislation affecting Israel annually. The
New York Times called AIPAC “the most
important organization affecting
America’s relationship with Israel.”
American Jewish Committee
Millburn, NJ 07041
Tel.: (973) 379-7844
E-mail: newjersey@ajc.org
Website: www.ajcnewjersey.org
AJC is the leading global Jewish
advocacy organization, with unparalleled
access to government officials, diplomats,
and other world leaders. Through these
relationships and our international
presence, AJC is able to impact opinion
and policy on the issues that matter
most: combating rising anti-Semitism and
extremism, defending Israel’s place in
the world, and safeguarding the rights
and freedoms of all people.
Anti-Defamation League (ADL)
Tel.: (973) 845-2821
E-mail: new-jersey@adl.org
Website: www.adl.org
ADL, founded in 1913, is the world’s
leading organization fighting anti-
Semitism and other forms of bigotry.
The New Jersey Region serves the entire
state from Bergen County to Cape May.
The ADL’s A World of Difference®
Institute has provided diversity training
and prejudice reduction training for
500,000 educators, students, community,
corporate, and law enforcement officials.
Its Confronting Anti-Semitism program
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for Hebrew and day schools and security
seminars for Jewish institutions provide
direct services to the Jewish community.
The ADL assists victims of anti-Semitism
and other forms of bias, advocates on
behalf of Israel, addresses separation of
church-state issues, and works closely
with law enforcement in counter-
terrorism efforts and in monitoring
extremist activities.
ARZA, the Association for
Reform Zionists of America
633 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10017
Tel.: (212) 650-4280
Fax: (212) 650-4289
E-mail: arza@arza.org
Website: www.arza.org
ARZA, the Association of Reform Zionists
in America (the Zionist arm and voice of
the Reform movement in the U.S.)
endeavors to make Israel fundamental to
the sacred lives and Jewish identity of
Reform Jews. As a Zionist organization,
ARZA champions activities that further
enhance Israel as a pluralistic, just, and
democratic Jewish state. ARZA is the
Zionist arm of the Reform movement
and an affiliate of the Union for Reform
Judaism, serving 1.5 million Reform/
Progressive Jews. ARZA is the vehicle for
the mass participation of American
Reform Jews, focusing on Israel, with an
emphasis on advocacy and travel, and
Zionist education in America. ARZA’s
initiative “Israel Matters: Our
Commitment to Israel” provides the
foundation for programming and
advocacy relating to the core mission.
ARZA’s strong presence as the
representative of Reform Judaism in the
World Zionist Organization and the
Jewish Agency for Israel ensures annual
support for the Israel Movement for
Progressive Judaism and the Israel
Religious Action Center, as does a
percentage of our membership dues.
World Union for Progressive
Judaism
Tel.: (212) 452-6530
E-mail: wupj@urj.org
Website: www.wupj.org
President: Rabbi Daniel Freelander
The World Union for Progressive Judaism
is the international umbrella organization
of the Reform, Liberal, Progressive, and
Reconstructionist movements, serving
1,200 congregations with 1.7 million
members in 42 countries. The World
Union strengthens Jewish life in Israel
and worldwide by establishing and
supporting modern, pluralistic
congregations and institutions,
developing Jewish communal and
youth leadership, and advancing social
justice.
CAMERA
POB 35040
Boston, MA 02135
Tel.: (617) 789-3672
Website: www.camera.org
The Committee for Accuracy in Middle
East Reporting in America (CAMERA) is
the world's oldest and largest Middle East
media-monitoring and research
organization, devoted to promoting
accurate and balanced coverage of Israel
in the media and on college campuses.
Center for Interreligious
Understanding
492-C Cedar Lane
PMB 127
Teaneck NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 804-4776
Website: www.CIUnow.org
E-mail: info@CIUnow.org
Executive Director: Rabbi Jack Bemporad
The CIU brings people of all faiths
together to learn about our history, our
shared values, and why we must live and
work together toward a society of justice
and peace.
Coalition on the Environment
and Jewish Life
Tel.: (212) 532-7436
Fax: (212) 686-1353
E-mail: info@coejl.org
Website: www.coejl.org
The Coalition on the Environment and
Jewish Life (COEJL) deepens the Jewish
community’s commitment to the
stewardship of creation and mobilizes the
resources of Jewish life and learning to
protect the Earth and all its inhabitants.
Fair Lawn Jewish Community
Council
17-10 River Road
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
Tel.: (201) 956-5888
Website: www.fljcc.com
E-mail: info@fljcc.com
President: Eileen Dubin
The Fair Lawn Jewish Community
Council is composed of representatives of
all local synagogues and Jewish
organizations who work together as a
central agency to provide Jewish cultural,
educational, social, and recreational
activities for people of all ages and
affiliations. For more than 60 years, we
have served as spokesperson for the
Jewish community and taken an active
role in all common concerns requiring a
united action. We administer the Tomchei
Shabbos program of Fair Lawn, providing
Sabbath and holiday meals to needy
families. Volunteers and new members
are always welcome.
Israeli-American Council (IAC)
Shai Nemesh, Director NJ regional office
Tel.: (201) 293-7785
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Website: www.israeliamerican.org
E-mail: info@israeliamerican.org
IAC tries to build an active and giving
Israeli-American community in the
United States.
Jewish Community Council
of Greater Teaneck
POB 1221
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Co-Presidents: Manny Landau,
Bruce Prince
Treasurer: David Fox
E-mail:
bruceprince@teaneckgeneralstore.com
The Jewish Community Council of
Greater Teaneck has, for 60 years,
represented the entire Jewish community
of Teaneck and Bergenfield, regardless
of affiliation, in all matters of concern to
any of its constituent members. The
Jewish Community Council, whose
members are synagogues and
membership organizations, sponsors
social and educational programs that
bring the community together as well as
a town-wide Holocaust commemoration
on Yom Hashoah and an annual
presidents’ meeting. The Council erected
a monument adjacent to the Municipal
Building in memory of Sara Duker, a
Township resident killed in Jerusalem in
a terror attack, and is working on plans
for a Holocaust Memorial in Teaneck.
Jewish Council for Public Affairs
(JCPA)
116 East 27th Street
New York, NY 10016
Tel.: (212) 684-6950
E-mail: jcpainfo@thejcpa.org
Website: www.jewishpublicaffairs.org
The Jewish Council for Public Affairs
(JCPA) is the coordinating body of the
organized American Jewish community,
addressing the mandate is to safeguard
the rights of Jews here, in Israel, and
around the world; and, in order to
accomplish that, to protect, preserve, and
promote a just American society, one
that is democratic and pluralistic.
Jewish Labor Committee
Tel.: (212) 477-0707
Fax: (212) 477-1918
E-mail: info@jewishlabor.org
Website: www.jewishlabor.org
The Jewish Labor Committee, an
independent, national, secular
community relations organization,
founded in 1934, is the voice of the
Jewish community in the labor
movement and the voice of the labor
movement in the Jewish community. The
JLC enables the Jewish community and
the trade union movement to work
together on important issues of shared
interest and concern, in pursuit of our
shared commitment to economic and
social justice, opposition to anti-
Semitism, racism and bigotry of any
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form, and in support of a living wage for
all, better working conditions, quality
public education, to name a few key
issues. Opposing BDS campaigns, we
have ongoing relationships with the
Israeli labor movement, and foster better
relations between the U.S. labor
movement and their counterparts in the
State of Israel. Among its activities, the
JLC has organized labor seders in a
range of communities in New Jersey.
MERCAZ USA
Tel.: (212) 533-2061
E-mail: info@mercazusa.org
Website: www.mercazusa.org
Executive Director: Sarrae G. Crane
MERCAZ is the American Zionist
Organization of the Conservative
Movement and is the voice of
Conservative/Masorti Judaism in the
international bodies that serve as the
Parliament of the Jewish people. MERCAZ
is committed to bringing Conservative
Jews closer to Zionism and to Israel.
NCSEJ: National Coalition
Supporting Eurasian Jewry
1120 20th Street NW
Suite 300 N
Washington, DC 20036
E-mail: NCSEJ@ncsj.org
Website: www.ncsej.org
CEO: Mark Levin
The NCSEJ mission is to safeguard the
individual and communal political rights
of Jews living in the Former Soviet
Union and to secure their religious and
political freedoms. NCSEJ actively
monitors compliance by the
governments of Eastern Europe and the
Former Soviet Union in the areas of free
emigration and religious and cultural
rights, and also monitors closely
developments related to anti-Semitism in
the Soviet successor states.
NORPAC
P.O. Box 1543
Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632
Tel.: (201) 788-5133
E-mail: contact@norpac net
Website: www.norpac.net
President: Ben Chouake, M.D.
NORPAC is America’s largest and most
active bipartisan political action
committee that supports candidates for
the Senate and House of Representatives
who favor a strong U.S.-Israel relationship
and who are committed to the strength
and survival of the state of Israel.
North American Conference on
Ethiopian Jewry (NACOEJ)
Tel.: (212) 233-5200
Fax: (212) 233-5243
E-mail: nacoej@nacoej.org
Website: www.nacoej.org
NACOEJ, a 501(c)(3) organization, was
founded in 1982. In Ethiopia, NACOEJ is
the sole funder of compounds in Gondar
Province which provide thousands of
daily meals to babies, children, and
pregnant or nursing women; Jewish
school for students in grades 1-8; adult
education; paid employment; monthly
community food distribution; and
religious facilities. In Israel, NACOEJ
provides educational opportunities for
more than 3,000 Ethiopian-Israeli
children and young people at the
elementary, secondary, and college
levels.
NCSEJ: National Coalition
Supporting Eurasian Jewry
1120 20th Street NW
Suite 300 N
Washington, DC 20036
E-mail: NCSEJ@ncsj.org
Website: www.ncsej.org
CEO: Mark Levin
The NCSEJ mission is to safeguard the
individual and communal political rights
of Jews living in the Former Soviet
Union and to secure their religious and
political freedoms. NCSEJ actively
monitors compliance by the
governments of Eastern Europe and the
Former Soviet Union in the areas of free
emigration and religious and cultural
rights, and also monitors closely
developments related to anti-Semitism in
the Soviet successor states.
Women’s International Zionist
Organization –
NJ Chapter (WIZO)
Suite 2803
New York, NY 10022
Website: www.wizousa.org
Tel.: (212) 751-6461
Chair: Mery Nathan
WIZO, The Women’s International
Zionist Organization, is a worldwide
non-profit organization that operates
over 800 social welfare projects in Israel.
Next to the Israeli government, WIZO is
one of the largest providers of social
welfare services that improve the lives of
women, children and the elderly living
in Israel.
CO-EXISTENCE
O R G A N I Z AT I O N S
The Foundation
for Ethnic Understanding
1 East 93rd Street, Suite 1C
New York, New York 10128
Tel.: (917) 492-2538
Fax: (917) 492-2560
E-mail: ffeu@ffeu.org
Website: www.ffeu.org
President: Rabbi Marc Schneier
Chairman: Russell Simmons
The Foundation for Ethnic Understanding
is committed to the belief that direct,
face-to-face dialogue between ethnic
communities is the most effective path
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toward the reduction of bigotry and the
promotion of reconciliation and
understanding.
FOOD PANTRIES
Center for Food Action
192 W. Demarest Avenue
Englewood, NJ 07631
Tel.: (201) 569-1804
Website: www.cfanj.org
Contact: Jennifer Johnson-Rothman, x-28
The Center for Food Action is a
non-profit organization whose mission
is to prevent hunger and homelessness
by providing food, utility and rental
assistance, and advocacy to help people
solve their problems.
Congregation Ahavath Torah
240 Broad Avenue
Englewood, NJ 07631
Tel.: (201) 568-1315
Fax: (201) 568-2991
Donations of kosher food from
celebratory events can benefit many
needy housebound or hospitalized
individuals. Please call with early
notification if possible, so that
arrangements can be made to have the
items collected and delivered as soon as
possible.
Helping Hands Food Pantry
185 West Englewood Avenue
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Contact: Eli Y. Katz (201) 715-5179
or Janice Preschel (201) 376- 4056
Helping Hands Food Pantry was founded
in 2009 by Eli Y. Katz and Daniel Meys
to serve Teaneck residents in need.
Kosher and non-kosher food available to
clients on a weekly basis. Hours of
operation are: Tuesdays and Thursdays
12:30pm-2pm & Thursday evening
6:30pm- 7:30pm.
Jewish Family & Children’s
Services of Northern
New Jersey
Tel.: (201) 837-9090
E-mail: info@jfcsnnj.org
Website: www.jfcsnnj.org
JFCS’s Food Pantry provides emergency
assistance to individuals and families in
the community, providing access to
nutritious non-perishable food and
household items. The pantry is
supported by generous contributions
from our community and maintained by
dedicated volunteers
Social Service Association
of Ridgewood and Vicinity
6 Station Plaza
Ridgewood, NJ 07450
Tel.: (201) 444-2980
Fax: (201) 444-4987
E-mail: ssa6@verizon.net
Executive Director: Denise Vollkommer
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Social Service Association of Ridgewood
and Vicinity, Inc., is a not-for-profit,
private organization servicing low-
income individuals and families who
reside in the towns of Glen Rock, Ho-
Ho-Kus, Midland Park, Ridgewood,
Waldwick and Wyckoff. The Agency’s
mission is to provide basic supplemental
financial assistance, food, and case
management services.
Tomchei Shabbos
c/o Cong. Bnai Yeshurun
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 836-8916
Contact: Claire Strauss
Tomchei Shabbos provides Shabbat
meals, as well as food and supplies for
Jewish holidays, to any needy Jewish
family in northern New Jersey. The
recipients of Tomchei Shabbos include
single mothers, Russian immigrants,
the elderly, the unemployed, the sick, and
the disabled. All Tomchei Shabbos drivers
and packers are volunteers, so almost the
entire budget is allocated directly toward
the purchase of food.
Tomchei Shabbos of Fair Lawn
1720 River Road
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
Tel.: (201) 956-5888
Fax: (201) 791-7570
E-mail: info@fljcc.com
Website: FLJCC.com
President: Eileen Dubin
Tomchei Shabbos, under the auspices of
the Fair Lawn Jewish Community
Council, provides Shabbos meals, as well
as food and supplies for Jewish holidays,
to any needy Jewish family in the Fair
Lawn area. The recipients of Tomchei
Shabbos include single parents, Jewish
immigrants, the elderly, the unemployed,
the sick, and the disabled. Tomchei
Shabbos has Donation Cards available for
sale. Funding for Tomchei Shabbos is
obtained through grants and from private
and corporate donations. We are affiliated
with Tomchei Shabbos of Bergen County.
All Tomchei Shabbos drivers and packers
are volunteers, thus allowing almost all of
the funding to go towards the purchase
of food and supplies. Volunteers are
welcome, and arrangements can be made
by calling the office.
HUDSON COUNTY
BUSINESS GROUPS
Hudson Jewish
Website: HudsonJewish.org
E-mail: Info@HudsonJewish.org
Contact: Michelle Levine, Chairperson
Tel.: (917) 251-6466
Volunteer effort that relies on the
community for support to serve a
growing community that depends on
HudsonJewish for information and
connection to other Jews in the vicinity.
Hudson County Jewish Business
Alliance
Website: www.hcjba.com
Resources of many Jewish
owned/operated businesses & other
community information.
Hudson County Regional Council
of JFNNJ
Contact: Kim Schwartzman
Tel.: (201) 820-3936
E-mail: kimberlys@jfnnj.org
The Jewish Federation of Northern NJ’s
partnership with local Hudson County
Jewish organizations was recently
formed.
H U M A N R E L AT I O N S
O R G A N I Z AT I O N S
Bergen County Human Relations
Commission
1 Bergen County Plaza, 2nd Floor
Hackensack, NJ 07601
Tel.: (201) 336-7474
Fax: (201) 336-7450
Director: Valerie Dargen, Ph.D
Contact: Gina King
The Commission, which promotes
prejudice reduction in Bergen County, is
administered by the Bergen County
Department of Human Resources.
Appointed by the County Executive and
Board of Freeholders, it supports
programs that encourage religious, racial
and cultural diversity.
INTER-RELIGIOUS
O R G A N I Z AT I O N S
Family Promise
of Bergen County
100 Dayton Street
Ridgewood, NJ 07450
Director of Volunteers: Margo Heller
Website: www.bergenfamilypromise.org
The Interreligious Fellowship is a non-
profit organization that provides
emergency shelter and support services
to working-poor, homeless families with
dependent children.
PROGRAMMING
Inter-Faith Programs/
Events/Efforts
Martin Luther King
Commemoration
Martin Luther King Birthday Observance
Committee of Bergen County
Tel.: (201) 833-9180
Contact: Theodora Lacey
Thanksgiving Day of Harmony
sponsored by the Bergen County Human
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One Bergen County Plaza, 2nd Floor Jewish Community Council
Hackensack, NJ 07601 of Greater Teaneck
Tel.: (201) 336-7474 POB 1221
Fax: (201) 336-7450 Teaneck, NJ 07666
Director: Jane Linter Co-Presidents:
Manny Landau, Bruce Prince
Ongoing Community Events Co-Chairs: Steve Fox,
Yetta Marchuck Selengut,
Menorah Lighting Blanche Hampel Silver
Bergen County Court House E-mail: landafa@aol.com
Main & Essex Streets
Hackensack Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
sponsored by Taub Campus
Friends of Lubavitch of Bergen County Tenafly
Teaneck Tel.: (201) 408-1429
Tel.: (201) 907-0686 Contact: Robyn Rosenfeld
Lubavitch on the Palisades Many of the local synagogues also hold
11 Harold Street Yom Hashoah programs.
Tenafly, NJ 07670
Tel.: (201) 871-1152 Kristallnacht Programs
Fax: (201) 871-4181
Contact: Rabbi Mordechai Shain
Center for Holocaust
E-mail: Rabbi@chabadlubavitch.org and Genocide Studies
www.chabadlubavitch.org Ramapo College Library
505 Ramapo Valley Road
Mahwah, NJ 07430
Holocaust (Yom Hashoah) Tel.: (201) 684-7409
Programs Fax: (201) 684-7953
E-mail: mriff@ramapo.edu
The Gross Center for Holocaust Website:
and Genocide Studies www.ramapo.edu/academics/holocaust
Ramapo College Director: Dr. Michael A. Riff
505 Ramapo Valley Road
Mahwah, NJ 07430 Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Tel.: (201) 684-7409 Taub Campus
Fax: (201) 684-7953 Tenafly
E-mail: holgen@ramapo.edu Tel.: (201) 408-1429
Website: www.ramapo.edu/holocaust/ Contact: Robyn Rosenfeld
Director: Dr. Michael A. Riff
Purim Carnivals
Many synagogues also hold Purim
carnivals.
Thurs., 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
VOLUNTEERING The Council Thrift Shop offers name-
brand and designer clothing and
accessories, bric-a-brac, and household
VOLUNTEERING IN goods for a fraction of their original
THE COMMUNITY prices. Proceeds of sales fund NCJW’s
extensive roster of community service
Many organizations and synagogues also projects throughout Bergen County and
have Social Action programs.
in Israel. (List of Community Services is
available on request.)
Thrift Shops/Merchandise
Donations Jewish Family & Children’s
Services of Northern
Council Thrift Shop
(National Council of Jewish Women –
New Jersey
Bergen County section) Tel.: (201) 837-9090
E-mail: info@jfcsnnj.org
75 South Washington Avenue
Website: www.jfcsnnj.org
Bergenfield, NJ 07621
Tel.: (201) 385-3702 Ranging in age from 14 to 80+, our over
Shopping Hours: Mon., Tues., Wed., Fri., 200 volunteers deliver Kosher Meals on
10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.; Thurs., 10 a.m. – Wheels and Shabbat Meals, are Friendly
8 p.m.; Sat., 9:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Visitors to the homebound, call seniors
Donation of Merchandise Hours: as part of the Adopt-a-Grandparent
Mon. – Wed., 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.; Program, and help us with graphic
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
Tenafly
Tel.: (201) 408-1429
Contact: Robyn Rosenfeld
Yom Hazikaron /
Israel Memorial Day
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
Tenafly
Tel.: (201) 408-1429
Contact: Robyn Rosenfeld
Yom Ha’atzmaut/Israeli
Independence Day Celebration
Many local synagogues, day schools,
yeshivot and supplemental Hebrew
schools also hold programs to celebrate
Israel’s Independence Day.
Israel Independence Day
Celebration
held at the Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
Tenafly
Tel.: (201) 408-1427
conducted in cooperation with
Israel Programs Center
Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey
Paramus
Celebrate Israel Parade
Tel.: (201) 820-3909
E-mail: avinoams@jfnnj.org
Show your support for Israel. March
along New York’s Fifth Avenue behind
Jewish Federation of Northern New
Jersey’s banner with hundreds of other
enthusiastic northern New Jerseyans. Bus
transportation to the city is available.
design, mailings and telephone calls and
they are among our dedicated Trustees.
Volunteers are at the core of our services
and at the heart of everything we do.
How You Can Help?
• Deliver Kosher Meals on Wheels to the
homebound
• Call a lonely senior with Telephone
Reassurance
• Be a Friendly Visitor and spend time
with an isolated neighbor
• Donate food and household items to
the JFS Food Pantry
• RSVP - join our corps of 55+ adults,
trained in Preparedness and Response
• Homework Assistance - interested in
volunteering to provide homework
assistance
• Assist with set up, registration, serving,
socialization and clean up for Cafe
Europa
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• Adopt–a–Grandparent for teenagers 14 Tel.: (201) 567-9310 Englewood, NJ 07631

