search
Abigail Klein Leichman
Alyssa Reiner of Teaneck is the new director of social work at JFS of Central Jersey. (Abbie Sophia)
October 15, 2026, 9:57 am
Meeting trauma head on
Alyssa Reiner brings her passion for social work to Jewish Family Service
By Abigail Klein Leichman
Ziva Glanz
September 24, 2026, 9:59 am
‘We are a charedi Anglo family’
Passaic native puts her hat in Israeli electoral ring
By Abigail Klein Leichman
Roy Woods, 83, stands next to the Torah scroll and Rabbi Yisrael Bennish at Chabad of Bayonne.
August 20, 2026, 9:59 am
Following the passion
Jersey City man, 83, celebrates bar mitzvah among Bayonne’s Chabad community
By Abigail Klein Leichman
Abby wears her 67 shirt and holds her new Zahav-Kav, entitling her to free public transportation.
August 7, 2026, 11:06 am
Sweet 6-7
Finally, a free ride and other perks
By Abigail Klein Leichman
Dr. Eric Fremed is the chair and Katie Katz is the executive director of Teach NJ.
July 23, 2026, 9:58 am
Teach NJ aims for parity
OU-supported group scores dollars for nonpublic schools in tough budget year
By Abigail Klein Leichman
From left: Jacob Zide; Ezra Raskin of Potomac, Maryland; Michael Mirskiy of Baltimore; and Judah Zmood of Riverdale, N.Y. (Chaim H Photography)
June 4, 2026, 9:57 am
Getting stronger, month by month
Local teens create projects to strengthen Jews on secular campuses
By Abigail Klein Leichman
Dr. Aeyal Raz and Dr. Jonathan Blank work together at Rambam.
May 28, 2026, 9:57 am
‘There’s nowhere else for me to be’
West Orange doctor volunteers six times at Rambam in Haifa
By Abigail Klein Leichman
Gil Amminadav and Natania Casden with their baby, Gefen Amit, at the Amit meetup in Netivot on February 18.
March 12, 2026, 9:55 am
14 babies named Amit
‘Anyone can just make a decision that they’re going to be a hero’
By Abigail Klein Leichman
After moving patients underground, Sheba Medical Center’s neurological rehabilitation team dressed up on erev Purim to demonstrate that a good environment is also part of the treatment. “Rehab requires professionalism and patience, but sometimes also a good costume that does the heart good,” they posted on Facebook.
March 5, 2026, 9:59 am
This is what resilience looks like
Missiles can’t defeat the Israeli spirit or its sushi bars
By Abigail Klein Leichman
This wide-angle view shows Eitan Armon taking the difficult Zodiac route up El Capitan. (Elena Neuman)
March 5, 2026, 9:53 am
Nearly blind, but with unlimited vision
‘Looking Up’ documents Eitan Armon’s scaling both heights and hindrances
By Abigail Klein Leichman
Here, catcher Jason Agresti plays for Team Israel.
March 5, 2026, 9:51 am
Going to bat for Jewish values
Meet two locals on the World Baseball Classic’s Team Israel
By Abigail Klein Leichman
From left, Ann Shinnar, Nesya Bayewitz, and Tirza Bayewitz lead a women’s morning megillah reading at Congregation Rinat Yisrael.
February 26, 2026, 9:57 am
Women reading a woman’s story
Groups throughout North Jersey meet to learn and lein Megillat Esther
By Abigail Klein Leichman
Shai Policker, co-founder and managing partner of Edge Medical Ventures, speaks at the MedTech Innovation Showcase at Liberty Science Center.
February 5, 2026, 9:57 am
Israeli medical devices and New Jersey: Perfect together
Tel Aviv’s Edge Ventures and Trenton’s economic authority join forces in Jersey City
By Abigail Klein Leichman
Nomi Colton-Max of South Orange is the AZM’s incoming vice president for inter-organizational relations and communications; Mark Levenson of West Orange is the incoming president of the AZM
January 22, 2026, 9:57 am
‘We must make Zionism great again’
Two diverse Jerseyans assume top leadership roles in the AZM
By Abigail Klein Leichman
Maddie Rost, founder of Signed With a Smile, at front in off-shoulder sweatshirt, creating cards with a local Girl Scout troop.
January 15, 2026, 9:59 am
Letters of hope and connection
Livingston teen puts her own stamp on cheering pediatric patients
By Abigail Klein Leichman
Load More