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3 Shalom! Religious Life and Jewish Living (continued)

JEWISH LIVING 53
Brit Milah/Circumcision and Mohalim 53
Conversion 53
8 Your Community at a Glance Death and Dying 53
Divorce/Get 57
Eruv/ Enclosure 57
10 Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey Genetic Testing 58
JFNNJ 10 Interfaith Programs 58
Federation-Funded Programs and Initiatives Marriage 58
for the Elderly and those in Need 10 Mezuzah Checking 58
Organ Donation 58
Jewish Camping and Experiences in Israel
Ritual Baths/Mikvaot 58
for Young People 12 Sheimot Disposal 59
Jewish Continuity and Education 12 Shaitl/Wigmakers 59
Volunteer Center 12 Shatnes Testing 59
Jewish Community Relations Council 12 Sofer/Scribe 59
Strengthening Synagogue Life 16 Twinning Programs – Bar/Bat Mitzvah 59
COMMUNITY SYNAGOGUE CHART 60-67
Jewish Educational Services 16
table
Emerging Philanthropists 18 68 Education
Endowment Foundation 18 CHILDREN AND YOUTH 68
Toddler-Parent Programs 68
Daycare 70
20 Community Agencies and Social Services Nursery and Pre-Schools 70
COMMUNITY AGENCIES 20 After School Programs and Vacation Programs 76
SOCIAL SERVICES 28 Educational Resources 78
Adoption Services/Support Groups 28 Day Schools – Elementary and Pre-K 78
Day Schools – High School 80
Bikur Cholim/Services for the Hospitalized
Supplementary Schools – Elementary 81
and the Homebound 28 Supplementary Schools – Israeli 86
Cults 30 Supplementary Schools – High School 86
Counseling, Therapy and Mediation 30 Semester/Sessions in Israel Programs –
Disaster and Emergency Services 30 High School 86
Semester/Sessions in Israel Programs –
Domestic Violence 30
College 87
Employment, Support and CONTINUING EDUCATION 87
Vocational Services 30 Adult Programming 88
Expectant/New Mothers 32 Adult Programming for 50s and 60s 89
Families with Special Needs 32 Holocaust Remembrance 89
Holocaust Resources 89
Financial Aid/Free Loan 32
Holocaust Tracing Service 90
Geriatric Care Management 32 Jewish Family Education Programs 90
Hospice 32 Jewish Parent Education Programs 90
Humanitarian Assistance 34 Libraries 90
Jewish Healing/Healing Services 34 Outreach to the Jewish Community 90
New Americans 34 Professional Resources/Training for Educators 90
Support Groups 35
91 Advocacy and Community Relations
COMMUNITY CENTERS CHART 38

of
Organizations and Programming
ADVOCACY AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS 91
39 Religious Life and Jewish Living Advocacy Organizations 91

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RELIGIOUS LIFE 39 Co-existence Organizations 92
Synagogues 39 Food Pantries 93
Human Relations Organizations 93
Havurot 52
Inter-Religious Organizations 93
Women’s Rosh Chodesh Groups 52 PROGRAMMING 93
Religious Organizations 52 Interfaith Programs/Events/Efforts 93
Rabbinical and Cantorial Associations 53 Ongoing Community Events 93
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94 Volunteering 132 Israel Connection

VOLUNTEERING IN THE COMMUNITY 94 BUSINESS 132
Thrift Shops/Merchandise Donations 94 GOVERNMENT 132
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES 94 ISRAEL PROGRAMS AND PROGRAMMING 132
SCHOLARSHIPS AND
97 Youth and Young Adults MATCHING FUNDS PROGRAMS 133
INFORMAL EDUCATION 97
TRAVEL 133
Scouts 97
Youth Groups 97
134 Kosher Catering, Food and Restaurants
CAMPING 98
Camps 98 COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE 134
Camp Scholarships 102 CATERERS 134
CONTESTS/SCHOLARSHIPS 102 FOOD RETAILERS 135
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES/RECREATIONAL PROGRAMS 103 Bakeries 135
SPECIAL PROGRAMS 103 Butchers 136
VOLUNTEERING 103 Candy 137
YOUTH CHOIRS 104 Markets/Food Provisions 137
COLLEGE STUDENTS 104
KOSHER RESTAURANTS 138
105 Special Needs Dairy 138
AGENCIES 105 Ice Cream Parlors 139
SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL PROGRAMS 105 Meat 139
EDUCATIONAL SERVICES 109 Pareve 141
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Nursery Schools 109 KASHRUT SUPERVISION OR CERTIFICATION 141
Day Schools – Elementary 110
Day Schools – High School 110 142 Jewish Culture and the Arts
Supplementary Jewish Education –
ART & DESIGN/ARTISTS AND ARTISANS 142
Elementary 111
CHOIRS, CHORUSES AND ENSEMBLES 142
Supplementary Jewish Education –
High School 112 DANCING – SIMCHA/ISRAELI 142
EDUCATIONAL ADVOCACY 112 ENTERTAINERS & ENTERTAINMENT 143
RESIDENCES 112 HEALTH & WELLNESS 143
SUMMER CAMPS 113 MUSIC & MUSICIANS 143
TRAVEL TO ISRAEL 113 THEATER 144
YOUTH GROUPS 113
144 Resources
114 Senior Services
ADULT DAY CARE 114 BAR/BAT MITZVAH TUTORING 144
AGENCIES 114 KOSHER KITCHEN APPLIANCES 144
CAMPS/CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS 116 LEARNING HEBREW 144
CONTINUING CARE/SENIOR LIVING 116 SIMCHAS AND CELEBRATIONS 144
HOT MEALS – KOSHER 122 RETREATS AND RENTALS 144
PROGRAMS 126
SENIOR SERVICES 126 145 Judaica
SUPPORT GROUPS 126
AWARDS 145
RESOURCES
BOOKS, CEREMONIAL OBJECTS &
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127 Organizations and Networking JUDAICA GIFT SHOPS 145
ORGANIZATIONS 127 GALLERIES 145
Educational 127
Genealogical/Historical 127 146 Professional Services

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Men’s/Women’s 128
Israel 129 148 Real Estate
Spanish Language 130

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Support 130
University Alumni Associations 130
151 Jewish Holiday Calendar
Veterans 130
Yiddish Clubs 131 151 Marketplace
Yiddish Culture 131
NETWORKING 131
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Bergenfield
Bogota
Cliffside Park
Clifton
Closter
Cresskill
Demarest
Dumont
Edgewater
Elmwood Park
Emerson
Englewood
Englewood Cliffs
Fair Lawn New Milford
Fairview No. Haledon
Fort Lee North Bergen
Franklin Lakes North Hackensack
Glen Rock Northvale
Guttenberg Norwood
Hackensack Oakland
Haledon Old Tappan
Harrington Park Oradell
Hasbrouck Palisades Park Saddle River
Heights Paramus Secaucus
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Ho-Ho-Kus Pompton Lakes Tenafly

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Hoboken Pompton Plains Union City

Jersey City Ramsey Upper Saddle River
Kinnelon Ridgefield Waldwick
Leonia Ridgefield Park Wanaque
Little Falls Ridgewood Washington Township
Little Ferry Ringwood Wayne
Lodi River Edge Weehawken
Mahwah River Vale West New York
Maywood Rochelle Park Westwood
Midland Park Rockleigh Woodcliff Lake
Montvale Rutherford Woodridge
Moonachie Saddle Brook Wyckoff
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JEWISHFEDERATION
Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey
50 Eisenhower Drive
Paramus, New Jersey 07652
Tel.: (201) 820-3900
Fax: (201) 488-1507
E-mail: welcome@jfnnj.org
Federation is a convener, a connector,
a facilitator, and a rallying point for
action. It focuses on the future and
collaborates with its beneficiary agencies
and many other institutions to create a
stronger, more vibrant Jewish community
in northern New Jersey, in Israel, and
around the world wherever Jews live.
Jewish Federation of Northern New
Jersey provides a safety net for those
who are in need. As an example, it
supports social service programs — care
management, nursing services, kosher
nutrition, hunger relief, and social
isolation reduction for all seniors,
including aging Holocaust survivors —
through its network of beneficiary
agencies. It builds a strong Jewish
community, by serving as a catalyst for
educational improvement and Jewish
continuity. Federation provides a forum
for synagogue leaders from area
congregations to work together to
address challenges and opportunities and
to achieve meaningful and sustainable
change. It promotes Jewish early
childhood and adult Jewish learning, and
works with day and synagogue-based
religious schools.
Federation deepens connections with
Israel by providing educational
programming to schools and institutions
in the community. It has developed a
formal relationship with Nahariya, its
sister city in Israel. Federation is a
supporter of Taglit-Birthright Israel which
offers young Jews, ages 18-26, a once-in-
a-lifetime gift of a free trip to Israel.
Federation has sent hundreds of students
and young professionals, from northern
New Jersey, to Israel to enhance Jewish
identity and build a stronger connection
to Israel. Federation’s public policy and
advocacy arm provides a forum for
discussion and action on issues of
concern to the Jewish community at
levels from international to local.
Federation works to promote mutual
understanding and harmonious relations
among northern New Jersey’s racial,
religious, civic and ethnic groups. It
offers unique volunteer opportunities,
such as its annual Mitzvah Day and
Good Deeds Day which bring together
thousands to perform mitzvot (good
deeds), throughout the community.
Overseas programs, funded by
Federation, include hunger relief in the
former Soviet Union, scholastic assistance
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President: Zvi S. Marans, MD
Chief Executive Officer: Jason M. Shames
Chief Development Officer: Gary Siepser
for Ethiopian-Israeli children and Jewish
identity-building for Israeli youth.
Federation supporters also provide
monetary aid, through funds collected
during times of national emergency or
natural disaster, such as Stop the Sirens,
and Super Storm Haiyan. Federation has
harnessed group purchasing and has
saved almost 100 Jewish institutions
more than $2.5 million.
Jewish Federation takes an interest in
and funds programs and initiatives that
provide help and assistance for people
in need; create a vibrant Jewish
community; and provide for a safe and
secure Israel.
Federation programs for those in
need range from Kosher Meals on
Wheels delivery for the elderly and
disabled, to hunger relief in the former
Soviet Union and in Israel, including for
recent immigrants from Ethiopia.
Federation provides programs designed
to aid Holocaust survivors and range
from sponsoring Café Europa, to Second
Generation support groups. Federation
funds special needs programs for those
with developmental disabilities in both
school and camp settings.
Federation funds programs and
initiatives including subsidies for Jewish
overnight camping, teen leadership, and
Hillel. It creates innovative programming
for adult Jewish learning, advocacy, and
advocacy training, and a multitude of
opportunities to repair the world (Tikkun
Olam). Federation provides unrestricted
grants to day and Jewish high schools,
and assistance controlling overhead costs
to area schools, synagogues and other
institutions.
Federation works hard to keep Israel
and concerns for Israel in a prominent
place in the minds and hearts of
northern New Jersey’s Jewish
community. It provides many Israel-
centered programs, including Taglit
Birthright Israel, and Onward Israel, as
well as its annual Israel Film Festival and
Israel Day Parade, its multi-level Ulpan
courses, and its I “Heart” Israel Week,
the observation of the Yomim:
HaZikaron, Ha’Atzmaut, and Israel
Independence Day. Federation celebrates
the strong relationship it has built
between northern New Jersey and its
sister community in northern Israel,
Nahariya.
Jewish Federation takes an interest
in and funds programs and initiatives
that provide help and assistance for
people in need everywhere, but more
specifically, the Jewish community.
Federation takes an interest in and funds
programs that create a vibrant Jewish
community; and provides for a safe and
secure Israel.
Federation responds immediately to
emergencies, locally, in Israel, and
around the world. It gives those in the
community, who want to help people
impacted, a safe, secure, and proven
vehicle for making their donations.
Recent emergency campaigns include
Stop the Sirens, Ukraine Emergency,
Typhoon Haiyan, and Sandy Relief.
FEDERATION-FUNDED
PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES
FOR THE ELDERLY AND THOSE
IN NEED
Services for seniors
Federation funds and sponsors
various programs and initiatives
including Kosher Meals on Wheels and
holiday food packages; congregate meals
for seniors; transportation for seniors;
and Holocaust survivor support.
•
Hunger Relief – Northern New Jersey
Federation funds programs that
provide meal delivery and service,
including Kosher Meals on Wheels
(through Jewish Family Service, Inc. and
Jewish Family Service of North Jersey),
congregate site meals (at Daughters of
Miriam, the Kaplen JCC on the Palisades,
and the Y, a JCC),the Senior Adult Reach
Center (Kaplen JCC), hot holiday meals
(Jewish Home Family), Kaballat Shabbat
lunch (the Y, a JCC), and food pantry
(Jewish Family Service, Inc.).
Hunger Relief – Overseas
Overseas programs funded include
hunger relief in the former Soviet Union
(the American Jewish Joint Distribution
Committee…JDC), which includes food
support for more than 100,000 people; a
lunch program that feeds 397 children
twice a week for 35 weeks (Ethiopian
National Project); and the Yeshivat
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We’re proud of our first100 years.

We want to be even prouder of our second.
We’re celebrating our 100th anniversary. Come to think of it, it’s rare for an organization like ours
to reach the century mark. So, of course, we’re going to celebrate. But while it’s nice to look back,
it’s even better to look forward. We’re already setting course for our next hundred years.
There’s so much more to do. We’re working hard to provide the highest quality of care and
service for our residents, clients and their families throughout our Jewish Home at Rockleigh,
Jewish Home Assisted Living, Jewish Home at Home, and Gallen Adult Day Health Care Center.
And as new needs in the community are identif ied, you can be sure we’ll be on it. As always,
our services are provided regardless of race, religion, or f inancial circumstances consistent
with our Jewish traditions and values.
What’s next for the Jewish Home Family? A little cake will be nice. Then it’s on to Year 101…

A tradition of caring.

201-784-1414 x5532 www. jewishhomefamily.org

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Hesder Relief Center, where 300 meals
are provided every week, as well as
1,000 holiday food packages (Nahariya).
• education (Kehillah Sixth Grade Cultural
Holocaust Survivor Support
Federation funds and sponsors
various programs, including Café Europa,
Second Generation support groups,
bereavement groups, care-giver support,
emergency financial services, care
management, and help with medical
equipment (Jewish Family Service, Inc.,
and Jewish Family Service of North
Jersey; overseas in Israel (Amcha).
JEWISH CAMPING AND
EXPERIENCES IN ISRAEL
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
Federation funds and sponsors
various programs for young people,
including those in the United States:
Partnership 2GetherTeen Leadership
(through the Bergen County High School
of Jewish Studies), Shlichot (young
emissaries for the community), Open
Hearts, Open Homes (the Y, a JCC),
Center for Israel Engagement at Rutgers
Hillel; and in Israel, Taglit Birthright
Israel, MASA, Partnership 2Gether Teen
Travel, the March of the Living, and
Onward Israel.
Federation funds and sponsors
various camping programs including
Summer Camp in Kiev (the Jewish
Agency for Israel), Ohel Camp Kaylie,
and One Happy Camper (Foundation for
Jewish Camp).
• costs in expenditures, allowing
Taglit Birthright Israel
A free ten-day trip to Israel for those
who are between the ages of 18-26 and
have never participated in a peer-
organized trip to Israel.
Onward Israel
An eight week internship in Tel Aviv
for college students or graduates, ages
19-27, who are current residents or
whose parents live in northern New
Jersey, who have had one, only,
previous short-term experience in Israel,
such as Taglit Birthright Israel or teen
travel.
JEWISH CONTINUITY
AND EDUCATION
Jewish Education
Federation funds and sponsors
various programs and initiatives as
follows: Synagogue Leadership Initiative,
Jewish Educational Services (Jewish
Federation), Jewish Special Education
(Sinai Schools, Avodat Shalom Individual
Learning, Temple Emanuel of the
Pascack Valley Chai Program, and
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BCHSJS Project Success); day schools
(Unrestricted grants, and Communal
Marketing Manager); and other Jewish
Arts, and Jewish Learning Experience).
Special Needs
Federation funds and sponsors
various programs, including special
needs day school, push-in therapy, bar
/bat mitzvah program (Sinai School),
advocacy training (Jewish Association for
Developmental Disabilities – J-ADD),
school inclusion programs (Bergen
County High School of Jewish Studies,
Temple Avodat Shalom, individual
learning, and Temple Emanuel of the
Pascack Valley Chai Program), and life
skills (Kaplen JCC), and camping (Ohel
Camp Kylie).
• Mitzvah Day
Leadership Development
Federation funds and sponsors
various programs including the Berrie
Fellows Grant, Gesher encounter
seminars, Sharsheret, Bergen County
High School of Jewish Studies Teen
Leadership), and Synagogue Leadership
Initiative.
• An international day of caring. In
Jewish Federation provides cost-saving
for agencies and institutions in northern
New Jersey.
The Kehillah Cooperative
The Cooperative is a group
purchasing initiative that serves to lower
participating institutions to spend less on
overhead. Currently, 97 institutions
participate in the Kehillah Cooperative
and enjoy savings in electric and gas
supply, security, office supplies, credit
card processing, waste removal,
telephone (voice and data) and bond
financing program. To date the Kehillah
Cooperative has saved participants more
than $2.5 million.
•
Volunteerism and activism provide
an outlet for those who would like to
help hands-on, in areas such as
advocacy for the Jewish people, Israel,
Jewish education and continuity, help for
the elderly or those with special needs.
VOLUNTEER CENTER
Federation’s Volunteer Center works
to connect those in the Jewish
community, for whom hands-on
volunteering is important, with
meaningful volunteer experiences.
Volunteer opportunities come in many
forms and from many sources. They can
come as a result of collaborations
between Federation and its beneficiary
agencies and other organizations, as well
from opportunities that present
themselves in-house. Some of the
Federation facilitated opportunities
include:
Bergen Reads
A youth literacy program to inspire
low-level reads, grades K-4, with a love
of reading, while enriching their lives
and laying the groundwork for future
success. “Reading Buddies” work in
schools, one-on-one, with their students
weekly, October through June.
Bonim Builders
Those who volunteer for Bonim fulfill
building and rehabilitation projects for
low-income families, the handicapped,
and seniors, as well as for local non-
profit agencies in northern New Jersey.
Mitzvah Day takes place the first
Sunday in November and provides
volunteer opportunities that range from
spending time with seniors, brightening
the day for people with special needs,
social action projects, and nature clean-
ups.
Good Deeds Day
northern New Jersey, Good Deeds Day
takes place in March, and is a
community-wide food drive to benefit
local food pantries.
Kesher Olam
Kesher Olam/Connection to the World
benefits bar/bat mitzvah students and
their families. It eases the way for them
to find suitable mitzvah projects,
alleviating the need to spend hours
researching age-appropriate projects. A
Kesher Olam brochure can be found at
www.jfnnj.org/jcrc.
JEWISH COMMUNITY
RELATIONS COUNCIL (JCRC)
The Jewish Community Relations
Council is a forum for discussion and
action on what matters to the Jewish
community. It works to promote mutual
understanding and cordial relations
among northern New Jersey’s racial,
religious, civic, and ethnic groups.
Israel and World Affairs
The work of this committee focuses
on supporting, educating, and
advocating on behalf of Israel and Jews
worldwide. Learn how you can get
involved. Become a voice for Israel and
Jews around the world.
Intergroup Relations
This committee works closely with a
range of organizations and educational
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OF NORTHERN NEW JERSEY

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in your community.