years and older
• Help our seniors with the new age of
technology with TeleCare Connection
• Offer your pro-bono Professional
Services
• Let JFS help you with your
Mitzvah/Community Service Project
• Make a financial donation
VOLUNTEER
OPPORTUNITIES
(Please note that the listings are
alphabetical by project)
Bergen County Chanukah
Toy Drive
693 Northumberland Road
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 692-0618
Contact: Marla Friedman
Volunteer activity: Privately-sponsored
drive, which begins collecting new,
unwrapped toys a month before
Chanukah.
Jewish Community Center of
Northern New Jersey
605 Pascack Road
Washington Township, NJ 07676
Tel.: (201) 666-6610
Fax: (201) 221-5815
E-mail: abbyl@jccnnj.org
Website: www.jccnnj.org
There are many opportunities to
volunteer at the JCCNNJ. Families may
volunteer to host Israeli teen participants
in our Open Hearts, Open Homes
program over the summer. Adults
volunteer on all events at the YJCC, and
are also involved with offering support
to our senior adult program.
New Bridge Medical Center
230 E. Ridgewood Avenue
Paramus, NJ 07652
Tel.: (201) 967-4000
Website: www.newbridgehealth.org
Volunteer activities: Pet therapy,
adopt-a-floor, friendly visitation,
game playing, discussion groups
and intergenerational programs.
Volunteers from the local Jewish
community are urgently needed to assist
in moving patients to attend Jewish
Services between 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. every
Thursday, and at other days
and times.
Bright Side Manor
300 Teaneck Road
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 692-1000
Contact: Elizabeth Davis
CareOne at Cresskill
221 County Road
Cresskill, NJ 07626
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CareOne at Pine Rest
W. 90 Ridgewood Avenue
Paramus, NJ 07652
Tel.: (201) 652-1950
Mary Ellen Bove, Connie Milland
CareOne at The Cupola
W. 100 Ridgewood Avenue
Paramus, NJ 07652
Tel.: (201) 444-8200, ext. 4402
Fax: (201) 444-7845
Contact: Michelle McDonald, Activities
Director
CareOne at Teaneck
544 Teaneck Road
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 862-3300
Contact: Mrs. Kitty Belko, Director
of Recreation
Center for Food Action
192 W. Demarest Avenue
Englewood, NJ 07631
Tel.: (201) 569-1804
Contact: Jennifer Rothman
Daughters of Miriam Center
155 Hazel Street
Clifton, NJ 07011
Tel.: (973) 253-5303
E-mail:
volunteers@daughtersofmiriamcenter.org
Website:
www.daughtersofmiriamcenter.org
Contact: Joan Kraft
Volunteers at Daughters of Miriam Center
play a vital role in the care and well-
being of our nursing home residents,
subacute patients, and apartment tenants.
Volunteer positions are available days or
evenings, seven days a week. Many jobs
can be tailored to meet individual
schedules. Volunteers perform a wide
variety of tasks including, but not limited
to, transporting, and visiting residents,
staffing the bookmobile and food cart,
assisting at the apartment buildings, and
helping with clerical work. Pet therapy is
encouraged providing the pet has the
appropriate certification, licenses and
papers. Volunteers of all ages are
encouraged to apply as there is a
volunteer activity appropriate for
everyone.
Dellridge Care Center
532 Farview Avenue
Paramus, NJ 07652
Tel.: (201) 261-1589
Contact: Priscilla
Volunteer Activity: Room visits,
socializing, assisting in programs,
assisting with bingo and trivia games.
Flat Rock Brook Nature Center
443 Van Nostrand Avenue
Tel.: (201) 567-1265
Website: www.flatrockbrook.org
Contact: Sandy Chiappino
The Friendship Circle
1 University Plaza Drive, Suite 507
Hackensack, NJ
Tel.: (201) 262-7172
E-mail: Zeesy@BCFriendship.com
Website: www.BCFriendship.com
Contact: Zeesy Grossbaum
The Friendship Circle provides social
programming for kids, teens, and
families that have special needs. We offer
a full range of social and recreational
programs including winter and summer
camps and home visits for children.
Additionally, the Friendship Circle runs a
Hebrew School on Sunday mornings to
provide a Jewish education for these
children.
Teens are welcome to sign up as a
volunteers and get involved in the many
different opportunities that are available.
They can choose to volunteer on a
weekly, monthly, or more sporadic basis.
Much information is available on the
website.
Harborage Nursing Home
7600 River Road
N. Bergen, NJ 07047
Tel.: (201) 854-5400
Website: www.Palisadesmedical.org
Contact: Alicia Duroi
Jewish Association for
Developmental Disabilities –
J-ADD
50 Eisenhower Drive, Suite 202
Paramus, NJ 07652
Tel,: (201) 457-0058
Fax: (201) 457-0025
E-mail: Info1@J-ADD.org
JEWISH HOME FAMILY
Contact: Charlene Vannucci, Director of
Volunteer Services
Tel.: (201) 750-4237
E-mail: cvannucci@jewishhomefamily.org
• GALLEN ADULT DAY HEALTH CARE
CENTER
JEWISH HOME AT HOME
The Gallen Adult Medical Day Care
program provides care and services to
the elderly living in the community who
are experiencing frail health and/or
Dementia. The program runs Monday
thru Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Volunteers are needed to greet and
assist clients on and off the bus,
transport participants to rehab services
and to help serve breakfast and lunch.
Volunteer entertainers, musicians, dance
troupes are also welcome.
Administrative help is appreciated –
great for high school students looking
for community service hours.
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• JEWISH HOME AT HOME
The Jewish Home at Home provides the
services necessary to enable seniors to
continue to live in their own home as
they age. Volunteer opportunities are
tailored to the interests of the volunteers
and the needs of the seniors. They
include friendly visiting, telephone
reassurance calls, assistance with mail
and routine bills, transportation to
appointments, shared meals, outings,
shopping, reading, games, etc.
• JEWISH HOME ASSISTED LIVING
KAPLEN FAMILY SENIOR RESIDENCE
The Jewish Home Assisted Living is a
beautiful place to call home. Located just
steps from downtown River Vale, New
Jersey, JHAL offers general assisted living
and a separate wing for those who are
memory impaired. Volunteers are always
appreciated. Guest speakers, musical
entertainers and card and Mah Jong
players are most welcome to apply to
our volunteer program. Children over 12
are also welcome to volunteer to assist
with game programs, pet visits and
more.
• JEWISH HOME AT ROCKLEIGH
RUSS BERRIE HOME FOR JEWISH
LIVING
The Jewish Home at Rockleigh is a
state-of-the-art long term care and
rehabilitation center located on 16
beautiful acres in Rockleigh, New Jersey.
Volunteers are needed to assist at
mealtimes through our Company for
Lunch and Dinner Programs. Guest
lecturers are needed to present at our
Jewish Home University Educational
Program. Musical entertainers and artists
are also welcome. Children under 12
years of age may participate through our
Grandbuddies Program.
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
Tenafly
Tel.: (201) 408-1456
Contact: Esther Mazor
E-mail: emazor@jccotp.org
Many people within the JCC community
volunteer and assist with its activities and
more are always needed. The JCC works
hard to assess people’s skills and
interests and match them with the right
job. Volunteer opportunities for teens
and adults include: caregiving support
for children with disabilities and the
elderly, computer training, counselors for
children, gym instructors, homework
assistance, library assistance, sports
coaches, and more. There are also
community service opportunities for
teens as well as mitzvah projects and
teen philanthropy. Call Esther Mazor, at
(201) 408-1456.
The JCC Guttenberg Center for Special
Services also sponsors year-round
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community service programs after-
school, Sunday and through-out the
summer to assist individuals with special
needs. Call Shelley Levy at 201.408.1489
or slevy@jccotp.org.
Life Source Services
Hatikva Hospice
230 E. Ridgewood Avenue
Paramus, NJ 07652
Tel.: 1-888-865-5103
Fax: (201) 225-4769
Website: www.LifeSourceHospice.com
Linking Hearts Volunteers
Chabad of Franklin Lakes
Director: Rabbi Chanoch Kaplan
Tel.: (201) 848-0449
Website: www.chabadplace.org
Weekly visits bring joy and
companionship to an elderly person
while imparting the principle of Tikun
Olam and the spirit of volunteerism to
your family.
Lubavitch on the Palisades
11 Harold Street
Tenafly, NJ 07670
Tel.: (201) 871-1152
Contact: Rabbi Mordechai Shain
Pony Power Therapies and
Drop @Three sisters
1170 Ramapo Valley Road
Mahwah, NJ
Tel.: (201) 934-1001
E-mail: info@ponypowernj.org
Website: www.ponypowernj.org
This site provides therapeutic horseback
riding and horse-assisted activities to
children and adults with a wide variety
of special needs including autism,
cerebral palsy, developmental delays,
multiple sclerosis, anxiety and
depression. Volunteer opportunities for
those 14 and older include side-walking
and lead-walking in riding lessons. Open
12 months a year.
P-U-R-R-S…‘n’ Pups Animal
Rescue Team
P.O. Box 188
Riverdale, NJ 07457
E-mail: smooch12345@aol.com
Website: www.purrsnpups.org
This all-volunteer organization based in
Riverdale is dedicated to the rescue and
adoption of unwanted animals. Some of
the opportunities available include
providing a foster home, donating food
and litter, helping during adoption hours,
donating old towels, sheets, blankets,
small bath rugs, etc.
Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge
2 Shelter Lane
Oakland, NJ
Tel.: (201) 337-5180
E-mail: volunteer@rbari.org
Vo lunt e e r ing
Website: www.rbari.org
This refuge gives adoptable animals an
open-ended stay in a warm, safe place
until loving homes can be found.
Volunteer opportunities include working
directly with the animals at the shelter,
providing foster care, and assisting with
office activities.
Teaneck Nursing Center
1104 Teaneck Road
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 833-2400
Contact: Angie Montas
Tenafly Nature Center
313 Hudson Avenue
Tenafly, NJ 07670
Tel.: (201) 568-6093
Website: www.tenaflynaturecenter.org
TNC acts as steward for almost 400
acres of forest and wetlands and
manages over seven miles of hiking
trails. Our interpretive building has
natural history exhibits and live animals
for the public. Volunteers needed for
indoor and outdoor projects: trail
maintenance, invasive species removal,
office help, and more. No experience
needed. If you have a special skill, like
event coordination, marketing, etc.,
please let us know.
Tomorrows Children’s
Institute
30 Prospect Avenue
Hackensack, NJ 07601
Tel.: (201) 996-5624
Contact: Judy Solomon
Weingarten Family Jewish
Visitation Program (JVP)
Friends of Lubavitch of Bergen County
Teaneck
Tel.: (201) 907-0686
Chaplain: Ephraim Simon
Chaplain Ephraim Simon visits Holy
Name Hospital patients weekly. In
addition, local volunteers visit this
hospital as well as Englewood Hospital
and Medical Center, Hackensack
University Medical Center and nursing
home residents each week, leaving a get-
well card and flower for all who are
visited. Special Holiday programs and
the blowing of the Shofar during Rosh
Hashana are provided as well.
Philanthropic Opportunities
To learn about Jewish Federation
and its philanthropic opportunities,
please contact Jodi Heimler,
(201) 820-3952
or jodih@jfnnj.org.
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YOUTH ANDYOUNG
ADULTS
INFORMAL
E D U C AT I O N
Please Contact Jewish Family and
Children's Services of Northern NJ
(201-837-9090
For formal educational opportunities,
please also refer to the Education
section on page 60.
For Special Needs programs for children
and youth, please refer to the Special
Needs section on page 96.
Scouts
Boy Scouts –
Jewish Center of Teaneck
Troop #226, Shomer Shabbat
Tel.: (201) 836-7019
Fax: (201) 836-0918
E-mail: dchazin@aol.com
Scoutmaster: Daniel Chazin
The troop, which is open to boys from
age 11 onwards, meets on Monday
nights at the Jewish Center of Teaneck.
Cub Scouts –
Congregation Rinat Yisrael
Tel.: (201) 837-2795
Teaneck
Youth Groups
These youth groups hold programs in
New Jersey; if there is no local contact
given, please call the New York office
listed for details of area programs.
Areyvut
147 S. Washington Avenue
Bergenfield, NJ 07621
Tel.: (201) 244-6702
E-mail: info@areyvut.org
Areyvut enables Jewish youth around the
world to infuse their lives with the core
Jewish values of chesed (kindness),
tzedakah (charity), and tikkun olam
(social justice). A non-profit organization
established in 2002, Areyvut offers
Jewish day schools, educators,
synagogues, and communities unique
opportunities to empower and enrich
youth by creating innovative and
meaningful service programs that make
these values a reality.
Bnei Akiva of New York
and New Jersey
520 Eighth Ave., 15th floor
New York, NY 10018
Tel.: (212) 465-9536
Fax: (212) 216-9578
E-mail: office@bany.org
Website: www.bany.org
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Bnei Akiva, the religious Zionist youth
movement, is dedicated to bringing the
message of Torah Va’Avodah to the
Jewish youth of North America. Torah
Va’Avodah is an outlook on the world
that synthesizes a religious life of Torah
with labor and production to bring about
a national renaissance of Jewish people
in the land of Israel. Bnei Akiva also
organizes special events in New York
and New Jersey day schools.
B’nai B’rith Youth Organization
(BBYO)
Greater Jersey/Hudson River Region
411 Wood Ave #A
Linden, NJ 07036
Tel.: (908) 925-0310
E-mail: gjhrr@bbyo.org
Regional Director: Judi Youngman
BBYO is a youth organization providing
more Jewish teens with more meaningful
Jewish experiences.
Habonim Dror
Tel.: (718) 789-1796
Fax: (718) 789-1799
Website: www.habonimdror.org
Shaliach: Barrock Sella
Habonim Dror is a world-wide Labor
Zionist youth movement. Members can
participate in the summer at one of six
North American camps and during the
year in the various local Kenim
(chapters).
Hashomer Hatzair USA/
Camp Shomria
Winter Office:
601 W. 26th St., Suite 325-25
New York, NY 10001
Tel.: (212) 627-2830
Summer Office:
52 Lake Marie Road
Liberty, NY 12754
Tel.: (845) 292-6241 (Office)
Tel.: (845) 292-4417 (Infirmary)
Website: campshomria.com
Hashomer Hatzair, which is affiliated
with the Kibbutz movement in Israel, is a
youth movement whose members take
part in activities throughout the year,
including summer and winter camps and
celebrating the Jewish holidays. The
group teaches members about Israel and
Jewish identity. Monthly meetings are
run by teen-aged counselors who are
trained in the movement. There are
meetings that take place in Bergen
County.
Israeli Scouts/Tzofim
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
Tenafly
Tel.: (201) 408-1427
Contact: Aya Schechter
E-mail: aschechter@jccotp.org
The aims of Tzofim, the Israeli Scout
Organization, include directing young
Scouts (both boys and girls) to service
the community and instilling a sense of
independence, sensitivity to justice,
mutual help, truthful and honest relation-
ships among people, and a sense of
responsibility to create a better society in
Israel. Meetings are conducted in
Hebrew every Sunday.
Kadima
United Synagogue of Conservative
Judaism
720 King Georges Road
Suite 305
Woodbridge, NJ 08863
Tel.: (732) 738-4301
Fax: (732) 738-4304
Website: www.hagalilusy.com
Kadima is the Middle School-aged
affiliate of the New Jersey Region of
United Synagogue of Conservative
Judaism and Hagalil Region of United
Synagogue Youth. The program is held
in local affiliated synagogues. For a
complete list, contact the office.
Lubavitch on the Palisades
Teen770
11 Harold Street
Tenafly, NJ 07670
Tel.: (201) 871-1152 x508
Fax: (201) 871-4181
Contact: Rabbi Yitzchak Gershovitz
E-mail: RabbiYitzchak@chabadlubavitch.org
Website: www.chabadlubavitch.org
NCSY: Inspiring the
Jewish Future
New Jersey Regional Office
1345 Queen Anne Road
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 862-0250
Fax: (201) 862-0914
E-mail: office@njncsy.com
Websites: www.njncsy.org;
www.ncsysummer.com
Contact: Rabbi Yaakov Glasser, Regional
Director
NCSY is the premier organization
dedicated to connecting, inspiring, and
empowering Jewish teens and
encouraging passionate Judaism through
Torah and tradition. The region runs
many weekly programs, 14 different
summer programs, and regional
Shabbatons and conventions. NCSY
welcomes all Jewish teens regardless of
background or affiliation.
North American Federation
of Temple Youth (NFTY)
633 Third Avenue,
12th floor
New York, NY 10017
Tel.: (212) 650-4070
Website: www.nfty.org
NFTY is the youth arm of the Union for
Reform Judaism, the national association
of Reform congregations. NFTY is
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comprised of over 450 Temple Youth
Groups (TYGs) throughout the United
States and Canada. NFTY’s goals consist
of fostering long-term commitment to the
ideals and values of Reform Judaism, and
fostering Jewish identity in young
people.
Young Judaea
50 West 58th Street
New York, NY 10019
Tel.: (212) 303-8014
Website: www.youngjudaea.org
Young Judaea is the Zionist Youth
Movement of Hadassah. Young Judaea
provides activities for Jewish youth to
instill and build Jewish and Zionist
identity and help them develop an
understanding of Israel’s role in the
Jewish world. Our members come from
a variety of backgrounds. YJ offers
separate clubs programs for the
following age groups: Ofarim, grades
3-5; Tsofim, grades 6-8; Bogrim, grades
9-12.
Teen Programs at the YJCC
Jewish Community Center of Northern
New Jersey
605 Pascack Road
Washington Township, NJ 07676
Tel.: (201) 666-6610
Fax: (201) 221-5815
E-mail: abbyl@jccnnj.org
Website: www.jccnnj.org
During the summer, teens may
participate in teen travel along with
Israeli peers affected by violence and
terror who are participating in the YJCC’s
Open Hearts, Open Homes program.
Monthly Saturday night “Tween Scene”
for 5th-7th graders and Teen Leadership
round out the programs.
Temple Emanu-El of Closter
180 Piermont Road
Closter, NJ 07624
Tel.: (201) 750-9997
Fax: (201) 750-1894
Youth/Family Programs Director:
Tammy Ween
E-mail: Ween@templeemanu-el.com
Website: www.templeemanu-el.com
We offer: K’tonton for grades 1 and 2,
Chaverim for grades 3-5, Kadima for
grades 6-8, Club 8 for 8th graders, 8th
and 9th grade programming and
Face2Face/USY for grades 9-12. The
programs are geared towards social,
religious and cultural themes and include
an emphasis on community service and
Tzedakah.
Temple Sinai
1 Engle St.
Tenafly, NJ 07670
Tel.: (201) 568-3035
Contact: Rosie Moss and Jonah Zinn
E-mail: youthgroup@templesinaibc.org
Website: templesinaibc.org
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We have SFTY (high school), NFTY
(middle school), Club 56 (grades 5-6),
and Jewniors (grades 3-4).
Tween Scene
Jewish Community Center of Northern
New Jersey
605 Pascack Road
Washington Township, NJ 07676
Tel.: (201) 666-6610
Fax: (201) 221-5815
E-mail: abbyl@jccnnj.org
Website: www.jccnnj.org
Tween Scene offers 5th through 7th
graders an opportunity to social and
engage in supervised, planned activities
once a month on Saturday evenings.
United Synagogue Youth (USY)
Hagalil Region
720 King Georges Road
Suite 305
Woodbridge, NJ 08863
Tel.: (732) 738-7960
Fax: (732) 738-4304
Website: www.hagalilusy.com
Regional Director: Dassy Mark
USY is the official high school youth
group of the Conservative movement. Its
goal is to provide Jewish teens a fun and
interesting context in which to develop a
strong commitment to Judaism. USY
sponsors social, educational and religious
programming, as well as summer
programs including USY Israel
Pilgrimage, USY-on-Wheels (a cross-
country bus tour of America), and
programs to Israel and Europe.
Chapters:
Temple Emanu-El, Closter
Fair Lawn/Glen Rock
JCC of Fort Lee
JCC of Paramus
Temple Israel, Ridgewood
Cong. Beth Sholom, Teaneck
CAMPING
Camps
Fair Lawn Jewish Day Camp
30-02 Fair Lawn Avenue
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
Tel.: (201) 791-7200
E-mail: info@fairlawncamp.com
Website: fairlawncamp.com
The Fair Lawn Jewish Day Camp for
ages 3-11 is an affiliate of Camp Gan
Israel, the fastest growing network of
Jewish day camps in the world. The
children are guided in organized activity,
play, and social skills by loving, patient,
and caring staff who serve year-round as
pre-school teachers. Our weekly
program is enhanced with choirs,
Olympic-type games, police and fire
demonstrations, drama, ballet, carnivals,
dress-up days, overnights, Shabbos
parties, challah baking, and much more.
Swimming instruction and hot lunches
are provided daily.
Gan Israel Day Camp of
Oakland Summer and Winter
Camp Programs
Chabad of Franklin Lakes
Tel.: (201) 848-0449
Website: www.ganisraeldaycamp.com
Spirit and fun that lasts all year-round.
This camp is for Jewish children and has
a comprehensive program that includes
sports, swimming, art, drama, fitness,
trips, and much more. Five weeks in the
summer and one week in mid-winter.
Chabad Kiddie Camp
Website: chabadkidiecamp.com
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 907-0686
NJ Y Camps
21 Plymouth St.
Fairfield NJ 07004
Tel.: (973) 575-3333
E-mail: info@njycamps.org
All camps are ACA Accredited and
dietary laws are observed.
Milford Camps
570 Sawkill Rd., Milford, PA 18337
Tel.: (570) 296-8596
Round Lake Camp
Tel.: (973) 973-575-3333 x145
E-mail: rlc@njycamps.org
For campers 8 – 18 yrs old with learning
differences and social communication
disorders
Camp Nah-Jee-Wah (NJW)
Tel.: (973) 575-3333 x 125
E-mail: njw@njycamps.org
Campers entering grades 1-6
Cedar Lake Camp (CLC)
Tel.: (973) 575-3333 x 124
E-mail: clc@njycamps.org
Campers entering grades 7-9
Teen Camp (TAC)
Tel.: (973) 575-3333 x 130
E-mail: tac@njycamps.org
Campers entering grades 10 & 11
Total Specialty Camps (TSC)
Tel.: (973) 575-3333 x130
Campers entering grades 2-10
First Step
Tel.: (973) 575-3333 x112
E-mail: info@njycamps.org
2 night and 5 night stay at NJW
Campers entering grades 1-6
Lake Como Camps
119 Woods Rd., Lakewood, Pa 18439
Tel.: 570-798-2551
Camp Nesher (Summer)
90 Woods Road. Lakewood, PA 18439
Tel.: (570) 798 2373
Grades 3 - 11
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Camp Shoshanim
119 Woods Road, Lakewood, PA 18439
Tel.: (570) 798 2551
Grades 3 - 10
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
411 East Clinton Ave.
Tel.: (201) 569-7900
Website: www.jccotp.org
For Children Ages 3 - 11 years
Neil Klatskin Day Camp
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
411 East Clinton Ave.
Tel.: (201) 567-8963
Website: www.jccotp.org/camps
Ages 3-Grade 2, Mon-Fri, 9 am-4 pm
(shorter days available for preschoolers)
At Neil Klatskin Day Camps, kids rule
the day! Our campers experience an
amazing summer of adventure, nonstop
fun, and incredible friendships. Our
beautiful 21+ acre campus features 3
pools, a sprinkler park, sports fields,
basketball and tennis courts, a low ropes
course with zip line, indoor rainy day
facilities and more. Children ages 3 and
4 are home based in air-conditioned
classrooms. Head counselors for children
ages 3 through kindergarten are certified
educators. NKDC offers children the
chance to be their best by offering an
exciting array of activities, as well as
opportunities to make their own choices
and experience personal growth. Your
camper will learn new skills and explore
what they love in our dynamic
programming including sports, Red Cross
Instructional and recreational swim,
dance, art, drama, music, Judaic
programming, special events and more.
Plus our day camps are all-inclusive,
providing lunch, snacks, towel service
with access to transportation and
extended care, so it’s easy on parents
too.
Neil Klatskin Specialty Camps
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
411 East Clinton Ave.
Tel.: (201) 567-8963
Website: www.jccotp.org/camps
Grades 3+
An incredible variety of specialty camps
is offered for a full day of fun, from 9
am-4 pm, and are ALL-INCLUSIVE,
providing lunch, snacks, daily swim and
towel service. Campers also have access
to transportation and extended care
services. Mix-N-Match your camps for a
full summer experience or just choose
the weeks that work for you. For camp
dates, details, and to register, visit
jccotp.org/camps.
• The NKDC Experience 3RD-5TH
GRADE; one week sessions
Are you simply a camp person? Do
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specialty camps speak to you some of
the time, but sometimes you just want to
go to back to the camp you grew up in?
Enjoy so many of the activities you loved
in NKDC, and build on that love with
the NKDC Experience! Get all the fun of
NKDC, with the added bonus of weekly
field trips, special workshops, and more!
• Multi-Sport Camp 3RD–8TH GRADE;
one-week sessions
Perfect for campers who like variety!
This camp focuses on building
fundamentals across a variety of sports,
for all skill levels, in a relaxed and fun
environment. Campers will love making
use of all the courts and fields the JCC
has to o?er, while learning and
improving their skills. Includes
performance training to build strength,
endurance and flexibility, which
increases productivity.
• Basketball Camp 3RD–8TH GRADE;
one-week sessions
If you love basketball—this camp is for
you! Our JCC basketball professionals
bring their love of the game and
incomparable coaching skills to teach
and enhance your camper’s skills at
every level. Includes performance
training to build strength, endurance and
flexibility, which increases productivity.
• The Michelle Weiss Children’s
Tennis Camp 3RD–8TH GRADE; one-
week sessions
Whether your camper has his/her sights
on the US Open or is just looking for
some time on the courts with friends—
this camp will provide a swinging good
time. Campers will enhance their
understanding of the game and build
skills and confidence through interactive
games and drills, while also increasing
strength, endurance, and flexibility
through performance training.
• Dance Intensive 3RD–11TH GRADE;
two-week session
Enjoy two weeks of dance technique that
explores all the latest crazes and new
dance forms. Students take sessions in
ballet, jazz, and hip hop each day, while
working toward an end-of-camp dance
performance on stage and in costume!
Improve skill level, build strength, and
gain more flexibility while having a great
time!
• Center-Stage 4TH–9TH GRADE; three-
week session
This exciting performing experience for
beginner/intermediate and advanced
actors combines everyone’s favorite,
Alice in Wonderland and its comic
sequel, Through the Looking Glass to
create an incredible high-level
Broadway-style musical with set,
costumes, challenging dialogue, big
musical numbers and solos. Includes
daily workshops in acting, movement,
singing and improvisation. Each student
develops immeasurable skills, great
confidence and has the chance to realize
their dreams as a performer.
• Broadway Showtime 5TH–11TH
GRADE; two-week session
A new high-level musical theater
experience for intermediate/advanced
students to increase and refine their
skills in singing, dance and building
great characters in a classic and very
funny production of “Fiddler on the Roof
and Friends.” Daily workshops increase
skill levels and jump-start confidence and
joy in performing. Each student will have
challenging roles, and can shine in big
musical numbers and solos in the
spotlight.
• Comedic Acting Camp 3RD–6TH
GRADE; one-week sessions
Week 1: Comedy Playmaking and
Performing—Students create their own
comedy scripts and put them together
for a 5-star performance.
Week 2: Comedy Theater—Learn cool
comic skills for sticky situations. Includes
performances for family and other JCC
camps.
Week 3: Comedy in Movies—Find out
what makes a movie funny and how to
spot and build on the surprising comic
sides of life. Students will create and
take home the film they star in with a
green screen to make a special
background.
• Fine Arts Camp 3RD–6TH GRADE;
one-week sessions
Get creative and have a blast at Fine Arts
Camp! Each week campers focus on a
different, exciting project that will
incorporate new art skills, methodology
and mediums including jewelry making,
painting, textiles, sculpting, and more.
Each session features a visiting artist who
will teach a hands-on workshop in their
craft.
• Science Camp 3RD–6TH GRADE;
one-week sessions
Explore the world of STEAM—science,
technology, engineering, arts, and
mathematics. Each week experienced
science teachers will facilitate a
challenging and innovative program
using hands on experiments, projects,
and lots of FUN!
• Big Idea Hi-Tech Camp 3RD-8TH
GRADE; two-week sessions
Design your future at our innovative tech
camp. BIG IDEA is a perfect mix of
cutting-edge tech workshops and
outdoor summer fun. Children get to
focus on special projects, including
robotics, digital photography, coding, 3D
modeling, DJ, film production and even
fashion, all taught in hands-on
workshops by professional instructors
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from Israel and the US. Curriculum
developed by BIG IDEA, the leaders of
tech education in Israel.
Camp Gan Israel of Tenafly
Lubavitch on the Palisades
11 Harold Street
Tenafly
Tel.: (201) 871-1152 x559
Website: www.campganisraeltenafly.com
Our mission is to be a place where
children can experience the richness,
excitement, and warmth of Judaism,
while learning the importance of caring,
sharing, and working with others.
Included are swimming, weekly day
trips, overnights, arts & crafts, special
events, and sports.
Summer Fun Camp @ ECP
Temple Emanuel of the Pascack
Valley Early Childhood Program
(Conservative)
87 Overlook Drive
Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07677
Tel.: (201) 391-8329
Early Childhood Director: Debbie
Wanamaker
ECP Admin: Cheryl Mazen
E-Mail: Cheryl@tepv.org
Website: www.tepv.org
For ages 2-5 Summer Fun Camp @ ECP
is ideal for a child’s first camping
experience. We have both indoor and
outdoor activities, water play, crafts, and
fun. Kids play in the three expansive
outdoor playgrounds and the outdoor
classroom is modeled after a sleep away
camp but is size appropriate for 2 to 4
year olds (the only one of its kind in
Bergen County). Make your child’s
summer an adventure in play and
learning rolled into one.
Ramah Day Camp in Nyack
Winter Address:
3080 Broadway
New York, NY 10027
Tel.: (212) 678-8884
Fax: (212) 749-8251
E-mail: info@ramahnyack.org
Website: www.ramahnyack.org
Director: Rabbi Ami Hersh
Summer Address:
POB 807, Nyack, NY 10960
Tel.: (845) 358-6240
Fax: (845) 358-6284
The Ramah Day Camp is a unique
summer experience of fun, learning and
growth for children presently in pre-
kindergarten through the seventh grade.
It offers a full range of camp activities,
including sports, swimming, gymnastics,
music, drama, arts and crafts, dancing,
nature, computers, woodworking,
ceramics, and trips… all with a Jewish
dimension.
Camp Ramah in the Berkshires
Winter Address:
25 Rockwood Place
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Tel.: (201) 871-7262
Fax: (201) 871-7232
E-mail: info@ramahberkshires.org
Website: www.ramahberkshires.org
Director: Rabbi Ethan Linden
Summer Address:
Box 515, Wingdale, NY 12594
Tel.: (845) 832-6622
Camp Ramah in the Berkshires is an
overnight camp for children entering
grades 4-11, where children experience
the best of summer fun (sports,
swimming, boating, outdoor education,
arts & crafts and theater arts), as well as
the vibrancy of Jewish living and Israeli
culture. Ramah campers forge lifelong
friendships and develop a strong sense
of Jewish identity through their
immersion in the warm and nurturing
summer community. Camp Ramah in the
Berkshires is infused with the best of the
tradition and values of Conservative
Judaism: love of mitzvot, Hebrew
language, and the land and people of
Israel; and commitment to inclusion and
tikkun olam.
Camp Havaya
Year Round::
1299 Church Road
Wyncote, PA 19095
Tel.: (215) 576-5681
Fax: (215) 576-0465
Summer Address:
Aaron and Majorie Ziegelman Campus
108 Rabbi Jeff Way
South Sterling, PA 18460
Tel.: (570) 676-9291
Fax: (570) 676-9172
Website: Camphavaya.org
Camp JRF is the only Jewish
Reconstructionist overnight camp.
Friends, sports, arts, nature, and positive
Jewish learning. Progressive program
including: athletics, waterfront activities,
arts & crafts, performing arts, a challenge
course, outdoor travel, and camping
trips. Discover what it means to be
Jewish in modern society. The camp is
kosher.
Camp Young Judaea Sprout Lake
Winter Address:
575 8th Avenue, 11th Floor
New York, NY 10018
Tel.: (917) 595-1500
Fax: (917) 791-8381
Summer Address:
6 Sprout Lake Camp, Route 82
Verbank, NY 12585
Tel.: (845) 677-3411
Fax: (845) 677-6912
E-mail: campsproutlake@youngjudaea.org
Website: cyjsproutlake.org
Camp Sprout Lake serves campers in
grades 2-8 from the following states:
Connecticut, Delaware, eastern
Pennsylvania, Maine, Massachusetts, New
Hampshire, New Jersey, New York,
northern Maryland, Rhode Island,
Vermont, California, Nevada, Hawaii,
Washington, and Oregon. We believe
that the best way to strengthen a child’s
Jewish background is to provide a
Jewish playground. Combining the best
in American camping with a strong love
of Israel and everything Jewish, Camp
Young Judaea Sprout Lake offers
children in grades 2-8 a summer filled
with fun, friendships, laughter, excite-
ment, adventures, and learning.
Committed to Zionism and to Jewish
values and tradition, we provide a safe
and healthy environment in which
Jewish youngsters can explore and enjoy
their world and their heritage, while at
the same time developing creativity,
sportsmanship, and their own
individuality.
Camp Tel Yehudah
Winter Address:
575 8th Avenue, 11th Fl.
New York, NY 10018
Tel.: (800) 970-CAMP
Fax: (866) 950-2865
Website: www.telyehudah.org
Summer Address:
P.O. Box 69, Barryville, NY 12719
Tel.: (845) 557-8311
Fax: (845) 557-3361
Camp Tel Yehudah, the national senior
leadership camp of Young Judaea, is
deeply committed to Jewish and Zionist
values and tradition. Through a dynamic
combination of athletics, arts & crafts,
the performing arts, and other activities,
campers discover the wonders of Israel
and Jewish heritage, develop an
understanding of what it means to be a
part of a community, and learn about
themselves as individuals. We are
dedicated to laying the foundation for
strong, vibrant Jewish leadership in the
future. Camp Tel Yehudah is Kosher and
Shomer Shabbat. We offer a range of
programs for teens entering grades 9-11.
Programs are designed to meet the needs
and interests of each age group with
appropriate activities and experiences.
Websites – Summer Camping
www.Jewishcamping.org – The
Foundation for Jewish Camping
CONTESTS/
SCHOLARSHIPS
Jewish Family and Children's
Services of Northern NJ
Teaneck, Wayne and Fair Lawn
Tel.: (201) 837-9090
The Abe Oster Holocaust
Remembrance Award
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Tel.: (201) 408-1429
Contact: Michal Greenbaum
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Every year the Kaplen JCC holds a
contest for high school students in
Bergen County, asking them to write
essays or create a work of art that
personally conveys their historical and
moral understanding of the Shoah.
Contest project changes from year to
year. Winners receive college
scholarships, family membership to the
Museum of Jewish Heritage, and
recognition at the Kaplen JCC annual
Yom Hashoah Commemoration.
Bronfman Youth Fellowships
420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 331
New York , NY 10170
Tel.: (212) 572-7149
Website: bronfman.org
E-mail: info@byfi.org
Executive Director: Becky Voorwinde
The fully-endowed Fellowships, awarded
annually to 26 students who will be
entering the 12th grade of school in the
following Fall, are based on merit and
not on need. Participants – who are
selected on the basis of character,
intellectual interests, special talents and
leadership qualities – spend five weeks
of study, dialogue and travel in Israel.
The purpose of the program is to have
the Fellows return to the US with a new
understanding of the myriad issues
facing the Jewish people and the Jewish
state, and a new appreciation of the
need for dialogue among Jews of all
kinds.
Irwin Weinberg Award
c/o Jewish War Veterans of Teaneck
Phil Sieradski, Post Commander
472 Henley Avenue
New Milford, NJ 07646
Tel.: (201) 986-0647
The Irwin Weinberg Memorial
Scholarship is awarded to a Teaneck
High School scholar-athlete with
demonstrated community involvement. It
is presented in June. For deadlines,
contact Teaneck High School.
Kaplun Essay Contest
Morris J. and Betty Kaplun Foundation
Essay Contest Committee
PO Box 234428
Great Neck, NY 11023
Website: kaplunfoundation.org
In this annual contest, students in grades
7-9 and 10-12 write essays on specific
topics; see the website for information.
First prize for each level is $1,800 with
five runners-up in each level winning
$750 each. The deadline is March 15.
K-S Scholarship
Cong. B’nai Israel
Emerson
Tel.: (201) 265-2272
The annual scholarship award is made to
Jewish high school seniors entering
college who either reside in the Pascack
Valley or attend the Bergen County High
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School of Jewish Studies. The $1000
award is based on merit and need. The
deadline is April.
Jewish War Veterans
Education Grants
Contact: Mort Millinger
7 Lake Drive
Randolph, NJ 07869
Tel.: (973) 895-2579
Three cash awards presented annually to
direct descendants of members of the
Jewish War Veterans in NJ (Dept. of New
Jersey), living or deceased. Applicants
must be graduating from a public or
private high school in the state of New
Jersey. Applicants must have been
accepted to a four-year college or
university or a three-year school of
nursing.
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES/
R E C R E AT I O N A L
PROGRAMS
Jewish Community Center of
Northern New Jersey
605 Pascack Road
Washington Township, NJ 07676
Tel.: (201) 666-6610
Fax: (201) 221-5815
E-mail: abbyl@jccnnj.org
Website: www.jccnnj.org
Tween Scene opens the YJCC to fifth
through seventh graders on Saturday
evenings once a month for socializing
with supervision. There are holiday
programs, family programs and special
activities for times when school is out,
too.
Chai Kidz Club
Chabad of Franklin Lakes
Tel.: (201) 848-0449
Fax: (201) 848-0559
A bi-monthly club for children ages 4-7
on Thursday afternoons from 4 to 5:15
p.m. The children have fun doing Jewish
crafts, challah baking, games, and songs.
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
Tenafly
Tel.: (201) 408-1469
Contact: Michal Greenbaum
Teens can participate in a wide range of
community service opportunities,
mitzvahs and more. They can also assist
individuals with special needs after
school, on Sundays and throughout the
summer.
Supper & Song with
Bobby DooWah
Chabad of Franklin Lakes
Tel.: (201) 848-0449
Fax: (201) 848-0559
A weekly program from 5 to 6 p.m.,
featuring the music of acclaimed
children’s entertainer Bobby DooWah
along with a delicious children’s dinner.
For families with children ages 0-6.
Tween Scene
Jewish Community Center of Northern
New Jersey
605 Pascack Road
Washington Township, NJ 07676
Tel.: (201) 666-6610
Fax: (201) 221-5815
E-mail: abbyl@jccnnj.org
Website: www.jccnnj.org
The YJCC hosts tweens in grades 5, 6 and
7 on one Saturday night a month. The
evening is filled with activities, including
swimming, gym, movies and a DJ, all in a
safe environment with adult supervision.
SPECIAL
PROGRAMS
Open Hearts, Open Homes
Jewish Community Center of Northern
New Jersey
605 Pascack Road
Washington Township, NJ 07676
Tel.: (201) 666-6610
Fax: (201) 221-5815
E-mail: elanap@jccnnj.org
Website: www.jccnnj.org
Open Hearts, Open Homes brings Israeli
teens who have been affected by
violence and terror to Bergen County to
enjoy respite and home hospitality with
local families. The teens participate in a
teen travel program along with their
American peers. Open Hearts, Open
Homes has brought over 300 teens to
northern New Jersey over the past 13
years and has helped facilitate many
bonds between Israelis and Americans
that will last a lifetime.
VOLUNTEERING
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
Tenafly
Tel.: (201) 408-1489
The Guttenberg Center for Special
Services sponsors year-round community
service programs after-school, Sunday
and through-out the summer to assist
individuals with special needs. There are
also community service opportunities for
teens as well as mitzvah projects and
teen philanthropy.
TAG Teen Friendship
Chabad of Franklin Lakes
Director: Chanoch Kaplan
Tel.: (201) 848-0449
Website: www.chabadplace.org
This teen social circle brings Jewish
teens together to have a good time and
volunteer their time befriending special
needs children and visiting with them
once a week.
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Conductors: Adina Avery Grossman &

