Harry Glazer

I was all excited to tell you about the inspiring story of Lauren Cooper, a young Orthodox Jewish professional who is pursuing her passion for filmmaking while demonstrating a strong fidelity to her faith. Then I realized that you might already be familiar with some of her work.

If you were looking for an example of how to meaningfully commemorate the massacres, the heroism, and the aftermath of the attacks of October 7, 2023, I can think of no finer tribute than the event held on Sunday October 6 by the Jewish Federation in the Heart of New Jersey. Held in the large […]

As the one year anniversary of the tragic attacks of October 7 drew near, two friends came up with an initiative that would unite Jews worldwide by participating in a simple, meaningful act of remembrance. Josh Shapiro of Highland Park, a student at Yeshiva Shor Yoshuv and a finance major at Touro University, and Tuvia […]

It might be one of the highest forms of meaningful impact of a Jewish artist's artworks—to comfort the bereaved and to movingly convey the vibrance of those they lost to terror.

When Hodaya Edelman of Efrat first took action to help IDF soldiers, she might not have realized how deeply she'd end up getting involved.

One of the highlights of Chol HaMoed Sukkot in the Middlesex County Jewish communities was the free Chol Hamoed concert and carnival held on Sunday, October 20, organized by Hatzolah of Middlesex County. Held at the Yeshiva Shaarei Tzion Boys School on Ethel Road in Piscataway, the event featured a concert by Nachas, amusement park rides, bouncy houses, cotton candy, pizza from Giddy's, a faux mountain-climbing attraction, a demonstration of the features of a Hatzolah ambulance and more.

Reviewing: “Dare to Author!: Take Charge of the Narrative of Your Life” by Lior Arussy. Greenleaf Book Group. 2024. Hardcover. 260 pages. ISBN-13:‎ 979-8886452501.

Such is the case with Congregation Brothers of Israel in Long Branch, New Jersey, which planned and conducted its own solidarity mission to Israel in December 2023. (See “Congregation Brothers of Israel Experiences Moving Mission to Israel,” The Jewish Link, January 11, 2024).

As the members of the Highland Park/Edison Jewish community demonstrated conclusively earlier this month, there is broad and warm support for “their” IDF troops and active concern for their welfare in Central New Jersey.

When news broke on a Shabbos morning in June that IDF troops had rescued four hostages in Gaza, Mayor Elsie Foster of Highland Park knew that her Sabbath observant Jewish residents would want to know about this development. So she printed a news story from the New York Times and had a copy of the article delivered to each of the synagogues in town.