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PROFESSIONAL, COURTEOUS cooperation and respect among all and

CHAPERONES
to increase understanding among
different ethnic and religious groups to
reducing prejudice.

We supervise the kids while you Government Affairs and Public Policy
The JCRC holds an annual legislative
Established in 1998
relax and enjoy the party. gathering for members of the community
to have an opportunity to hear from
elected officials at the federal, state,
Bar/Bat Mitzvahs, Sweet 16’s, and Graduation Parties county, and municipal levels.
Country Clubs, Catering Halls, House Parties, Bus Rides
Center for Israel Engagement
All Chaperones are certified school teachers The Center for Israel Engagement
serves as a living bridge between the
Available in NJ, NY, and CT people of Israel and northern New
Jersey’s Jewish community. The CIE
provides quality information, activities,
experiences, and programming, and
increases community awareness of Israeli
973.758.9800 life and fosters a deep-rooted love for
Israel and its people.
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Israel Film Festival
Held every spring, the Israel Film
Festival brings top-rated, award-winning
Israeli films, and post-film discussions to
northern New Jersey. The films are
screen throughout the area.

Ulpan
www.BarMitzvahBouncer.com Ulpan is an educational program for
teaching conversational Hebrew. All
materials for teaching and improving
Hebrew language skills come from the
Israeli Ulpan method. Courses are taught
at all levels in small, interactive classes.

TRANSFORM
Shlichot (emissaries)
Youth shlichot are available to lead
programs about Israel, its culture, cities,

LIVES.
and history. Programs can be geared to
appeal to many different age and interest
groups. CIE shlichim can make
presentations, upon request, to a wide
variety of community organizations.

INCLUDING
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Yom HaZikaron, Yom Ha’Atzmaut/
Israel Memorial Day and Israel

YOURS.
Independence Day are celebrated and/o
commemorated: each year, in
cooperation with partners in the
community, Federation commemorates
these three special days.

Partnership 2Gether
This program links the people and
communal organizations in northern

Jewish Federation
OF NORTHERN NEW JERSEY
New Jersey with those in Nahariya, a
seaside resort town in northern Israel,
through community, medical, and
educational initiatives, and teachable
moments.

Young Leadership
201.820.3947 | www.jfnnj.org High school students at the Bergen
County High School of Jewish Studies
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and other secular schools learn about the
people of Israel through a leadership
program sponsored by Federation. Each
year there is an exchange of Israeli
students who travel to northern New
Jersey to interact with their American
counterparts, and American students who
travel to Israel for the same purpose.
Hillel
Jewish Federation of Northern New
Jersey’s Hillel fosters Jewish identity of
college students in northern New Jersey.
It provides social activities, volunteer
opportunities, and educational programs,
as well as Israel trip options, counseling
services, and a lending library for more
than 2,000 students each year.
•
STRENGTHENING
SYNAGOGUE LIFE
The Synagogue Leadership
Initiative assists area synagogues in
adapting and innovating in order to
remain/become relevant and necessary
to a vast array of Jewish consumers. SLI
coaches synagogues through assessment,
determining trajectory, and implementing
innovation and change. Programs are
offered for synagogue leaders, both lay
and professional. Specific professional
development opportunities are offered
for synagogue Executive Directors,
Principals, and Clergy.
Leadership Development
SLI staff provides consultation services
to synagogue-based schools in northern
New Jersey in order to help them
improve school models that will inspire
the next generation and help them find
strong meaning in their Jewish identity.
Addressing Transformative Innovative
Design in Jewish Education (ATID)
SLI staff provides consultation services
to synagogue-based schools in northern
New Jersey in order to help them
improve school models that will inspire
the next generation and help them find
strong meaning in their Jewish identity.
EZ Key
EZ Key helps newcomers to northern
New Jersey connect to a synagogue
where they can feel comfortable and
provides them with free High Holiday
tickets.
One Book. One Community
One Book, One Community enhances
Jewish learning across the entire Jewish
community. Centering it on one selected
book and its themes, groups use the one
selected book for conversation, study,
and celebration.
One Happy Camper
In partnership with The Foundation
for Jewish Camp, Federation provides
one-time stipends of up to $1,000 each
for first-time campers to non-profit
Jewish overnight camp.
Shalom Baby
Shalom Baby reaches out to young
Jewish families who have recently
experienced the birth or adoption of a
child. It’s a wonderful way for parents to
meet parents, make friends, and find
support during this special time of life.
•
JEWISH EDUCATIONAL
SERVICES
CoNNectJ
CoNNectJ is a program that offers
classes that feature various topics,
teachers, timeframes, and locations
which connect adults to Jewish learning
experiences.
Teacher’s Center
The Teachers’ Center offers teaching
materials and services of all types,
including textbooks, videos, laminating
services and other creative classroom
resources.
Teacher Recognition:
Grinspoon-Steinhardt Award
This award recognizes Jewish
educators who make a lasting impact on
the lives of their students. Teachers,
grades 1-12 can be nominated
colleagues.
•
You can help make a positive
difference where it’s most needed in
the Jewish community, whether here
in northern New Jersey, in Israel, or
any place in the world. Get involved
with Jewish Federation of Northern New
Jersey where you will find people who
have interests just like yours: Commerce
and Professionals, Young Leadership,
Physicians and Dentists, and/or Women’s
Philanthropy, and more.
Philanthropists, donors, and
volunteers make a positive difference
in the Jewish community, whether
here in northern New Jersey, in Israel, or
any place in the world where Jews
reside. Getting involved, becoming a
donor is as easy as picking up the phone
and making a call. For information on
any of these vehicles below that
Federation makes available to donors,
please contact Jodi Heimler,
(201) 820-3952 or jodih@jfnnj.org.
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EMERGING PHILANTHROPISTS
Emerging Philanthropists have started
their philanthropic journey and are
beginning to plan their personal legacies.
They have a love of Jewish life, a
passion for making a difference, and an
understanding of the importance of
leadership.
Professional Divisions
Federation has created special affinity
groups, including Commerce and
Professionals, Physicians and Dentists,
Women’s Philanthropy, and the Young
Leadership Division for those
professionals and others who have
common interests. Together, members of
these groups work philanthropically for
the benefit of the Jewish community.
Commerce and Professionals
Members of the Commerce and
Professionals Affinity Group strengthen
the bond built between themselves,
Israel, and the world-wide Jewish
community through networking, social
action, and educational and
philanthropic activities. By their
commitment to their philanthropy, they
demonstrate leadership in the Jewish
community and beyond.
Physicians and Dentists
Included within the Physicians and
Dentists Affinity Group are medical
professionals, who live and/or practice
locally, or who are affiliated with
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strengthen the bond built between
themselves, Israel, and the world-wide
Jewish community through networking,
social action, and educational and
philanthropic activities. By their
commitment to their philanthropy, they
demonstrate leadership in the Jewish
community and beyond.
Women’s Philanthropy
Women’s Philanthropy offers social
networking, educational, volunteer, and
philanthropic opportunities for every
woman at every stage of life: single,
married, retired, young moms, business
women, and entrepreneurs.
Young Leadership Division (YLD)
For those who are young and Jewish,
between the ages of 22-30, and are
interesting in networking participating in
community service projects, and
connecting to their Jewish roots.
ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION
With assets under management of over
$66 million (as of September 30, 2014),
the Endowment Foundation's mission is
to secure and manage sources of future
funding for Jewish Federation for
institutions and programs serving the
northern New Jersey area, and for the
needs of the Jewish people in Israel and
throughout the world. It provides many
vehicles for philanthropists to carry out
their charitable goals, including donor
advised funds, designated endowment
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Dor L’Dor Society
The Dor L’Dor Society consists of
more than 140 individuals with realized
and committed endowment gifts totaling
over $40 million. Dor L’Dor
commitments may be used to establish a
Perpetual Annual Campaign Endowment
(PACE) or a Lion of Judah Endowment
(LOJE). 84 “LOJE” donors have
endowed their Lion of Judah level of
gifts of $5,000 or more to Federation’s
Annual Campaign.
Book of Life
Federation’s Book of Life program
recognizes individuals in the community
with gifts of at least $5,000 to Jewish
Federation of Northern New Jersey. All
those who have done so, are invited to
share their personal stories and hopes
for the future in the Book of Life.
Create a Jewish Legacy
This initiative encourages individuals
at all levels to strengthen the local
Jewish community through legacy
commitments to Jewish agencies, day
schools, and synagogues.
Circle of Partners
Federation recognizes all long-term
donors of at least 25 years or more of
consistent giving to the Annual
Campaign through membership in its
Circle of Partners.
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Co m m unity A ge nc ie s and So c ia l S e r vice s