Your Child’s Ronit Wolff Hanan
Teaneck

Summer Memories E-mail: musicdirector@cbsteaneck.org

Tel.: (201) 833-2620

Start at Camp Veritans Website: www.cbsteaneck.org

This vibrant, award-winning children's

Day Camp! chorus is now open to the community!

Singers master a unique repertoire in
English, Hebrew, Ladino, Yiddish, Zulu
Four, Five, Six, Seven or Eight Week Sessions Available and more, and perform at synagogue
and community events throughout the
year. No auditions; all singers in 1st to
6th grades are welcome. Meets Shabbat
mornings from 10-10:30am at
Congregation Beth Sholom.

HaZa-Prep -
for 7th & 8th graders
A national Jewish choral preparatory
program
Tuition Includes: Wide Variety of Programs: Conductor: Ronit Wolff Hanan
• Daily Catered Hot Kosher Lunches • Serving Pre-K • Arts & Crafts • Cooking Teaneck
to 10th Grade • Archery • Soccer E-mail: HaZaPrepBergen@gmail.com
• Daily Transportation • New, Enhanced • Mad Science • Football Tel.: (201) 906-4441
• Low Camper to Counselor Ratio CIT Program • Basketball • …and so Website: www.ZamirChoralFoundation.org
• Red Cross Instructional Swim • Nature much more!
A unique auditioned preparatory
• Extended Day Option Available • Go Karts
Heated program under the auspices of HaZamir:
• Ropes Course
Pool 4-Year-Old
The International Jewish Teen Choir (see
below). Meets Sunday afternoons
Program throughout the school year.
Call or Email for a Available
HaZamir: The International
Personalized Tour! Jewish Teen Choir -
for 9th to 12th graders
Registrar@CampVeritans.com
Bergen County Chapter
(973) 956-1220 Conductor: Ronit Wolff Hanan
Teaneck
Registrar@CampVeritans.com E-mail: HaZamirBergen@gmail.com
WeLoveCampVeritans Tel.: (201) 906-4441
(973) 956-1220 Website: www.ZamirChoralFoundation.org
225 Pompton Road, Haledon, NJ 07508 Part of a network of over 40 HaZamir
chapters throughout the U.S. and Israel,
Teens for the Community Youth Zone singing sophisticated Jewish choral music
in a fun, social, multi-denominational
Tenafly Chabad of Franklin Lakes setting. Individual chapters meet in their
Tel.: (201) 871-1152, ext. 502 Director: Rabbi Chanoch Kaplen
local cities to rehearse a common
Contact: Rabbi Chaim Boyarsky Tel.: (201) 848-0449
E-mail: rabbichaim@chabadlubavitch.org repertoire, then join together with other
Website: www.chabadplace.org chapters for regional, national and
Website: JewishTeensNJ.com The Youth Zone is a social action club
The Teen Friendship Club meets every international events to polish and
for children ages 8-12. The children learn perform that repertoire, culminating in a
Wednesday from 6 – 8 p.m. Teens have the fundamentals of tikkun olam by
a chance to visit the elderly and sick and gala concert with over 400 singers at a
bringing joy to the elderly in nursing
do all kinds of projects to help out the homes, baking cookies for children in major NYC venue. Past performances
community. an orphanage, and stuffing bears for have been at Jazz at Lincoln Center,
hospital-bound children and others. Avery Fisher Hall, Carnegie Hall and the
Wii Volunteers They also have fun going on trips and Metropolitan Opera. Season starts in
Chabad of Franklin Lakes enjoying parties. September, by audition only. Meets
Tenafly throughout the school year on Sunday
Tel.: (201) 848-0449 afternoons.
You and your Wii little children can YOUTH AND TEEN
make a difference together. Join CHOIRS Temple Sinai
sensational children's entertainer Bobby Tzipporei Shalom -
Doowatt for sessions of musical 1 Engle Street
programming at the Oakland Care for 1st to 6th graders Tenafly, NJ
Center and bring smiles to the faces of The Children's Chorus of Congregation Tel.: (201) 568-3035
seniors. Beth Sholom Youth Choir Director: Nitza Amit-Shamah
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COLLEGESTUDENTS
For further information about college-
related activities, please contact Rabbi Ely
Allen, Director, Jewish Federation Campus
Youth Services, at (201) 820-3950 or
(201) 966-3040.
SCHOLARSHIPS
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
Tenafly
Tel.: (201) 408-1470
College Assistance Fund: Judy Nahary
The Hildegard & Sidney Schonfeld
College Scholarship Fund provides
assistance for Jewish students, including
those with special needs, Bergen County
and the Jewish catchment area based on
financial need and academic
achievement for college students for
their freshman through senior years.
While the scholarships are for one year
only, students can re-apply each year.
Annual deadline is May.
National Council of Jewish
Women, Bergen County Section
75 South Washington Avenue
Bergenfield, NJ 07621
Tel.: (201) 385-4847
Fax: (201) 385-4870
E-mail: office@ncjwbcs.org
NCJW is a volunteer organization,
inspired by Jewish values, that works to
improve the quality of life for women,
children, and families, and to ensure
individual rights through advocacy,
education, and community service.
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Hillel: The Foundation for
Jewish Campus Life – Rutgers
93 College Avenue
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Tel.: (732) 545-2407
Fax: (732) 932-1063
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Co lle ge St ude nt s
Website: www.rutgershillel.org
Executive Director: Andrew Getraer
KESHER
www.keshercollege.org
Hillel partners with student leadership in College campus program of the Union
planning and implementing religious, for Reform Judaism
social, and cultural events for Rutgers/
New Brunswick’s 4,500 Jewish students. KOACH
While Hillel is physically located on the www.koach.org
Rutgers College/College Avenue campus,
events are run on all five New Brunswick College outreach program of
campuses. Pluralistic events include Conservative Judaism
learning sessions, Birthright Israel, weekly
Shabbat services and free dinners, tikkun
olam/social action programs, holiday and
SPECIAL
cultural commemorations, and programs MEMBERSHIPS
for graduate students. Special rates are offered for the winter
break and the summer.
Hillel: The Foundation for
Jewish Campus Life Jewish Community Center of
800 8th Street, NW Northern New Jersey
Washington, DC 20001 Washington Township
Tel.: (202) 449-6500 Tel.: (201) 666-6610
Website: www.hillel.org
Office Hours: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Hillel cooperates with a vast array of
Taub Campus
Jewish organizations to bring to campus Tenafly
the broadest range of exciting
Tel.: (201) 408-1444
opportunities for Jewish involvement, Contact: Robbie Fried, ext. 211
including social, educational, cultural,
and religious programming. Campus-
based Hillels facilitate and help students 20-SOMETHINGS
initiate activities that are most satisfying
to the students on that particular campus. Hoboken Israeli Moms
Hillel also publishes The Guide to Jewish Hoboken, NJ
Life on Campus, an informative guide to Website:
Jewish life on more than 500 campuses
https://www.facebook.com/groups/
for the prospective college student. 111799075601137/
Fairleigh Dickinson University Hudson County Jewish Parents
Office of Jewish Affairs
Group
1000 River Road Website:
Teaneck, NJ 07666
https://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/
Tel.: (201) 692-2738
JewishParentsHudsonCounty/
Fax: (201) 692-7349
Website: www.fdu.edu Israelis in Hoboken
Contact: Warren Blaker
Website:
Friends of Lubavitch www.facebook.com/#!/groups/hobokenisr
aelis/
of Bergen County
Teaneck JNFuture Young Professionals
Tel.: (201) 907-0686
Tel.: (973) 593-0095, ext. 826
Conducts programs for college students,
focusing on those attending Fairleigh E-mail: arichlin@jnf.org
For young professionals in their 20s and
Dickinson University in Teaneck.
30s who share a commitment and
passion for Israel.
Moishe House
Hoboken, NJ
E-mail: moishehousehoboken@gmail.com
Philanthropic
Opportunities
To learn about Jewish Federation
and its philanthropic opportunities,
please contact Jodi Heimler,
(201) 820-3952 or jodih@jfnnj.org.
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SPECIALNEEDS
To take full advantage of some of the
programs listed below, the family member
with disabilities should be registered with
the New Jersey Division of Developmental
Disabilities. To do so, please contact:
NJ Division of Developmental Disabilities
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 726, Trenton, NJ 08625-0726
Physical Address:
22 South Warren St., Trenton, NJ 08608
Tel.: (800) 832-9173
AGENCIES
Jewish Association for
Developmental Disabilities
(J-ADD)
190 Moore Street, Suite 410
Hackensack, NJ 07601
Tel.: (201) 457-0058
Fax: (201) 457-0025
Website: www.j-add.com
Executive Director: John J. Winer, Ph.D.
Jewish Association for Developmental
Disabilities (J-ADD) is a leading not-for-
profit organization that serves individuals
with developmental disabilities and their
families via the provision of community
supports and kosher group homes.
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
Guttenberg Center for Special Services
Tel.: (201) 408-1489
Contact: Shelley Levy
E-mail: slevy@jccotp.org
The Special Services Department at the
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades offers more
than 65 weekday, Sunday and monthly
programs for individuals with disabilities
and their families. Included are special
life skills and vocational programs for
individuals with developmental
disabilities and for classes for children
and teens with autistic spectrum
disorders, developmental, learning and
communication disorders. Mainstreaming
and inclusion opportunities are provided
where appropriate. Some activities
include: social skills classes and groups,
academic enrichment, computer classes,
yoga, cooking for kids, teens and adults,
fitness training, creative movement,
music therapy, art therapy, recreation
and leisure activities, community trips,
Super Soccer Stars…and much more!
Open to JCC members and nonmembers.
Contact Shelley Levy at (201) 408-1489 or
slevy@jccotp.org
Yachad
New York
Tel.: (212) 613-8229
Contact: Yachad Office
Tel.: (212) 613-8229
Yachad has many services including:
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• Social programming throughout the
program year such as Shabbatonim, trips,
activities, learning programs and much
more.
• Special Education Schools for
elementary and high school students
• Day-Hab Programming for adults
• Vocational Training for adults
• Clinical Services
• Family Support Services
• Social Skills groups
• Programming for the Deaf & Hard of
Hearing
• And much more.
For further information about Yachad,
visit www.yachad.org
SOCIAL AND
R E C R E AT I O N A L
PROGRAMS
Enrichment Program for
Children with Special Needs
Jewish Community Center of Northern
New Jersey
Washington Township
Tel.: (201) 666-6610, ext. 5810
Contact: Gina Wellington
Email: gwellington@jccnnj.org
The YJCC welcomes those with physical
and intellectual challenges. Our program
for children with special needs focuses
on reinforcing school experiences and
developing social and life skills through
creative, social and recreational
experiences appropriate for those with
varying abilities. Classes may include
Therapeutic Martial Arts, Expression
through Song, Yoga, Cooking, Ceramics
and Swim. An array of programs are
available for children on the autism
spectrum, including innovative social
thinking groups that involve typically-
developing peer buddies and help
participants see another person’s
perspective while working at becoming
better communicators. Imagination in
Motion, Sunday FUNday, Boost!,
Spectrum Science and Social Thinking
are among the possible options. The
YJCC is spacious, wheelchair accessible
and barrier-free.
The Friendship Circle
1 University Plaza Drive, Suite 507
Hackensack, NJ
Tel.: (201) 262-7172
E-mail: Zeesy@BCFriendship.com
Website: www.BCFriendship.com
Contact: Zeesy Grossbaum
The Friendship Circle provides social
programming for kids, teens, and families
that have special needs. We offer a full
range of social and recreational programs
including winter and summer camps and
home visits for children. Additionally, the
Friendship Circle runs a Hebrew School
on Sunday mornings to provide a Jewish
education for these children.
Spe cial N e e ds
Guttenberg Center
for Special Services
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
411 E.Clinton Avenue
Tel.: (201) 408-1489
Website: www.jccotp.org
The Special Services Department at the
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades offers more
than 65 weekday, Sunday and monthly
programs for individuals with disabilities
and their families. Included are special
life skills and vocational programs for
individuals with developmental
disabilities and for classes for children
and teens with autistic spectrum
disorders, developmental, learning and
communication disorders. Mainstreaming
and inclusion opportunities are provided
where appropriate. Some activities
include: social skills classes and groups,
academic enrichment, computer classes,
yoga, cooking for kids, teens and adults,
fitness training, creative movement,
music therapy, art therapy, recreation
and leisure activities, community trips,
Super Soccer Stars…and much more!
Open to JCC members and nonmembers.
Contact Shelley Levy at (201) 408-1489 or
slevy@jccotp.org.
Tween/Teen Social Thinking®
(Ages 12 and up)
Jewish Community Center of Northern
New Jersey
Washington Township
Tel.: (201) 666-6610, ext. 5810
Contact: Gina Wellington
Email: gwellington@jccnnj.org
Participants practice being good
communicators, taking turns, working in
groups, making good choices and
regulating emotions in an environment
structured to foster friendships and build
confidence and self-esteem.
Sunday FunDay!
(Ages 3 - 8)
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
411 E. Clinton Avenue
Tel.: (201) 408-1489
Website: www.jccotp.org
A one-hour program designed to
develop self-esteem, socialization and
communication skills through age
appropriate structured activities such as
“morning meeting”, story time,
imaginative play, snack and games for
children with intellectual and
developmental delays, and autism. A
high level of supervision is provided by
professionals and trained volunteers. The
goal is to help students build their skills
as they progress from one age group to
the next. A minimum of FOUR
participants is required for each class.
The Lunch Bunch
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411 E. Clinton Avenue
Tel.: (201) 408-1489
Website: www.jccotp.org
Enjoy lunch with friends in between
morning and afternoon classes. A great
opportunity for children ages 3-5 and 6-
10 to socialize and learn skills such as
using a setting the table, using a napkin,
using eating utensils, drinking from a
cup and having table conversations.
Musical Melodies
(Ages 3-5 and 6-10)
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
411 E. Clinton Avenue
Tel.: (201) 408-1489
Website: www.jccotp.org
Music-based sensory activities taught by
a certified music therapist provide
children with the opportunity to develop
their “creative side” through
developmentally-appropriate songs,
movement and instruments. Participants
enjoy singing songs, learning about
rhythm.
Movin’ and Groovin’
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
411 E. Clinton Avenue
Tel.: (201) 408-1489
Website: www.jccotp.org
A fun class taught by a certified
occupational therapist assistant to
encourage self-esteem and creativity as
well as develop fine and gross motor
skills using developmentally-appropriate
movement activities.
Sunday Afternoon Social Skills
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
411 E. Clinton Avenue
Tel.: (201) 408-1489
Website: www.jccotp.org
The focus of this class is to enhance
social skills development, interacting
with peers and developing pro-social
behaviors through age appropriate,
structured activities in a natural
environment. Activities include sports,
music therapy, playing board games,
building with Legos, structured social
experiences and more. This class is
designed specifically for children with
Asperger Syndrome, ADD/ADHD and
high functioning autism, including
PDD/NOS, who have sufficient
communication and self-help skills to
independently participate within a 1:2
staffing ratio.
Kids Club
(Ages K-Grade 5)
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
411 E. Clinton Avenue
Tel.: (201) 408-1448
Website: www.jccotp.org
The JCC offers after school pick-up
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service, club house, and homework help.
Kids Club offers a seamless end to your
child’s day. We provide door–to-door
transportation from most schools to the
JCC, get children settled with a snack,
and have teachers on hand to offer
homework help in English and Hebrew.
If your child is enrolled in JCC after
school classes, we’ll escort them to that
too. A terrific place for your child to
unwind with lots of games and books,
open playtime in our fabulous gym and
playground, and a fun lounge to relax in
with friends. A great way to end the day!
Kids Club Hours: September-June, After
school-6:30 pm (Friday dismissal varies).
Contact Michal Greenbaum at (201)
408-1469 or mgreenbaum@jccotp.org.
Winter Break Vacation FunDays
(Ages 8-16)
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
411 E. Clinton Avenue
Tel.: (201) 408-1489
Website: www.jccotp.org
Children and teens enjoy gym & swim,
art, music, movies, and a trip during
program. New participants in this
program must have an in-take interview
and approval by department director.
Project PALS
(Promoting Activities & Life Skills)
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
411 E. Clinton Avenue
Tel.: (201) 408-1489
Website: www.jccotp.org
An after school program on Tuesdays
and Thursdays from 3:30 – 6:00PM for
those who do not require 1:1
supervision. Teens enjoy the following
activities: Free Swim, Yoga, Cooking,
Fitness, Soccer, Restaurant/Dinner Skills,
Music Therapy and Computers.
Sports-a-Rama on Sundays
(Tweens aged 10-13 and
teens aged 13-17)
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
411 E. Clinton Avenue
Tel.: (201) 408-1489
Website: www.jccotp.org
Tweens and teens with a variety of
special needs including autism spectrum
disorder, varied communication and
learning differences and moderate
cognitive/intellectual challenges enjoy
fitness, Soccer Superstars, swimming and
yoga.
Lovin’ to Live
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
411 E. Clinton Avenue
Tel.: (201) 408-1489
Website: www.jccotp.org
This program is designed especially for
young teens who require intensive
supervision. One-on-one supervision is
Spe cial N e e ds
provided. Activities include: life skills,
yoga, Super Soccer Stars, creative
movement.
Transitions – On Our Own
(Ages 14 - 18)
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
411 E. Clinton Avenue
Tel.: (201) 408-1489
Website: www.jccotp.org
This 4 1/2-hour life skills training
program is for teens and focuses on
interacting with peers, developing pro-
social behaviors, increasing
communication and a greater level of
independence through structured, age
appropriate activities including: On Our
Own Life and Social Skills, Vocational
Projects, Movement, Music, Yoga, Swim,
Cooking and Project BYTES (computers).
Transitions To Adulthood -
On Our Own
(Ages 18-22)
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
411 E. Clinton Avenue
Tel.: (201) 408-1489
Website: www.jccotp.org
This 4 1/2-hour life skills training
program is for teens beginning the
TRANSITION process in school. The
focus is on interacting with peers,
developing pro-social behaviors,
increasing communication and a greater
level of independence as they approach
adulthood through structured, age
appropriate activities including: On Our
Own Life and Social Skills, Vocational
Projects, Monthly Community Service,
Movement, Music, Yoga, Swim, Cooking
and Project BYTES (computers).
Fun Spot - Monthly Community Trips
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
411 E. Clinton Avenue
Tel.: (201) 408-1489
Website: www.jccotp.org
The FUN SPOT is a MONTHLY
community based social group for
teens/young adults ages 15 -21 with
sufficient communication and self-
help skills to independently
participate with a 1:3 staffing ratio.
Teens will enjoy trips to museums,
movies, bowling, sporting events and
more. The Fun Spot is not appropriate for
teens requiring 1:1 supervision.
CAMPS FOR CHILDREN WITH
SPECIAL NEEDS/CHALLENGES
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
Tenafly
Tel.: (201) 408-1448, ext. 232
Fax: (201) 569-7448
Contact: Shelley Levy
E-mail: slevy@jccotp.org
The JCC offers many camp options for
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children and young adults with special
needs. They are listed under SUMMER
CAMPS.
ADULT PROGRAMS
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
411 E. Clinton Avenue
Tel.: (201) 408-1489
Website: www.jccotp.org
Adult Day Habilitation Program
For young adults with intellectual and
developmental delays, and autism who
have transitioned out of school and have
sufficient communication and self-help
skills to independently participate with a
1:3 staffing ratio. Participants enjoy life
skills, music therapy, swimming, fitness,
job opportunities around the “J” and in
the community and more.
A.F.T.E.R. Program - Afternoon
Enrichment and Respite
A.F.T.E.R is an extended day program
designed to enhance functional life skills
and increase independence in young
adults 21+ with autism and other
intellectual and developmental delays.
The Guttenberg Center also holds
monthly dances, features a “Club JCC,”
designed to enhance young adult
participants’ social skills, Project PALS
(Promoting Activities and Life Skills) for
15-21 year olds; For Girls Only, a girls
confidence-building group for 15-21 year
olds; a LIFE Group (Learning to Live
Independently For Ever), where
participants can attend Broadway shows,
dinner theatres, concerts and sporting
events; monthly support groups for
parents; family pool time, special training
for teens to learn how to babysit for
children with special needs and more.
Life Skills Development Center
Teaching Special Needs Adults How
to Live on Their Own
This transitional living program is
designed to help families transition their
adult child to independence. Participants
are taught how to maintain an
apartment, do laundry, prepare light
meals and set and clean tables before
and after meals. They are also taught
how to advocate for themselves and
learn social skills that allow them to get
along in an integrated, all-inclusive,
socially supported setting. Program
provides further instruction in healthy
eating habits, handling unexpected
issues, making choices and practicing
invaluable socialization skills away from
the family home. Wellness activities
include fitness and swim as well as
recreational activities.
*Adults 21+
The Guttenberg Center for Special
Services offers a variety of classes for
adults including Meet and Greet, Yoga,
What’s Cooking?, Project BYTES
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Computer Class and Adult Fitness. For
more information, including financial aid
for these programs, please contact
Shelley Levy at 201-408-1489 or
slevy@jccotp.org
*Adult Fitness Training
Strengthen your body using the latest
nautilus equipment in the Sadinoff
Fitness Center under the supervision of a
Special Services instructor.
MONTHLY SOCIAL PROGRAMS -
ADULTS
Club JCC
This “club” is designed to enhance
YOUNG ADULT participants’ social skills,
with a focus on interacting with peers
and developing pro-social behaviors.
Designed for individuals with Asperger
Syndrome, ADD/ADHD and
communication differences. Young adults
who are conversationally verbal and
have independent self-help skills get
together for monthly trips! Trip costs are
extra and vary according to destination.
Please contact Shelley Levy at 201-408-
1489 or slevy@jccotp.org
LIFE Group - Learning to Live
Independently ForEver
LIFE group members have the
opportunity to see live performances
over the year. Performances may include
Broadway Shows, Dinner Theatres,
Concerts and Sporting Events. Life
participants will also have a weekend
“getaway” that includes a hotel stay as
well as an extended vacation. Minimum
registration of 15 participants required
for these events. Monthly registration or
single trip registration is also available
Trip costs are extra.
Special Services Adult Dances
Monthly dances are held for people age
16 and older. Great DJ and lots of fun!
Dances are held in the auditorium,
unless otherwise noted. To request a
calendar of dances, please contact
Shelley Levy at 201-408-1489 or
slevy@jccotp.org
Young Adult Dances - Ages 15-25
Come to the JCC and dance the night
away with friends on Saturday or Sunday
night! Monthly dances are held for
people ages 15 to 25. To request a
calendar of dances, please contact
Shelley Levy at 201-408-1489 or
slevy@jccotp.org
FAMILY LIFE PROGRAMMING
School’s Out! Special Services
Mini Parent-To-Parent
Support group for parents. This is a free,
monthly program. Parents will be able to
network with each other as well as get
advice and valuable information from
experts in the field.
Private Music Therapy
These classes incorporate a music-
centered approach to working with
children and teens with special needs.
Music Therapy explores the relationship
of music and improvisation to
communication, cognitive, social/
emotional and physical development and
is effective with the special needs
community - especially for those with
autism.
Private Swim Lessons
Private swim lessons are available for
children, teens and adults with special
needs in the Epstein Family Aquatic
Center. Participants must have an intake
