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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.

“The Jewish community stood up and showed we are not going to be intimidated,” said Steve Fox, president of the Jewish Community Council of Greater Teaneck, N.J.
CEO Ari Teman explains that it enables rabbis “to leave the door locked and still give them the ability to let others get in the building while they are away.” He and his staff are also helping synagogue personnel choose what to do in terms of applying for federal security grants.
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.