COMMUNITY E-mail: info@jfsnorthjersey.org

Website: www.jfsnorthjersey.org
Bergen County YJCC
605 Pascack Road
AGENCIES Contact: Leah Kaufman, LCSW, Executive Washington Township, NJ 07676
Tel.: (201) 666-6610
Director
For over 60 years, the mission of Jewish Fax: (201) 664-7518
Jewish Family Service E-mail: info@yjcc.org
Family Service of North Jersey (JFSNJ)
of Bergen and North Hudson Website: www.yjcc.org
has been to provide caring professional
1485 Teaneck Road Chief Executive Officer: Gary S. Lipman
services that strengthen family life and
Teaneck, NJ 07666 Hours: Mon.-Thurs., 6 a.m. – 10 p.m.;
enhance the welfare of the North Jersey Fri., 6 a.m. – 3 p.m.; Sat., 8:00 a.m –
Tel.: (201) 837-9090
community, in accordance with Jewish 2:00 p.m.; Sun., 8 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Fax: (201) 837-9393
E-mail: info@jfsbergen.org traditions and values. JFSNJ services are The Bergen County YJCC strives to
Website: www.jfsbergen.org available to all in the community. develop, enrich and strengthen our
Executive Director: Susan Greenbaum, families, our Jewish identity and our
MSW, LCSW. Services to Individuals and Families Jewish community. While creating Jewish
• Information and Referral experiences and embracing our values
Based upon Jewish tradition and values,
and heritage, the YJCC maintains an
the mission of Jewish Family Service • Individual Counseling inclusive environment, celebrating the
(JFS) is to strengthen and preserve the • Couples/Marital Therapy diversity within our community and
well-being of individuals and families; to welcoming all to share in dreams and
help them effectively meet the • Family Therapy
goals. The YJCC provides myriad
challenges and changes throughout life • Support Groups
services and programs for all age groups.
by providing quality human services and • Case Management
professional counseling to all who call • Parenting Center offers year-round
Services to Children
upon its services. JFS reaches out to the programming designed to provide
Jewish community and well beyond with • Information and Referral information, guidance, resources and
the following services: • Counseling support to parents of children from
For Seniors – a life with dignity • Play Therapy newborn through 24 months. Perhaps
most importantly, the Parenting Center
• Kosher Meals on Wheels – at home • Parenting Skills Training – Individual enables new parents to form social
meal delivery and Group networks that enrich their lives far into
• Care management, support and • Family Therapy the future.
advocacy
• Consultation with Child Study Teams • The David Rukin Early Childhood
•Specialized support for Holocaust and Other Professionals Center Nursery School provides a
survivors warm, caring pre-school program for
• Child Advocacy
•Friendly Visitor and Telephone children from age 2 through 4. Creativity
Reassurance • Group Counseling and individual expression through art,
• Telecare Connection • Social Skills Training music, play, reading, math and
Services to Seniors handwriting readiness, all in a Jewish
For stronger families and individuals: environment, distinguish the program.
• Individual, family, couple and group • Information and Referral Along with its bright, modern
counseling • Counseling classrooms, and new, imaginatively
• School-based counseling • Family Consultations designed, aesthetically pleasing
• Specialized services for children playground, the nursery school is
• Geriatric Care Management fortunate to have the use of the entire
including play therapy
• Support Services to Holocaust YJCC facility, including the indoor pool
• Counseling for victims of domestic Survivors and full-size gym. The Nursery School
violence maximizes options for parents, with half-
• Second generation Holocaust survivors’ • Café Europa
, extended, and full-day programs, along
group • Kosher Meals on Wheels with after-school enrichment classes that
• Information and referrals • Volunteers engage young children.
• Social skills groups • Support Groups • The YJCC offers school-age children
For times of need: Vocation Services a variety of after-school enrichment
• Food Pantry • Vocational Counseling classes and activities that spark the
imagination and cultivate new interests. A
• Bereavement support • Assistance with resume preparation vibrant basketball program, swim lessons,
• Addiction recovery support • Interviewing skills coaching the top-ranked Bergen Sharks swim team,
• Caregiver support • Job search and placement soccer, tennis and karate bring hundreds
• Emergency assistance of children to the YJCC for sports. Those
Community Outreach interested in something different may
• Financial Freedom Support group • Family Life Education workshops and choose from creative classes like
programs ceramics, fashion or musical theater
Jewish Family Service • Emergency financial assistance through our partnership with
of North Jersey bergenPAC’s Performing Arts School. A
• Volunteer opportunities Saturday Night Out program invites first
1 Pike Drive • Paterson Hebrew Free Loan through fourth graders to enjoy a themed
Wayne, NJ 07470 Saturday night at the YJCC. Tween Scene
Tel.: (973) 595-0111 JFSNJ is a beneficiary agency of the
opens the YJCC to fifth through seventh
Fax: (973) 595-5477 Jewish Federation of Northern New
graders on Saturday evenings once a
Branch Office: 17-10 River Road Jersey and is funded by the United Way month for socializing with supervision.
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410 of Passaic County. Services are available There are holiday programs, family
Tel.: (201) 796-5151 to all who reside or work in Passaic and programs and special activities for times
Fax: (201) 794-8399 northwest Bergen Counties. when school is out, too.
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• The YJCC’s program for children with
Having special needs focuses on reinforcing
school experiences, developing social
and life skills, and creative, social and
recreational activities. Several enrichment
an affair? activities are offered for children with
Autism Spectrum Disorder, including
classes in social thinking and
opportunities for children with autism to
engage in activities alongside typically-
developing peer buddies.
• Adults with special needs thrive in the
YJCC’s S.A.I.L. program. S.A.I.L – self-
determination, advocacy, independence,
living—provides opportunities for social,
academic and recreational activities
Monday-Thursday, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
• Summer Camp offers a variety of
opportunities for summer fun.
Kindercamp invites pre-schoolers to
engage in a camp experience in
comfortable surroundings. For school-age
children, a variety of sports camps,
including basketball and swimming,
enables them to be active all summer.
Camp Shalom, the YJCC’s camp for
children and young adults with any
physical or developmental delay,
provides a wonderful day camp
experience under the supervision of
professional staff. Teen Travel Camp
offers a special experience for our teens,
having them participate with Israeli teens
in the YJCC’s Open Hearts, Open Homes
program.
• Adult programming includes
ceramics and painting classes, special
events and classes. Regardless of the
type of event, adult programming
provides an opportunity to develop new
skills, explore hidden talents, discover
new interests and enrich the mind.
Several special social events during the
year enhance leisure time and offer
opportunities for new and old friends to
gather and celebrate. Highlights include
Comedy Night, Game Day and Brilliant
Brunches. The social year culminates in
an annual gala.
• Senior Adults enjoy a variety of
intellectually stimulating classes,
recreational activities and special events,
along with twice-weekly hot, kosher
Come see the lunches and monthly blood pressure
screenings. The YJCC offers a wide
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geared toward seniors, including Zumba,
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SPECIAL OCC ASION DRESS • Health and Wellness Department
includes numerous aerobic and strength
training group fitness classes to help
Mishelyne’s individuals develop and maintain a
healthy body; classes are free for YJCC
members and $12/class for the general
Fashions public. One-on-one and small group
personal training is also available. The
fitness center, personal training studio,
spinning studio, aerobics and dance
885 Teaneck Road Teaneck, NJ studio, full-sized gymnasium, indoor
201-862-9595 walking and jogging track, racquetball
www.m-fashions.com courts and karate studio, combined with
Sun & Mon Closed · Tues to Thurs 9:30-6 highly-trained, experienced staff, enable
Fri 9:30-5 · Sat 9:30-6 fitness goals to be met. In addition, the
YJCC partners with The Valley Hospital
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to present several health-related
programs throughout the year at the
YJCC.
• Aquatics at the YJCC offers group and
individual swim lessons, a pre-
competition swim program for children
not yet ready for a competitive swim
team, aqua aerobics and all kinds of fun
in the pools. The Bergen Sharks is the
YJCC’s competitive swim team for
children ages 5 to 18. The Sharks
compete in the New Jersey JCC/
YM-YWHA Swim League with an
outstanding record of success. The main
pool at the YJCC is a 25-yard, heated,
competitive-style pool; the kiddie pool is
400 square feet in size. Both pools are
indoors.
• Special events and programs include
Comedy Night, Major Gifts Dinner,
Character Breakfast, December 25 New
Traditions event, Game On, Brilliant
Brunches, Annual Gala, Golf Outing.
Daughters of Miriam Center
The Gallen Institute
155 Hazel Street
Clifton, NJ 07011
Tel.: (973) 253-5210
Fax: (973) 253-5389
E-mail: administration
@daughtersofmiriamcenter.org
Website:
www.daughtersofmiriamcenter.org
Chief Operating Officer: Frank DaSilva
Executive Director: Fred Feinstein
Daughters of Miriam Center is a skilled
nursing facility located on 13 acres in
Clifton, New Jersey, providing broad-
based services to the elderly. Divisions
include a subacute care unit,
dementia/Alzheimer’s care pavilion, a
medical rehabilitation program, a respite
program, the Fred Ables Memorial
Sheltered Workshop, and two
independent living apartment buildings.
The Center provides 24-hour medical
coverage. Patient activities are
coordinated by trained recreation
therapists and help to keep the residents
active and engaged. The spirit of
Judaism prevails at the Center. A full-
time rabbi responds to the religious and
emotional needs of the residents. Kashrut
is strictly observed.
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
411 East Clinton Avenue
Tenafly, NJ 07670
Tel.: (201) 408-1448
Fax: (201) 569-7448
Website: www.jccotp.org
Chief Executive Officer: Avi Lewinson
The Kaplen JCC on the Palisades is a
major resource for cultural enrichment in
Bergen County, serving more than 3,500
units of membership which translates in
13,000 individual members, includes
families, senior adults, singles and teens.
The mission of the JCC is to perpetuate
Jewish heritage, foster Jewish values,
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recreational facilities. They have earned
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• The JCC provides superior programs
and facilities for infants, toddlers and
preschoolers. It houses a fully accredited
nursery school with more than 300
enrolled children, an accredited full-day
kindergarten with options for toddlers,
2s, 3s, 4s, and Kindergarteners; and an
active Infants and Toddlers Center. It
also features a after school programs in
drama, dance, aquatics, athletics, science,
music and more.
• The JCC also provides an award-
winning Therapeutic Nursery that offers
unique, parent-child programs for pre-
school children with special needs and
developmental delays. Speech-language
and occupational therapy, Parent
counseling, Parent groups and a rigorous
social skills curriculum is offered as part
of the program.
• The JCC maintains a thriving after-
school program, Kids Club, which
includes transportation from most area
schools and provides exciting activities
and programs, as well as homework
assistance in both English and Hebrew.
The program offers students in Jewish
day schools and public schools from
kindergarten through 5th grade with an
enhanced educational experience
• The JCC offers over 75 weekly or
monthly programs for individuals with
disabilities and their families, as well as
providing mainstreaming opportunities,
where appropriate, and many summer
camp options. JCC membership is not
required for participation.
• During the summer, the Neil Klatskin
Day Camp (NKDC) enrolls more than
500 campers, ages 3-11, and offers 4, 6,
7and 8-week camp options, as well as a
full summer camping experience for
children (ages 3-15) with special needs,
Tikvah (ages 3-15), offered as part of
NKDC. The JCC also offers exciting,
summer-long day camps and week-to-
week specialty camps in sports, music,
drama, teen travel and everything in
between. The Special Services
Department runs many additional
summer programs, including a life
skills/vocational program for teens with
developmental disabilities and a program
for children and teens on the autistic
spectrum. It also offers a free, weeklong
program for kids with cancer and their
siblings – Camp Dream Street: The Pearl
Seiden Summer Program for Children
with Cancer and Other Blood Disorders.
• The JCC provides excellent year-round
programming for senior adults, which
includes transportation services, hot
meals, concerts, trips, holiday
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celebrations, wellness programs, free
exercise classes, lectures and much
more. It also features a “club” for retired
executives and professionals; a Senior
Activity Center (SAC) for people 75 and
older, that allows otherwise homebound
seniors to meet and enjoy themselves in
the company of their peers; caregiver
support programs; the EGL Foundation
Computer Center, with a fully-equipped
lab, that provides computer literacy for
people over 40 and more. The Kaplen
Adult Reach Center (ARC) provides
onsite respite and therapeutic
programming for the frail elderly with
Alzheimer’s and dementia.
• The Judaic Department presents many
opportunities for the transmission of
Jewish texts, values and experiences.
Through classes, programs, lectures,
clubs and special events, the department
looks to promote an abiding
commitment to Jewish faith, culture and
heritage. It also features art shows with
Jewish artists or themes and the James
H. Grossmann Jewish Book Month.
• The Thurnauer School of Music offers
a comprehensive, one-on-one approach
to music education, and the National
Endowment for the Arts, giving more
than 450 children and adults the
foundation they need as amateurs or
future professionals. The school’s
outstanding and dedicated faculty
provides private instruction on every
instrument, including voice, classes in
musicianship, theory and ear-training,
performance opportunities, and master
classes and concerts by world-renowned
artists. The music school is supported by
the New Jersey State Counsel on the
Arts, a partner agency of the National
Endowment for the Arts. JCC
membership is not a requirement for
enrollment or financial aid.
• The JCC School of Performing Arts
offers pre-professional as well as
recreational classes, workshops and
performance opportunities for
preschoolers to adults. Specialty classes
include commercial technique, speech,
lighting and sound, audition technique,
private voice, coaching for auditions in
acting and dance and advanced acting.
The professional track prepares students
for Broadway, opera, musical theater,
film and television, and helps them
connect with agents/managers. Many
students have appeared on Broadway or
major operas. School offers summer
specialty camps in musical theater and
dance. All classes taught by an
outstanding professional faculty.
• Providing the highest standards of
dance education, the JCC Dance School
features professional teachers and a
creative and progressive curriculum that
keeps pace with specific milestones of
each student’s development. Features
ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop, lyrical and
other dance forms from toddlers to
adults. It also features a Dance Company
where advanced dancers can audition to
perform in local venues and professional
workshops.
• The centerpiece of the JCC’s expanded
health and fitness offerings is the Russ
Berrie Family Health & Recreation
Complex – a modern, two-story facility
featuring spacious new exercise rooms, a
spinning room, stretching areas, family
changing suites with private facilities, a
locker court, and the Seiden Wellness
Center, featuring adult-only locker
rooms. The new center also offers more
programs than ever dedicated to health
and well-being, including nutritional and
fitness consultations, revitalizing spa and
wellness services such as massage and
reflexology; and specialty workshops on
stress reduction, back pain and more.
• The Adult Department, open to adults
18 and over, offers participants an
opportunity to develop their intellectual
and creative talents in a variety of
informal settings including hands on
classes, social groups, lectures and
special offerings. The ever-changing
curriculum is designed to give
participants a chance to keep up with
the latest trends, including art tours,
bridge, sewing, creative arts, ballroom
dance, and more. These classes are
taught by professional instructors who
inspire students with their enthusiasm
and expertise.
• The Adult Department offers support
groups for widows and widowers, and
separated or divorced individuals.
• The Adult Department also features
JCC University where top professionals
and experts in their fields present
dynamic discussions on topics ranging
from humanities and history to wellness
and the arts. Offering an engaging,
interdisciplinary curriculum, it allows
adults to discover new passions and stay
involved in historical and political
developments that are shaping today’s
world. The program meets on Thursdays,
10am-2:15pm in a series of sessions. Call
Kathy at 201-408-1454.
•The Israel Connection Department
provides a cultural, social and
educational center for the Israeli families
in our community and strives to connect
Israelis and Americans through Israeli
culture. It offers the following programs
in Hebrew: Holiday Workshops for
families and children ages 3-8, Israeli
Scouts for teens, Israel workshops, Israeli
folk dancing and more. The Israeli Club
offers social and cultural events, most of
them in Hebrew including the best of
Israeli films, holiday parties, entertainers,
and presentations of interest to Israelis. It
also offers the Israeli Business Circle, a
networking initiative for Israeli
professionals and a Women’s Circle, a
similar initiative for Israeli women. It also
features Emek, an Israeli language and
cultural after-school program for children
in grades K-9. It teaches modern, spoken
Hebrew and Israeli culture in a fun,
hand-on way on two tracks: one for
native Hebrew speakers and one for
non-native.
• The Kaplen JCC on the Palisades is a
one-stop-shop, providing an extended
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Jewish Home Assisted Living
Kaplen Family Senior Residence
685 Westwood Ave.
River Vale, NJ 07675
Tel.: (201) 666-2370
Type of Service: Assisted Living &
Dementia Care
Website: www.jhalnj.org
Executive Director: Lauren Levant
Director of Wellness: Risa Kory
Director of Marketing: Anette McGarity
A member of the Jewish Home Family,
Jewish Home Assisted Living, Kaplen
Family Senior Residence in River Vale is
the premier Glatt Kosher facility in
Northern New Jersey.
This elegant community promotes
resident dignity & respect. The Jewish
Home Assisted Living offers 24-hour on-
site nursing and 2 full time social
workers – services not available in most
other Bergen County assisted living
facilities. Residents and guests of JHAL
rave about the Country Club-style dining
offered daily. An exciting array of
activities keep residents engaged and
empowered. JHAL is also thrilled to offer
via live feed of monthly lectures, from
the 92nd Street Y.
Jewish Home Assisted Living recognizes
the challenges of the hearing impaired
and it’s impact on social interactions.
JHAL has installed a state of the art
Personal PA FM Listening System in
various common areas in the community.
Memory Lane specializes in the care of
those individuals with mild to moderate
dementia. Our specialized unit consists
of 24 private studios. This well designed
area is located in a separate, secured
section of JHAL. Residents can function
as independently as possible with the
support of a specially trained staff.
24-hour professional nursing always
available on site.
Jewish Home at Home
10 Link Drive
Rockleigh, NJ 07647
Tel.: (201) 750-4247
Contact: Susan Lilly, Director of Geriatric
Care Services
Carol Silver Elliott, President & CEO
E-mail: slilly@jewishhomeathome.org
Website: www.jewishhomeathome.org
A member of the Jewish Home Family,
Jewish Home at Home provides geriatric
care services designed to help the elderly
and their families meet the challenges of
aging in one’s own home. Services
include assessment of medical,
psychological, social and resource/
entitlement status. Development of a
personalized plan of care with
recommendations and referrals for
necessary services. On-going monitoring,
evaluation and care coordination,
emergency management and education,
counseling and psychotherapy services.
Liaison with out-of-town family caregivers.
Gallen Adult Day Health Care Center is
an important component of the program.
Jewish Home at Rockleigh
Russ Berrie Home for Jewish Living
Tel.: (201) 784-1414
Fax: (201) 784-0006
Contact: Annette Myers, Director of
Marketing/Admissions
E-mail: amyers@jewishhomerockleigh.org
Website: www.jewishhomerockleigh.org
Exec. V.P./Administrator: Sunni S. Herman
Assistant Administrator: Robert Bardach
A member of the Jewish Home Family,
Jewish Home at Rockleigh is a state-of-
the-art long-term-care nursing facility
provides services and programs to
seniors in Bergen, Hudson and Rockland
counties. This facility offers 180 private
resident rooms; an onsite medical and
rehabilitation facility, which includes in-
patient and out-patient rehab services; a
dedicated “Free Spirit” unit for residents
with dementia; kosher kitchen;
synagogue; overnight guest suites for
family members; private dining and
simcha rooms for family gatherings. For
further information, contact Annette
Myers, Director of Marketing/Admissions.
Jewish Association for
Developmental Disabilities
(J-ADD)
190 Moore Street, Suite 272
Hackensack, NJ 07601
Tel.: (201) 457-0058
Fax: (201) 457-0025
Website: www.j-add.org
Executive Director: John J. Winer, Ph.D.
Jewish Association for Developmental
Disabilities (J-ADD) is a leading not-for-
profit organization that serves individuals
with developmental disabilities and their
families via the provision of community
supports and kosher group homes. The
group homes are located in Bergen
County. The community supports include
in-house and community respite, a
voucher program, and the Daniel Jordan
Fiddle Foundation Hotline. The Hotline
is geared towards young adults with
Autistic Spectrum Disorder.
Wayne YMCA
1 Pike Drive
Wayne, NJ 07470
Tel.: (973) 595-0100
Fax: (973) 595-5234
Website: www.wayneymca.org
Contact the Y’s Welcome Center,
973-595-0100
The Wayne Y offers a full range of
recreational, cultural, and educational
programs. 25-acre campus, regulation-
size pool, gym, fitness center, wellness
coaching, tennis, squash, and
racquetball, indoor and outdoor tracks,
theatre, Judaic library, Parenting Center,
preschool, kindergarten enrichment, full
day kindergarten, after school program
for grades K-5, day camp, adult
programs, Jewish cultural and holiday
programs, and much more.
See chart for Programs at the Bergen
County YJCC, Wayne YM-YWHA, and
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades on page 38.
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First breath. First smile. First steps.

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The MotherBaby Center at Chilton Medical Center.