with BOTH the Director of Special
Services and the swim instructor.
E D U C AT I O N A L
SERVICES
The listings are alphabetical by town.
Nursery Schools
The Leah Sokoloff Nursery
School of Shomrei Torah
(Orthodox)
19-10 Morlot Avenue
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
Tel.: (201) 791-6744
Website: www.shomrei-torah.org/nursery-
school
Director: Debbie Lesnoy
E-mail: Lsns18@yahoo.com
Administrative Directors: Deena Jarashow,
Neshama Kutin
Ages: 2 – 5
Co-ed
The Leah Sokoloff Nursery School and
summer program can accommodate
children with certain special needs upon
advice of the director. The school has a
low teacher-student ratio. The school
serves children from Bergenfield,
Teaneck, Paramus, Passaic, and Fair
Lawn.
Therapeutic Nursery
Tel.: (201) 408-1439 or (201) 408-1497
Contact: Gineen Weiss /
Dr. Lois Mendelson
Email: tn@jccotp.org
Website: www.jccotp.org
Looking for a special needs preschool
with an emphasis on social skills,
behavioral and emotional regulation?
The Therapeutic Nursery is a
developmental language-based
parent/child program for children ages
3-6 with a variety of developmental
difficulties, including language disorders,
ADHD, high-functioning autism, social
and emotional challenges, as well as
selective mutism
Contact Lois Mendelson, PhD, Director at
201.408.1497 email TN@jccotp.org or visit
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Social Skills Group
Tel.: (201) 408-1439 or (201) 408-1497
Contact: Gineen Weiss /
Dr. Lois Mendelson
Email: tn@jccotp.org
Website: www.jccotp.org
Do you have a 4-6 year old verbal child
who needs help with socialization,
communication or self-regulation?
Join us for this small social skills group
led by Therapeutic Nursery School staff.
For more information call 201.408.1497
or visit jccotp.org/tn.
Tuesdays, 3:45-4:45 pm
Day Schools – Elementary
The Moriah School
(Orthodox)
53 S. Woodland Street
Englewood, NJ 07631
Tel.: (201) 567-0208
Fax: (201) 567-7402
Website: www.moriahschool.org
E-mail: info@moriahschool.org
Principal: Rabbi Daniel Alter
The school provides self-contained
classes, a resource room and
inclusionary support.
Academies at
Gerrard Berman Day School
Solomon Schechter of North Jersey
(Conservative - co-ed)
45 Spruce Street
Oakland NJ 07436
Tel.: (201) 337-1111
E-mail: gbds@ssnj.org
Website: www.ssnj.org
Special Services Coordinator: Mindy
Niederman
Rosenbaum Yeshiva of
North Jersey
(Orthodox)
666 Kinderkamack Road
River Edge
Tel.: (201) 986-1414
Special Services Dir.: Helen Adler
The school offers self-contained
classrooms and resource rooms.
SINAI Schools
SINAI Elementary at Rosenbaum
Yeshiva of North Jersey
(Orthodox)
666 Kinderkamack Road
River Edge, NJ 07661
Tel.: (201) 833-1134
Fax: (201) 833-8772
Email: info@sinaischools.org
Website: www.sinaischools.org
Dean: Rabbi Dr. Yisrael Rothwachs
Director: Marcy Glicksman
Highly regarded as one of the country’s
leading Jewish schools for children with
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a wide range of learning or
developmental disabilities, SINAI creates
a unique, individualized program for
every single student, including highly
specialized services, in-house therapies,
and a professional-to-student ratio
averaging 1:2. Our partnership with
Rosenbaum Yeshiva of North Jersey
creates the best of both worlds, allowing
our students to receive the highly
individualized program they need while
being fully included in the fabric of RYNJ
life. SINAI students are fully considered
RYNJ students--traveling on the bus Physical Therapy
together, eating lunch together, playing
at recess and gym together, participating
Occupational Therapy
in school assemblies together, and, when Speech Therapy
appropriate, joining their peers in RYNJ’s Behavioral Therapy
academic classes.
Classes for Kids
SINAI Elementary at Joseph Therapy Screenings
Kushner Hebrew Academy
(Orthodox) NEW! Aquatic Therapy
110 South Orange Avenue
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Livingston, NJ 07039
Tel.: (201) 833-1134
Fax: (201) 833-8772
Email: info@sinaischools.org
Website: www.sinaischools.org
Dean: Rabbi Dr. Yisrael Rothwachs
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playing at recess and gym together,
participating in school assemblies
together, and, when appropriate, joining
their peers in HKHA’s academic classes.
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and a professional-to-student ratio
averaging 1:2. Our partnership with SAR
Academy will begin as a pilot program
in Fall 2018. SINAI at SAR will initially
serve children ages 6-8 who have a wide
range of complex learning challenges
and/or developmental disabilities and
will expand to serve more children in its
second and third years. Following our
inclusive "school within a school" model,
SINAI students will be a part of the SAR
community - sharing the playground,
lunchroom, and even classes with SAR
students when appropriate, and riding
the same buses as their siblings to
school.
Day Schools – High School
SINAI Schools
SINAI Schools’ Maor High School at Rae
Kushner Yeshiva High School, including
the William Solomon Judaic Studies
Program
(Orthodox)
110 South Orange Avenue
Livingston, NJ 07039
Tel.: (201) 833-1134
Fax: (201) 833-8772
Email: info@sinaischools.org
Website: www.sinaischools.org
Dean: Rabbi Dr. Yisrael Rothwachs
Director: Frada Stone
SINAI Schools’ Maor High School offers
an academically rigorous program to
college-bound high school students with
academic and/or social challenges,
including learning disabilities and
Aspergers. By partnering with Rae
Kushner Yeshiva High School, Maor is
able to create an inclusive yet completely
individualized program for each student,
to fit his or her social, emotional, and
academic needs.
SINAI Schools’ Rabbi Mark and Linda
Karasick Shalem High School at Torah
Academy of Bergen County
(Orthodox)
1600 Queen Anne Road
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 833-1134
Fax: )201) 833-8772
Email: info@sinaischools.org
Website: www.sinaischools.org
Dean: Rabbi Dr. Yisrael Rothwachs
Director: Esther Klavan
Serving boys in Grades 9-12 who are
classified with developmental or
profound learning disabilities, SINAI’s
Shalem High School offers a functional
academic program that integrates
pragmatic Judaic and secular curricula
with community awareness and
vocational studies, to prepare high
school students with developmental
disabilities for rich and productive adult
lives. Our partnership with TABC allows
our students to receive the highly
individualized programming they need
while being fully included in the fabric
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of mainstream high school life. Our
hands-on, pragmatic curriculum stretches
and challenges students while providing
them with the critical skills they will
need most as adults. Traditional Life
Skills are taught in real community
settings that promote skill attainment,
retention, and generalization. Goals
include: providing a functional education
that stretches students’ minds while
promoting future success; fostering
independence; enhancing social
integration; strengthening
communication, advocacy, and social
skills; and developing Jewish affiliation
and pride.
SINAI Schools’ Rabbi Mark and Linda
Karasick Shalem High School at
Ma’ayanot Yeshiva High School
(Orthodox)
1650 Palisade Avenue
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 833-1134
Fax: (201) 833-8772
Email: info@sinaischools.org
Website: www.sinaischools.org
Dean: Rabbi Dr. Yisrael Rothwachs
Director: Sima Kelner
Serving girls aged 14-21 years old who
are classified with developmental or
profound learning disabilities, SINAI’s
Shalem High School offers a functional
academic program that integrates
pragmatic Judaic and secular curricula
with community awareness and
vocational studies, to prepare high
school students with developmental
disabilities for rich and productive adult
lives. Our partnership with Ma’ayanot
allows our students to receive the highly
individualized programming they need
while being fully included in the fabric
of mainstream high school life. Our
hands-on, pragmatic curriculum stretches
and challenges students while providing
them with the critical skills they will
need most as adults. Traditional Life
Skills are taught in real community
settings that promote skill attainment,
retention, and generalization. Goals
include: providing a functional education
that stretches students’ minds while
promoting future success; fostering
independence; enhancing social
integration; strengthening
communication, advocacy, and social
skills; and developing Jewish affiliation
and pride.
SINAI Schools’ Rabbi Mark and Linda
Karasick Shalem High School at
Heichal HaTorah
(Orthodox)
70 Sterling Place
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel: 201-833-1134
Fax: 201-833-8772
Email: info@sinaischools.org
Website: www.sinaischools.org
Dean: Rabbi Dr. Yisrael Rothwachs
Director: Jordan Silvestri
Serving boys ages 18-21 who are
classified with developmental or
profound learning disabilities, SINAI’s
Shalem High School focuses on
preparation for adult life, offering a
functional academic program that
integrates pragmatic Judaic and secular
curricula with community awareness and
vocational studies. Our partnership with
Heichal HaTorah allows our students to
receive the highly individualized
programming they need while being
fully included in the fabric of mainstream
high school life. Traditional Life Skills are
taught in real community settings that
promote skill attainment, retention, and
generalization. Our hands-on, pragmatic
curriculum stretches and challenges
students while providing them with the
critical skills they will need most as
adults, with a strong emphasis on life
skills and vocational training.
Supplementary Jewish
Education – Elementary
Temple Emanu-El of Closter
(Conservative)
180 Piermont Road
Closter, NJ 07624
Tel.: (201) 750-2959
Fax: (201) 750-1894
Website: www.templeemanu-el.com
Educational Director: Adam Schwartzbard
At Temple Emanu-El, we have
collaborated with learning specialists,
teamed with families and staff to create
and monitor plans for success with all of
our students with special needs.
Barnert Temple
(Reform)
747 Route 208 South
Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417
Tel.: (201) 848-1027
Fax: (201) 847-0044
E-mail: welvkds@barnerttemple.org
Website: barnerttemple.org
Sara Losch, Director Life-long Learning
Grades: K – 12
Each student’s needs are evaluated
individually and in discussion with the
parents. Class time, tutoring, and
classroom aides are considered as part of
a comprehensive program.
Glen Rock Jewish Center
(Conservative)
682 Harristown Road
Glen Rock, NJ 07452
Religious School Principal:
Rachel Blumenstyk
Special Ed Teacher: Shelley Shochet
The religious school has a certified
special education teacher on staff to
work with classified children outside
of regular class hours. Provides several
students with additional help on a
one-to-one basis.
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Jewish Community Center
of Paramus Religious School
(Conservative)
Paramus
Tel.: (201) 262-7733
Principal: Marcia Kagedan
The Religious School offers one-on-one
tutoring for those with special needs.
Individualized Learning Center
Temple Avodat Shalom
(Reform)
River Edge
Tel.: (201) 489-2463
Fax: (201) 489-0775
E-mail: educator@avodatshalom.net
This program provides a supplementary
religious school program for children
with learning disabilities. It provides
instruction in basic Judaism and Hebrew
reading while helping prepare children
for their Bar or Bat Mitzvah. Students
with special learning needs are placed
in regular classrooms, but receive
individualized attention when
needed.
Temple Sinai of Bergen County
(Reform)
Tenafly
Tel.: (201) 568-3075
Director of Education: Sara P. Kaplan, RJE
Our religious school follows a child-
centered philosophy, based on the most
fundamental Jewish values. Each person
is respected and valued as having a
unique contribution to make to our
school community.
The Early Childhood Center is an
advocate of early intervention. We are
attentive to each child’s individuality and
needs so that we provide them with a
solid foundation before moving on to
kindergarten. We offer free speech and
OT screenings at our school. Therapies
may occur on site during class time.
Handwriting Without Tears is offered as
an afterschool skill building enrichment
class.
Temple Beth Tikvah
Religious School Resource
Room Program
(Reform)
950 Preakness Avenue
Wayne, NJ 07470
Tel.: (973) 595-6565
Fax: (973) 595-8192
E-mail: tbtexec@optonline.net
Principal/Director: Ellen Goldin, RJE
Grades: Pre-school – 12
The Resource Room is available Monday
and Thursday as a pullout program for
students grades 3-6. Students in grades
3-6 with Language Arts needs will be
serviced through this program. Individual
cases can be discussed with the
principal. Bnai Mitzvah training included.
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CHAI Programs for Special
Needs
Temple Emanuel of the Pascack Valley
87 Overlook Drive
Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07677
Tel.: (201) 391-0801
E-Mail: Margie@tepv.org
Director of Congregational Learning:
Rabbi Shelley Kniaz
School Administrator: Marjorie Shore
At Temple Emanuel of the Pascack Valley
we believe that all children are entitled
to a Jewish education. Therefore, we
tailor our CHAI Program to meet
each student’s needs. Some of the
accommodations we have created for
our students include our:
• CHAI program with one-on-one
instruction
• Specialized Bar/Bat Mitzvah training
• Half-CHAI program - students attend
Judaic portion of the program with their
classmates but have one-on-one
instruction for Hebrew
• 30 minute “pull out” support for
Hebrew
• Multiple Hebrew classes in each grade
ranging from very small to large to allow
for more individualized attention and
fewer distractions for those who need it
• Specially-trained teachers and aides to
provide shadowing and in-class support
• “catch up” tutoring for new and
transfer students
• One-on-one tutoring to make up
missed classes when custody
arrangements preclude participation
The CHAI program is a beneficiary of a
grant from the Jewish Federation of
Northern New Jersey. Registration is
required. Please contact Margie at
margie@tepv.org or call for more
information.
Supplementary Jewish
Education – High School
Project Success
Bergen County High School
Spe cial N e e ds
of Jewish Studies
475 Grove Street
Ridgewood, NJ 07450
Tel.: (201) 488-0834
Fax: (201) 488-2126
E-mail: office@bchsjs.org
Website: www.bchsjs.org
Contact: Chanan Strassman
The program provides high school
students who have learning disabilities,
attention deficit disorders and emotional
disturbances with the special support
services they need to continue their
Jewish education. These services include
individual guidance for students; training
and consultation for teachers regarding
utilizing appropriate teaching strategies
and materials; and referrals for related
professional services.
Day Programs for Adults
SINAI Schools’ Netivot Day
Habilitation Program
(Orthodox)
Teaneck
Tel.: (201) 833-1134
Fax: (201) 833-8772
E-mail: info@sinaischools.org
Website: www.sinaischools.org
Dean: Rabbi Dr. Yisrael Rothwachs
Director: Chavie Hagler
SINAI’s Netivot is a unique, tailored Day
Habilitation Program for young men and
women aged 18-29 years old with
Developmental Disabilities who possess
the ability to participate in community
activities, educational programming, and
vocational experiences. Offering
intensive, functional instruction while
promoting employment, community
integration, and social growth, Netivot
helps young adults grow emotionally as
they experience independence and
productivity. We develop vocational
opportunities for each participant, with
the goal of identifying long-term
employment opportunities for our young
adults. Participants learn vital skills of
daily living, increasing independence
over time, and they continue to learn
about the world around them through
adult-style workshops that address topics
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such as community safety, health and
wellness, computer skills, and
professionalism. Netivot is a qualified,
approved provider of adult day services
in the State of NJ, and is approved by
the Department of Developmental
Disabilites (DDD).
E D U C AT I O N A L
ADVOCACY
The listings are alphabetical by program.
JCCA Compass Project
Jewish Child Care Association of New York
858 E 29th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11210
Tel.: (718) 859-4500
The Compass Project helps teens and
young adults with learning differences,
social communication challenges, Autism
Spectrum disorders and related
disabilities. The Compass Project is
designed to help young people plan for
and make a successful transition from
high school, college or unemployment to
the workplace and independent
adulthood. Our program offers
counseling, social and recreation
programs, career assessments, internship
opportunities, vocational assistance
through ACCES-VR, college support and
independent living programs for young
people making the transition to an
independent future.
P’TACH
1689 East 5th St.
Brooklyn, NY 11230
Tel.: (718) 854-8600
Website: www.ptach.org
E-mail: info@ptach.org
P’tach works with children with learning
disabilities within mainstream Yeshiva
day schools throughout the world to give
them the opportunity to maximize their
potential and growth. P’TACH provides
ongoing parent training workshops, as
well as teacher training. P’TACH’s
National Educational Resource Center
(NERC) has been training teachers in Dr.
Mel Levine’s Schools Attuned program.
Additionally, it has a state-of-the-art
media technology center at its new
location. It also maintains a toll-free hot
line and serves as a national clearing
house for parent referral to special
education programs within yeshivos
and day schools.
New Jersey Yachad
70 Sterling Place
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 833-1349
E-mail: njyachad@ou.org
Contact: Chani Herrmann
E-mail: njyachad@ou.org
Website: www.yachad.org/newjersey
Yachad/NJCD, an agency of the
Orthodox Union, is dedicated to
addressing the needs of all individuals
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with disabilities within the Jewish
community. Among its many services for
those with special needs are serving as a
clearing-house and national resource
center, providing information and referral
services, and advocacy. Yachad/NJCD
also provides direct services including
educational advocacy, conferences and
workshops for families and agencies,
vocational training and placement, family
respite, family counseling and other vital
support services. Its flagship Yachad
program offers an inclusive social/
recreational program for individuals ages
8-40 all year long.
RESIDENCES
Jewish Association for
Developmental Disabilities
(J-ADD)
Hackensack
Tel.: (201) 457-0058
Executive Director: John J. Winer, Ph.D.
Jewish Association for Developmental
Disabilities (J-ADD) is a leading not-for-
profit organization that serves individuals
with developmental disabilities and their
families via the provision of community
supports and kosher group homes.
SINAI Schools’ Nathan Miller
SHELI Residence for Men
(Orthodox)
Teaneck
Tel.: (201) 833-1134
Fax: (201) 833-8772
Email: info@sinaischools.org
Website: www.sinaischools.org
Dean: Rabbi Dr. Yisrael Rothwachs
Director: Chavie Hagler
S.H.E.L.I. is a Supervised Home
Environment for Learning Independence.
Literally meaning “my own” in Hebrew,
SHELI eases the transition of adults with
developmental disabilities into group
living, and is designed to create feelings
of personal autonomy and pride.
SHELI’s beautiful Nathan Miller home is
strategically located in the center of the
Teaneck, NJ Jewish community. This
five-story split-level home is completely
furnished and equipped with laundry
facilities and two full kitchens.
Participants learn vital skills of daily
living, access a variety of vocational
opportunities during the day, while
participating in fitness, leisure, and
community activities in the evenings and
on Shabbat and weekends. Our trained,
professional staff supervises participants
to ensure their safety and guide the
learning process. Facilitating enriching
daily activities, setting goals for ongoing
growth, and developing meaningful
relationships, SHELI staff members
address the needs of each individual
while promoting group cohesiveness.
SUMMER CAMPS
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
Tel.: (201) 408-1448, ext. 232
Fax: (201) 569-7448
Contact: Shelley Levy
E-mail: slevy@jccotp.org
The JCC offers many camp options for
children and young adults with special
needs.
On Our Own – Young Adult
Summer Camp
Tel.: (201) 408-1489
Ages 15-30, Mon-Fri, 9:30 am-2:30 pm
An eight-week life skills, vocational and
recreational camp for teens and young
adults with intellectual and
developmental delays, including autism,
with self-help skills to independently
participate within a 1:3 staffing ratio.
Activities include weekly trips, swim,
gym, music, dance and more. JCC
membership is not required. New
participants must have an intake
interview.
Camp Haverim
Tel.: (201) 408-1489
Ages 3-21, Mon-Fri, 9 am-4 pm
Camp Haverim is a two-week camp
designed for children and teens with
autism and other cognitive and
developmental delays, with sufficient
communication and self-help skills, and
attend 11 months of special schooling.
Campers participate in a diverse full-day
program including social skills, swimming
and water park activities, sports, yoga and
adaptive physical education, academic
enrichment, music therapy, arts and
therapy dogs. Space is limited. Group
sizes are between 4 and 8 campers.
Priority is given to returning campers,
participants in Special Services programs
and JCC members. JCC membership is not
required. New participants must have an
intake interview.
Therapeutic Nursery Summer
Program
Tel.: (201) 408-1497 or tn@jccotp.org
Ages 3-6, Mon-Fri, 9-11:30 am or
12:30-3 pm
Developmental language-based
parent/child program for bright
preschool children with a variety of
developmental difficulties, including
language disorders, ADHD, high
functioning autism, social and emotional
challenges as well as selective mutism.
Camp Dream Street: The Pearl
Seiden Summer Program for
Children with Cancer and other
Blood Disorders
Ages 4-14, Mon-Fri,
Aug 20-24, 2018. 9:30 am-3 pm, Free
A special camp experience serving the
social needs of children with cancer and
other blood disorders. Activities include
arts and crafts, sports, dance, nature,
krav maga, baking, music, swimming
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Children and teens, ages 8-21, with Tel.: (212) 613-8369
autism and other cognitive and The Yad B’Yad Israel Experience is a
developmental delays, who have
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sufficient communication and self-help
for post-10th & 11th grade high
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Round Lake Camp detailed information concerning Happy

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Tel.: (570) 798-2551
(zimmers), museums, parks, hiking trails,
Fax: (570) 798-2784 routes etc. It also works to bring this
Website: www.njycamps.org information – free of charge – to the
E-mail: rlc@njycamps.org target population (500,000 handicapped in
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Winter address: via a manned call-center, an Internet site
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Tel.: (973) 575-3333, ext. 145

Fax: (973) 575-4188
Round Lake Camp, sponsored by the NJ
Federation of YM/YWHA Camps, is an
overnight camp specializing in serving
children who have been identified as
having ADD/ADHD or other mild
handicapping conditions. The camp
program includes all sports, a full
waterfront, cultural arts and Judaic
programming, as well as academic
support, speech and language,
occupational therapy, social skills
training and other special support
services. The camp season includes a
seven-week session, and shorter
programs for first-time campers. The
program is for children ages 7-17.
Yachad
Tel.: (212) 613-8369
Contact: Nechama Braun (Yachad)
Tel.: (212) 613-8369
Yachad offers over 25 different integrated
sleepaway summer programs for
individuals with special needs ranging
from 8 years through 45 years.
For more information visit
www.yachad.org/summer.
YOUTH GROUPS Every month…
Our Way
National Jewish Council for Disabilities
Tel.: (212) 613-8229
Program Coordinator: Batya Jacob
Our Way serves as a resource center to
the deaf Jewish community. It offers a MAGAZINE
number of programs such as Sabbath
retreats, where large numbers of deaf
and hearing young people share an Useful, Current, Accurate
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Contact: Nechama Braun stores, and professional offices and on our
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mainstream setting. Yachad members For advertising information call
participate in three mainstreamed
activities per month. Sports, art, music
workshops, apple picking, skiing.
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Engaged living...
At Arbor Terrace Teaneck, we’re doing away with all of the traditional
stereotypes of senior living. We offer a maintenance-free lifestyle
with numerous amenities and luxury services to fit your every need.
Our community focuses on providing active seniors a comfortable
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Call or visit us online to set up a tour today!

