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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.
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.
The summer of 2017 was characterized by residents, advocates and elected officials from nearby Bergen County towns attending and speaking out at council meetings, with many making heartfelt pleas against bigotry, xenophobia and the “eruv” ban.
As a Democrat with presidential aspirations, it is understandable that Booker wishes to present his bona fides to the rising left-wing of the party. But the senator took the bait when he (wittingly or not) endorsed the pairing of anti-Israel and human-rights causes.
His newest song, “Tziyon,” originally produced as a closing-credits song for an Israeli movie yet to be released, will be set to a music video of his family’s aliyah, produced in partnership with Nefesh B’Nefesh.