Whether you are planning to start a family or adding to one, Chilton Medical Center invites you to
begin this exciting journey with us. Our MotherBaby Center encourages moms-to-be to personalize
their birthing experience in a way that makes it memorable for the entire family. We offer private
rooms with personalized visiting hours, midwife-assisted waterbirth, a celebratory gourmet dinner
and a Mom’s spa. For special care, there’s a Level II Nursery with board certified neonatologists
and pediatricians available 24/7. And with caring nurses, expert medical staff, and our seamless
connection to Morristown Medical Center, it’s no wonder why so many women choose to have
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SOCIALSERVICES
For further information about Social
Services, please contact Jewish Family
Service (JFS) of Bergen County at
(201) 837-9090.
ADOPTION SERVICES/
SUPPORT GROUP
Ametz Adoption Program of
Jewish Child Care Association
858 East 29th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11210
Tel.: (917) 808-4800
Website: www.jccany.org
Services throughout NY and NJ
New York and New Jersey licensed
adoption agency working with singles
and couples pursuing domestic,
international, step and second parent
adoptions. JCCA’s Ametz Adoption
Program offers pre- and post-adoption
home studies, educational workshops
and counseling to those of all religious
and cultural backgrounds, in every stage
of the adoption process. Ametz holds an
annual Infertility, Adoption and the
Family Conference. Ametz also offers
professional training regarding adoption
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BIKUR CHOLIM/ Sisterhood of Ahavath Torah
240 Broad Avenue
Services for the Hospitalized
and the Homebound Englewood, NJ 07631
Tel.: (201) 568-1315
Bikur Cholim of Bergen County Fax: (201) 568-2991
Visits are made to the homebound
Website: www.bikurcholimbergencounty.org
residing in Englewood.
Provides information on services
available to members of the Jewish Weingarten Family Jewish
community of Bergen County. Visitation Program
Friends of Lubavitch of Bergen County
Jewish Family Service of Teaneck
Bergen and North Hudson Tel.: (201) 907-0686
Teaneck
Tel.: (201) 837-9090 Chai Lifeline of New Jersey
JFS arranges for supervised volunteers to 106 Clifton Avenue
personally visit and make phone calls to Lakewood, NJ 08701
the homebound through our Kosher Tel.: (732) 719-1700
Meals on Wheels, Friendly Visitor and Fax: (732) 886-0065
Telephone Reassurance programs. E-mail: sfried@chailifeline.org
Website: www.chailifeline.org
Jewish Family Service NJ Regional Dir.: Rabbi Sruli Fried, MSW
of North Jersey Office Hours: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Wayne: (973) 595-0111 Chai Lifeline provides assistance to
Fair Lawn: (201) 796-5151 seriously ill children and their families
the world over, including medical
Contact: Melanie Lester, LSW
referrals, insurance support services,
JFSNJ trains and supervises volunteers emotional support groups, homebound
who provide socialization, companion- tutorial programs, special trips, bone
ship and respite for the caregiver marrow drives, weekend retreats, and
through weekly home visits to home- our summer camping programs: Camp
bound older adults. In addition, Simcha, our summer camp for children
volunteers provide the homebound with with cancer, and Camp Simcha Special,
regularly scheduled telephone contact to our summer camp for children with
ensure personal safety and well being. chronic or genetic illnesses. Chai Lifeline
has helped thousands of families battle
the emotional and practical repercussions
of childhood cancer and other life-
threatening illnesses.
Visits to Nursing Homes
Visits provided by
Lubavitch on the Palisades
Tenafly, NJ
Tel.: (201) 871-1152
Buckingham Nursing Home,
Norwood
County Manor, Tenafly
Dunroven, Cresskill
Foreign Exchange
Visits provided by Friends of
Residential Mortgages Lubavitch of Bergen County
Teaneck, NJ
Commercial Mortgages Tel.: 201-907-0686
NJ Veterans Memorial Home, Paramus
Commercial Loans Oradell Health Care Center, Oradell
Teaneck Nursing Center, Teaneck
Woodcrest Health Care Center,
New Milford
Jewish Home at Rockleigh
Russ Berrie Home for Jewish Living
Teaneck
10 Link Drive
517 Cedar Lane Rockleigh, NJ 07647
(201) 287-0008 Tel.: (201) 784-1414
Website: www.jewishhomerockleigh.org
Director of Recreation & Volunteer
MEMBER Services: Charlene Vannucci
Executive VP: Sunni Herman
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Jewish Home Assisted Living
Kaplen Family Senior Residence
685 Westwood Avenue
Rivervale, NJ 07675
Tel.: (201) 666-2370
Website: www.jhalnj.org
Director of Programming & Volunteer
Services: Julie Cochrane
Executive Director: Lauren Levant
C U LT S
Jews for Judaism
5806 Park Heights Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21215
Tel.: (410) 500-5430
Website: www.east@jewsforjudaism.org
Contact: Ruth Guggenheim, Exec. Director
Jews for Judaism is North America’s
largest counter-missionary organization,
with offices in Baltimore, Los Angeles,
Toronto, Johannesburg, South Africa, and
Jerusalem. It offers a broad range of
educational programs, counseling
services for individuals involved in cults
or Christian groups (e.g., Jews for Jesus)
and their families, as well as a complete
resource for information on more than
400 deceptive Christian missionary
groups. We serve the New Jersey/New
York area and the East Coast.
Simply Judaism
9-02 Essex Place
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
Tel.: (201) 794-3647, (201) 794-0652
E-mail: rabbimichael18@aol.com
Simply Judaism is a counter-missionary
organization that specializes in lecturing
about cults, missionaries, and the Jewish
response. Simply Judaism speaks on
college campuses as well as at shuls and
Jewish organizations throughout the
United States. Counseling is available as
needed.
COUNSELING,
T H E R A P Y,
M E D I AT I O N
The various denominations also can be
contacted for referrals.
Jewish Family Service of
Bergen and North Hudson
Teaneck
Tel.: (201) 837-9090
Jewish Family Service
of North Jersey
Wayne: (973) 595-0111
Fair Lawn: (201) 796-5151
Contact: Lauryn Tuchman, LCSW
Please refer to the listing under
community agencies.
JFSNJ assists individuals and families
who are struggling with the challenge of
coping with personal and family
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problems that may interfere with their
family, interpersonal and work
relationships. The agency offers a wide
array of services that include counseling,
family and marital therapy, play therapy
and support groups. JFS empowers
people to achieve their fullest potential
by providing: individual, group, family,
and couple counseling; play therapy,
psycho-education workshops; and
support groups. Specialized services for
children and adolescents, and victims of
domestic violence are also offered.
Ohel Children’s Home
and Family Services
696 Palisade Avenue
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 692-3972
Website: www.ohelfamily.org
Ohel is a community-based social service
agency that originally focused on
providing foster homes and services to
families of abused, neglected, and
disabled Jewish children. Today, Ohel
serves thousands of people in need
throughout New York, New Jersey, and
beyond. Services available in New Jersey
currently include mental health
counseling. In addition, Ohel provides
community education events on request.
DISASTER AND
EMERGENCY
SERVICES
Critical incident debriefing after
disasters.
Jewish Family Service of
Bergen and North Hudson
Teaneck
Tel.: (201) 837-9090
JFS provides therapeutic services
including critical incident debriefing,
individual counseling, and support group
services when disaster strikes.
Jewish Family Service
of North Jersey
1 Pike Drive
Wayne, NJ 07470
Tel.: (973) 595-0111
Fax: (973) 595-5477
E-mail: info@jfsnorthjersey.org
Website: www.jfsnorthjersey.org
Contact: Lauryn Tuchman, LCSW
Please refer to the listing under
community agencies.
JFSNJ provides counseling and
supportive services to individuals who
are impacted by a crisis.
DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE
A statewide Jewish coalition on domestic
abuse, “Project S.A.R.A.H.,” includes the
various JFS agencies, National Council
of Jewish Women, Jewish Women
International and Hadassah.
Jewish Family Service of
Bergen and North Hudson
Teaneck
Tel.: (201) 837-9090
As part of the NJ Women’s Consortium
on Domestic Violence, JFS participates in
Project S.A.R.A.H. (Stop Abusive
Relationships at Home) to offer outreach
to Jewish women, educate the
community at large, and train mental
health professionals and rabbis in
working with victims of domestic abuse.
JFS has professionals with training in
counseling domestic abuse victims. The
program offers counseling, including
crisis intervention and referral services, as
well as integrated employment services.
Callers only have to ask for S.A.R.A.H. to
speak directly with a specialist.
Project S.A.R.A.H.
(Stop Abusive Relationships
At Home)
Jewish Family Service of Greater
Clifton/Passaic
925 Allwood Road
Clifton, NJ 07012
Tel.: (973) 777-7638
Website: www.projectsarah.org
Director: Elke Stein
E-mail: e.stein@projectsarah.org
This is a statewide program that works
in collaboration with local Jewish Family
Service agencies. Through the central
office, located in Clifton, NJ, counseling,
training, technical support, and referrals
are provided to any Jewish domestic
violence and sexual assault victims.
Specialized services for Orthodox
victims, a group for men, and family
services are available.
Shalom Task Force
Hotline number: (888) 883-2323
Website: www.shalomtaskforce.org
Office hours: Mon, Wed, Fri: 9am-10pm
Thurs: 9am-midnight, Fri: 9am-noon
E-mail: info@shalomtaskforce.org
The Task Force provides referral services
to therapy (private and agency) for
Jewish victims of domestic violence.
E M P L O Y M E N T,
SUPPORT AND
V O C AT I O N A L
SERVICES
Jewish Family Service
of North Jersey
Wayne: (973) 595-0111
Fair Lawn: (201) 796-5151
Contact: Lauryn Tuchman, LCSW
Please refer to the listing under
community agencies.
JFSNJ provides supportive services
to individuals who are seeking
employment. These services include but
are not limited to vocational counseling,
resume preparation, interviewing skills
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coaching, support and networking
groups and assistance with job search
and placement.
Job Search Network
at Jewish Family Service of Bergen and
North Hudson
Teaneck
Tel.: (201) 837-9090
Job Search Network at JFS offers services
to people seeking Employment and
employed persons who wish to advance
their careers. Services include career
counseling/evaluation, help with job
search strategies, resume and cover letter
preparation, interview coaching,
individual services and workshop series.
Project EZRAH
95 Cedar Lane, Suite 12
Englewood, NJ 07631
Tel.: (201) 569-9047
Fax: (201) 569-0906
Website: www.ezrah.org
E-mail: info@ezrah.org
Executive Director: Robert Hoenig
Project EZRAH provides critical support to
families in the community by helping
alleviate the stress of unemployment with
personalized job search assistance,
financial support, and counseling services.
Project EZRAH also offers a selection of
personalized donation cards with a
minimum donation of eighteen dollars.
E X P E C TA N T / N E W
MOTHERS
Shifra and Puah Organization
Tel.: (201) 801-9020
Contact: Sara Gruenspecht
Meals provided for families of new
mothers or expectant mothers on bed
rest in the Teaneck, Bergenfield and
Englewood areas. All dietary and kashrut
needs will be met.
FAMILIES WITH
SPECIAL NEEDS
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Tenafly
Tel.: (201) 408-1489
The Guttenberg Center for Special
Services sponsors parent education
workshops and support groups for
parents and siblings of children with
special needs.
The Second Sunday Club – Support
group for parents of Sunday FunDay and
Lovin’ to Live participants. This is a free,
monthly program. Parents will be able to
network with each other as well as get
advice and valuable information from
experts in the field.
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Jewish Association for evaluation and care coordination,
Developmental Disabilities emergency management and education,
counseling and psychotherapy services,
(J-ADD)
liaison with out of town family caregivers.
Hackensack Volunteers can be assigned to clients who
Tel.: (201) 457-0058 enrich the scope of professional services.
Executive Director: John J. Winer, Ph.D.
HOSPICE
FINANCIAL AID Jewish Community Hospice
/FREE LOAN
Program
Jewish Family Service of Visiting Nurse Association of Englewood
Bergen and North Hudson 15 Engle Street, Suite 301
Teaneck Englewood, NJ 07631
Tel.: (201) 837-9090 Tel.: (201) 894-3333
Provides emergency financial assistance In partnership with the Jewish Home
as available to those in need. Assistance Family, the VNA Englewood Hospice
in the application process for Hebrew program, a Joint Venture between EHMC
Free Loan. and Visiting Nurse Association, has been
providing support and comfort to
Paterson Hebrew Free terminally ill individuals and their
families since 1981.
Loan Association
10-10 Norma Avenue Jewish Home at Rockleigh
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410 Russ Berrie Home for Jewish Living
Tel.: (201) 791-8395 10 Link Drive
President: Laura Brody Rockleigh, NJ 07647
or Tel.: (201) 784-1414
Jewish Family Service Website: www.jewishhomerockleigh.org
of North Jersey Dir. of Admissions and Marketing: Annette
Myers
Wayne: (973) 595-0111
Contact: Leah Kaufman, LCSW
Jewish Home Assisted Living
HFL offers loans ranging from $1,000- Kaplen Family Senior Residence
$3,000, which are repaid over 20 685 Westwood Avenue
months. Guarantors are required. Rivervale, NJ 07675
Tel.: (201) 666-2370
Tenafly/Chabad Free Website: www.jhalnj.org
Loan Society Director of Sales and Marketing: Anette
Tel.: (201) 568-7750 McGarity
Fax: (201) 568-5830 Executive Director: Lauren Levant
Contact: Barry Honig
The organization provides flexible interest-
Life Source Services Hatikva
free loans to those in financial need. Hospice
230 E. Ridgewood Avenue
Paramus, NJ 07652
G E R I AT R I C C A R E Tel.: (888) 865-5103
MANAGEMENT Fax: (201) 225-4769
Jewish Home at Home Website: lifesourcehospice.com
10 Link Drive E-mail: kard7245@yahoo.com
Rockleigh, NJ 07647 Administrator: Karen D’Imperio
Hours: 24/7
Tel.: (201) 750-4247
Contact: Susan Lilly, Director of Geriatric Hatikva Hospice, a program of Life
Care Services Source Services, provides professional
nurses, social workers, counselors,
Carol Silver Elliott,
volunteers and rabbinical support to the
President & CEO Jewish community of Bergen and
E-mail: slilly@jewishhomeathome.org surrounding counties. Care is designed
Website: www.jewishhomeathome.org to maintain patients at home with the
highest quality of life possible. (Home
A member of the Jewish Home Family,
Jewish Home at Home provides geriatric may also be a residential facility.) All
services are provided according to
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Tel.: 1-800-446-4448
Website: www.nijh.org
Villa Marie Claire
12 West Saddle River Road
Saddle River, NJ 07458
Tel.: (201) 833-3188
Website: www.villamarieclaire.org
E-mail: vmc@holyname.org
H U M A N I TA R I A N
A S S I S TA N C E
American Jewish World Service
45 W. 36th Street
11th Floor
New York, NY 10018
Tel.: (800) 889-7146
Fax: (212) 792-2930
E-mail: ajws@ajws.org
Website: www.ajws.org
American Jewish World Service (AJWS) is
an international development
organization motivated by Judaism’s
imperative to pursue justice. AJWS is
dedicated to alleviating poverty, hunger,
and disease among the people of the
developing world regardless of race,
religion, or nationality. Through grants to
grassroots organizations, volunteer
service, advocacy, and education, AJWS
fosters civil society, sustainable
development, and human rights for all
people, while promoting the values and
responsibilities of global citizenship
within the Jewish community.
Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society
(HIAS)
333 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10001-5004
Tel.: (212) 967-4100
Fax: (212) 967-4483
E-mail: info@hias.org
Website: www.hias.org
Hours: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
HIAS provides a broad range of services
for Jewish refugees and immigrants.
Services include pre-immigration and
immigration assistance in the US and
overseas, and worldwide locating of
relatives and other missing persons.
Concurrent with these services, HIAS is
the link between and among clients and
communities and government authorities.
NY Jewish Board of Family and
Children’s Services
135 West 50th Street
New York, NY 10020
Tel.: (212) 632-4640
Mon-Fri 9-5
Malka Shagaraeva, Mental Health
Coordinator
E-mail: mshagaraeva@jbfcs.org
Website:
www.jewishcommunityservices@jbfcs.org
Post Sandy community outreach
program.
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JEWISH HEALING/
HEALING SERVICES
The Living Room
at Jewish Family Service Bergen and
North Hudson
Teaneck
Tel.: (201) 837-9090
E-mail: thelivingroom@jfsbergen.org
The Living Room – a Health and Wellness
Center at JFS – is a comfortable, casual
social center providing creative,
educational, restorative, and therapeutic
services. Programs include: bereavement
support, caregiver support, Second
generation Holocaust survivors’ group, Joy
Lunch Club for socially isolated elders,
addiction recovery support group, therapy
for victims of domestic violence and
training and psycho-education workshops.
Call for more information about these
programs, events and activities.
Nechamacomfort
Teaneck, NJ
Tel.: (201) 692-9302
Website: nechamah.org
E-mail: nechamacomfort@gmail.com
Nechamacomfort is dedicated to helping
all family members who have
experienced infant and pregnancy loss at
any time in their lives. Nechamacomfort
offers services to family members, clergy,
members of the community and medical
personnel. In addition to support groups
and individual counseling,
Nechamacomfort also offers community
awareness programs and immediate help
in emergencies.
New York Jewish Healing Center
(a program of the Jewish Board of Family
and Children’s Services)
Tel.: (888) 523-2769
Website: www.jbfcs.org
E-mail: info@jbfcs.org
The New York Jewish Healing Center
helps those who are ill and those who
care for them find hope, meaning, and
comfort through spiritual counseling,
support groups, workshops, and training.
Temple Beth El
of Northern Valley
Closter
Tel.: (201) 768-5112
There is an annual Jazz service with a
healing component.
NEW AMERICANS
The primary agency for refugee
resettlement in Bergen County is:
Refugee Resettlement at
JFS of Bergen and
North Hudson
1485 Teaneck Road
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 837-9090
Fax: (201) 837-9393
E-mail: info@jfsbergen.org
Website: www.jfsbergen.org
JFS helps prepare for the arrival of
refugees to be reunited with relatives
who live in Bergen County through
referrals from the Hebrew Immigrant Aid
Society. Upon arrival, intensive services
are provided to ensure a successful
transition to life in the community.
English as a Second
Language/Citizenship
Classes
Cong. Bris Avrohom
30-02 Fair Lawn Avenue
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
Tel.: (201) 791-7200
Fax: (201) 791-6120
Contact: Rabbi Berel Zaltzman
Bris Avrohom offers a state-sponsored,
annual course primarily for younger
adults. Multi-level, informal classes in
English/citizenship are held in the
evening. Rabbi Zaltzman speaks
Russian.
Social Activities
Russian Club
Cong. Beth Sholom
354 Maitland Avenue
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 833-2620
Fax: (201) 833-2323
E-mail: office@cbsteaneck.org
Website: www.cbsteaneck.org
President: Maria Gertsenshteyn
Tel.: (201) 837-9703
In 1989 a Russian-Jewish Club was
organized to help Jewish immigrants
from the former Soviet Union return to
Yiddishkeit. Since then, the club has
grown in numbers, and has its own
Executive Board consisting of thirteen
members. Together members celebrate
the Jewish holidays, the Day of Victory
in WWII, pay tribute to Holocaust
victims and survivors, and hold meetings
in support of Israel. Several years ago
the club established its own chorus. One
need not be a member of the synagogue
to join.
Summer Programs
Jewish Home Family
Rockleigh, NJ
Contact: Charlene Vannucci, Director of
Volunteer Services
Tel.: (201) 750-4237
E-mail: cvannucci@jewishhomefamily.org
Website: www.jewishhomefamily.org
Opportunities for high school thru
college age students to participate in
supervised summer volunteer
opportunities with seniors at the Jewish
Home at Rockleigh, Jewish Home
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Assisted Living and the Gallen Adult Day

Healthcare Center.
when it comes to

QUALITY
SUPPORT GROUPS a senior loved one,
are you looking for
ALS Support Group
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Tenafly
This program, sponsored by the
Muscular Dystrophy Association of NJ,

PEACE
offers families living with ALS the
opportunity to learn about the many of life
resources available to them and to meet
other families who are facing the same
challenges and finding solutions
together. Guest speakers often speak on
resources, healthcare issues and research
updates. Meets monthly on Thursdays, 5-
6:30 pm. Contact Shelley Levy at 201-
408-1489 or slevy@jccotp.org. of mind
Refa'enu

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Website: www.refaenu.org
and to

OHEL GERIATRIC CARE

Contact: Deena Cohen
E-mail: Deena@refaenu.org
Offering peer-led support groups for
INTRODUCING

people with depression, anxiety and

mood swings and for those close to

MANAGEMENT SERVICES
them.