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Se nior S e r vice s

SENIORSERVICES Website: www.jewishhomeathome.org

The Gallen Adult Day Health Care
Center is a non-sectarian community
based program which offers participants
The descriptions below have been
the opportunity to socialize with peers in
supplied by the organizations themselves,
a medically monitored and structured
or were taken from either their brochure or
supervised setting. Services include
their website. nursing care, therapeutic recreational
activities, social services, transportation,
A D U LT D AY C A R E glatt kosher meals and outpatient
medical and rehabilitation services.
Broadway Medical Adult Hours of operation: Mon-Fri 8AM to
Daycare Center 4PM. Participants can attend two to five
days weekly. Gallen’s mission is to
24-20 Broadway prolong community living and prevent
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410 pre-institutionalization.
Tel.: (201) 797-1177,
Tollfree: (877) 722-0122 Kaplen Adult Reach Center –
Administrator: Iouri Mitchenko ARC
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Broadway Respite and Taub Campus
Homecare
Tenafly
24-20 Broadway Contact: Judy Nahary,
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410 Senior Adult Department Director
Tel.: (201) 703-3980 E-mail: jnahary@jccpotp.org
Contact: Iouri Mitchenko, Executive Tel.: (201) 408-1450
Director The Kaplen Adult Reach Center’s
Montessori-style social day care program
Gallen Adult Day Health Care promotes independence, self-esteem and
Center cognitive abilities for those living with
dementia, in a vibrant, community center
Jewish Home at Home atmosphere. Aides and companions are
Rockleigh, NJ welcome.
Tel.: (201) 750-4238 Sunday–Friday. For more information or
Director: Charlene Vannucci to arrange a visit, contact Judi Nahary at
E-mail: gallen@jewishhomefamily.org 201-408-1450 or jnahary@jccotp.org
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
Tenafly
Tel.: (201) 408-1450 jnahary@jccotp.org
Contact: Judi Nahary
• Senior Activity Center (for seniors
75+) Monday – Friday 9:30-2pm
• Kaplen Adult Reach Center Mon-Thurs
9:30-2pm
• REAP (Retired Executives and
Professionals)
• Transportation services
• Kosher meals
• Caregiver support
Senior Activity Center
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
Tenafly
Tel.: (201) 408-1452
Contact: Sal Pintavalle
A daily senior center providing light
breakfast, exercise, current events,
entertainment, lectures, intergenerational
programming, holiday celebrations,
musical programs, sessions on health
and wellness, nutritious hot kosher
lunches and door-to-door transportation.
Monday–Friday
Participation is FREE
Suggested daily donation for lunch ($4)
and transportation ($5)

“I had nowhere to go until I found the JCC. It’s a Social Adult Day Care*
wonderful place, where I’ve made new friends, found FOR PEOPLE WITH ALZHEIMER’S AND DEMENTIA

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new interests and feel connected to my community. I
even spend time with little kids from the nursery school.
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Eleanor, Social Adult Day Care Participant
style social day care program promotes
independence, self-esteem and cognitive
abilities for those living with dementia, in a
vibrant, community center atmosphere. Aides
and companions are welcome.
Sunday–Friday
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Suggested daily donation for lunch ($4) and
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For more information visit

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KAPLEN JCC on the Palisades
TAUB CAMPUS | 411 E CLINTON AVENUE, TENAFLY, NJ 07670
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Therapy
• Specialized Therapy for Children and
Adolescents
• Support Groups
When it seems there is nowhere to turn
for help, JFCS is a beacon of light in the
darkness. Providing guidance and care
management, we can offer support and
comfort through life’s transitions.
• Senior Care Management
• Home Assessments
• Home Health Care
• Kosher Meals-on-Wheels
• Retired Senior Volunteer Program
• Specialized Care for Holocaust
Survivors
With Community Programs designed to
help meet life’s many challenges, JFCS

Alaris Health at The Chateau

can provide assistance in getting
individuals and families back on their
feet.

In Rochelle Park - A Five-Star Rehab Facility

• Financial Aid and Advocacy
• Emergency Services
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• Camp Scholarship
Sub Acute Rehabilitative Care Center • Career Readiness

for Hospital After Care Gallen Institute for Subacute

After care is so important to a patient’s recovery … once a patient is released from the Care at Daughters of Miriam
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Here at The Chateau we combine the very same sophisticated technologies and Tel.: (973) 253-5358
techniques used by leading hospitals with “hands on” skilled rehabilitative/nursing care. Fax: (973) 772-7117
Sub Acute care ensures that patients return home with the highest degree of function Contact: Fred Feinstein
possible. E-mail: admissions@daughtersofmiriam
center.org
Our Care Service … Website:
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 Bikur Cholim Room
The Gallen Institute for Subacute Care at
 Ventilator Care/Vent-Dialysis Daughters of Miriam Center is designed
 IV Therapy for the patient who requires
 Tracheotomy Care rehabilitative or medically-complex
 Physical, Speech and Occupational Therapy services. The Institute is a state-of-the-
 Physician Supervised Wound Care art program that offers a cost-effective
 On-Site Internal Medicine Physicians alternative to an extended hospital stay
or when a patient is not yet ready to
 24-Hour Nursing Care return home. The Institute blends the
For more information, or to schedule a tour of Alaris Health at The Chateau at technology of acute care and the
therapeutics of a rehabilitation
Rochelle Park, please call our Admissions Department at 201 336-9317
philosophy in a supportive, skilled
setting. An individualized plan of care,
Chief Executive Officer: Susan developed by the interdisciplinary team,
AGENCIES is designed to meet the diverse needs of
Greenbaum, MSW, LCSW.
Jewish Family & Children’s the person who no longer requires the
Based on Jewish tradition and values, environment of an acute care setting, but
Services of Northern JFCSNNJ’s mission is to strengthen and is not yet able to return home. Care is
New Jersey enhance the well-being of all who call oriented to medical and functional
upon us by providing professional and outcomes with a goal toward returning
1485 Teaneck Road
compassionate human services to to the community. Individuals who
Teaneck, NJ 07666 effectively meet life’s many challenges. benefit from subacute care and
17-10 River Road With a wide array of therapists on staff, rehabilitation services include those
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410 JFCS is uniquely qualified to offer people who have had hip or knee
1 Pike Drive counseling services to the entire family – replacements or fractures, amputations,
when and where it’s needed most. With post-stroke and comprehensive wound
Wayne, NJ 07470
three offices and flexible hours that care. The Institute is available upon
Tel.: (201) 837-9090 include evenings and Sundays, we are physician, hospital or managed care
Fax: (201) 837-9393 able to accommodate even the most referral. The comprehensive program is
E-mail: info@jfcsnnj.org difficult schedule. tailored to individual needs and may
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In perfect harmony.
HER JOY.
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Welcome, Joan DiPaola, RN

We are excited to welcome Joan DiPaola, RN,

to our team at Harmony Village, Bergen
County’s only facility 100% dedicated to
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As Director of Program Development/

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other forms of dementia. She will be working closely with
our residents and their families, leading support groups,
staff education and more.

To meet Joan and tour Harmony Village,

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CAMPS/CAMP Tel.: (201) 836-9260 tenants association and scheduled

Website: www.arborteaneck.com
SCHOLARSHIPS
Enjoy your retirement in style at Arbor
Camp Scholarships Terrace in Teaneck. Outstanding
Paramus amenities, fine dining, and daily activities
Tel.: (201) 820-3931 in a vibrant community of active,
Partial camp scholarships make it independent seniors.
possible for older adults who could not
otherwise afford a vacation to go to the Fountain View at College Road
Kislak Senior Vacation Center in Lake Monsey, NY
Como, Pa. These scholarships are funded Tel.: (845) 426-6757
by the Al Farber Camp Scholarship Fund, Website: www.northernservicesgroup.com
synagogue funds, friends in the The Northern Continuum of Care offers
community, and Philanthropic Funds that premier retirement living, assisted living,
have been designated and established
several skilled nursing facilities, home
with the Jewish Federation Endowment care options, and a host of community
Foundation such as the Pearl & Jesse outreach programs. Northern is dedicated
Wallace Vacation Fund for Older Adults. to preserving the health and dignity of
our clients in a comfortable home-like
Kislak Adult Program setting.
Camp Kislak
Jewish Community Housing
Website: kislak.org
Corp. (Federation Apartments)
Year Round
21 Plymouth Street, Fairfield, NJ 07004 510 E. 27th Street
Tel.: (973) 575-3333f Paterson, NJ 07514
Summer Location Tel.: (973) 881-8141
Fax: (973) 754-9031
119 Woods Road. Lakewood, PA 18439
Tel.: (570) 798-2551 E-mail: jchc07514@onecommail.com
Contact: Sue Shusman, Director
SENIOR Office hours: Mon.-Fri., 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
COMMUNITIES Federation Apartments is 10-story,
independent living, low-to-moderate
Arbor Terrace income housing for seniors 62 years of
600 Frank Burr Blvd. age or older. There are 142 units, with
Teaneck, NJ 07666 rent subsidies for 115 units. Active
activities. Congregate program services
available.
Crane’s Mill
459 Passaic Avenue
West Caldwell, NJ 07066
Tel.: (973) 276-6700
Website: www.cranesmill.org
Premier retirement community offering a
lifestyle of luxury convenience and
peace of mind.
CONTINUING CARE/
SENIOR LIVING
County Manor Rehabilitation
and Healthcare Center
133 County Road
Tenafly, NJ 07670
Tel.: (201 )567-7800
Website: countymanor.com
Administrator: Barry Rubin
Director of Social Services & Admissions:
Carol Somerville
County Manor is a premier healthcare
facility that has earned a sterling
reputation in the medical community for
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care counseling. Admission is open to

senior citizens over the age of 62 who
demonstrate the ability to be self-sufficient
and who meet the income guidelines
established by the U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development.

Daughters of Miriam Center

The Gallen Institute
155 Hazel Street
Clifton, NJ 07011
Tel.: (973) 253-5210
Fax: (973) 253-5389
E-mail: administration
@daughtersofmiriamcenter.org
Website: www.daughtersofmiriamcenter.org
Chief Operating Officer: Frank DaSilva
Executive Director: Fred Feinstein
Daughters of Miriam Center is a skilled
nursing facility located on 13 acres in
Clifton, New Jersey, providing broad-
based services to the elderly. Divisions
include a subacute care unit, memory
care pavilion, a medical rehabilitation
program, a respite program, an
independent living apartment building,
and a sheltered workshop. The Center
provides 24-hour medical coverage.
Patient activities are coordinated by
trained recreation therapists and help to
keep the residents active and engaged.
The spirit of Judaism prevails at the
Center. A full-time rabbi responds to the
religious and emotional needs of the
residents. Kashrut is strictly observed.

Memory Care Pavilion

Daughters of Miriam Center
The Gallen Institute
155 Hazel Street
PREMIER RETIREMENT LIVING
Clifton, NJ 07011
MONSEY, NY Tel.: (973) 253-5358
Fax: (973) 772-7117
845.694.3221 Contact: Fred Feinstein
E-mail: admissions@
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Daily Minyan Fine Elegant Dining In House Physician of Miriam Center provides specialized
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and related disorders. Through
therapeutic activities and other
interventions, professional staff help
residents maintain the highest level of
mental and physical function. Physicians,
facility that provides quality, Located on the grounds of Daughters of nurses, and assistants on the unit are
personalized care. Miriam Center, the Miriam Apartments certified and experienced in the
offers independent living with supportive management of dementia patients, their
Miriam Apartments services through the Esther and Sam behavioral problems, medical
Schwartz building. Apartment tenants complications, and effects of medications
Esther & Sam Schwartz Building, enjoy the autonomy of a separate associated with dementia. Care is
Miriam Apartments II apartment while providing them with the provided by an interdisciplinary team
135 Hazel Street security and companionship of which includes physical and
Clifton, NJ 07011 community living. There are 150 occupational therapists to manage
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Fax: (973) 772-5074 consisting of a separate bedroom, living dietitians to address feeding and eating
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include a kosher dinner meal, medical, recreational therapists who create an
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Website: security, recreational activities, religious services is encouraged. Family
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meetings arranged by the social work
staff, where each resident’s status is
reviewed and appropriate interventions
are recommended.
Jewish Home Assisted Living
Kaplen Family Senior Residence
685 Westwood Ave.
River Vale, NJ 07675
 Spacious studio, one and two
bedroom suites
Daily recreation & cultural programs:
lectures, day-trips, movies, crafts & entertainment
Tel.: (201) 666-2370
Type of Service: Assisted Living &
Dementia Care
Lauren Levant: Exec Director
Anette Lipman: Director of Marketing
Three Kosher meals served Website: www.jewishhomefamily.org
daily in our elegant dining room
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site nursing and two full time social
845-359-7870 workers – services not available in most
other Bergen County assisted living
facilities. Residents and guests of JHAL
rave about the Country Club-style dining
offered daily. An exciting array of
AT PALISADES activities keep residents engaged and
empowered. JHAL is also thrilled to offer
A LUXURY SENIOR RESIDENCE via live feeds of monthly lectures, such
as from Cleveland Art Museum and
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in Senior Care for over 50 years. specialized Rock Steady Boxing studio
catering to those with movement
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community with weekly classes.
Jewish Home Assisted Living recognizes
Broadway the challenges of the hearing impaired
and it’s impact on social interactions.
JHAL has installed a state of the art
Personal PA FM Listening System in
various common areas in the community.
MEDICAL SUPPLY Memory Lane specializes in the care of
COMPANY those individuals with mild to moderate
dementia. Our specialized unit consists
of 24 private studios. This well designed
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Tel.: (201) 750-4247
Contact: Amy Shein, Aging Life Care
201-666-2112 Specialist
Carol Silver Elliott, President & CEO
201-666-4661 FAX E-mail: ashein@jewishhomefamily.org
Website: www.jewishhomeathome.org
60 Washington Avenue A member of the Jewish Home Family,
Westwood, NJ Jewish Home at Home's care
management services designed to help
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Services include assessment of medical,
psychological, social and resource/
entitlement status. Development of a
personalized plan of care with
recommendations and referrals for
necessary services. On-going monitoring,
evaluation and care coordination,
emergency management and education,
counseling and psychotherapy services.
Liaison with out-of-town family
caregivers. Gallen Adult Day Health Care
Center is an important component of the
program.
Jewish Home at Rockleigh
Russ Berrie Home for Jewish Living
Tel.: (201) 784-1414
Fax: (201) 784-0006
Contact: Carol Lippert, Director of
Admissions
E-mail: clippert@jewishhomefamily.org
Website: www.jewishhomerockleigh.org
Exec. V.P./Administrator: Sunni S. Herman
Assistant Administrator: Robert Bardach
A member of the Jewish Home Family,
Jewish Home at Rockleigh is a state-of-
the-art long-term-care nursing facility
provides services and programs to
seniors in Bergen, Hudson and Rockland
counties. This facility offers 180 private
resident rooms; an onsite medical and
rehabilitation facility, which includes
in-patient and out-patient rehab services;
a dedicated “Free Spirit” unit for
residents with dementia; kosher kitchen;
synagogue; overnight guest suites for
family members; private dining and
simcha rooms for family gatherings. For
further information, contact Annette
Myers, Director of Marketing/Admissions.
Promenade at Chestnut Ridge
168 Red Schoolhouse Road
Chestnut Ridge, NY 10977
Tel.: (845) 620-0606
Fax: (845) 620-9056
Email:
Debbie@PromenadeChestnutRidge.com
Website: www.PromenadeSenior.com
Executive Director: Gail Spencer
Director of Community Relations:
Debbie Corwin
Promenade at Chestnut Ridge is a lovely
family owned assisted living community
where seniors reside and maintain the
level of independence they desire while
receiving the care they need. Amenities
include: three restaurant-style meals daily
served to residents in the dining room,
spacious and fully furnished apartments,
visiting physicians, on-site out-patient
physical and occupational therapies, and
a wide variety of daily lifestyle activities
to enrich mind, body and spirit.
Assistance with showering, dressing,
verbal cueing and medication
administration is available. Residents are
able to enjoy Shabbat services and a
traditional Sabbath dinner every Friday.
While not under rabbinical supervision,
food products purchased and prepared
in our kitchen are kosher.
Promenade at Chestnut Ridge is licensed
by New York State Department of Social
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Services. It is conveniently located on the

Rockland/Bergen County border with easy
access to the Garden State Parkway and
the New York State Thruway.

The Esplanade at Palisades

640 Oak Tree Drive
Palisades, NY 10964
Tel.: (845) 359-7870
Fax: (845) 359-9266
E-mail:
rgutierrez@esplanadeatpalisades.com
Website: www.esplanadeatpalisades.com
Director: Marvin Ammer
Marketing Director: Rosemarie Gutierrez
A luxury senior residence located on the
Bergen County/Rockland County border,
The Esplanade at Palisades offers
exceptional amenities, along with a
continuum of healthcare services for
independent, assistive, and
Alzheimers/dementia residents.

Brightview Paramus
396 Forest Avenue
Paramus, NJ 07652
Tel.: (201) 561-7221
Website: www.BrightviewParamus.com
Contacts:
Samantha Lawrence, Executive Director
Mary Denio, Community Sales Director
Marianne Finer, Community Sales Director
Brightview Paramus features independent
living services and resort-like amenities, as
well as assisted living support services, for
people who are looking for an engaging,
vibrant lifestyle. It also offers a specialized
program for those living with Alzheimer’s
disease or other forms of dementia.

Memory Care Living

38 North Central Avenue
Ramsey, NJ 07446
Tel.: (201) 818-6855
Fax: (201) 818-6896
Website: www.Foxtrailseniorliving.com
A dedicated Alzheimer’s disease and
dementia care residence.

CareOne at Teaneck
544 Teaneck Road
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 862-3300
Email: jhoffman@care-one.com
OUTSTANDING Website: http://www.care-one.com/
locations/careone-at-teaneck/
CareOne at Teaneck, a beautiful, hotel-
SKILLED style Jewish center located just minutes
from the George Washington Bridge, is
designed to ensure the physical,
• Skilled and experienced caregivers emotional and spiritual well-being of our
patients and their families. Our beautiful
• Warm, home-like environment on-site synagogue inspires well being and
• Serving Bergen County for more than 40 years healing. With Kosher accommodations for
up to 128 patients, our clinical services
• Also providing long-term care and respite range from post-acute rehabilitation
(offered seven days a week) and long-
• Special diets/kosher meals accommodated term care to a variety of specialized
clinical programs for patients who have
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Quality care. Family values.
Glatt Kosher tradition.
We are the Jewish community’s ONE
choice for sub-acute rehabilitation,
long-term care and respite care.
• Glatt kosher under RCBC
supervision
• On-site synagogue
• Sabbath services
• Jewish cultural entertainment
• Services for all high holidays
• Graciously designed rooms
• Private rooms available
• Activities and events with local
yeshivas and organizations
• Restaurant-style fine dining
For more information or to schedule a tour,
please call Arlin Matos, Director of Admissions, at 201-287-8505.
544 Teaneck Road, Teaneck, NJ 07666
201-862-3300
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of Teaneck
655 Pomander Walk
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 836-7474
Email: canderson@5ssl.com
www.fivestarseniorliving.comBrightview
Voted # 1 Senior Living Community by
the Jewish Standard.
Independent living community, with
strong support as needed.
Assisted Living care levels all on the
same campus.
Outstanding dining; exceptional
programming activities; live
entertainment regularly; transportation;
Wellness Center on campus.
1 and 2 Bedroom apartments available.
Brightview Tenafly
56 Hudson Avenue
Tenafly, NJ 07670
Tel.: (201) 775-4667
Website: www.BrightviewTenafly.com
Contacts:
Toni Musto, Executive Director
Shannon Thierry, Community Sales
Director
Richard Martinez, Community Sales
Director
Brightview Tenafly features assisted
living for people who need some
support services and are looking for an
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engaging, vibrant lifestyle. It also offers a
specialized program for those living with
Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of
dementia.
Known for offering a holistic approach
to care and life enrichment, Brightview
communities are joyful places where
residents are empowered to live
independent and purposeful lives, with a
focus on possibilities rather than
limitations. Creating moments of joy for
seniors and their families is a Brightview
hallmark.
HOT MEALS –
KOSHER
Hot Kosher Holiday Meal
Delivery
Jewish Home Family
Rockleigh, NJ
Tel.: (201) 518-1175
Contact: Stacey Orden
Website: www.jewishhomefamily.org
Begun in the fall of 2011, The Jewish
Home Family launched a Hot Holiday
Kosher Meal Delivery program. This
program delivers – with the use of
Jewish Home volunteers – to individuals
in the community who respond to
notices for holiday meals for Rosh
Hashanah, Hanukkah and Passover.
Hot Kosher Lunch Program
for Seniors
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
Tenafly
Tel.: (201) 408-1451
Contact: Helene Schwartz
E-mail: hschwartz@jccotp.org
Meals are offered on Monday,
Wednesday and Thursday. This program
is funded by Jewish Federation and the
Bergen County Dept. of Human Services.
Hot Kosher Lunch Program
for Seniors
Jewish Community Center of Northern
New Jersey
605 Pascack Road
Washington Township, NJ 07676
Tel.: (201) 666-6610
Fax: (201) 221-5815
E-mail: ruthb@jccnnj.org
Website: www.jccnnj.org
The senior adult department offers a
warm, supportive environment that
provides opportunities to get involved,
expand creative energies and exercise
mind and body. Diverse, stimulating
programs, including current topics, arts,
music, cards, dominoes, mah jongg and
more are offered weekly, with special
holiday programs throughout the year. A
hot, kosher lunch is served on Tuesdays
and Thursdays.
PROGRAMS
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Senior Center for 40+
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
Tenafly
The Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
provides excellent year-round
programming for senior adults, including
a social adult day care program for
people with Alzheimer’s disease and
dementia, extensive programming for
active retirees, door-to-door
transportation in wheelchair accessible
vehicles; hearty breakfasts and hot
kosher lunches; programs for the arts;
lectures and concerts; discussions on
current affairs; gardening, music and
exercise; sing-alongs and dancing;
birthday and holiday celebrations;
intergenerational programs with nursery
school children and other programs that
allow seniors to successfully “age in
place” and remain engaged and
connected to their community. For more
information on senior programming, call
Judi Nahary at (201) 408-1450 or
jnahary@jccopt.org.
Senior Activity Center (SAC)
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades Center
Taub Campus
Tenafly
The program serves independent seniors
75 and older and includes trips and
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outings, door to door transportation,
exercises, guest speakers, rap sessions,
discussions on current events, canasta
and bridge, bingo and more. Nutritious
hot meals are served daily. Contact:
Helene Schwartz, 201-408-1451 or
hschwartz@jccotp.org
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Center for Older Adults
Teaneck Kosher Nutrition Site
held at Jewish Center of Teaneck
70 Sterling Place
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 837-1422
Office hours: 8 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Contact: Susan Charton Kaplan, Director
The program serves independent seniors.
Activities offered by the Center for Older
Adults include trips and outings, line
dancing, chair and active dance
exercises, guest speakers, rap sessions,
discussions on current events, canasta
and bridge, and bingo. Nutritious hot
meals are served daily.
Jewish Community Center of
Northern New Jersey
Washington Township
Tel.: (201) 666-6610, ext. 5820
Contact: Ruth Beckman
Email: rbeckman@jccnnj.org
The senior adult department offers a
warm, supportive environment that
provides opportunities to get involved,
expand creative energies and exercise
mind and body. Diverse, stimulating
programs, including current topics, arts,
music, cards, dominoes, mah jongg and
more are offered weekly, with special
holiday programs throughout the year.
A hot, kosher lunch is served on
Tuesdays and Thursdays.
HAZAK
United Synagogue of
Conservative Judaism
720 King George Road, Suite 305
Fords, NJ 08863
USY Tel.: (732) 738-4301
Website: www.uscj.org
A program of the Mid Atlantic District of
USCJ, this is a membµership organization
for its congregations’ mature members
age 55+. HAZAK provides its members
with opportunities for education, social,
and religious programs on a congrega-
tional and district level. In addition,
travel programs such as cruises, elder-
hostel, and hotel stays may also be
offered. For more information call
Joanne Zemlak 301-230-0801.
Kabbalat Shabbat
Jewish Community Center of Northern
New Jersey
Tel.: (201) 666-6610
Contact: Ruth Beckman
Email: rbeckman@jccnnj.org
Senior adults welcome Shabbat with a
special lunch and program. Called
“Kabbalat Shabbat,” the program invites
YJCC members and others in the
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community to share a traditional Sabbath

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meal. Each time they are joined by a HOUSE
community leader who may teach, lead
songs or present other enjoyable and CALLS
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partially subsidized by a grant from the
Jewish Federation of Northern New
Jersey.
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• Paintings, Prints, Bronzes
• Adult Day Care Mon-Thurs 9-2 • Estate Jewelry
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• Center for Older Adults (Teaneck)
• REAP (Retired Executives and • Judaica • Costume Jewelry
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For further information please contact:
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Tel.: (201) 837-1422
Debra Turitz
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
Tenafly
Tel.: (201) 569-7900, ext. 305
Ruth Beckerman
Jewish Community Center of Northern
New Jersey
Tel.: (201) 666-6610
E-mail: rbeckerman@jccnnj.org
The program gives every senior the
ability to attend the three nutrition sites
funded by Jewish Federation of Northern
New Jersey and the Bergen County
Department of Human Services.
SUPPORT GROUPS
For details of other support groups,
please refer to Social Service section
on page 24.
Free Caregiver Support
Groups
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
Tenafly
Tel.: (201) 569-7900 ext. 439
Contact: Marlene S Ceragno
Tel.: (201) 569.7900 ext. 439
A warm and safe haven where
caregivers, families and friends can learn
more about Alzheimer’s and dementia,
share feelings, concerns, and get
support.
2nd Monday of the month, 7 pm |
4th Tuesday of the month, 10:30 am
Professionals (REAP)
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
Tenafly
Tel.: (201) 569-7900 ext. 439
Contact: Marlene S Ceragno
Tel.: (201) 569.7900 ext. 439
Tuesdays, 9 am – 2 pm
A social and educational club for active
senior adults, run by its participants. Each
week features a lecture or a cultural
program followed by a brown-bag lunch.
Participants enjoy holiday celebrations
and trips throughout the year.
RESOURCES
Visitation to the Homebound
and to Nursing Homes
Please refer to the Bikur Cholim section
on page 24.

