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Elizabeth Kratz

Elizabeth Kratz is associate publisher and editor of The Jewish Link of New Jersey and The Jewish Link of Bronx, Westchester and Connecticut.

Rabbi Dr. Ari Sytner of Yeshiva University was dispatched to provide trauma counseling and age-appropriate directives for speaking with schoolchildren about mass shootings.
After attacks on five buildings in two municipalities, including two Democratic Party buildings, police release photos of a female suspect wanted for questioning.
How a young, inspiring entrepreneur is making old-fashioned herring hip again.
While an array of triple-washed or greenhouse-grown salads has become available in kosher stores locally over the past several years, they have generally been limited to very basic lettuce blends and have varied in quality.
Synagogue leadership stated repeatedly that they were being illegally discriminated against through an array of arbitrary zoning-code interpretations, arbitrary planning-board requirements and excessive public appearances. They were also required to spend seemingly endless amounts, hiring outside engineers for consultations demanded by the city.
Check out some solid “under $25” Israeli wines to try in 2019.
Consumers may have initially thought that these were isolated business decisions or cost-cutting measures to use one kosher certifying agency rather than another. However, that’s not the case.
What looks like a modern-day business decision will have ramifications for generations of Jewish buyers of packaged bread and baked goods.
One of the key points made during the evening was that while 20 years was a milestone, the winery still considers itself young.
As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lights the candle on Dec. 6, the fifth night of Hanukkah, a televised “Champion’s Champion” will take place at Israel’s International Convention Center in Jerusalem, marking the historic anniversary of the Bible Quiz project. It will also be streamed on YouTube.
It will focus its research on how Jews learn to live Jewish lives, the diverse journeys they take in that process and the ways in which Jewish communal institutions influence behavior and sentiment.
While it may not be one of his primary motivations, Dr. Rabbi Natan Slifkin’s hosting of high-priced dinners, of which he has three rotating menus (biblical, non-biblical and legends from the sea), have generated quite a bit of excitement around, and interest in, his Israel-based museum.