Strength To Strength
COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades

EXPERIENCED CASE MANAGEMENT

Tenafly
Strength To Strength with Facilitator:
Jeffrey A. Berman, MD, FA , SAM
A support group for parents, whose
children (ages 15-25) are struggling with
issues of addiction, psychological
disorders and/or co-occurring issues. A
safe and confidential environment.
Contact Carol Leslie (201) 408-1403 or
cleslie@jccotp.org
Alzheimer’s
Caregivers Support Groups
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
Tenafly
2nd Monday of the month, 7 PM
4th Tuesday of the month, 10:30 AM
These Alzheimer’s Association’s caregiver
support groups are designed to provide
emotional and educational support for
caregivers through regularly scheduled
meetings. Support groups provide an
opportunity for caregivers, families and
friends to learn more about Alzheimer’s
disease, share their feelings and
concerns, and support each other in
coping with the effects of the disease.
Call Judi Nahary for more information at
(201) 408-1450
Bereavement
Daytime Bereavement Group
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Tenafly
This daytime group assists people
OHEL’s experienced geriatric professionals
help you efficiently organize and manage
a loved one’s total care needs.
KEY SERVICES INCLUDE:
O Needs assessment, best alternatives
O Securing entitlements
O Monitoring, coordinating of services
PLEASE CONTACT
Devorah Sinensky, OHEL’s Geriatric Coordinator
201-692-3972 | nj@ohelfamily.org
THE OHEL NEW JERSEY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH & FAMILY CENTER
696 Palisades Avenue, Teaneck, NJ 07666
recently widowed in a caring and have suffered a loss of a spouse. It
supportive setting led by Debbie Fox, a provides a safe and confidential venue
licensed clinical social worker from where group members can express their
Jewish Family Service. Contact Judi feelings and learn how to deal with
Nahary at (201) 408-1450 or many practical adjustment issues in a
jnahary@jccotp.org supportive and non-judgmental
environment.
Jewish Family Service
of North Jersey Widows and Widowers:
Wayne: (973) 595-0111 You Are Not Alone
Fair Lawn: (201) 796-5151 with Judy Brauner, LCSW Therapist
Contact: Melanie Lester, LSW Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Please refer to the listing under Tenafly
community agencies. This bereavement group for those
This group provides participants with an recently widowed provides an
opportunity to share with others who opportunity to share your feelings with
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others that understand. Therapist Judy
Brauner will help you talk about the
changes in your family life, social
relationships and sense of self. Make
warm and enduring friendships that will
help you heal. Please call Esther Mazor
at (201) 408-1456 to register. $115/$140
Breast Cancer Support Groups
Sharsheret: Your Jewish
Community Facing
Breast Cancer
1086 Teaneck Road, Suite 2G
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (866) 474-2774
Fax: (201) 837-5025
E-mail: info@sharsheret.org
Website: www.sharsheret.org
Contact: Elana Silber, Director of
Operations
Sharsheret, Hebrew for “chain”, is a
national not-for-profit organization
supporting women and their families, of
all Jewish backgrounds, facing breast
cancer at every stage — before, during,
and after diagnosis. We help women and
families connect to our community in the
way that feels most comfortable, taking
into consideration their stage of life,
diagnosis, or treatment, as well as their
connection to Judaism. We also provide
educational resources, offer specialized
support to those facing ovarian cancer or
at high risk of developing cancer, and
create programs for women and families
to improve their quality of life.
Caregiver’s Support Groups
Alzheimers’ Association
Caregiver Support Group
Gallen Adult Day Health Care Center
At the Jewish Home at Rockleigh
Facilitator: Shelley Steiner, MSW
Tel.: (201) 408-1454
A caregiver’s support group for those
caring for a relative or friend who is
physically frail or suffering form
Alzheimer’s Disease or related dementia.
Held the first Wednesday of the month
from 10:00AM -11:30AM. Informative
topics discussed in a warm, supportive
atmosphere. Topics include long-term
care options, financial planning, legal
concerns and the personal toll of
caregiving. Free and open to the public.
Jewish Family Service
of North Jersey
1 Pike Drive
Wayne, NJ 07470
Tel.: (973) 595-0111
Fax: (973) 595-5477
E-mail: info@jfsnorthjersey.org
Website: www.jfsnorthjersey.org
Contact: Melanie Lester, LSW
Please refer to the listing under
community agencies.
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Spousal Caregiver Support Group
encourages participants to share their
experiences, gain coping skills and
learning how to take time out for
themselves.
Adult Children of Aging Parents explores
the emotional aspects of caring for an
aging parent. The group focuses on how
to balance family responsibilities and
parents’ increasing needs; gain coping
skills and learn about community
resources for both the adult child and
parent.
Family Caregiver Training
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
Tenafly
This course has been specifically
designed to prepare individuals facing
their new role as caregiver for a loved
one. Participants learn essential
information, acquire day-to-day strategy
and skills, and learn how to properly
plan for the future. Contact Judi Nahary
at (201) 408-1450 or Marlene Ceragno at
(201) 569-7900, ext. 439 for more info.
Divorce and Separation
Support Groups
Jewish Family Service
of North Jersey
Wayne: (973) 595-0111
Fair Lawn: (201) 796-5151
Contact: Lauryn Tuchman, LCSW
Please refer to the listing under
community agencies.
This group addresses the issues of anger
and loss in a supportive environment;
how to improve your relationship with
your children; how to relate to your
former spouse; and how to begin to
build a new life.
Uncoupling: Coping with
Divorce and Separation
with Judy Brauner, LCSW Therapist
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Tenafly
The group will help you process your
feelings about the end of an important
relationship and the experience of being
on your own. Meet others who share
your concerns and make new friends.
Please call Esther Mazor at (201) 408-1456
to register. $115/$140
Holocaust Survivors and
Holocaust Family
Support Groups
Jewish Family Service of
Bergen and North Hudson
Teaneck
Tel.: (201) 837-9090
JFS provides emergency cash assistance,
in-home care, and meal delivery to
survivors of the Holocaust. All services
are free and confidential.
Jewish Family Service
of North Jersey
Wayne: (973) 595-0111
Fair Lawn: (201) 796-5151
Contact: Melanie Lester, LSW
JFSNJ provides eligible Holocaust
survivors with home support services
through funding from the Conference on
Jewish Material Claims Against Germany,
which enable survivors to age-in-place,
in their accustomed home environments,
thereby avoiding institutionalization and
enabling them to preserve dignity in the
declining years of their lives. These
services include home care, Kosher
Meals on Wheels, Care Management,
emergency financial assistance and
medical alert systems. In addition, JFSNJ
provides counseling and assistance with
government and entitlement programs.
The Living Room
at Jewish Family Service of Bergen and
North Hudson
Teaneck
Tel.: (201) 837-9090
E-mail: thelivingroom@jfsbergen.org
The Living Room – a Health and
Wellness Center at JFS – is a comfortable,
casual social center providing creative,
educational, restorative, and therapeutic
services. Programs include: bereavement
support, caregiver support, Second
generation Holocaust survivors’ group,
Joy Lunch Club for socially isolated
elders, addiction recovery support group,
therapy for victims of domestic violence,
and training and psycho-education
workshops. Call for more information
about these programs, events and
activities.
The Hidden Child Foundation/
ADL Bergen County Chapter
192 North Woodland Street
Englewood, NJ 07631
Tel.: (201) 567-8460
E-mail: Gaga1999@aol.com
Website: www.hiddenchild.org
Contact: Susan Gold
This is one of 75 chapters of Holocaust
survivors who survived by hiding. There
are more than 60 members from the
immediate area. Meetings are held in
members’ homes monthly for socializing,
support, discussions, films, holiday
parties, etc. Call for information.
Second Generation: Children
of Holocaust Survivors
The Living Room
at Jewish Family Service of Bergen and
North Hudson
Teaneck
Tel.: (201) 837-9090
Email: thelivinroom@jfsbergen.org
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The Living Room – a Health and
Wellness Center at JFS – is a comfortable,
casual social center providing creative,
educational, restorative, and therapeutic
services. Programs include: bereavement
support, caregiver support, Second
generation Holocaust survivors’ group,
Joy Lunch Club for socially isolated
elders, addiction recovery support group,
therapy for victims of domestic violence,
and training and psycho-education
workshops. Call for more information
about these programs, events and
activities.
Jewish Family Service
of North Jersey
Wayne: (973) 595-0111
Fair Lawn: (201) 796-5151
Contact: Melanie Lester, LSW
This weekly group provides a venue
for participants to share feelings,
experiences and concerns unique to
those who have grown up in a family
of Holocaust survivors.
Café Europa
Jewish Family Service
of North Jersey
Wayne: (973) 595-0111
Fair Lawn: (201) 796-5151
Contact: Leah Kaufman, LCSW, Executive
Director
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For information about JNF or to get involved, contact Jocelyn Inglis,
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Established six years ago by JFSNJ, Café
Europa is a social supportive program for
Holocaust survivors, which provide a
stable and nurturing environment whereby
survivors have the opportunity to interact
with others of similar backgrounds. JFSNJ
has utilized Cafe Europa as a way to reach
out to the survivor community to identify
homebound and at risk survivors, who
ordinarily would not have contacted the
agency but could benefit from services.
Through word of mouth, Café Europa has
grown to service 80-100 survivors at its
monthly gatherings. Monthly programs are
held at the Fair Lawn Jewish Center/
Congregation B’nai Israel in Fair Lawn.
Lesbians and Gays
Parents and Friends of Lesbians
and Gays (PFLAG)
Temple Beth Or
Township of Washington
Help Line: (201) 287-0318
The group meets on the third
Wednesday of the month. Newcomers at
7:30 p.m. followed by regular meeting at
8 p.m.
Parent Education Workshops
Parent Support Group for
Early Intervention
Tel.: (973) 256-8484
Contact: Joy Hammerman
E-mail: Joy@nreic.com
Family Connections: A network of
support for families with young children
with developmental disabilities.
Sponsored collaboratively between the
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades Special
Services Department and Helpful Hands
Early Intervention Collaborative, this
program addresses the special needs of
families with newborns through five-
year-olds with special needs. Families are
invited to attend discussion groups on
topics related to the challenges
experienced by families raising young
children with developmental disabilities.
Working Parents/
Working Mothers
Bergen County YJCC
Washington Township
Tel.: (201) 666-6610
Contact: Amy Nelson,
(201) 666-6610, ext. 5662
Email: anelson@yjcc.org
Leave a Legacy
To learn how to leave a legacy
in your name, please contact
Robin Rochlin,
(201) 820-3970 or robinr@jfnnj.org.
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PROGRAMS AT THE BERGEN CO. YJCC, KAPLEN JCC ON THE PALISADES, AND Y OF NORTH JERSEY