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ORGANIZATIONS
For information on organizations not listed
below, please refer to other sections,
including Advocacy and Community
Relations, Israel, Singles and Young
Adults, Social Services and Seniors.
Descriptions have been provided by the
organizations themselves or edited from
information appearing either in written
material provided by the organization or
on their website.
Educational
Edah
1501 Broadway, Ste 501
New York, NY 10036
Tel.: (212) 244-7501
E-mail: feedback@edah.org
Website: www.edah.org
The mission of Edah is to give voice to
the ideology and values of modern
Orthodoxy and to educate and empower
the community to address its concerns.
Fully committed to Torah, halachah and
the quest for kedushah, Edah values
open intellectual inquiry and expression
in both secular and religious arenas,
engagement with the social, political and
technological realities of the modern
world, the religious significance of the
State of Israel and the unity of Clal
Yisrael.
ORT America Inc.
75 Maiden Lane, 10th Floor
New York , NY 10038
Tel.: (212) 505-7700
Toll Free: 1-800-519-2678
Website: ORTamerica.org
E-mail: info@ORTamerica.org
ORT America funds ORT’s global
network of schools, high-tech training
programs, and other strategic initiatives
that provide educational opportunity
where it is needed most. It is a
responsibility we welcome as part of our
heritage of tikkun olam and our firm
belief in the power of education to help
people help themselves.
Genealogical/Historical
Jewish Genealogical Society
of North Jersey
YMCA (formerly YM-YWHA) of Wayne
1 Pike Drive
Wayne, NJ 07470
Website: www.jgsnj.org
The Jewish Genealogical Society of
North Jersey is a non-profit organization
dedicated to assist members with their
genealogical pursuits. The Society meets
monthly in the YMCA of Wayne.
Meetings are free and open to the
public.
New members are welcome and will
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Or g anizatio ns and N e t w o r k ing
receive valuable assistance with their
individual research needs. Our society is
fortunate to have a permanent home.
WE HAVE AN EXTENSIVE COLLECTION
of the most popular books relevant to
Jewish Genealogy available when the
library is open including forms, how-to's,
books, and magazines. A list is available
to members.
The JGS of North Jersey is a member of
the International Association of Jewish
Genealogical Societies, Inc., (IAJGS) an
organization of almost 80 societies from
all over the world. http://www.iajgs.org/
An international conference is held each
summer.
ttp://www.iajgs.org/blog/conferences/
President: Susan Kobren
president@jgsnj.org
(732) 412-7606
Membership Vice President:
Judy Salomon
vpres@jgsnj.org
Treasurer: Bill Werther
treasurer@jgsnj.org
Jewish Historical Society/
North Jersey
17-10 River Road, Ste 3A
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
Tel.: (201) 300-6590
E-mail: jhsnnj@gmail.com
The Society is dedicated to collecting
and preserving items of every kind
having reference to the settlement,
development and history (including the
present) of over 170 years of Jewish life
in Bergen, North Hudson and Passaic
Counties.
Jewish Orthodox Feminist
Alliance (JOFA)
520 8th Avenue, 4th floor
New York, NY 10018
Tel.: (212) 679-8500
E-mail: Jofa@jofa.org
Website: www.jofa.org
JOFA seeks to expand opportunities for
women within the framework of
halakha, and advocates for the
meaningful participation of women in all
spheres of Jewish life.
YIVO Institute
for Jewish Research
15 W. 16th Street
New York, NY 10011
Tel.: (212) 246-6080
Fax: (212) 292-1892
Website: www.yivo.org
E-mail: yivomail@yivo.cjh.org
YIVO is a research center for the study
of East European Jewish life and culture.
Its library contains more than 385,000
volumes and in its archives are 24
million artifacts on East European/
American Jewish subjects. Yiddish
language classes, scholarly publications
and free public programs are offered.
Lower East Side Jewish
Conservancy
235 East Broadway
New York, NY 10002
Tel.: (212) 374-4100
E-mail: info@nycjewishtours.org
Website: www.nycjewishtours.org
The Lower East Side Jewish Conservancy
is a non-profit organization whose goal
is to preserve the historic synagogues on
the lower east side of Manhattan,
America’s most famous immigrant
neighborhood. Once the sites are
preserved, we give unique customized
tours of these sacred places.
Men’s/Women’s
AMIT
817 Broadway, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10003
Tel.: (212) 477-4720
E-mail: info@amitchildren.org
Website: www.amitchildren.org
AMIT enables Israel’s youth to realize
their potential and strengthens Israeli
society by educating and nurturing
children from diverse backgrounds
within a framework of academic
excellence, religious values, and Zionist
ideals. Founded in 1925, AMIT operates
more than 70 schools, youth villages,
surrogate family residences, and other
programs, constituting Israel’s only
government-recognized network of
religious Jewish education incorporating
academic and technological studies.
B’nai B’rith International –
Tri-State Region
Toll Free: (888) 388-4224
E-mail: tristate@bnaibrith.org
Website: wwwbnaibrith.org
B’nai B’rith is a non-profit Jewish
organization that sponsors programs to
help benefit the communities, elders,
youth and people in need through the
philanthropic support of its members.
EMUNAH of America
315 W 36th Street
New York, NY 10018
Tel.: (212) 564-9045
(800) 368-6440
Fax: (212) 643-9731
Website: www.Emunah.org
EMUNAH maintains over 250 social
welfare and educational programs
throughout Israel. Our five residential
homes care for abandoned and abused
children. EMUNAH maintains vital day
care services and after-school programs,
as well as counseling services, parenting
groups, crisis shelters, and services for
the elderly and homebound.
EMUNAH of America’s
Gela Feldman chapter
Englewood, NJ
Email: ronnie@emunah.org
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EMUNAH of America’s
Libby Kolb chapter
Teaneck, NJ
Email: ronnie@emunah.org
Federation of Jewish Men’s
Clubs, Northern New Jersey
Region
Congregation Beth Sholom
Tel.: (201) 833-2620
Website: www.fjmc.org
The Northern New Jersey Region (NNJR)
is one of the regions of The Federation
of Jewish Men’s Clubs (FJMC), which is
an international organization affiliated
with the Conservative movement. Men’s
Clubs are open to Jewish males over the
age of 18, regardless of synagogue
affiliation. As part of the Conservative
movement, almost all of the clubs are
affiliated with Conservative synagogues.
Each club is unique and has its own
activities; regional and national activities
are also offered.
Friends of Lubavitch
Women’s Organization
513 Kenwood Place
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 907-0686
Fax: (201) 907-0668
Hadassah, Northern NJ Region
Tel.: (973) 530-3966
Fax: (973) 472-1364
E-mail: RegNNJ@hadassah.org
Website: www.hadassah.org
Hadassah is the Women’s Zionist
Organization of America. With local
chapter- and Northern NJ Region-
sponsored activities, Hadassah offers
opportunities to socialize and study.
Members can learn about issues affecting
American women and advocate on
behalf of women’s health, or join in
fundraising for Hadassah’s projects –
Young Judaea (Hadassah’s American
Youth Movement), Hadassah Medical
Organization, Hadassah College of
Technology, Career Counseling Institute,
and Youth Aliyah residential centers for
disadvantaged youth in Israel.
Jewish Women International
1129 20th Street Suite 801
Washington, DC 20036
Tel.: (800) 343-2823
Fax: (202) 857-1380
Website: www.jwi.org
JWI’s education, advocacy, and
philanthropy help women and girls
worldwide celebrate their strength and
achieve independence—so every home
and relationship can be a safe and
healthy place to thrive.
NA’AMAT USA
505 Eighth Avenue
Suite 12A - 04
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New York, NY 10018-4511 Women’s League for
E-mail: eastern.area@naamat.org Conservative Judaism
NA’AMAT, Hebrew acronym for 475 Riverside Drive
“Movement of Working Women and New York, NY 10015
Volunteers,” is an organization and a Tel.: (212) 870-1260
movement striving to enhance the Website: www.wlcj.org
quality of life for women, children and E-mail: womensleague@wlcj.org
families in Israel, the US and around the Women’s League for Conservative
world. Please contact the NY office for Judaism provides services to 700
information about the Bergen County affiliated women’s groups in
Chapter. Conservative synagogues in North
America, Israel and England. It has close
National Council ties to the Jewish Theological Seminary.
of Jewish Women (NCJW) Its programs seek to instill the ideals of
Judaism into the lives and homes of its
75 South Washington Avenue members through education, special
Bergenfield, NJ 07621
action and religious observance.
Tel.: (201) 385-4847
E-mail: office@ncjwbcs.org
Website: www.ncjwbcs.org
Israel
NCJW is a volunteer organization, American Associates, Ben-
inspired by Jewish values, that works to Gurion University of the Negev
improve the quality of life for women, (AABGU)
children, and families, and to ensure Northeast and Greater New York Region
individual rights through advocacy, 1001 Avenue of the Americas, 19th Fl.
education, and community service. New York, NY 10018
Tel.: (212) 687-7721
NCJW Jersey Hills Section Toll Free: (800) 96-AABGU (962-2248)
Website: E-mail: info@aabgu.org
http://sites.google.com/view/ncjw- Website: www.aabgu.org
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American Friends of Magen
David Adom – AFMDA
352 Seventh Ave., Suite 400
New York, NY 10001
Tel.: (212) 757-1627
Spanish & Toll free: (866) 632-2763
Fax: (212) 757-4662
Units that are on call 24/7, logging
nearly ten million miles and caring for
550,000 patients annually, were donated
by AFMDA.
Boys Town Jerusalem
1 Penn Plaza, Suite 6250
New York, NY 10119
Tel.: (800) 469-2697
Fax: (866) 730-2697
Website: www.boystownjerusalem.org
Since 1948, Boys Town Jerusalem has
provided a quality academic, techno-
logical and religious education to Israeli
youth from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Current student body of 850; 6,000
graduates in all spheres of Israeli society.
Friends of the Jerusalem
College of Technology (JCT)
P.O. Box 1703
New York, NY 10150
Tel.: (212) 563-5620
Fax: (212) 563-5623
E-mail: office@friendsofjct.org
Website: www.friendsofjct.org
The Jerusalem College of Technology –
Machon Lev – is a fully accredited
college of engineering, which provides
a university level education through its
high tech program leading to a
Bachelor’s degree, concurrent with an
intensive program in Judaic studies.
The Women’s School of Engineering –
Machon Tal and Machon Lustig – are
part of JCT on separate campuses.
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American Friends of Magen David
Adom (AFMDA) – ARMDI supports the
lifesaving efforts of Magen David Adom
(MDA) in Israel as the tax-exempt
fundraising organization representing
MDA in the United States. Although it
receives no government-budgeted
funding, the MDA team of trained
volunteer and professional medical
responders is mandated by the
Knesset to provide the entire nation’s
pre-hospital emergency medical care,
including disaster, ambulance and blood
services. The MDA National Blood
Services Center provides 100% of the
blood needs of the Israel Defense
Forces and 95% of the blood needs of
Israel’s hospitals. AFMDA supporters
built the MDA National Blood Services
Center, continue to build or renovate
many of MDA’s emergency medical
stations throughout Israel, and supply
MDA with a wide range of emergency
medical supplies, equipment and
ambulances. Most of the 800 MDA
ambulances and Mobile Intensive Care
Tenafly, NJ 07670
Tel.: (201) 408-1427
Contact: Aya Schechter
The Israeli Center is a hub for the Israeli
community in Bergen County. We offer
programs, cultural events, activities,
Holiday celebrations & community
services for families & individuals, an
Israeli afterschool program for children
grades K-9, summer camps in Hebrew, a
catch ball league & more.
Israeli Business Circle – The Israeli
Business Circle is a networking initiative
that creates opportunities for Israeli
professionals to socialize on a regular
basis to share thoughts and ideas about
Israeli related issues. Meetings take place
every other month and feature keynote
speakers, who are prominent figures in
their respective industry. Presentations
are typically in Hebrew, followed by a
Q&A and open discussion.
Contact: Aya Schechter
Tel.: (201) 408-1427
Jewish National Fund (JNF)
Central NJ
79 Randall Avenue
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Rockville Centre, NY 11570
Alt Phone: 1-800-JNF-0099
42 East 69th Street
New York, NY 10021
Tel.: (212) 879-9300
To donate trees: (800) 542-TREE (8733)
Website: www.jnf.org
The Jewish National Fund (JNF) was
established in 1901 to raise money that
was necessary to build the foundations
of a Jewish state. Over the past century,
the JNF has evolved from its humble
beginnings of collecting coins in
tzedakah boxes to an organization that is
a global environmental leader. Among its
many contributions, the JNF has
educated students around the world
about Israel, created new communities
for Jews to call home, and constructed
security roads to make Israel safer. The
JNF has made Israel a better place to live
and visit by planting 240 million trees
and building over 1,000 parks and
recreational areas. The JNF pioneered
drip irrigation and new means of
growing plants under arid conditions,
making the deserts of Israel bloom. By
building over 190 reservoirs and water
recycling centers, the JNF has increased
Israel’s water supply by 10 percent.
The JNF continues to be a leader in
supporting Israel’s newest generation of
pioneers by developing the Negev
Desert, Israel’s last frontier, and is taking
strides toward restoring northern Israel,
making it a place that Israelis can once
again call home. As a United Nations
NGO, JNF sponsors international
conferences on desertification, shares
afforestation techniques, and funds
research on arid land management.
Maccabi USA/Sports for Israel
1511 Walnut Street
Suite 401
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Email: Maccabi@maccabiusa.com
Website: www,maccabiusa.com
Maccabi USA/Sports for Israel is the
sponsor of the United States Team to the
World Maccabiah Games. This volunteer
organization seeks to enrich the lives of
Jewish youth in the United States, Israel
and the Diaspora through athletic,
cultural and educational programs. It
also strives to provide Jewish athletes
over the world with the opportunity to
share their heritage and customs in
competitive athletic settings.
Support
For other organizations offering support,
please see the Social Services section,
page 24.
Chai Lifeline of New Jersey
106 Clifton Avenue
Lakewood, NJ 08701
Tel.: (732) 719-1700
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Or g anizatio ns and N e t w o r k ing
Tel.: (800) 882-0745 For information on the local RA
E-mail: nj@chailifeline.org organization, please contact:
Website: www.chailifeline.org/nj Rabbi Randall Mark
Chai Lifeline provides assistance to Cong. Shomerei Torah
seriously ill children and their families 30 Hinchman Avenue
the world over, including medical Wayne, NJ 07470
referrals, insurance support services, Tel.: (973) 696-2500
emotional support groups, homebound Fax: (973) 696-2419
tutorial programs, special trips, bone
marrow drives, weekend retreats, and
Touro College
our summer camping programs: Camp
Simcha, our summer camp for children Office of Alumni Affairs
with cancer, and Camp Simcha Special, 27-33 W. 23rd Street
our summer camp for children with New York, NY 10010
chronic or genetic illnesses. Chai Lifeline Tel.: (212) 463-0400, ext. 785
has helped thousands of families battle Website: www.touro.edu
the emotional and practical repercussions
of childhood cancer and other life- Office of University
threatening illnesses.
Alumni Affairs
Yeshiva University
University Alumni Associations 500 West 185th Street | Furst Hall 530
New York, NY 10033
Brandeis University Alumni Club
Tel.: (646) 592-4510
of Northern New Jersey
Fax: (212) 960-5336
12 East 77th Street
E-mail: alumni@yu.edu
New York, NY 10021 Website: http://www.yu.edu
Tel.: (212) 472-1501
E-mail: office@alumni.brandeis.edu
Website: www.alumni.brandeis.edu Veterans
VP of Alumni Relations: Patsy Fisher
Jewish War Veterans Post 651
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Edward N. Rosenblatt, Commander
Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR) 15-14 Jordan Road
3101 Clifton Avenue Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
Cincinnati, OH 45220-2488 Tel.: (201) 797-3190
Oldest veteran organization in the
13 King David Street
U.S.A., JWV proves the dedication and
Jerusalem, Israel 94101
contribution of Jews to the U.S.A. in all
3077 University Avenue wars. JWV honors all dead veterans.
Los Angeles, CA 90007-3796 Jewish War Veterans helps all veterans;
One West 4th Street upholds America’s democratic traditions;
New York, NY 10012-1186 fights discrimination of all kinds; lobbies
National Office of Alumni Affairs on veterans’ benefits, defense spending,
Tel.: (513) 221-1875, ext. 3220 national security and foreign policy.
Fax: (513) 221-1847 JWV also assists veterans and their
E-mail: alumnicouncil@huc.edu dependents in many ways. JWV also
Website: www.huc.edu/alumni awards scholarships and supports the
Rabbinical, cantorial, education, only museum dedicated to Jewish
military history in Washington, DC.
Jewish communal service, and graduate
studies alumni are invited to participate
in our online alumni resources and Jewish War Veterans (JWV)
learning opportunities, professional Brick, NJ 08723
continuing education and doctoral Tel.: (732) 458-8828
programs, and alumni associations and Fax: (732) 206-0156
listservs. E-mail: weissdan@verizon.net
Website: www.jwv-nj.org
Jewish Theological Seminary PNC: Dan Weiss
of America Office Hours: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.,
3080 Broadway Monday –- Friday
New York, NY 10027
Tel.: (212) 678-8000
Chapters:
Fax: (212) 678-8947 Bergen County Council
Website: www.jtsa.edu Cliffside Park/Fort Lee Post 741
Fair Lawn/Lt. James I. Platt Post 651
Alumni Affairs handles activities for JTS
graduates, except those who graduate Oradell/New Milford Post 773
from the Rabbinical School. Activities for Paramus Post 669
graduates of the Rabbinical School are Pascack Valley Post 663
organized by the local chapters of the Teaneck Post 498
Rabbinical Assembly. Hudson Post 76
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Yiddish Clubs
Yiddish Vinkl
Jewish Community Center of Northern
New Jersey
Washington Township
Tel.: (201) 666-6610

Yiddish Culture
YIVO Institute
for Jewish Research
15 West 16th Street
New York, NY 10011
Tel.: (212) 246-6080
Website: www.yivo.org
YIVO is a resource center for the study
of East European Jewish life and culture.

Workmen’s Circle/Arbeter Ring

45 East 33rd Street
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Tel.: 1-800-922-2558
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Website: www.circle.org
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American Israel Numismatic
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P.O. Box 20255
Fountain Hills, AZ 85269
E-mail: ainapresident@gmail.com
Website: www.amerisrael.com
President: Mel Wacks
Tel.: (818) 225-1348
A cultural and educational hobby
organization open to all, dedicated to the
study and collecting of Judaic/Israel/Holy
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member, and members receive discounts
on new issues from Israel.
Alpha Omega Dental Fraternity
Northern New Jersey Chapter
Tel.: (877) 677-8468
Website: www.ao.org
E-mail: headquarters@ao.org
Alpha Omega is an international dental
organization based on professionalism,
fraternalism and Judaism. The
organization has founded the two dental
schools in Israel and funds philanthropic
activities worldwide.
P.O. Box 533
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Website: www.pomegranate guild.org
The Guild’s purpose is to promote crafts
and art with Judaic themes; to promote
camaraderie and creativity. To enrich our
lives as we enrich our community
through Mitzvah projects, and to
perpetuate (transmit) these skills to
others (handiwork of all kinds). Whether
you can pick up a needle, create a craft
project or simply want to learn more
about Judaism, join us at the
Pomegranate Guild of Judaic
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BUSINESS
America-Israel Chamber
of Commerce and Industry, Inc.
Tel.: (212) 819-0430
Website: www.amcham.co.il
The America-Israel Chamber of
Commerce and Industry is an apolitical,
non-profit organization established to
promote the interests of the U.S.-Israel
business community by giving voice
to the concerns and opinions of its
members regarding trade, investment
and commerce. The Chamber provides
educational programs on trade
expansion, bilateral investment,
marketing and regional development.
The Chamber maintains close ties with
the U.S. and Israeli governments and
business leaders and actively participates
in forums to advance bilateral trade and
investment.
Israel Discount Bank
of New York
511 Fifth Avenue
New York, N.Y. 10017
Tel.: (212) 551 8500
Fax: (212) 370 9623
Website: www.idbny.com
Israel Bonds
Development Corporation for Israel
50 Eisenhower Drive, Suite 101
Paramus, NJ 07652
Toll Free No: +1 (855) 741-1319
Fax No: +1 (201) 556-1661
E-mail: Bergen@israelbonds.com
Office is only open one day a week.
By appointment only; please call.
GOVERNMENT
Consulate General of Israel
in New York
800 Second Avenue
New York, NY 10017
Tel.: (212) 499-5400
Website: www.israelfm.org
Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI)
633 Third Avenue, 21st Floor
New York, NY 10017
Tel.: (212) 339-6000
Website: www.jewishagency.org
The Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI) is a
global organization in which Jews from
Israel and the Diaspora work together to
rescue Jews in distress; promote
immigration of Jews and assist in their
absorption in Israel; enhance Jewish
education; foster relationships between
Jews around the world and their links to
Israel; and strengthen segments of the
Israeli population and areas in the
country in need of support. Since its
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inception in 1929, the Jewish Agency has
brought approximately 3.4 million new
immigrants to Israel. It is governed by an
executive assembly composed of elected
representatives from both Israel and
Diaspora Jewry.
ISRAELI PROGRAMS
AND PROGRAMMING
The IAC @ the JCC
Taub Campus
Tenafly
The Kaplen JCC on the Palisades has
entered into partnership with the
California-based Israeli-American Council
to offer joint programs that will play an
instrumental role in enriching American
Jewish life. Housed at the JCC, the two
organizations have joined forces to
develop new initiatives, enhance current
programs and broaden the reach of New
Jersey’s Israeli-American community. It is
the first venture of its kind and serves as
an exciting model for building vibrant
Israeli-American communities, which are
among the fastest-growing in the country.
Contact: Aya@Israeliamerican.org for
information on the partnership. The
following programs are offered at part of
the joint venture:
Israeli Scouts
The Tzofim meet every Sunday at the
JCC to share in games, discussions,
projects, camping trips, holiday
celebrations, music, sports and many
other fun activities, including sleep away
camp experiences where they hike and
take part in scouting activities. Veteran
scouts, ages 15-18 serve as counselors
for younger members, ages 8 -14. The
program is conducted in Hebrew and
currently has more than 100 members.
New members are always welcome. For
more information, call Shahar Firan,
Shlicha at (201) 408-1428.
Emek at the Kaplen JCC on the
Palisades
This Israeli language and cultural after-
school program for children in grades K-
9 teaches modern, spoken Hebrew and
Israeli culture in a fun, hand-on way on
two tracks: one for native Hebrew
speakers and one for non-native. Call
Galit at 201.408.1469.
Lubavitch on the Palisades
Israeli Club
11 Harold Street
Tenafly, NJ 07670
Tel.: (201) 871-1152 x508
Fax: (201) 871-4181
Contact: Rabbi Yitzchak Gershovitz
E-mail: RabbiYitzchak@chabadlubavitch.org
Website: www.israelinj.com
Isr ae l C o nne ct io n
Jewish Family & Children’s
Services of Northern
New Jersey
Tel.: (201) 837-9090
E-mail: info@jfcsnnj.org
Website: www.jfcsnnj.org
The JFCS Israeli Connection offers
support to the Israeli community with
Israeli clinicians and case workers.
Programs and services address needs of
Israelis both new to BerÏgen County and
longtime community residents.
There are also programs coordinated
through the various denominations.
Please check with them directly.
SCHOLARSHIPS &
M AT C H I N G F U N D S
PROGRAMS
Alisa Flatow
Memorial Scholarship
Website: www.alisafund.org
Scholarship applications for the fund
established by the family of the late Alisa
Flatow are available for those planning to
spend the year studying in Israel. Appli-
cations are available only from the web-
site. All applications must be submitted
online. If downloaded, the application
must be typed or completed in a word-
processor format before it is sent out.
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
Tenafly
Tel.: (201) 408-1470
Teen Director: Michal Greenbaum
Application deadline is mid-March. This
scholarship is supported by the JCC
endowment funds of Morton and Betty
Steinberg, the Rubin Family and Samuel
Warshauer.
T R AV E L
Israel Tourist Office
Israel Government Tourist Office
800 Second Avenue, 16th Floor
New York, NY 10117
Tel.: (212) 499-5660, (888) 77-ISRAEL
Fax: (212) 499-5665
E-mail: Info@Goisrael.com
Website: www.goisrael.com/
Young Judaea Summer
Programs in Israel
575 8th Avenue, 11th Floor
New York, NY 10018
Tel.: 1-866-599-2534
Website: www.youngjudaea.org
To learn about Federation’s
work in Israel, please contact
Ethan Behling,
(201) 820-3909 or Ethanb@jfnnj.org
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KOSHER CATERING, The specific kashrut certification for each

is also provided. Please note that these
Website: www.northernvalleyaffairs.com
Contact: Les Friedman
FOODAND listings do not constitute either a
hechsher or an endorsement of any of
Kosher and glatt kosher catering

RESTAURANTS the products or services offered.

For further information on kashrut,
Lindalicious Glatt Kosher
12-48 River Road
please see page 132. Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
COMMUNITY The listings are alphabetical by town. Tel: 201-791-2900
SUPPORTED Website: www.LindasKosherCatering.com
Under RCBC supervision
A G R I C U LT U R E C AT E R E R S
Hazon Community Supported Eighth Day Caterers Petak’s Glatt Kosher Fine Foods
Agriculture at the JCC 69 Main Street 19-03 Fair Lawn Avenue
Bergenfield, NJ 07621 Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
The JCC has partnered with a local farm Tel.: (201) 797-5010
and offers members the opportunity to Tel.: (201) 214-0803
Website: www.8thdaycaterers.com Fax: (201) 797-7752
build an evolving relationship with their
Under Rabbi Zushe Blech Website: www.petaksglattkosher.com
food, the land on which it is grown and
Under RCBC supervision
with the farmers who grow it. Members
buy a share and receive fresh, organic Palisadium USA/
produce on a weekly basis. The JCC Carlton Caterers Foremost Glatt Kosher Caterers
HAZON CSA partnerhsip runs from late 65 Anderson Avenue
700 Palisadium Drive
spring to the middle of the fall, with a Moonachie, NJ 07074
Cliffside Park, NJ 07010
full share consisting of 7 - 10 different Tel.: (201) 664-2465
Tel.: (201) 224-2211 Fax: (201) 664-1376
vegetables each week. Fruit and egg E-mail: Shella@PalisadiumUSA.com
shares are also available after a E-mail: info@foremostcaterers.com
Website: www.PalisadiumUSA.com www.foremostcaterers.com
mandatory full or half vegetable share is
purchased. OK supervision Under Star K supervision
Contact Esther Mazor at (201) 408-1456 Northern Valley Affairs Five Star Caterers
or emazor@jccotp.org at Temple Emanu-El 383 Minisink Road
180 Piermont Road Totowa, NJ 07512
We have tried to present a complete Closter, NJ 07624 Tel.: (973) 812-0329
listing of establishments where all Tel.: (201) 750-0333 Website: www.Fivestarcaterers.com
products or services are Kosher. Fax: (201) 750-0334 Under OU supervision

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172 West Englewood Ave. JS Nut Trays
Teaneck, NJ 07666
201-833-0200
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Ma’adan
446 Cedar Lane
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 692-0192
Fax: (201) 692-3656
E-mail: deli@maadan.com
www.maadan.com
Under RCBC supervision

F O O D R E TA I L E R S
Bakeries
KOSHER *
Dunkin’ Donuts – Baskin Robbins
527 River Drive
Elmwood Park, NJ 07407
Tel.: (201) 791- 3113 386 Franklin Ave., (at Ivy Plaza) Wyckoff · 201-891-1133*
Dunkin’ Donuts 525 Cedar Hill Ave., Wyckoff · 201-612-7600*
22-20 Fair Lawn Avenue, Inside Exxon 886 Prospect St., Glen Rock · 201-612-9090*
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410 754 Franklin Ave., Franklin Lakes · 201-891-6545*
Tel.: (201) 791-5500
233 North Franklin Tpke., Ramsey · 201-327-2828*
Hot Bagels 22-20 Fair Lawn Ave., Fair Lawn (Inside Exxon) · 201-791-5500*
(dairy)
6-07 Saddle River Road 527 River Drive, Elmwood Park · 201-791-3113*
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410 2284 Rt. 4 W., Fort Lee (inside Shell) · 201-242-1400*
Tel.: (201) 796-9625
Only uncut bagels are under RCBC
supervision 1132 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica, CA · 310-576-9200
1330
133000 Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA · 424-835-4096
Zadie’s Kosher Bake Shop 6201 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA · 323-536-9220
19-09 Fair Lawn Avenue
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
Tel.: (201) 796-6565
Fax: (201) 796-8501 FIRST PLACE RCBC

www.zadiesbakeshop.com Prepared Take-Out Food · Wings · Knishes · Chopped Liver

Under RCBC supervision
TOP THREE
Dunkin’ Donuts Caterer · Kosher Deli · Pastrami Sandwich
2284 Rt 4W, inside Shell Matzo Ball Soup · Pickles
Ft. Lee, NJ 07024
Tel.: (201) 242-1400

Dunkin’ Donuts – Baskin Robbins

754 Franklin Avenue
Franklin Lakes. NJ Glatt Kosher Caterers
Celebrating
Tel.: (201) 891-6545

Dunkin’ Donuts – Baskin Robbins

886 Prospect Street 36 years
Glen Rock, NJ 07452 Still serving “The Best Food”
Tel.: (201) 612-9090
by “The Best Staff”
Dunkin’ Donuts – Baskin Robbins to “The Nicest Customers”
233 North Franklin Turnpike
Ramsey, NJ 07446 Deli Platters · Fruit Platters
Tel.: (201) 327-2828 3-6 ft. Heroes · Smokey Joes · Sloppy Joes
The Best Hand-Sliced Nova, Sable & Baked
Butterflake Bake Shop
(Pas Yisrael)
Salmon in Bergen County
448 Cedar Lane Marzipan Rugelach from Israel and Guss’ Pickles
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 836-3516
OUR HOMEMADE HERRINGS ARE SECOND TO NONE
Fax: (201) 836-3056 446 Cedar Lane · Teaneck, NJ · 201-692-0192 · Fax 201-692-3656
Website: www.butterflake.com
Under RCBC supervision WWW.MAADAN.COM
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Cake & Co. Poppy’s Bagels/TCBY Website: www.sweetsoncedar.com

1378 Queen Anne Road 204 West Englewood Avenue Under RCBC supervision
Teaneck, NJ 07666 Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 862-0800 World of Goodies
Tel.: (201) 530-7555
Website: www.cakeandconj.com Under RCBC supervision 198 W. Englewood Avenue
Under RCBC supervision Teaneck, NJ 07666
Sammy's New York Bagels Tel.: (201) 833-9950
Mortgage Apple Cakes (Pas Yisrael) Fax: (201) 833-9980
Bakery & Cafe 1439 Queen Anne Road Chocolate, candies, dried fruits, nuts,
740 Chestnut Avenue Teaneck, NJ 07666 gourmet coffees.
Teaneck, NJ 07666 Tel.: (201) 837-0515 Under RCBC supervision
Tel.: (201) 371-3121 Fax: (201) 862-0818
Under KOF-K supervision 5 Continents
National Kosher Supervision
65 Honeck Street
Dunkin’ Donuts Dunkin’ Donuts – Baskin Robbins Englewood, NJ 07631
525 Cedar Hill Avenue Tel.: (201) 567-4274
1406 Teaneck Road
Wyckoff, NJ 07481 Fax: (201) 569-9533
(In Walgreen’s Shopping Center)
Tel.: (201) 612-7600 Hours: Mon-Fri 9-5
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Candy, nuts, coffee, dried fruits, baskets
Tel.: (201) 862-0062 Dunkin’ Donuts and trays, holiday novelties, lo-cal candy.
Fax: (201) 862-0096
386 Franklin Avenue Corporate accounts welcome.
Hours: Monday – Friday, 6 a.m. – 12 a.m.;
Wyckoff, NJ 07481 Marlow candy under “O-U”.
Sunday, 7 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Tel.: (201) 891-1133
Under the supervision of Rabbi E. Teitz
of Elizabeth
Markets/Food Provisions
Candy Foster Village Kosher
Hot Bagels Sweets on Cedar Delicatessen & Catering
(pareve) 488 Cedar Lane 469 S. Washington Avenue
976 Teaneck Road Teaneck, NJ 07666 Bergenfield, NJ 07621
Teaneck, NJ 07666 Tel.: (201) 928-4100 Tel.: (201) 384-7100
Tel.: (201) 833-0410 Fax: (201) 530-5385 Fax: (201) 384-0303
Only uncut bagels are under RCBC Chocolate, candies, dried fruits, nuts, Under supervision of Dr. Bernhard
supervision gift baskets, paper goods. Rosenberg

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UNDER RCBC • cholov yisroel • pas yisroel
Mediterranean
Cuisine
Dine In
Take Out
Catering SERVING ALL YOUR
SWEET TREAT NEEDS
39 East Palisade Ave Where Quality and
Englewood, NJ Freshness Count!
Sun-Thurs: 11:30am-10pm ORDERS@THEWORLDOFGOODIES.COM FIRST PLACE
Fri: 10am-2pm #1 BEST CHALLAH 8-Time Winner
#1 BEST BAKERY 6-Time Winner
www.HummusElite.com
201-833-9950 19-09 FAIR LAWN AVE · FAIR LAWN
198 W. ENGLEWOOD AVE. 201 796-6565
201.569.5600 1ST PLACE
CANDY STORE TEANECK, NJ 07666 www.ZadiesBakeShop.com

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Grand & Essex

89 New Bridge Road
Bergenfield, NJ 07621
Tel.: (201) 244-9955
Fax: (201) 244-9956
Website: www.grandandessex.co
Under RCBC supervision

Seasons
467 Allwood Road
Clifton, NJ 07012
Tel.: (973) 339-0900
Website: www.seasonskosher.com
Under supervision of Passaic-Clifton
Kashrus

Kosher by the Case & Less

Englewood, NJ 07631
The one name customers have
Tel.: (201) 568-2281
Fax: (201) 568-5681
trusted for over a half century.
Under RCBC supervision
Our kosher superette features a complete selection of
Menagerie
41 East Palisade Avenue meat, deli, appetizing, cooked foods along with our wide selection
Englewood, NJ 07631 of groceries, frozen food, and international favorites.
Tel.: (201) 569-2704
Fax: (201) 871-1972 Catering for all occasions.
Website: www.menageriecaterers.com
Under RCBC supervision 67 A. East Ridgewood Ave. · Paramus, NJ 07652
Food Showcase 201-262-0030
24-28 Fair Lawn Avenue MON-WED 8-6; THURS 8-7; FRI 8-4; SUN 8-3; CLOSED SATURDAY
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
UNDER STRICT RABBINICAL SUPERVISION
Tel.: (201) 475-0077
Fax: (201) 794-6728
Website: www.food-showcase.com RCBC
WE RCBC
Under RCBC supervision
DELIVER

Kosher Express
22-16 Morlot Avenue
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
Tel.: (201) 791-8818
Fax: (201) 791-3060
Under OK supervision
Pickles · Pickled Condiments
Petak’s Glatt Kosher Olives · Chips & Dips · Tapenade
Fine Foods Homemade Hummus Steakhouse
19-03 Fair Lawn Avenue Cold Pressed Olive Oil Pickle
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410 Platters Sushi Bar
Fresh Sea Salts
Tel.: (201) 797-5010 California Grown EVOO make Great Dine In
Fax: (201) 797-7752 & Balsamic Vinegar Gifts!
Website: www.petaksglattkosher.com Take Out
Penny Candies
Under RCBC supervision Fresh Cut Halavah · Pickles on a Stick Parties
Harold’s Kosher Market Platters · Gourmet Specialties Catering
Bottled Brines & Gift Mason Jars
67-A E. Ridgewood Avenue
Paramus, NJ 07652 Check us out at your local Farmers’ Market.
Tel.: (201) 262-0030 Visit our website for details.
Website: www.haroldskosher.com
Under supervision of Dr. Bernhard WE SHIP NATIONWIDE
Rosenberg WWW.PICKLELICIOUS.COM
Visit our retail store:
Cedar Market 384 Cedar Lane · Teaneck, NJ · 201.833.0100
646 Cedar Lane
Teaneck, NJ 07666 515 Cedar Lane, Teaneck
Tel.: (201) 855-8500
E-mail: info@thecedarmarket.com 201-530-5665
Sun-Thur 12-10pm
Website: thecedarmarket.com
Under RCBC supervision www.estihana.com
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RCBC Dovid’s Fresh Fish Market
Dovid's 736 Chestnut Avenue
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 928-0888
Fresh Fish Market Fax: (201) 928-0386
Under RCBC Supervision
Glatt Express
1400 Queen Anne Road
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 837-8110
Website: www.glatt-express.com
Under RCBC Supervision
We have fresh,
Ma’adan
grilled, fried fish 446 Cedar Lane
Teaneck, NJ 07666
and baked BBQ Tel.: (201) 692-0192
salmon daily. Fax: (201) 692-3656
Website: www.maadan.com
Under RCBC Supervision
FIRST PLACE
FISH MARKET PickleLicious
384 Cedar Lane
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 833-0100
E-mail: orders@pickelicious.com
Free Delivery Website: www.picklelicious.com
in Bergen County Under RCBC supervision
736 Chestnut Avenue · Teaneck, NJ
T 201-928-0888 · F 201-928-0386 KOSHER
M-T-W 8-6, Th 8-7, F 8-1 R E S TA U R A N T S
Dairy
RCBC
Benjy’s Kosher Pizza
FIRE
1246 River Road
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
Tel.: (201) 773-6195
Under RCBC supervision
EJ’s Place
IT UP!
1448 Queen Anne Road
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 862-0611
Fax: (201) 862-0815
Website: www.ejsplaceteaneck.com
Under RCBC supervision
JCC Cafe
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
411 East Clinton Avenue
Tenafly, NJ 07670
Tel.: (201) 408-1421
Under supervision of
Rabbi Zushe Yosef Blech
Lazy Bean Café
1404 (rear) Queen Anne Road
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 837-BEAN
184 W Englewood Avenue Teaneck NJ Website: www.lazybean.com
Tel: 201-833-6000 Under RCBC supervision
Fax: 201-833-6020
Mocha Bleu
Order online at
1399 Queen Anne Road
www.dougiesbbq.com
Teaneck, NJ 07666
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Tel.: (201) 837-2538
Website: www.mochableu.com
Under RCBC supervision
Berrylicious / Pizzalicious
439 Cedar Lane
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 836-1700
Fax: (201) 836-2362
Website: PizzaliciousNJ.com
Under RCBC supervision
Frozen Yogurt, Smoothies, Pizza, Salad
Bar
Rabica
192 W. Englewood Avenue
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 837-7558
Fax: (201) 837-7563
Website: www.rabicacafe.com
Under RCBC supervision
Sammy’s Pizza
1431 Queen Anne Road
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 837-0515
Under KOF-K supervision
Shelly’s Vegetarian Café &
Caterers
482 Cedar Lane
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 692-0001
Fax: (201) 907-0990
Website: www.ShellysCafe.net
E-mail: INFO@shellycafe.net
Under Star K supervision
Vinaigrette
182 West Englewood Avenue
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 837-9900
Website: www.vinaigrette-nj.com
Under RCBC supervision
Ice Cream/Frozen Yogurt
Parlors
Ben & Jerry’s
46 E. Palisade Avenue
Englewood, NJ 07631
Tel.: (201) 569-3322
The ice cream is produced under
national kosher supervision but the store
is not under local kosher supervision.
Ice Cream on Grand
523 Grand Avenue
Englewood, NJ 07631
Tel.: (201) 569-5346
Under Kof-K supervision
Meat
Foster Village Kosher
Delicatessen & Catering
469 S. Washington Avenue
Bergenfield, NJ 07621
Tel.: (201) 384-7100
Fax: (201) 384-0303
Website: www.fostervillagekosherdeli.com
Under supervision of Dr. Bernhard
Rosenberg
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Petak’s Glatt Kosher

Fine Foods
19-03 Fair Lawn Avenue
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
Tel.: (201) 797-5010
Fax: (201) 797-7752
Website: www.petaksglattkosher.com
Under RCBC supervision

Hummus Elite
30 East Palisade Avenue
Englewood, NJ 07631
Tel.: (201) 569-5600
Website: www.hummuselite.com
Under RCBC supervision

Perfect Pita
13-22 River Road
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
Tel.: (201) 794-8700
Website: www.perfectpitanj.com
Under RCBC supervision

The Kosher Nosh Deli

Restaurant
894 Prospect Street
Glen Rock, NJ 07452
Tel.: (201) 445-1186
Fax: (201) 670-5674
Website: www.koshernosh.com

Chickies
172 West Englewood Avenue
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 266-6033
Website: www.chickiesonline.com
Under RCBC supervision

Chopstix
Glatt Kosher Chinese
(take-out only)
172 W. Englewood Avenue
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 833-0200
Fax: (201) 833-8326
Website: www.chopstixusa.com
Under RCBC supervision

Dougie’s Bar-B-Que & Grill

184 W. Englewood Avenue
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 833-6000
Fax: (201) 833-6020
Madison Caterers Website: www.NoahsArk.net
Website: www.dougiesbbq.com E-mail: INFO@noahsark.net
Under RCBC supervision 306 Main Avenue
Clifton, NJ 07055 Under Star-K supervision
Estihana Under Star K supervision
Nobo Wine & Grill
515 Cedar Lane
Teaneck, NJ 07666 Mediterranea 1400 Palisade Avenue
Tel.: (201) 530-5665 182 West Englewood Avenue Teaneck, NJ 07666
Website: www.estihana.com Teaneck, NJ 07666 Tel.: (201) 837-1000
Under RCBC supervision Tel.: (201) 530-7391 Website: www.nobowineandgrill.com
Website: www.teaneckmediterranea.com Under RCBC supervision
Etc Steakhouse Under RCBC supervision
1409 Palisade Avenue Rock N Roll Sushi
Teaneck, NJ 07666 Noah’s Ark Restaurant and Noodle Bar
Tel.: (201) 357-5677 493 Cedar Lane 1448 Queen Anne Road
Website: www.etcsteakhouse.com Teaneck, NJ 07666 Teaneck, NJ 07666
Under RCBC supervision Tel.: (201) 692-1200 Tel.: (201) 499-ROLL( 7655)
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Website: www.rocknrolltogo.com Tavlin KOF-K Kosher Supervision

Under RCBC supervision 7 West Railroad Avenue 201 The Plaza
Tenafly, NJ 07670 Teaneck, NJ 07666
Sababa Grill Tel.: (201) 871-6060 Tel.: (201) 837-0500
456 Cedar Lane Website: www.tavlintenafly.com Fax: (201) 837-0126
Teaneck, NJ 07666 Under the supervision of Website: www.KOF-K.org
Tel.: (201) 530-0808 Vaad of Monsey E-mail: yrosenbaum@KOF-K.org
Fax: (201) 692-9111 Exec. Administrator: Rabbi Dr. H. Z. Senter
Website: www.sababagrill.com Pareve
Under RCBC supervision Passaic-Clifton Kashrus (PCK)
Sushi Metsuyan
279 Brook Avenue
Salsa Metsuyan 192 West Englewood Avenue Passaic, NJ 07055
192 West Englewood Avenue Teaneck, NJ 07666 Contact: Rabbi Yechezkel Auerbach
Teaneck, Nj 07666 Tel.: (201) 837-8000 Tel.: (973) 553-6940
Tel.: (201) 837-8888 Fax: (201) 837-9550 Website: www.KOF-K.org
Website: metsuyan.com Website: www.metsuyan.com www.vaad.org/newjersey/passaic-clifton-
Under RCBC supervision Under RCBC supervision kashrus-inc