Adult Programs BCYJCC JCC Y of NJ Children’s Programs con’t. BCYJCC JCC Y of NJ

Art, Arts & Crafts Classes l l l Music Programs l l l
Book Club l l l Nursery School l l l
Bridge/ Mah Jongg l l l Pre-School l l l
Chorus l Special Needs l l l
Computer Classes l l Sports l l l
Digital Photography Seminars
l l l
Fitness and Sports
l l l
Facilities Rental
l l l
Aerobics Studio/Classes
l l l
Family Programming
l l l
Ballfields (Outdoors)
l l l
Fitness
l l
Classes/Instruction
l l l
Health & Wellness Seminars
l l
Exercise Classes
Hebrew Classes Fitness Facilities l l l
Holiday Celebrations l l l Gym/Ball Courts l l l
Holocaust Education Institute l League Sports l l l
Israeli Club l Nutritionist l l
Judaic Education l l l Personal Training l l l
Lectures/Education l l l Spinning Classes l l l
Music l l l Steam, Sauna l l l
Political Programs l l Swimming Pool (Indoor) l l l
Recipe Club/ Cooking Classes l l l Swimming Pool (Outdoor) l
Recreation l l l Swimming Instruction l l l
Russian Programs l Team Sports l l l
Seniors l l l Teen Health Club l l
Singles – 35+ l
l
Gift Shop/Gallery/Bazaars
l l
Singles – Under 35
l
Bazaars
l l
Single Parent Programming
l l l
Gallery
l l l
Social
l l l
Gift Shop
Sports
Theater l l l Immigrant Services
Torah Study Groups l l English as Second Language Classes l l
l
l l l
Jewish Film Series
Art Gallery/Exhibits
l l
l l l
Israeli Folk Dancing
Café/Food Service
Jewish Book Festival l l
Camps
Arts (Visual and Performing) l l Judaica Library l l
l l
l l l
Special Needs
l l l
Kosher Food
Sport Specialties
Summer Day Camp On Site l l l Social Groups/Activities
Teen Travel Camp l l l Adults l l l
Children l l l
Children’s Programs Tweens/Teens l l l
After-School Programs l l l
Art, Arts & Crafts Classes l l l Special Needs Programming l l l
Arts (Performing) l l l Support Groups l l l
Babysitting l l l
Computer Classes l l l Transportation Services l l
Day Care for Under 5’s l Trips/Travel Opportunities l l l
l l l
l l l
Enrichment Programs
l l l
Volunteer Opportunities
Holiday Celebrations
Infant/Toddler Classes and Programs l l l Wheelchair Accessible l l l
l Bergen County YJCC l Kaplen JCC on the Palisades l Y of North Jersey
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RELIGIOUSLIFE
SYNAGOGUES
Listings are alphabetical by town, and
the names of the synagogues are
alphabetized within the towns. The
explanatory material was submitted by
the synagogues themselves.
Bergenfield
Bais Medrash of Bergenfield
371 South Prospect Avenue
Bergenfield, NJ 07621
E-mail: bmobannouncements@gmail.com
Website: www.bmob.org
Rabbi: Moshe Stavsky
Bergenfield
Congregation Beth Abraham
(Orthodox)
396 New Bridge Road
Bergenfield, NJ 07621
Tel.: (201) 384-0434
Fax: (201) 384-7407
Website: www.bethabraham.org
Rabbi: Yaakov Neuberger
E-mail: president@bethabraham.org
Youth Director: Aryeh Morris
E-mail: youthdirector@bethabraham.org
Office Administrator: Claire Strauss
E-mail: administrator@bethabraham.org
The community strives to create a warm
Family owned and operated for 38 years
Bergen County’s Largest and Best In-Stock Merchandise Showroom
Wide Selection of AREA RUGS and RUNNERS
We also carry Wood Flooring and Luxury Vinyl Tile
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Re lig io us Lif e and J ewish L iving
and friendly atmosphere conducive to
spiritual growth, specifically expressed
Women are counted as part of the
minyan and are full participants in all
through Torah study, Tefila and the religious services. Shabbat morning
practice of chesed, extending ourselves services emphasize congregational
to others. singing and Torah study. Shacharit
services are preceded by a study class
Bergenfield and are followed by a kiddush and a
Ohr HaTorah light lunch. Babysitting is available at
(Orthodox) High Holy Days services.
36 Rector Court Closter
Bergenfield, NJ 07621 Temple Beth El
Tel.: (201) 244-5905
of Northern Valley
Website: www.ohrhatorah.com
(Reform - affiliated with URJ)
Rabbi: Zvi Sobolofsky
221 Schraalenburgh Road
Only open for Sabbath services. Classes Closter, NJ 07624
(Shiurim) given on Shabbos and for
Tel.: (201) 768-5112
special occasions during the week. Fax: (201) 768-1635
Cliffside Park E-mail: office@tbenv.org
Temple Israel Community Website: www.tbenv.org
Center/Congregation Heichal Rabbi: David S. Widzer
Yisrael Cantor: Rica Julie Timman
(Conservative – Egalitarian) Educational Director: Beth Kramer
207 Edgewater Road Nursery/Parenting Director: Abbe Rosner
Cliffside Park, NJ 07010 Temple Beth El is a lively and active
Tel.: (201) 945-7310 Reform congregation of over 400
Fax: (201) 945-0863 households serving the entire Northern
E-mail: shul@ticc.org Valley and beyond. We are a Jewish
gathering place for those of all ages,
Website: www.ticc.org
from nursery school children to the
Rabbi/Exec. Dir.: Shammai Engelmayer elders who founded our congregation. At
Office Hours: 9 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., Beth El we support each individual on
Monday & Thursday his or her Jewish journey. We balance
The synagogue, now in its 80th year, is the richness of Jewish tradition with an
egalitarian Conservative in philosophy. appreciation of the gifts of modernity.
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Saturday 10-5
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We welcome Jewish and partly Jewish
families of all backgrounds and abilities,
encouraging them to learn, discover, and
explore new areas of Jewish living as
they deepen their relationship with God
and the Jewish people.
Closter
Temple Emanu-El of Closter
(Conservative-affiliated with USCJ)
180 Piermont Road
Closter, NJ 07624
Tel.: (201) 750-9997
Fax: (201) 750-1894
Website: www.templeemanu-el.com
Rabbi: David-Seth Kirshner
Assistant Rabbi: Alex Freedman
Cantor: Israel Singer
Executive Director: Miriam Gitelman
E-mail: gitelman@templeemanu-el.com
School Phone: (201) 750-2959
Youth/Family Programs Dir.: Tammy Ween
E-mail: Ween@templeemanu-el.com
Temple Emanu-El of Closter is an
egalitarian Conservative synagogue
serving Bergen County’s northern valley.
The synagogue provides engaging and
uplifting weekday, Shabbat and holiday
services, educational programming for
adults and children and social activities.
Emerson
Congregation B’nai Israel
(Conservative Eglitarian)
53 Palisade Avenue
P.O. Box 345
Emerson, NJ 07630
Tel.: (201) 265-2272
Fax: (201) 265-0971
E-mail: Office@bisrael.com
Website: www.bisrael.com
Rabbi: Debra Orenstein
Cantor: Lenny Mandel
Religious School Principal: Karen Weiss
Office Hours: Sun., Thurs.,
Fri. 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.; Tues. 3 – 6 p.m.
A warm friendly congregation of 200
families, offering religious, educational,
and social activities as well as a Social
Action Committee and Significant Seniors
group. An innovative Conservative
egalitarian temple, and wheelchair
accessible to bimah.
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Englewood
Congregation Ahavath Torah
(Orthodox - affiliated with OU)
240 Broad Avenue
Englewood, NJ 07631
Tel.: (201) 568-1315
Fax: (201) 568-2991
E-mail: rgoldin@ahavathtorah.org
Website: www.ahavathtorah.org
Rabbi: Shmuel Goldin
Associate Rabbi: Chaim Pupko
Assistant Rabbi, Benaroya Sephardic
Center: Mordechai Gershon
Youth Director: Rabbi Shlomo Hyman
Ahavath Torah, with over 700 families,
provides many minyanim, including one
in the new Benaroya Sephardic Center,
as well as full youth and adult education
programs.
Englewood
Congregation Shomrei Emunah
(Orthodox - affiliated with OU)
89 Huguenot Avenue
Englewood, NJ 07631
Tel.: (201) 567-9420
Website: www.shomreiemunahnj.org
Rabbi: Menachem Genack
An Orthodox synagogue, with classes
during the week and on Shabbat. There
are daily minyanim, an active youth
program and a continuing series of Adult
Education programs. The synagogue has
a Mikvah on the premises.
Englewood
East Hill Synagogue
(Orthodox)
255 Walnut Street
Englewood, NJ 07631
Tel.: (201) 569-4008
Fax: (201) 569-4166
Website: www.easthillsynagogue.com
Rabbi: Zev Reichman
East Hill Synagogue is a warm, modern
Orthodox synagogue where all Jews are
welcome regardless of religious
affiliation. The synagogue has 100
member families, a thriving youth
program and weekly adult ed. classes.
Presently, East Hill Synagogue has
minyanim for all Shabbat and holiday
teffilot as well as a daily Shacharit
Minyan.
Englewood
Kehillat Kesher
(Orthodox)
509 Engle Street
Englewood, NJ 07631
Tel.: (201) 227-1117
E-mail: admin@keshernj.com
Website: www.keshernj.com
Rabbi: Akiva Block
Kesher is a growing diverse modern
Orthodox synagogue located on the
border of Tenafly and Englewood,
serving the entire Jewish community.
The congregation aspires to provide an
inclusive, warm and participatory
atmosphere conducive to serious
religious expression and meaningful
community building.
Englewood
Kol HaNeshamah
(Conservative)
113 Engle Street
Englewood, NJ 07631
Tel.: (201) 816-1611
Website: www.KHNJ.org
Rabbi: Fred Elias
Rabbi’s E-mail: Rabbi@KHNJ.org
Kol HaNeshamah is an egalitarian
traditional community serving the
Englewood/Tenafly community. Rabbinic
and lay-led services and Torah
discussions; a warm, intimate and
spiritual feeling in a participatory
democratic structure. Innovative
children’s and tikkun olam programming.
Family friendly.
Fair Lawn
Anshei Lubavitch Outreach
Center
(Orthodox – affiliated with Lubavitch)
10-10 Plaza Road
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
Tel.: (201) 794-3770
Website: flchabad.com
E-mail: Rabbi@flchabad.com
Rabbi: Levi Neubort
Preschool School Director: Leah Neubort
Inspired by the enduring vision of the
Lubavitcher Rebbe, the Anshei Lubavitch
Outreach Center is dedicated to serving
the Jewish community in the spirit of
Ahavat Yisrael—unconditional, non-
judgmental love for our fellow Jews. Our
goal is to meet the needs of a growing
and vibrant community by providing a
full range of educational, religious, and
social services. Our educational services
include: preschools, summer day camps,
adult education, Torah & Kabbala,
inspirational get-togethers (Farbrengens),
Jewish Family Super-phone, Tzivos
Hashem Clubhouse, weekly Tot Shabbat,
teen & youth programs, women’s Rosh
Chodesh classes, bar & bat mitzvah
classes, family/premarital counseling,
adult & children’s Judaic library, Jewish
story time for children, Jewish art
calendar. Our holiday programs include
High Holiday children’s program, Sukkot
party, sukkah mobile, live Kapparot,
public menorah lightings, Chanukah
Extravaganza, Grand Purim Party,
Passover preparation, communal seders,
Lag B’Omer event, Shavuos ice cream
bash, all-night Torah-Thon. Our religious
programs include synagogue services,
weekly Shabbat luncheon, Teffilin club,
Tehillim club, Teffilin bank, home/office
mezuzah consultations, kitchen
koshering, Jewish video presentations,
assistance in all areas related to Judaism.
Our social programs include the Fair
Lawn Gemach, Poor Fund, hospital/home
visitation, community breakfasts, Chevra
Kadisha—Burial Society, outreach, and
Adopt a Senior.
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Fair Lawn
Congregation Bris Avrohom
(Orthodox – Chabad, affiliated with
Lubavitch)
30-02 Fair Lawn Avenue
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
Tel.: (201) 791-7200
Fax: (201) 791-6120 Temple Emanuel of the Pascack Valley • Woodcliff Lake, NJ
Website: www.jewishfairlawn.org
E-mail: office@jewishfairlawn.org
Rabbi: Berel Zaltzman
Youth Director: Rabbi Mendel Zaltzman
Bris Avrohom provides educational and
religious programs about Jewish customs
and traditions as well as daily, holiday
and Shabbat services and celebrations.
It also provides wedding, divorce and Young Family Membership
funeral/unveiling services. A Passover
Seder is held annually, as well as Early Childhood Program
Hanukkah and Purim celebrations. A We invite you to call or E-mail
one-day-a-week Hebrew school is Religious School
offered, and Russian language classes Richard Tannenbaum,
for adults are provided. our Executive Director at Adult Education
201-391-0801 or
Fair Lawn
execdir@tepv.org with any questions. Sisterhood
Congregation Ahavat Achim
(Orthodox)
18-25 Saddle River Road Temple Emanuel of the Pascack Valley Men’s Club
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410 87 Overlook Drive
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Tel.: (201) 797-0502 Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07677
Rabbi: Uri Goldstein
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Tel.: (201) 791-7910 Office Hours:
Fax: (201) 797-4767 Mon. and Wed.: 9am – 5pm
E-mail: shomreitorahoffice@gmail.com Tues., Thurs.: 9am - 6pm
Website: www.shomrei-torah.org Fri.: 9am - 2pm
Rabbi: Benjamin Yudin The Fair Lawn Jewish Center/
Assistant Rabbi: Andrew Markowitz Congregation B’nai Israel is a warm,
President: Michael Glass welcoming egalitarian Conservative
Shomrei Torah, led by Rabbi Benjamin congregation with 500 member families.
Yudin, has a warm and welcoming Spiritually uplifting, educationally
atmosphere and an active membership of inspiring and socially dynamic, the FLJC
almost 300 families. We offer programs creates community and connection
through a broad variety of opportunities,
for adults, young families, youth, and
children, including minyanim, shiurim, from worship to social action to social
NCSY, and senior events. experiences. Jewish worship takes place
every day of the year at the FLJC, with
Fair Lawn Shabbat services including a junior
Fair Lawn Jewish Center/ congregation. While led by our vibrant
Congregation B’nai Israel and talented Cantor, all of our services
have lay participation. Our egalitarian
(Conservative—affiliated with USCJ) philosophy means that women and men
10-10 Norma Avenue are equal partners in our religious
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410 services; we also provide alternate
Tel.: (201) 796-5040 services on Shabbat morning for those
Fax: (201) 796-2415 who seek a more traditional approach.
E-mail: thefljc@aol.com Daily morning and evening minyanim
Website: www.fljc.com provide camaraderie for all, along with
Find us on Facebook: comfort for mourners. Our monthly 747
http://www.facebook.com/FairLawnJewish morning Minyan for teens has gained
Center national recognition. Education for all
Rabbi Roth’s Twitter Account @RabbiRoth ages is a critical component at the FLJC.
Rabbi: Ronald Roth The Rabbi offers thought-provoking
Cantor: Eric L. Wasser sermons and his weekly classes on the
Talmud and Torah provide insights along
Synagogue Administrator: Claudia with lively discussion. He records a
Judelman weekly podcast commenting on the
Early Childhood Director: Carol Weber Torah portion each week that is on our
website and iTunes. Our Families With
Young Children Committee plans holiday
Cantor celebrations, and family programs for our
Barbra Lieberstein members and the larger Jewish
community. Our outstanding Religious
Certified Cantor with
School, the Howard and Joshua Herman
12+ years of pulpit Education Center, begins in the first
experience grade and continues beyond bar/bat
mitzvah with parent education and
Group and special programs an integral part of the
Learn to private curriculum. The Religious School meets
read two days a week, Sunday morning and
Hebrew lessons in
Tuesday afternoon. Our Teens and Jeans
your home
program brings our teenagers into
Officiant at Bar/Bat Mitzvah Ceremonies, discussion groups with our Rabbi and
Baby Namings and Weddings Cantor. The Center is also known for its
Cell: 201-788-6653 numerous book groups. We have one of
e-mail: cantorbarbra@aol.com the finest early childhood education
www.cantorbarbra.com programs in Bergen County. Our
professionally staffed Shirley and Paul
Pintel Nursery School has operated for
Paterson Hebrew over thirty years. Our pre-school
programs are open to Jewish families
Free Loan Association and interfaith families whether or not
they are Center members. During the
Jews helping Jews by summer, children may join our Little
Sunshine Day Camp. Our auxiliary
providing small loans organizations include Sisterhood and
(interest free) for personal Men’s Progress Club, both of which
sponsor many fun and exciting programs
use, for you or someone and cultural events. The Center’s Social
Action Committee supports an ever-
you know in need.
growing list of projects that make a
critical difference in our community and
201-791-8395 beyond, including visiting the home-
10-10 Norma Avenue bound sick, food and clothing drives.
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410 Our ESP, Emergency Food Packages
helps those receiving Meals on Wheels
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during the winter months. Our Shofar
Corps brings teenagers to the homes of
elderly shut ins during the Fall holidays
so they can hear the sound of the Shofar.
Finally, the Fair Lawn Jewish Center
houses the Max E. and Anna Bornstein
Library, one of the finest Judaica libraries
in Bergen County.
Fair Lawn
Sephardic Center of Fair Lawn
(Orthodox)
40-34 Terhune Place
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
Website: www.scfljewishcommunity.com
Rabbi: M. Nadav
E-mail:
ravmnadav@scfljewishcommunity.com
Fair Lawn
Temple Beth Sholom
(Traditional Conservative
Affiliated with USCJ)
40-25 Fair Lawn Avenue
Fair Lawn, New Jersey 07410
Tel.: (201) 797-9321
Fax: (201) 797-3212
E-mail: office@TBSFL.org
Website: www.TBSFL.org
Rabbi: Alberto Baruch Zeilicovich
Cantor: Steven Barr
Nursery School Director: Lori Rothman
Nursery School E-mail: nursery@TBSFL.org
Temple Beth Sholom invites the
community to visit for services and
become acquainted with our religious,
educational, cultural and social
programs. The Temple offers an Adult
Education program, Family Programming
activities, Sisterhood, Men’s Club, Social
Action Committee, Couples Club,Seniors
Club and participates in United
Synagogue Youth Activities program for
children in grades 4-12. The Temple
features a Sanctuary and recently
renovated Day Chapel, full catering
facilities, complete Religious School
facilities, and a State Licensed Certified
Nursery School. We are a Traditional
Conservative synagogue offering
affordable dues, no building fund, and a
discount for new members. Daily
morning and evening minyans are
offered. Temple Beth Sholom is a partner
in the Northern New Jersey Jewish
Academy (NNJJA), a two-day-per-week
Religious School consortium. Classes
provide a caring environment where
children celebrate, learn and experience
the joys of being Jewish. The school is
free for members. The Helen Troum
Nursery School and Kindergarten
provides a developmentally appropriate
program for children ages 2-5.
Fair Lawn
Young Israel of Fair Lawn
(Orthodox - affiliated with Young Israel)
11-05 Saddle River Road
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
Tel.: (201) 797-1800
Website: www.yifl.org
Rabbi: Eli Belizon
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established yet still growing synagogue
that provides a warm and “heimishe”
environment in a town that provides a
solid Jewish infrastructure and is a good
and affordable alternative to other
Bergen County communities.
Fort Lee
Chabad of Fort Lee
(Orthodox – Lubavitch)
808 Abbott Blvd.
Fort Lee, NJ 07024
Tel.: (201) 886-1238
E-mail: info@chabadfortlee.com
Website: www.ChabadFortLee.com
Rabbi: Meir Konikov
Preschool Director: Lieba Konikov
Chabad of Fort Lee is a growing
movement which focuses on promoting
Jewish traditions and observance in a
welcoming nonjudgmental environment.
Chabad of Fort Lee welcomes every Jew,
regardless of affiliation. We provide the
community with a preschool for ages 18
months – 5, a Hebrew School for ages 5
– 12, Shabbat and daily services, Sunday
Morning Tefillin Club and Breakfast, Bat
Mitzvah Club, Kabbalat Shabbat for the
youth, holiday programs, adult
education, Russian Jewish community
events, Bar/Bat Mitzvah preparation,
women’s evenings, hospital visitation,
and counseling. Our Shabbat community
service is intimate and inspiring.
Congregation Gesher Shalom /
Jewish Community Center of
Fort Lee
(Conservative - affiliated with USCJ)
1449 Anderson Avenue
Fort Lee, NJ 07024
Tel.: (201) 947-1735
Fax: (201) 947-1530
E-mail: office@geshershalom.org
Website: www.geshershalom.org
Rabbi: Kenneth A. Stern
Cantor: Paul Zim
Youth Group Leader: Lori Friedlander
Congregation Gesher Shalom, the Jewish
Community Center of Fort Lee, is a
Conservative egalitarian synagogue, with
families from 11 communities. The
synagogue offers daily minyans morning
and evening, a Hebrew school, adult
education, men’s club, sisterhood, and a
cultural/social activity calendar. We have
two sanctuaries, a library, and a
gymnasium with a full-size basketball
court.
Fort Lee
The New Synagogue
of Fort Lee / Congregation
Kehillath Baruch
(Traditional)
1585 Center Avenue
Fort Lee, NJ 07024
Tel.: (201) 947-1555
Fax: (201) 947-4701
Rabbi: Meir Berger
Cantor: Dr. Leon Berger and his
professional choir
Religious School Principal:
Rabbi Meir Berger
The New Synagogue of Fort Lee is a
traditional congregation with a
membership of over 350 families. This
warm and congenial shul offers Hebrew
school education for children, where we
teach the entire life cycle of Judaism, bar
and bar mitzvahs, new innovative pre-
school and a variety of adult programs in
our beautiful synagogue. All are
welcome for Shabbat Morning and a
luncheon. Minyan Monday and Thursday
at 7:00 a.m., plus all holidays. We have
tot services on Tuesday at 3:00 p.m. and
Shabbat at 10:30 a.m. Shabbat services
for all every Friday at 6:00 p.m. There is
no building fund and the lowest dues in
the area with a very cohesive and warm
atmosphere.
Fort Lee
Sephardic Congregation
of Fort Lee
(Orthodox – Sephardic)
313 Tom Hunter Road
Fort Lee, NJ 07024
Tel.: (201) 543-9459
Website: www.scflee.com
Fort Lee
Young Israel of Fort Lee
(Orthodox, affiliated with National Council

We call it a Jewish education…

They just call it FUN!
Temple Avodat Shalom
385 Howland Avenue · River Edge, NJ· (201) 489-2463 x 204
Religious School for Pre-K through Grade 12