Schnitzel+ Veggie Heaven Rabbinical Council

473 Cedar Lane of Bergen County (RCBC)
1450 Queen Anne Road
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Teaneck, NJ 07666 Va’ad Harabanim of Bergen County
Tel.: (201) 833-2301 Tel.: (201) 836-0887
Fax: (201) 832-0738 P.O. Box 1233
Website: www.schnitzelplus.com Teaneck, NJ 07666
Under RCBC supervision Website: www.veggieheaventeaneck.com
Under the supervision of Tablet-K Tel./Fax: (844) 895-RCBC (7222)
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JEWISHCULTURE
ANDTHEARTS
ART & DESIGN/
ARTISTS AND
ARTISANS
Janet Indick
Tel.: (201) 836-0211
E-mail: janetindick@aol.com
Contemporary award-winning artist, one-
of-a-kind sculpture for indoor, outdoor,
and wall. Holocaust medallions, jewelry,
paintings, prints, and collages. Artwork
for synagogues and private clients.
Irv Koons Artist/Designer
E-mail: IKADesign@aol.com
Internationally known, museum
collections, etc.: Consultation, Synagogue
art, Stained glass design, graphics, all
synagogue and Judaic organization
needs.
Dena Levie
Tel.: (201) 928-0511
E-mail: dena@judaicpapercuts.com
Website: www.judaicpapercuts.com
Papercuts for weddings, Bar/Bat
Mitzvahs, family trees, and ketubot.
Jeffrey Packard
Tel.: (201) 791-6591
Fax: (201) 391-0333
E-mail: jpack613@aol.com
Fine art, stained glass and synagogue
design.
Precious Heirlooms
Tel.: (973) 228-5454
Website: www.preciousheirlooms.com
Contact: Renee Savitz
Judaic Fiber Artist Renee Savitz,
renowned for her Tallitot, designs
customized Torah Mantles, Ark Curtains,
Chuppot, and creates other fine fabric
items for Jewish homes and synagogues.
Herb Stern
Tel.: (201) 833-8823
E-mail: hstern1253@gmail.com
Unique watercolors, paintings, papercuts,
etchings, and lithos. Custom-crafted
ketubot, Bar/Bat Mitzvah invitations and
presentations, gifts, awards, and other
Judaica for homes and synagogues.
Deborah Ugoretz
Tel.: (201) 694-5845
E-mail: duspin52@aol.com
Website: www.ugoretzart.com
Custom made ketubot; artwork for
Bar/Bat Mitzvahs, anniversaries, and
special events; synagogue art; works in
cut paper; calligraphy.
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J ew ish Cultur e an d t he A r t s
The Write Impression
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 376-2312
Contact: Simone Wruble
E-mail: Simonewruble@gmail.com
Website:
www.thewriteimpression.forparties.com
Custom invitations, announcements and
accessories, including personalized
stationery, unique gifts, place cards,
napkins, and envelope addressing. Free
Hebrew on in-house stationery.
CHOIRS, CHORUSES,
AND ENSEMBLES
New Jersey Cantors Concert
Ensemble
Tel.: (732) 928-8828
Chair: Cantor Ruth Katz Green
E-mail: cantorruthgreen@optonline.net
Website: www.njcce.org
The New Jersey Cantors Concert
Ensemble is the world's very first choir of
both men and women cantors.
Comprised of over twenty hazzanim, the
Ensemble is sponsored by the Cantors
Assembly New Jersey Region and is
renowned across the country. Members
of the Ensemble include cantors of
Conservative, Reform, Reconstructionist
and unaffiliated congregations in
northern and central New Jersey and
beyond. The Ensemble performs at
ENVELOPE ADDRESSING
QUICK TURN-AROUND TIME
STUFFING AND MAILING
NO MINIMUM QUANTITIES
HEBREW TYPSETTING
PLACE CARDS & PROGRAMS
synagogues throughout New Jersey, as
well as at Jewish homes for the aged and
Jewish day schools - bringing the beauty
of Jewish music to Jewish communities of
all ages. Funds raised at these concerts
go toward scholarship assistance for
cantorial students at the Jewish
Theological Seminary, Hebrew Union
College-Jewish Institute of Religion and
the Academy for Jewish Religion.
Participants rehearse twice a month and
generously contribute their time and
talent for rehearsal, performance and
travel without any remuneration.
PeniNote (Pearls) Women’s
Choir
Contact Batya Harris at
batyah613@gmail.com
The choir rehearses every Monday
evening. It is available for women's
fundraisers and senior citizen programs.
TAVIM
Cong. Beth Sholom
354 Maitland Avenue
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 833-2620
A capella group. All TAVIM participants
are synagogue members.
Temple Sinai of Bergen County
1 Engle Street
Tenafly, NJ 07670
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Tel.: (201) 568-3035
Youth Choir Director: Nitza Amit-Shamah
Thurnauer Chamber Music
Society
Thurnauer School of Music
411 E. Clinton Avenue
Tenafly, NJ 07670
Tel.: (201) 408-1461
Fax: (201) 569-7448
E-mail: thurnauer@jccotp.org
Contact: Michael Reingold,
Assistant Dir., Thurnauer School of Music
Office Hours: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Thurnauer Chamber Music Society
presents a 3-concert series featuring
classic masterworks and new favorites of
the chamber music repertoire. All
concerts are on Saturday nights in the
JCC’s Eric Brown Theater and are
preceded by a talk with the artist.
DANCING
SIMCHA/ISRAELI
Dance with Dassie
1637 Buckingham Road
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 836-3383
E-mail: dancewithdassie@aol.com
Instructor: Dassie Schuster
JCC Dance School
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
411 E. Clinton Ave.
Tenafly, NJ 07670
Tel.: (201) 408-1495
Website: www.jccotp.org/dance
The JCC Dance School offers the highest
standards of dance education in a fun,
nurturing environment. Its goal is to
inspire students to appreciate dance as a
form of expressive communication and
features a professional staff that follows
a creative and progressive curriculum
that allows students to build their skills
and grow as individuals with confidence
and pride. Classes include ballet, jazz,
tap, Hip-Hop and Lyrical, as well as
audition preparation and musical theater
dance. The school also features a
competitive Dance Company that
performs in venues such as Six Flags,
malls and nursing homes. Contact
Allyson Carolan at 201-408-1495 or
acarolan@jccotp.org.
Judy’s Israeli & Simcha Dancing
Tel.: (201) 569-0862
Instructor: Judy Davidovics
Group and private classes available
for women, Bat Mitzvah girls and
children as well as special needs.
E N T E R TA I N E R S &
E N T E R TA I N M E N T
IEC
Interactive Entertainment Group
Tel.: 1-866-577-1976
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Website: www.interactiveparty.com
Virtual reality, game shows, casinos,
carnivals, photo favors, recording booths,
video games, wax hands, magicians,
multi-talents, fortune tellers, and much,
much more. Call for full catalogue.
Roberta Seltzer
Tel.: (201) 791-8028
E-mail: missroberta@hotmail.com
Exciting Jewish entertainment for “Babies
to Bubbies”. From ages 2 to 102. Roberta
brings her joy of “Yiddishkite.” She
presents special family concerts using
puppets, stories and song; also entertains
at libraries, schools and senior citizen
centers. She serves as music specialist at
various temples, day schools and
community centers.
H E A LT H A N D
WELLNESS
The Russ Berrie Family Health
& Recreation Complex
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
411 E. Clinton Ave.
Tel.: (201) 408-1448
Website: www.jccotp.org
The JCC has over 65,000 feet of
dedicated wellness space, offering year-
round health and wellness programs
geared for the entire family. Housed in
an ultra-modern, two-story facility with
spacious exercise rooms, a cycling room,
barre room, stretching areas, a Pilates
room, dedicated luxurious spa center
offering massages, facials, reflexology,
waxing and more, family changing suites
with private facilities, a locker court and
more, the Center features all the latest in
cardio, strength and exercise equipment,
nutrition consultations, as well as
specialty wellness workshops and more.
Members can enjoy the benefits of free
fitness evaluations and orientations, and
can take advantage all the latest in state-
of-the-art equipment, and a caring and
motivational staff that can assist people
in achieving their fitness goals. Fitness
options include all types of one-on-one
personal training, including small group
workouts, specialized sport specific
training and post clinical rehab. There is
also a skilled, inspirational team of
certified fitness instructors who teach
Yoga, Pilates, Barre, Cycling, Zumba,
Triathlon training and other specialized
disciplines, as well as a roster of more
than 90 free, drop-in group exercise
classes offered each week. In addition,
the JCC’s Men’s Basketball League offers
professional competitive play seasonally.
The JCC also features the Seiden
Wellness Center, a premium fitness
experience in an intimate setting with
personalized attention, private amenity
loaded adult-only locker rooms and tree-
top views and much more.
The JCC aquatics facilities include year-
round programming with a six-lane, 25-
meter heated indoor pool; heated indoor
kid-sized training pool; a five-lane, 25-
meter outdoor pool with a diving board;
and an outdoor intermediate and baby
pool, as well as a water play park.
Lifeguards are on duty at all times.
Private and semi-private Red Cross swim
lessons are offered for individuals of all
ages, including those with special needs,
as well as specialty classes and
Lifeguard Training programs. Children’s
aquatics instruction is also offered for all
ages and the JCC also boasts a
competitive Wave Runners Swim Team
for ages 5-17.
The Benjamin Bergen Youth Fitness
Center offers age-appropriate fitness
equipment, training and drop-in exercise
classes for 6-13 year olds. The JCC also
offers a wide range of athletic and
aquatics afterschool classes for youth,
including Stavri Tennis Academy, CMEK
basketball, soccer, multi-sport, tae kwon
do, running clinic, performance training,
red cross swim lessons, lifeguard
training, private sport skills training and
private swim lessons, and more.
For more information, visit:
http://www.jccotp.org/health-wellness
MUSIC &
MUSICIANS
Avi Maza Orchestra, DJ and
Shabbat Acappella
Tel.: 1-888-AVI-MAZA (284-6292)
E-mail: amaza@avimazaorchestra.com
Website: www.avimazaorchestra.com
The Avi Maza Orchestra has been
performing Jewish, international, and
popular American music at weddings,
Bar and Bat Mitzvahs, and community
celebrations for over 15 years. They offer
a host of exciting entertainment options
to enhance your event including
incredible live bands, superior DJ
entertainment and Shabbat Acappella.
Recommended by caterers and
synagogues throughout the tri-state area.
BaRock Orchestra
Tel.: (201) 837-6158
Fax: (201) 837-9733
E-mail: Info@BaRockorchestra.com
Website: www.BaRockorchestra.com
BaRock Orchestra plays a unique blend
of traditional simcha music and
contemporary styles of today. It is made
up of musicians who come from a broad
range of musical backgrounds, and each
contributes something special. The
orchestra is well-versed in all styles of
music and will thus provide a wonderful
musical experience.
Metamorphic
Tel.: (201) 568-7782
Toll Free: 877-255-3665
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Fax: (201) 567-1610
E-mail: E-mail: jon@jestmaster.com
Website: www.metamorphicwinds.com
Metamorphic Winds is the perfect choice
to add breathtaking live music to your
wedding or Mitzvah ceremony or
cocktail hour.
Mark Infield Orchestra
Tel.: (201) 888-5086
(201) 387-2725
Provides music for all occasions.
Nafshenu Orchestra
Tel.: (516) 371-6660
E-mail: info@nafshenuorchestra.com
Website: www.nafshenu.com
Serving the tri-State area for over
20 years.
TAVIM
Cong. Beth Sholom
354 Maitland Avenue
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 833-2620
A capella group. All TAVIM participants
are synagogue members.
PAT R O N O F T H E
ARTS
New Patron of the Arts Program
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
411 E. Clinton Avenue
The Patron of the Arts program at the
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades engages the
community in diverse and inspiring
cultural arts experiences throughout the
year. Patrons of the program gain access
to the cultural arts in new and exciting
ways through performances, community
discussions, intellectual exploration,
cultural experiences, film, art exhibitions,
and literary events. It also offers
corporate patronage, which provides
RESOURCES
B A R / B AT M I T Z VA H
TUTORING
Cantor Barbra Lieberstein
Tel.: 201-788-6653
Website: www.cantorbarbra.com
E-mail: cantorbarbra@aol.com
Learn with an ordained cantor with over
12 years experience who has trained
hundreds of students for their special
day. Tutoring is available in the
convenience of your home to fit your
schedule. Will work with unaffiliated as
well as affiliated students. Also available
to officiate at Bar/Bat Mitzvah
ceremonies, baby namings and weddings.
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unique opportunities for local businesses
to increase their exposure and raise their
profile in the broader community.
Patrons will have the distinct and
rewarding opportunity to help the JCC
enrich the lives of more than 25,000
individuals annually – sparking their
imaginations and challenging their minds
through the arts. In addition, your
patronage supports innovative children’s
cultural arts programming at the JCC,
including scholarship assistance at the
Thurnauer School of Music, Dance
School, and Performing Arts School, for
those who are unable to afford a high-
quality arts education.
Patron of the Arts subscribers receive
many exclusive benefits, including,
concierge service, VIP ticket access and
seating, complimentary tickets, reserved
parking, special receptions, recognition
in JCC marketing materials.
Become a Patron at the Kaplen JCC on
the Palisades and enrich and strengthen
our community through the arts!
For more information call Nina
Bachrach at (201) 408-1406 or email
nbachrach@jccotp.org.
http://www.jccotp.org/patron-of-the-arts
it’s good for your health!!
• Tzipporei Shalom - 1st to 6th graders
Award-winning children's chorus of Congregation Beth Sholom
No auditions, all are welcome!
www.cbsteaneck.org
• HaZa-Prep - 7th & 8th graders and
• HaZamir: The International Jewish Teen Choir - 9th to 12th graders
Part of a network of HaZamir chapters throughout the U.S. and Israel
www.zamirchoralfoundation.org
at MusicDirector@cbsteaneck.org
Claire Ginsburg Goldstein,
Torah Morah
Tel.: (551) 804-8749 (cell)
E-mail: LGCG98@aol.com
Tutoring for Bar/Bat Mitzvah students for
over 25 years. Now working with special
needs children for their b’nai mitzvah.
Using various teaching techniques, such
as color coding and trop trotting (a dance
movement), to teach the correct trope
notes for the Torah or haftorah portions.
INTERIOR DESIGN
SERVICES
Lauren Ostrow
Interior Design Inc.
110 East End Avenue #9C
Re so ur ce s
T H E AT E R
The JCC School
of Theater Arts
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
411 E. Clinton Ave.
Tenafly, NJ 07670
Tel.: (201) 408-1492
Webiste: www.jccotp.org/drama
The JCC School of Theater Arts offers a
dynamic, comprehensive theater program
of classes, workshops and performance
opportunities for preschoolers through
adults. It is designed to develop talent
and imagination while building
confidence, self-image, and the joy of
performing. Whether you are a beginner
or a seasoned professional, on stage or
backstage, the School of Theater Arts has
a class for you! There are “early training”
classes for little ones that will fill their
world with imagination, a variety of
classes that develop acting and musical
theater skills, specialty classes, advanced
training/workshops and performing
groups. We also offer individual training
and coaching. Contact Deb Roberts at
201-408-1492 or droberts@jccotp.org
New York, NY 10028
Tel.: (212) 650-0086
Email: Roomatoligist@gmail.com
Website: www.laurenostrow.com
Lauren Ostrow Interior Design, Inc. is a
full service design firm specializing in
kosher kitchens. The company was
founded in 1976, and focuses on high-
end residential projects for private homes
and New York apartments. We offer a
flexible range of services and are
capable of handling a full ground-up
project, or we can work with your
architect/contractor.
To learn about Federation’s work
in Israel, please contact Ethan Behling,
(201) 820-3909 or Ethanb@jfnnj.org.
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very useful way of learning an amazing and organic farm in the Connecticut
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Yudin’s Discount Appliances retreats and lifecycle events. Glatt
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reading and writing.
LEARNING
HEBREW Party Planners
R E T R E AT S A N D
R E N TA L S Simchaplanners LLC
LearnHebrewPod.com
Tel.: (201) 692-8462
Website: www.learnhebrewpod.com Isabella Freedman Fax: (201) 692-3272
This new, conversational, online Hebrew Jewish Retreat Center E-mail: simchaplanners@hotmail.com
learning service teaches Hebrew the way 116 Johnson Road Coordinator: Barbara S. Gildin
it’s spoken in Israel through podcasts and
audio lessons. By using unique learning Falls Village, CT 06031 All party-planning services offered,
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Hebrew to Israelis. Introduce yourself to Website: www.isabellafreedman.org benchers and kippot.

JUDAICA Customized awards for organizations;

engravings on plaques of Jerusalem
Friends of Lubavitch
of Bergen County
stone, marble, and granite. Memorials for
For handcrafted items, also please see shuls, schools, special dedications. Teaneck
the Jewish Art and Design section on Inspirational Judaica in imported Tel.: (201) 907-0686
page 133. Jerusalem and semi-precious stone for:
The listings are alphabetical by town. tables, fountains, pillars, bookstands, Judaica House
gifts; mezuzot, hanukiot, pen sets; 478 Cedar Lane
customized awards for organizations. Teaneck, NJ 07666
AWA R D S Specializing in building walls of Tel.: (201) 801-9001
Jerusalem stone. By appointment only. Fax: (201) 801-9004
Jerusalem Stone & Monument Website: www.judaicahouse.net
130 Van Nostrand Avenue GALLERIES
Englewood, NJ 07631 Rabbi Abraham Teicher
Tel.: (201) 674-7900 Many of the gift shops also carry artwork 742 Chestnut Avenue
E-mail: mdbdb5@aol.com Teaneck, NJ 07666
Waltuch Gallery Tel.: (201) 836-8376
Contact: David Subin
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus Zoldans
Tenafly 412 Cedar Lane
The Waltuch Gallery is a community Teaneck, NJ 07666
space that exhibits thematically Jewish Tel.: (201) 907-0034
artwork, or art produced by a Jewish
Please patronize artist. Artists are mostly local, though
some exhibits feature artists from around
Weinreb's Books and Judaica
177 West Englewood Ave.
the country and the world. The Waltuch Teaneck, NJ 07666
our advertisers Gallery exhibit and receptions are free
and open to the community. All of the
work on exhibit is for sale and a portion
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Website: http://www.weinrebsjudaica.com
of the proceeds go to support
and tell them you programming efforts in the JCC. Call
Esther Mazor at (201) 408-1456.
Reyna’s Paper Dolls, Etc.
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
saw their ad JUDAICA GIFT
Tenafly
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A G U I D E TO
S H A B B A T Considered the most important
the jewish holidays
holiday of the Jewish calendar, Shabbat begins
every Friday evening at sunset and lasts
through nightfall on Saturday. As was written
in Genesis, God created the heavens, the
earth and all of its inhabitants in six days. On
the evening of the sixth day and on the
seventh day, God rested from this work. This
was the very first Shabbat. As the sun begins
to set on Friday evening, Shabbat is
welcomed with the blessing over the candles.
Before eating a celebratory meal, kiddush is
said over the wine, and a blessing is said over
the challah — a braided loaf of bread eaten
on this night and on other special occasions.
The Torah teaches us to remember and
observe the Sabbath day, and to keep it holy.
Many families create customs at home to set
this day apart from the rest of the busy week.
R O S H H A S H A N A H Rosh HaShanah is
the Jewish new year celebration, and it
initiates the High Holiday period. It
occurs in the early fall and ushers in
the most solemn time of the Jewish
year. It is the anniversary of creation,
the beginning of a new year, and a
time for self-examination and
repentance. Rosh HaShanah is also referred to
as the “Day of Judgment,” when God reviews
each person’s behavior during the past year
and inscribes his/her fate into the proverbial
Book of Life. In the synagogue, the shofar —
or ram’s horn — is sounded amid solemn
prayer. It is customary to dip challah and
apples in honey, to wish one another “a
sweet new year” and to recite the Motzi over
a round challah, which, according to tradition,
reminds us that God is central to and
surrounds our people and our faith.
Y O M K I P P U R Yom Kippur falls exactly
10 days after Rosh HaShanah, and is the
holiest of all the High Holidays. It is also
known as the “Day of Atonement” and refers
to the annual observance of fasting,
prayer and repentance, when the
verdict is sealed on each person’s
fate for the coming year. Jews
customarily fast on Yom Kippur,
allowing them to concentrate on prayer,
repentance and self-improvement. Yom
Kippur begins in the evening with the
chanting of the Kol Nidre prayer. The day
ends with a long shofar blast after three stars
have appeared in the sky.
S U K K O T Sukkot is the Hebrew word
meaning “booths” or “huts.” It begins five
days after Yom Kippur, and refers to the
annual festival giving thanks for the fall
harvest. When the Jews lived in the
desert after their exodus from Egypt,
they dwelled in huts. Later, in Israel,
they again used small huts during
harvest time. Today, a sukkah can be
built anywhere — from backyards and
terraces to rooftops. It is usually made of
wood and cloth and is decorated with
pictures and hanging fruit to remind us of the
harvest. The roof of the sukkah must be
temporary; it is usually covered with loose
branches so that at night the stars can shine
through. During the eight days of Sukkot,
many Jews eat and sometimes even sleep in
the sukkah. Special prayers are made over the
lulav — a long palm frond around which
have been wrapped branches of myrtle and
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willow — and the etrog — a citron that
resembles a lemon. As the prayers are said,
the lulav and etrog are waved in all
directions. This waving motion is an
affirmation of God’s omnipresence.
S H E M I N I A T Z E R E T Shemini Atzeret is
Hebrew for “eighth-day convocation,” and is
the name given to the eighth day of Sukkot. It
represents a time of reflection on the holy
days of Sukkot, as well as a time when a
special prayer for rain in the year to come is
recited.
S I M C H A T T O R A H Simchat Torah —
“rejoicing in the law” — is celebrated
immediately after Sukkot and is one of the
most festive of the Jewish holidays.
On this day, the final portion of
Deuteronomy (the fifth book of the
Torah) is read, and the reading of
Genesis (the first book) is then
begun. This signifies that the Torah is
seamless — with no beginning and no end.
The Torah scrolls are dressed in velvet, and
adorned with silver and jewelry. People carry
them in their arms as they dance around the
synagogue celebrating. The Simchat Torah
festivities and rituals represent a symbolic
marriage of the Jewish people to the Torah.
C H A N U K A H In Hebrew, Chanukah means
“dedication.” This “Festival of Lights” takes
place in the month of Kislev on the
Jewish calendar (which most often
falls during the month of December
on the secular calendar, although it
can start as early as November). It
symbolizes the recapturing of the Temple
during the days of the Maccabees and the
miracle of the oil that burned for eight days.
It also commemorates the first struggle in
recorded history of religious freedom and
personal liberty. On each of the eight nights
of Chanukah, individuals light the chanukiah
(a nine-candled menorah), recite special
prayers, and often play dreidel and sing
songs. Chanukah is also a time for eating oil-
based foods such as latkes (potato pancakes)
and sufganiyot (jelly doughnuts), and for
giving gelt (money).
T U B ’ S H E V A T Tu B’Shevat is the “New
Year of the Trees! Originally an agricultural
festival, it marks the emergence of spring. In
modern Israel, it has become a national
holiday — a tree-planting festival. Tu B’Shevat
usually occurs in the month of February, and
is also known as the Jewish Arbor Day.
People eat fruits and nuts, particularly
something from Israel or new for the season.
Some even hold a seder for family and friends
incorporating seasonal fruits and vegetables.
P U R I M Purim recalls Haman’s plot to
exterminate the Jews of Persia and
celebrates the story of Queen
Esther, who intervened, along
with her cousin Mordechai, to save
her people. On Purim, the Megillah, or “Scroll
of Esther,” is read. Every time the name
Haman is mentioned, people stamp their feet
and twirl noisemakers (groggers) to blot out
his name. Children dress up in costumes, and
hamantashen — special three-cornered
cookies that are supposed to resemble
Hamar’s hat or ear — are eaten. It is also
customary to send gifts of food (shalach
manot) to friends, as well as food and money
to the poor. Even the poorest Jewish person is
expected to share with others. Judaism
teaches that tzedakah, or “charity,” at all times
and in all places, is a religious duty.
P E S A C H Pesach, or Passover, is celebrated
in the spring and commemorates the exodus
from Egypt more than 3,000 years ago. It is a
special time when relatives and
friends join together to celebrate the
freeing of the Jewish people, who
were slaves of Pharaoh in Egypt.
The primary celebration of this
holiday is the seder, which is usually
held at home. Leavened food (chametz) is
prohibited, and matzah (unleavened bread) is
eaten. The youngest child is expected to ask
the “Four Questions,” which begin with: “Why
is this night different from all other nights?”
The story of the exodus from Egypt is retold
through the reading of the Haggadah. This
widely celebrated Jewish holiday lasts for
eight days.
L A G B ’ 0 M E R Lag B’Omer is the 33rd
day of the omer. The omer was an ancient
Hebrew measure of grain that added up to 3.6
liters. In Leviticus, the people of Israel are
commanded: “and from the day on which you
bring the offering ... you shall count off seven
weeks.” The seven weeks of counting the
Omer spans the 49-day period between the
second day of Pesach and the beginning of
Shavuot. The 33rd day is viewed as a
celebration because the literature tells us that
a plague that had afflicted the students of
Rabbi Akiva ended on that day. Schools will
often celebrate by having outdoor events,
picnics and field days.
S H A V U O T Shavuot is the Hebrew name
for “weeks” and refers to the Jewish festival
marking the giving of the Torah at Sinai. The
Torah teaches that it was a seven-week
pilgrimage from the life of slavery in Egypt to
the freedom at the foot of Mount Sinai. At this
time, we read the Book of Ruth, the story of a
young Moabite woman who left her land and
people to go with her Jewish mother-in-law,
Naomi, to the Land of Israel. This holiday
originally celebrated the completion of the
wheat harvest, and occurs in late May or June.
It is traditional to decorate the home with
fresh flowers and leaves, as well as to eat
dairy foods. Confirmations celebrating the
completion of additional years of Jewish
education beyond bar/bat mitzvah are
traditionally held on Shavuot.
T I S H A B ’ A V Tisha B’Av means the
“Ninth of Av” and refers to a day of fasting
and mourning. It is the darkest of all days in
Jewish history, commemorating the
destruction of both the First and Second
Temples in Jerusalem, in addition to other
calamitous events in Jewish history. Tisha
B’Av is marked by a 24-hour fast, as well as
by certain customs common to shivah, the
period of mourning following a death in a
family. This holiday occurs in the middle of
summer, and is often poignantly observed at
Jewish summer camps.
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Shalom Baby program sponsored by the
Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Bergen Veterinary Hospital . . . . . . . . . . . 139 Gutterman Musicant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Hyland & Perretti
Bergen County Camera . . . Inside Back Cover Glatt Express . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 Sandi Solomon . . . . LLP . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 142154
Berger Learning Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Hadassah/Northern NJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Ron Nathan Interior .Design
Bergen Kidney Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Best of the Best . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Globe Shoes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Hand Therapy Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 Sanzari Enterprises . . . . . Group. . . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .38 9
Bergen Veterinary Hospital . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Golden Dynasty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 Russo Real Estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Beth Haverim Shir Shalom . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Harold’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 Shalom Yeladim. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Best Glatt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 Greenberg & Lanz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Sababa Grill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Bogota Antiques & Estate Buyers . . . . . 119 Hios General Auto Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . 143 Sinai Schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Best of the Best Home Repair . . . . . . . . 159 Gutterman/Musicant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Save The Day Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Brightview Paramus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Holy Name Medical Center . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Solomon Schechter Day School . . . . . . . . 61
Bram Alster, D.M.D., PA . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Hardware Designs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Savvy Chic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Brightview Tenafly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Hummus Elite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 St. Mary’s General Hospital . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Broadway Medical Supply Co. . . . . . . . . 126 Harold’s Kosher Market . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Shalom Yeladim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Broadway Medical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Imperial Dynasty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Sterling Antiques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Cake & Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Harry’s Carpets Unlimited . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Sephardic Nursing and
Camp 613. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Israel Bonds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Synergy Home Care
Rehabilitation . . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 126
Center 139
Campmor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Heritage Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Camp Veritans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 JCC Of Paramus/Congregation Beth Tikvah. 38 Tallis
SpaceLady . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14
17
Candid Eye Photography . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Hollywood Cleaners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Cantor Barbra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Jewish Center Teaneck. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Teaneck Dentist.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 138
Spivak Lighting . 16
Cantor Barbra Lieberstein . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Holy Name Medical Center . . . . . . . . . . . 15
CareOne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Jewish Community Center . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Teaneck
St. Mary’s Doghouse
Hospital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 . 19
CareOne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Hope Quality Patient Care . . . . . . . . . . . 120
CareOne At Cresskill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Jewish Family and Children’s Services . . . 26 Teaneck General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Sterling Cleaners 34
CareOne at Cresskill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Hummus Elite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
CareOne Harmony Village . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Jewish Federation of Northern NJ . . 13, 24, 25 Teaneck
Sweets On Locksmith
Cedar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 139
CareOne at Teaneck. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Israel Bonds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
CareOne Teaneck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Jewish Home Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Dentist .at. .Glenpointe.
Teaneck Marriott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 154
Carly'z Craze . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 J.B. Di Silvio, M.S. D.M.D. . . . . . . . . . . 154
Cedar Lane Management Group . . . . . . . 22 Jewish National Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Teaneck Danzig,
Temima GeneralLCSW Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 145
Carol Weissmann/Weichert Realtors . . . 158 Jennifer Graf, LCSW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Chevra Kadisha Taharath . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Jewish Youth Encounter Program . . . . . . . 65 TeaneckAvodat
Temple Locksmith Shalom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 . 37
Cedar Lane Jewish Center of Teaneck . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Chilton
SpecialMedical Management Center. . District . . . . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 26 21 Jimmy The Junk Man . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 Temple Beth
Temple Avodat El Shalom
of Northern . . . Valley.
. . . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 63 51
Jewish Community Housing . . . . . . . . . 131
Chopstix
Cestaro's. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 159 126 Kaplen JCC On The Palisades . . . 1, 91, 105 The Berkshire
Temple Beth Rishon. Bank .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 42, . . . 6228
Jewish Federation of Northern
Congregation
Chai Ko TapasAdas . . .Emuno
. . . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 140 . 38 Kates
NewNussman
Jersey . Rapone
. . . . . . Ellis
. . . .&. Farhi. . . 2,. 14, . . 138 57 The Center
Temple BethforSholom Spinal .Disorders. . . . . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .155 41
Congregation Beth Sholom . . . . . . . 43, 135 Kearny
Jewish Home Assisted Living . . . . . . . .. .. .. 23
Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Esplanade Chestnut
Chevra Kadisha Taharath . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 11 Temple Emanu-El . . . . . . Ridge . . . . . .. .. .. .. .. 41, . . 129 62
Congregation
Chilton Hospital Gesher . . . .Shalom
. . . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 27 41 Kol HaNeshamah.
Jewish Home at Home . . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 39
11 The Fountain SpaPascack . . . . . .Valley . . . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 21
Temple Emanuel 39
Congregation
Chopstix . . .Shaarey . . . . . . Israel.
. . . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .145 45 Leisure Time Tours
Jewish Home . . . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 19
at Rockleigh 11 The Tallis Lady . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Temple Sinai Of Bergen County . . . . . . . . 43
County
Cohen’sManor Custom . . Table
. . . . .Pads . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 114 159 The Lewin
Kaplen JCCFundon the. .Palisades
. . . . . . . . .. .. .. 1, . . 81,
. . . 139 121 The Valley Hospital . . . . . . . . . . . Back Cover
Tenafly Pediatrics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Crane’s
Comforcare Mill.Homecare
. . . . . . . .&. . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Links
Karl's Appliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. .. 142
Residential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Tofutti . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
The Therapy Gym . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Cresskill
SeniorPerforming
Services . Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155 64 Louis
Kates Suburban
Nussman Chapel Rapone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Touro College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Tnuva . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Czin Optical.Bank
Community . . . .of. .Bergen. . . . . County
. . . . . . . . . . 139 . 41 Ma’adan
Ellis &. Farhi
. . . . .LLP
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 154 V&N Realty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Touro College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Daughters
Creatively Yours Of Miriam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 . 26 Margaret S. Ravits,
Kearny Federal M.D.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Savings 35 Vila Verde Restaurant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Davis Saperstein & Salomon, United
Village Synagogue-Hoboken
Homes Realty . . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .156 40
Cresskill Performing Arts . . .P.C. . . . . . . . . 138 . 80 Matisse Chocolatier. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Koren Publishers . 46
Direct Line Carpet
Daughter's of Miriam . . .Center
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 . 49 McGovern Garry, LLC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 The Valley Hospital . . . . . . . .
VPRIV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61, 62 . . . Back Cover
Kosher Experience 144
Dr. J.B.Abend
DiSilvio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 138 Michael’s CarDeliService Vera
Wayne & Pharmacy
Nechama Realty . . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 140 . 28
David D.O. Kosher Nosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 143
Dougies . . . . . . .&. Salomon
Davis Saperstein . . . . . . . P.C. . . . . . . . . . 154 130 Miron Properties Chapel
Louis Surburban . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141 57 Vila VerdeDigital
Women's . . . . . Imaging
. . . . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 155 122
Dovid’s
Deane Penn FreshM.D.P.C. Fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 130 Mishelyne’s
Ma’adan . .Fashions
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 . 12 Visions
Yeshiva Federal
University Credit . . . Union.
. . . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 138 ..7
Dunkin
DevorahDonutsRosen Goldman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127 24 Montebello Jewish .Center
Madison Caterers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142 44 Wendy Wineburgh
Yofi Catering . . . . Dessanti
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 142
eDesigner
Dovid's Fresh Resale Fish .Market. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146 32 Mount
Marcia’s Moriah
Attic forCemetery.
Kids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 56 Women’s
Your NeighborDigital With Imaging
Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 159
Dunkin
Eden Donuts/Baskin
Memorial ChapelsRobbins . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 . 56 Nefesh
McGovern B’Nefesh
Garry LLC/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 World
YummyOfMemories
Goodies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 146
Eden Memorial
Emporio . . . . . Chapels
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 33 NewMichael J. Pucci CPA . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Earth Landscaping . 95 Zadie's
The Kosher
Write Impression Bake .Shop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 144
Elisabeth Morrow
Englewood Hospital School
& Medical . . . . Center
. . . . . . . . . .79 5 Michael’s
Nicole IdlerCar. . Service
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 159 Zohar Zamir/Sotheby's
Zadies Bake Shop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 128
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