A vibrant Reform Jewish congregation serving Bergen County with over 400 families &
150 students in our thriving Pre-K-12 religious school. Call for details about TASTE, the
Temple Avodat Shalom Teen Experience, a fun new program for teens in the 8th-12th grades.
Temple membership not required to join this program.
To learn if Temple Avodat Shalom is right for you and your family, attend any Shabbat service.
Ask about new discount membership packages for young families.
Call or visit us on the web at www.avodatshalom.net
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of Young Israel)
1610 Parker Avenue
Fort Lee, NJ 07024
Barad Educational Center
163 Old Palisade Road
Fort Lee, NJ 07024
Tel.: (201) 592-1518
Fax: (201) 592-8414
Website: www.YIFTLEE.org
E-mail: YIFTLEE@gmail.com
Rabbi: Zev Goldberg
Administrator: Audrey Cole
Office Hours: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Monday –
Thursday
Franklin Lakes
Barnert Temple
(Reform – affiliated with URJ)
747 Route 208 South
Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417
Tel.: (201) 848-1800
Fax: (201) 847-0044
E-mail: info@barnerttemple.org
Website: www.barnerttemple.org
Rabbi: Elyse Frishman
Assistant Rabbi: Rachel Steiner
Temple Administrator: Vicky Farhi
Religious School Principal: Sara Losch
Nursery School Director: Sara Losch
Youth Directors: Melissa & Zach Kolstein
Barnert Temple is a spiritual center for
approximately 500 families from more
than 36 communities. We are large
enough to serve diverse needs but small
enough to provide an inclusive,
comfortable, and nurturing environment.
We have active social action, interfaith
outreach, adult education, Men’s Club,
and Sisterhood, as well as numerous
other committees that provide
educational, spiritual, and social activities
for our congregants and their families.
Franklin Lakes
Chabad Jewish Center of
Northwest Bergen County
(Orthodox – affiliated with Chabad-
Lubavitch)
375 Pulis Avenue
Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417
Tel.: (201) 848-0449
Fax: (201) 847- 0044
E-mail: admin@chabadplace.org
Website: www.chabadplace.org
Rabbi: Chanoch Kaplan
Religious School Principal: Mimi Kaplan
Nursery School Director: Mimi Kaplan
The Chabad Center offers a non-
judgmental environment for Jews of all
backgrounds and affiliations to explore
and deepen their knowledge and
observance of Judaism. The center offers
these ongoing programs, open to
everyone: Mommy & Me, Supper & Song
with Bobby DooWah, Family Shabbat,
Chai Kidz Club, Youth Zone, Hebrew
School, Gan Israel Summer and Winter
Camp, Bar/Bat Mitzvah training, Teen
Friendship Club, Jewish Women’s Circle,
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Discussion Group with Mimi, Torah
classes, JLI courses, synagogue services,
and social action.
Franklin Lakes
Temple Emanuel of North Jersey
(Conservative – affiliated with USCJ)
558 High Mountain Road
Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417
Tel.: (201) 560-0200
Fax: (201) 560-0218
E-mail: office@templeemanuelnj.org
Website: www.tenjfl.org
Rabbi: Joseph Prouser
Temple Emanuel of North Jersey is a
traditional egalitarian Conservative
synagogue in Franklin Lakes. We are
committed to serving our congregants
and community by making TENJ a place
where everyone can pray, learn, and
gather. Religious and educational
programs as well as social action
opportunities are offered throughout the
year to meet the needs of our
congregants and our community.
Glen Rock
Glen Rock Jewish Center
(Conservative - affiliated with USCJ)
682 Harristown Road
Glen Rock, NJ 07452
Tel.: (201) 652-6624
Fax: (201) 652-6628
E-mail: office@grjc.org
Website: www.grjc.org
Rabbi: Neil A. Tow
Cantor: William Walton
Religious School Principal:
Rachel Blumenstyk
Nursery School Director: Hilarie Kay
Outreach and Communications
Coordinator: Mindy Paris-Thurer
The Glen Rock Jewish Center(GRJC) is
the synagogue and Jewish Community
resource dedicated to preserving
egalitarian Conservative Jewish values
and providing the best possible lifelong
Jewish experience for individuals and
families living in Glen Rock and
neighboring communities.
Hackensack
Temple Beth El
(Egalitarian - Conservative)
280 Summit Avenue
Hackensack, NJ 07601
Tel.: (201) 342-2045
Fax: (201) 342-2045
Website:
www.templebethelhackensack.org
Rabbi: Robert Schumeister
Temple Beth El is an Egalitarian
Conservative congregation and the only
synagogue in Hackensack. Originally
established as the Hackensack Hebrew
Institute, Temple Beth El has been
important to the Jewish community for
over 90 years.
Leonia
Congregation Adas Emuno
(Reform - affiliated with URJ)
254 Broad Avenue
Leonia, NJ 07605
Tel.: (201) 592-1712
Fax: (201) 947-0701
Website: www.adasemuno.org
Rabbi: Barry L. Schwartz
Cantor: Sandy Horowitz
Religious School Director: Sandy Horowitz
President: Lance Strate
Founded in 1871, we are one of the
oldest synagogues in New Jersey, and
although we’re small in size, the 125
member families are a committed and
active group. The Adas Emuno
community is friendly, caring, and fun.
Shabbat services are on Fridays at 7:30
p.m. and all are welcome. An Oneg
Shabbat follows each service with
challah, wine, delicious treats and great
company! Our congregation combines
many traditions with new ideas. Rabbi
Schwartz leads weekly Torah study each
Saturday at 10 a.m. Holidays are always
exciting and filled with a combination of
spirituality and community. The Religious
School meets once a week on Sunday
and integrates Jewish culture and prayer
with study of Hebrew. New in 2014 is
our Tot Mitzvah program, for pre-school
age children, held one Sunday per
month from 9-10 am (free of charge).
Our Social Action committee is
committed to ongoing projects to serve
the greater community. To understand
Congregation Adas Emuno, one really
needs to experience it. Come to a
Shabbat or holiday service or any temple
event and feel the energy and
uniqueness of our welcoming,
enthusiastic temple community.
Mahwah
Beth Haverim Shir Shalom
(Reform – affiliated with URJ)
280 Ramapo Valley Road
Mahwah, NJ 07430
Tel.: (201) 512-1983
Fax: (201) 512-1586
E-mail: bethhaverim@optonline.net
Website: www.bethhaverimshirshalom.org
Rabbi: Joel Mosbacher
Assistant Rabbi: Daniel Kirzane
Administrative Assistant: Lisa Barrack
Cantor: David Perper
Educator: Rebecca McVeigh
Business Administrator: Iris Greenberg
Beth Haverim Shir Shalom is a warm and
welcoming congregation of over 425
families led by enthusiastic lay leaders in
cooperation with Rabbi Mosbacher,
Rabbi Kirzane and Cantor Perper. In
addition to inviting and spiritual services,
the congregation has an outstanding
religious school, youth program, a
vibrant life-long learning program,
Brotherhood, Sisterhood, and Social
Action Committee.
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New Milford
Sha’ar Communities
(Unaffiliated)
275 McKinley Avenue
Now Leveraging 45 Years
New Milford, NJ 07646
Tel.: (201) 220-6743
E-mail: shaarcommunities2@gmail.com
of Professional Expertise
Website: www.shaarcommunities.org
Rabbi: Adina Lewittes in Northern New Jersey
Sha’ar is an innovative, dynamic, and
diverse congregation committed to a
serious exploration of and engagement
with Jewish life. Music-filled services,
interactive learning, and hands-on
activism combine to create a spirited
and spiritual community for all ages and
backgrounds.
Old Tappan The OHEL
Chabad of Old Tappan
(Affiliated with Chabad – Lubavitch)
Northern New Jersey
183 Old Tappan Road Regional Family Center
Old Tappan, NJ 07675
OHEL’s therapists are out-standing in their diverse fields
Tel.: (201) 767-4008
of expertise. They are trained and supervised by OHEL’s renowned
Website: www.chabadOT.org
Rabbi: Mendy Lewis clinicians, and provide cutting-edge mental health services to the community.
E-mail: rabbi@chabadOT.org
Behavioral Health Services Geriatric Care Management
Chabad of Old Tappan provides the
opportunity for every Jew, regardless of School Based Services Community Resources
affiliation or level of observance to Respite & Other Care Services to Individuals with Developmental Disabilities
discover, experience, and enjoy Jewish
holidays and traditions in a warm and EXPANSION OF STAFF
welcoming environment. We offer
Shabbos prayer groups, Hebrew School, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS
Teen Club, adult education and social AND PROGRAMS COMMUNITY OUTREACH WITH DEVELOPMENTAL
AND PROGRAMMING DISABILITIES
events.
Paramus
Congregation Beth Tefillah
(Orthodox –affiliated with OU)
452 Forest Avenue Ziporah Torbiner, PsyD
Paramus, NJ 07652 Clinical Coordinator and Lead Therapist Rabbi Jeremy Donath Tzivy Reiter, LCSW
Passaic, New Jersey Community Outreach Coordinator Director
Tel.: (201) 265-4100 Ziporah Torbiner was the coordinator Fair Lawn, New Jersey Passaic, New Jersey
Website: www.cbtparamus.org of OHEL’s Mobile Crisis Team, the Rabbi Jeremy Donath is the Tzivia Reiter is a Licensed Clinical
clinical coordinator of OHEL’s Project Rabbi of Social Worker and a Director at
Rabbi: Daniel Wolff Hope in Brooklyn and will be Congregation Darchei Noam, OHEL Bais Ezra, where she has
E-mail: danielwolff@optonline.net bringing her expertise in mental Rebbie at TABC, and has dedicated her career to helping
health services and programs to the Semicha, RIETS; MA in Jewish individuals with disabilities and
Beth Tefillah, a modern Orthodox OHEL NJ office. Education, Azrieli. their families.
synagogue, is centrally located near all
major highways, shopping and in close
proximity to several day schools,
The OHEL Northern New Jersey Regional Family Center
including elementary and high school
696 Palisade Avenue • Teaneck, NJ 07666
yeshivot. It is a short drive to various NEW JERSEY 201-692-3972 • nj@ohelfamily.org
kosher restaurants, bakeries and eateries.
Sixty-plus families of diverse back-
grounds and origins, many with young
children, make up this warm, close-knit pre-school on the premises. A mikvah Exec. Director: Harvey Brenner
Community. Paramus has an eruv and a is on premises. E-mail: execdirector@jccparamus.org
state-of-the-art mikvah. Religious School Principal: Marcia
Paramus Kagedan
Paramus Jewish Community Center Religious School Phone: (201) 262-7733
Congregation K’hal Adath of Paramus E-mail: eccdirector@jccparamus.org
Jeshurun of Paramus The Jewish Community Center of
(Conservative - affiliated with USCJ)
(Orthodox) Paramus is a full-service, traditional,
E-304 Midland Avenue
140 Arnot Place Conservative congregation with 470
Paramus, NJ 07652 Paramus, NJ 07652
members. We offer a bi-monthly
Tel.: (201) 967-9898 Tel.: (201) 262-7691
egalitarian service. It offers
Website: www.kajp.org Fax: (201) 262-6516 comprehensive adult education, a Young
Rabbi: Chaim Shapiro E-mail: office@jccparamus.org Couples Club, Sisterhood, Men’s Club,
K’hal Adath Jeshurun of Paramus is Website: www.jccparamus.org Hebrew School, and USY Youth
located in a suburban Orthodox Rabbi: Arthur Weiner programs. There is extensive involve-
community in the heart of Bergen E-mail: Rabbi@jccparamus.org ment in community affairs. Morning and
County, with an eruv. There is a Cantor: Sam Weiss evening daily minyanim are held.
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Park Ridge
Temple Beth Sholom
of Pascack Valley
(Conservative)
32 Park Avenue
Park Ridge, NJ 07656
Tel.: (201) 391-4620
Fax: (201) 391-3618
E-mail: TBSoffice@temple-beth-sholom.org
Website: www.tbspv.org
Rabbi: Halina Rubenstein
Cantor: Joel Leibowitz
Temple Administrator: Cathy D’Eletto
Religious School Principal: Sheila Toffell
Temple Beth Sholom is an independent,
Conservative egalitarian congregation
serving individuals and families from 15
different North Bergen and South
Rockland communities. Services are user-
friendly, mixing traditional and modern
styles, songs, stories, and teachings. The
Bar/Bat Mitzvah program is personally
supervised by the Rabbi who works
closely with the Religious School
Director on grade school projects and
assemblies. TBS features many social and
special-interest groups, including Young
Couples Club, Family Chavurah, Park
Avenue Seniors, Cultural Affairs
Committee and other active committees
of the Board.
Pompton Lakes
Congregation Beth Shalom
(Conservative & Egalitarian – affiliated
with USCJ)
21 Passaic Avenue
Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442
Tel.: (973) 835-3500
E-mail: office@bethshalomnj.org
Website: www.bethshalomnj.org
Rabbi: David Bockman
Congregation Beth Shalom is a warm
and welcoming community with
members of all ages and levels of
observance. Interfaith families and Jews
by Choice are an integral part of our
congregational family. We have an active
Sisterhood and a Men’s Club, Hebrew
School, Youth Group, once-a-month
family Shabbat services and dinner,
social activities, a full-service library, as
well as many other programs.
Pompton Lakes
Jewish Congregation
of Kinnelon
(Reform – affiliated with UAHC)
21 Passaic Avenue
Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442
Tel.: (973) 838-5566
Fax: (973) 838-4418
E-mail: jckinformation@gmail.com
Website: www.jckinnelon.org
Rabbi: Josh Leighton
Director of Education: Juliet Barr
The Jewish Congregation of Kinnelon is
a warm and inclusive community of
families from a wide geographic area
and broad range of backgrounds. We
emphasize Jewish traditions and
transmitting our heritage to our children.
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Ridgewood
Temple Israel &
Jewish Community Center
(Conservative - Egalitarian
affiliated with USCJ)
475 Grove Street
Ridgewood, NJ 07450
Tel.: (201) 444-9320
Fax: (201) 444-9855
E-mail: office@synagogue.org
Website: www.synagogue.org
Rabbi: David J. Fine
Cantor: Caitlin Bromberg
Office Manager: Maureen Nassan
Director of Education: Rabbi Sharon Litwin
E-mail: SLitwin@synagogue.org
A suburban congregation experiencing
sustained physical and spiritual growth
while maintaining a warm and
welcoming atmosphere. Young families,
senior citizens, singles, youth,
intermarried couples, Jews by choice,
and Yeshiva-trained members blend to
create a synagogue family that is active,
intelligent, friendly, and communal.
River Edge
Temple Avodat Shalom
(Reform - affiliated with URJ)
385 Howland Avenue
River Edge, NJ 07601
Tel.: (201) 489-2463
Fax: (201) 489-0775
E-mail: administrator@tshalom.net
Website: www.avodatshalom.net
Rabbi: Paul Jacobson
Cantor: Ronit Josephson
Executive Director: Stella Teger
Rabbi-Educator: Rabbi Paula Feldstein
Temple Avodat Shalom is a true Beit
Knesset. It serves as a house of
communal gathering, offering programs
for the entire life span – from infants and
toddlers to senior citizens. It is a caring
community committed to the finest of
Reform Judaism.
Rutherford
Congregation Beth El
(Orthodox)
185 Montross Avenue
Rutherford, NJ 07070
Tel.: (201) 438-4931
Website: www.rutherfordjewish.org
Rabbi: Yitzchak Lerman
Temple Beth El is a friendly, non-
judgmental Orthodox synagogue. It
offers a wide range of programs,
including adult education, Friday night
dinners, Passover seders, Hebrew classes
and various other group programs,
together with an active Sisterhood.
Teaneck
Congregation Ahavat Shalom
(Teaneck Apartment Community Shul)
(Orthodox)
1600 Queen Anne Road
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Website: www.ahavatshalomteaneck.com
Rabbi: Yehudah Halpert
Teaneck
Congregation Arzei Darom
(Orthodox)
725 Queen Anne Road
Teaneck, NJ 07666
E-mail: info@arzeidarom.org
Website: www.arzeidarom.org
Rabbi: Aharon Ciment
Tel.: (201) 836-1035
E-mail: Rabbi@arzeidarom.org
President: Ron Goldgewert
E-mail: president@arzeidarom.org
Arzei Darom is a relatively new, modern
Orthodox congregation situated south of
Cedar Lane in Teaneck, New Jersey. With
100 families associated with the shul, we
offer a full range of programs and
activities, including Adult Education,
Youth Programs, Sisterhood Events,
Men’s Events, Chessed support, and
Family events. All Shacharit services on
Shabbat and Yom Tovim include
children’s groups in our youth rooms.
Weekday Shacharit is held at 6:35 a.m.
on Torah Reading days and 6:45 a.m. on
non-Torah Reading days. On Sundays
and legal holidays, Shacharit is at 8:30
a.m., and Mincha/Maariv is b’zman.
Teaneck
Congregation Beth Aaron
(Orthodox - affiliated with OU)
950 Queen Anne Road
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 836-6210
E-mail: office@bethaaron.org
Website: www.bethaaron.org
Rabbi: Laurence Rothwachs
Beth Aaron is a modern Orthodox shul,
with over 400 families and associate
members. It has an active Sisterhood,
Men’s Club, Youth Department, Women's
Rosh Hodesh programming, and
religious classes.
Teaneck
Congregation Beth Sholom
(Conservative – Egalitarian – affiliated with
USCJ)
354 Maitland Avenue
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 833-2620
Fax: (201) 833-2323
E-mail: office@cbsTeaneck.org
Website: www.cbsTeaneck.org
Rabbi: Joel Pitkowsky
Executive Director: Matthew G. Halpern
Cong. Beth Sholom is recognized as one
of the leading Conservative synagogues
in the country, offering traditional
worship and ritual in a fully egalitarian
and friendly setting – along with a wide
range of educational, social action,
spiritual and social activities for adults
and children.
Teaneck
Congregation Bnai Yeshurun
(Orthodox – affiliated with OU)
641 W. Englewood Avenue
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 836-8916
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E-mail: office@bnaiyeshurun.org
Website: www.bnaiyeshurun.org
Rabbi: Steven Pruzansky
Assistant Rabbi: Ari Zahtz
Manager of Synagogue Operations:
Debby Posner
Early Childhood Director: Jill Geiger
The synagogue offers three daily
minyanim, five different minyanim on
Shabbat morning, an active daily Beit
Midrash program, daily regular Torah
classes, Nursery School, youth programs
for all ages, Chai Society for seniors, Bnot
for women, and Men’s Club – all within a
friendly, welcoming environment.
Teaneck
Congregation Keter Torah
(Orthodox – affiliated with OU)
600 Roemer Avenue
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 907-0180
Fax: (201) 907-0924
E-mail: howard@ketertorah.org
Website: www.ketertorah.org and
www.ketertorahcatering.com
Rabbi: Shalom Baum
Exec. Director: Howard Gruenspecht
Youth Director: Rivki Rosenthal
Cong. Keter Torah is a rapidly-growing
community shul. Keter Torah is a full
service Beit Knesset known for its
warmth and commitment to youth
programming, adult learning and
meaningful tefillah. The shul has an
active chessed committee and welcomes
new members of all backgrounds.
Teaneck
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Rabbi: Nathaniel (Nati) Helfgot
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The synagogue is committed to Halakhic
observance within a framework of open-
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minded intellectual inquiry. It promotes
unity among all members of the Jewish
people regardless of denominational
affiliation and values respect and concern
for all of humanity. Netivot Shalom
identifies with and supports the goals
and aspirations of a thriving State of
Israel and encourages affiliation with
Zionist and Jewish communal
organizations.
Teaneck We want your business and we go the
Congregation Rinat Yisrael extra mile to make you a regular customer
(Orthodox - affiliated with OU)
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Tel.: (201) 837-2795
Fax: (201) 837-7881
Website: www.rinat.org
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Rabbi: Josf Adler
Assistant Rabbi: Rabbi Ezra Wiener
E-mail: ezra.wiener@rinat.org
Yoetzet Halacha: Shoshana Samuels
E-mail: yoetzet@rinat.org
Rabbi of Teen Minyan: Rabbi Joshua
Schulman
E-mail: jbschulman@gmail.com
Youth Directors: Martin and
Divsha Tollinsky
Office Manager: Adina Kirshner
E-Mail: adina@rinat.org
Cong. Rinat Yisrael is an Orthodox
synagogue dedicated to maintaining
dignified, meaningful services; promoting
a serious commitment to Torah study;
and mobilizing everyone to respond to
the needs of the less fortunate and the
broader Jewish community.
Teaneck
Congregation Shaarei Orah,
Sephardic Congregation
of Teaneck
(Orthodox)
1425 Essex Road
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 357-0820
Website: www.sephardicteaneck.org
E-mail: office@sephardicteaneck.org
Rabbi: Howard Jachter
E-mail: rabbi@sephardicteaneck.org
Shaarei Orah, The Sephardic
Congregation of Teaneck, was founded
to provide a warm, welcoming and
comfortable place of worship for
Sephardim of all backgrounds, and to
promote the spiritual and moral values
of tefillah, halacha and customs of
Sephardic culture.
Teaneck
Congregation Shaare Tefillah
of Teaneck
(Orthodox)
510 Claremont Street
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 357-0613
Website: www.shaaretefillah.org
Rabbi: Kenneth Schiowitz
Congregation Shaare Tefillah is located
just southwest of Route 4 in the Phelps
Park area, right over the Lincoln Place
footbridge to the West Englewood area
of Teaneck. Under the leadership of
Rabbi Kenneth Schiowitz, Shaare Tefillah
has regular services for Shabbat and
holidays, and offers babysitting for
young children.
Teaneck
Congregation Zichron
Mordechai
(Orthodox)
268 West Englewood Avenue
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 836-4334
Website: www.zichronmordechai.org
Rabbi: Michael Taubes
Originally named Tzemach Dovid, we
renamed the congregation Zichron
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Mordechai in memory of our member
Mark Rosenberg who died in the attack
on the World Trade Center. We have a
weekly shalosh seudos program with
zemiros, food and Torah. Check our
website for minyan and shiurim
schedule.
Teaneck
Jewish Center of Teaneck
Orthodox
70 Sterling Place
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 833-0515
Fax: (201) 833-0511
E-mail: info@jcot.org
Website: www.jcot.org
Administrator: Rose Sigler
Office Hours: 9am-5pm Mon-Thurs,
9am-2:30pm Fridays and Erev Yom Tov
Teaneck
Marcus Chabad House
(Lubavitch)
513 Kenwood Place
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 907-0686
Fax: (201) 907-0668
E-mail: RabbiSimon@aol.com
Website: www.chabadhouse.com
Rabbi: Ephraim Simon
The Marcus Chabad House is a project of
Friends of Lubavitch of Bergen County.
All Jews, regardless of background or
affiliation, are invited. There are no
membership fees or dues. There is a
daily minyan at 6:45 a.m. Shabbat
services are at 9:30 a.m., usually
followed by kiddush. Sunday morning
services are at 8 a.m. Many families who
are confined to the Hackensack
University Medical Center throughout the
year use the services of Chabad House.
The Chabad House also houses a mikva
for men only.
Teaneck
Ohr Saadya
(Orthodox)
P. O. Box 1072
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Website: www.ohrsaadya.org
Rabbi: Daniel Feldman
Teaneck
Temple Emeth
(Reform - affiliated with URJ)
1666 Windsor Road
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 833-1322
Fax: (201) 833-4831
Website: www.emeth.org
Rabbi: Steven Sirbu
Cantor: Ellen S. Tilem
Exec. Director: Lee Stein
E-mail: lstein@emeth.org
Religious School Principal: Dora Geld
Friedman
Temple Emeth is a dynamic congregation
over 60 years old, which draws its
members from over 35 communities. In
additional to its clergy, its greatest
strengths are its educational and social
action programs, and its deeply-
committed members, both long-time
and new.
Teaneck
Yeshiva Gedolah of Teaneck
1443 Palisades Avenue
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 833-5920
Fax: (201) 833-5921
Rabbi: Eli Roberts
Yeshiva Gedolah offers all areas of
learning Torah for men, women, and
children.
Teaneck
Young Israel of Teaneck
(Orthodox - affiliated with Young Israel)
868 Perry Lane
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 837-1710
Website: www.yiot.org
Rabbi: Binyamin Krohn
The Young Israel of Teaneck is an
Orthodox shul serving 200 member
families in the Country Club section of
Teaneck. It offers daily minyanim,
weekly classes, youth programming, and
numerous special events throughout the
year. Young Israel is a very warm and
friendly group experiencing growth,
primarily from younger families. All
guests and new members are welcomed.
Tenafly
Lubavitch on the Palisades
(Lubavitch)
11 Harold Street
Tenafly, NJ 07670
Tel.: (201) 871-1152
Fax: (201) 871-4181
E-mail: rabbi@chabadlubavitch.org
Website: www.chabadlubavitch.org
Rabbi: Mordechai Shain
Office Hours: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
The goal of Lubavitch on the Palisades is
to encourage and provide a means for
Jews of all backgrounds to learn and
rekindle a link to their Jewish heritage.
This is accomplished through extensive
outreach with programs such as adult
education lectures, Breakfast Club, Israeli
Club, Community Outreach, Crisis
Counseling, Daily Services, Holiday
Celebrations, Hospital and Nursing Home
Visits, Judaica Services, Kashering
Homes, Men and Womens Mikvahs,
Mezuzah Check-Ups, One on One
Studies, Pesach Seders, and Women's
Rosh Chodesh gatherings. We provide
extensive children's programming
including a Preschool, Elementary
School, Camp Gan Israel, Hebrew
School, Bar/Bat Mitzvah Club, Teen770
Community Service and Club, and more.
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Tenafly
Temple Sinai of Bergen County
(Reform - affiliated with URJ)
1 Engle Street
Tenafly, NJ 07670
Tel.: (201) 568-3035
Fax: (201) 568-6095
E-mail: info@templesinai.org
Website: www.templesinaibc.org
Rabbi: Jordan Millstein
Cantor: Nitza Amit-Shamah
Executive Director: Jeffrey Katz
Director of Education: Sara P. Kaplan
Early Childhood Center Director:
Risa Tannenbaum
Rabbinic Intern and Youth Advisor:
Elle Muhlbaum
President: Ilana Matteson
Office Hours: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., Monday -
Thursday; 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Friday
Temple Sinai of Bergen County is a
dynamic congregation in which each
member experiences a meaningful
Jewish life. Blending traditional and
progressive aspects of Judaism, our
clergy, professional staff and leaders
collaborate to foster inspiring worship,
festive holiday celebrations, life-long
learning and a commitment to
community outreach.
With varied backgrounds, we come
together to discover our connection to
prayer, spiritual renewal, and a
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Township of Washington
Temple Beth Or
(Reform - affiliated with URJ)
56 Ridgewood Road
Township of Washington, NJ 07676
Tel.: (201) 664-7422
Fax: (201) 722-0270
E-mail: info@templebethornj.org
Website: www.templebethornj.org
Rabbi: Noah Fabricant
Cantor: Sarah Silverberg
Director of Lifelong Learning: Irene Bolton
Administrator: Beth Felixson
Youth Director: Shawn Fogel
Temple Beth Or is a warm, vibrant, and
multi-generational Reform Jewish
congregation. We openly welcome
individuals and families of diverse
backgrounds and ages. Our House of
Light, established by a small group
during Chanukah in 1958 in a firehouse
in Paramus, has become a meeting place
where members come to worship, study,
and celebrate meaningful milestones in
our lives. Together with our caring
clergy, inspiring music, lifelong
educational opportunities, commitment
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to social action, and dedicated
leadership, we value the continuity of
Reform Judaism, Jewish culture, and our
connection to Israel.
Wanaque
Chabad Jewish Center
of Upper Passaic County
(Chabad Lubavitch)
1069 Ringwood Avenue
Haskell, NJ 07420
Tel.: (201) 696-7609
Website: www.jewishhighlands.com
E-mail:mmgurkov@gmail.com
Rabbi: Mendy Gurkov
Wanaque
Lakeland Hills Jewish Center
(Conservative – affiliated with USCJ)
7 Conklintown Road
Wanaque, NJ 07465
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 115
Ringwood, NJ 07456
Tel.: (973) 835-4786
E-mail: office@lhjc.org
Website: www.lhjc.org
Rabbi: David Saltzman
Lakeland Hills Jewish Center is an
intimate, family-friendly synagogue,
servicing the highlands area – Wanaque,
Ringwood, and West Milford.
Wayne
Chabad Center
of Passaic County
(Chabad Lubavitch)
194 Ratzer Road
Wayne, NJ 07470
Tel.: (973) 694-6274
Fax: (973) 694-1093
E-mail: rabbi@jewishwayne.com
Website: www.JewishWayne.com
Rabbi/Exec. Director: Michel Gurkov
Religious School Principal: Chani Gurkov
Chabad Center is an Educational
Outreach Center providing hands-on
education for youth and activities for
teens, classes & programs for adults and
seniors. Some of our many ongoing
programs at Chabad include Jewish
Women’s Circle, which meets monthly;
Women’s Jewish Book Club; ‘SOS, Smile
on Seniors’, vibrant monthly seniors
luncheon and program; JLI, the institute
for higher Jewish education offering
courses in 6-week sessions; Mommy and
Me, weekly; Sunday morning Hebrew
School, with classes for ages 4 and up;
Youth Zone and after-school toddler
courses, including Mini-Chefs, Karate,
and Craft It classes; one-on-one learning
with adults every day of the week;
weekday morning and Shabbat services;
the Friendship Circle of Passaic County,
serving the special needs children of our
community hand-in-hand with the Jewish
Teens of Passaic County; chaplaincy at
area hospitals, nursing homes, and
assisted living centers; bar and bat
mitzvah preparation; and volunteer
services for seniors. This is only a partial
listing of what we offer. We hope that
you will stop by, introduce yourselves,
and become part of the great Chabad
family of Passaic County.
Wayne
Shomrei Torah
(Conservative—affiliated with USCJ)
30 Hinchman Avenue
Wayne, NJ 07470
Tel.: (973) 696-2500
Fax: (973) 696-2419
E-mail: office@shomreitorahwcc.org
Website: www.shomreitorahwcc.org
Rabbi: Randall Mark
Administrator: Melody Sandor
Religious School Director: Judith Kuper
Jaffe
E-mail:
LearningDirector@shomreitorahwcc.org
Youth Advisor: Judith Kuper Jaffe
Shomrei Torah, the Wayne Conservative
congregation, was founded in 1973.
From our humble one-room-building
beginnings to our present facility with its
“jewel-like” sanctuary, Shomrei Torah
continues to grow along with its
congregation. Shomrei Torah is an
egalitarian congregation.
Wayne
Temple Beth Tikvah
(Reform – affiliated with URJ)
950 Preakness Avenue
Wayne, NJ 07470
Tel.: (973) 595-6565
Fax: (973) 595-8192
E-mail: tbtexec@optonline.net
Website: www.templebethtikvahnj.org
Rabbi: Stephen M. Wylen
Cantor: Charles Romalis
Temple Beth Tikvah is a warm, musical
congregation. Worship is participatory,
religious school is interactively oriented.
Resource Room program available.
Committees reflect Jewish ethics and a
strong sense of community. Temple
Beth Tikvah is truly a “House of Hope.”
Membership is ownership here.
West New York
Congregation Shaare Zedek
(Orthodox)
5308 Palisade Avenue
West New York , NJ 07093
Tel.: (201) 867-6859
Website: www.shaarezedekwny.org
Rabbi: David Movsas
Office Hours: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., Thursday
Cong. Shaare Zedek is a historic
Orthodox shul located in the North
Hudson area. Services on Shabbat at
9:30am and on holidays.
Woodcliff Lake
Temple Emanuel
of the Pascack Valley
(Conservative – affiliated with USCJ)
87 Overlook Drive
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Tel.: (201) 391-0801
Fax: (201) 391-1719
E-mail: administration@tepv.org
Your home...
Website: www.tepv.org
Rabbi: Benjamin Shull
Cantor: Mark Biddelman
there’s no place like it.
Early Childhood Director: Amy Fingeret
Director of Congregational Learning:
Rabbi Shelley Kniaz
Executive Director: Richard Tannenbaum
Office Hours: Mon. - Thurs. 9am - 5 pm
Fri - 9am - 3pm
Temple Emanuel of the Pascack Valley is
an egalitarian congregation affiliated with
United Synagogue, offering Shabbat and
Festival services, daily evening minyan,
children's services, Early Childhood
Programs including camp. Religious
School, Bar/Bat Mitzvah training, Adult
Education, BBYO Youth Group,
Sisterhood, Men's Club, Keruv - an
Outreach Program for Interfaith Families,
Congregational trips, and a beautiful
catering facility for special social
occasions.
Woodcliff Lake
Valley Chabad
(Lubavitch)
100 Overlook Drive
Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07677
Tel.: (201) 476-0157
Fax: (815) 346-2049
E-mail: office@valleychabad.org
Website: www.valleychabad.org
Rabbi: Dov Drizin
E-mail: rabbi@valleychabad.org
Religious School Principal: Hindy Drizin
E-mail: hebrewschool@valleychabad.org
Valley Chabad is a center for Jewish life
dedicated to providing every Jew,
regardless of philosophy, affiliation, level
of awareness, or commitment, with an
open-door environment for strengthening
and enhancing Jewish life. Chabad
serves individuals and families looking
for a non-judgmental, accepting, and
personalized Jewish experience. Valley
Chabad is enthusiastic about offering
meaningful Jewish experience,
education, and renewal opportunities for
all Jewish men, women, and children.
We offer Judaism with a smile, and a
home-away-from-home for everyone
who walks through the door. Valley
Chabad has classes, holiday programs,
lectures, a Youth Zone, Bar & Bat
Mitzvah clubs, a Hebrew school, and
synagogue services.
Wyckoff
Temple Beth Rishon
(Independent/Unaffiliated)
585 Russell Avenue
Wyckoff, NJ 07481
Tel.: (201) 891-4466
Fax: (201) 891-0508
E-mail: templeoffice@bethrishon.org 392 Main Street, Wyckoff NJ 201-666-8185 www.RNIDG.com
Website: www.bethrishon.org
New Jersey Certified Interior Designer (NJCID #0042) Member ASID, Allied Best Practices Network Member (BPN)
Rabbi: Dr. Kenneth A. Emert
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Cantor: Ilan Mamber
President: Laura Freeman
Religious School Director: Gonen Arad
Andrew Friedland Preschool Principal:
Debby Landesman
Youth Group Director: Jana Schwartz
Temple Beth Rishon is a vibrant
independent/unaffiliated 500-family
liberal congregation located in northwest
Bergen County. Our experienced and
caring clergy and professional staff and
outstanding lay leadership provide a
wide range of warm and innovative
opportunities for all ages. Relevant and
personally meaningful experiences are
provided for social, educational,
personal, cultural, and spiritual growth.
Our worship services are egalitarian,
participatory, and filled with joyous vocal
and instrumental music. They meet the
needs of all ages and include a variety of
services. There are many exciting
programs for holiday celebrations for all
ages.
Our preschool and Hebrew schools are
vibrant, growing and sought after
learning environments, which afford skill
building, social connections, and self-
esteem enhancement - all in a nurturing
setting that promotes positive Jewish
associations. We are proud to offer a
qualified, experienced staff, which is
dedicated to the development and
enrichment of every student. Our Tot
Shabbat program is an exciting,
welcoming and warm way to include our
youngest participants and their families
in the spiritual life of the TBR
congregation. For older children, our
model youth group provides a social
environment that promotes Jewish
identity and values.
Please visit our website
(www.bethrishon.org) to view the many
clubs and committees, as you are sure to
find something of interest, including
adult education, retreats, theater, social
action, and much more. A beautiful
catering facility is available for rent to
celebrate lifecycle parties. Our warm and
inclusive congregation welcomes you.
Havurot
Chavurah Beth Shalom
POB 417
Tenafly, NJ 07670
Or Alpine Community House
1 Old Dock Road
Alpine, NJ 07620
Tel.: (201) 567-7806
E-mail: chavbethshalom@aol.com
Website: www.mychavurah.org
Sr. Rabbinical Scholar:
Rabbi Jack Bemporad
A warm, informal congregation offering
small classes in the religious school,
Chavurah Beth Sholom offers an adult
Saturday morning study class a 11 a.m.
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led by Rabbi Jack Bemporad and a full
range of services. Friday night services at
8 p.m.; Saturday morning services at
10:30 a.m. Private home tutoring is also
available throughout Bergen & Rockland
Counties, leading to Bar/Bat Mitzvah.
Teaneck Women’s Tefillah
Contact: Judy Landau
Tel.: (201) 833-9347
E-mail:
teaneck.womens.tefillah@gmail.com
Contact: Marcy Millman
Tel.: (201) 837-1480
Founded in 1982, this Orthodox
women’s prayer group meets in
members’ homes. The group meets on
Simhat Torah, on Purim night for
Megillah, on Tisha B’Av for a late-
evening chanting of Eicha, and on
Shavuot afternoon for a study session, in
addition to periodic Shabbat services,
including occasional bat mitzvah
celebrations.
New Jersey’s Lesbian
& Gay Havurah
POB 2576
Edison, NJ 08818-2576
Tel.: (732) 650-1010
E-mail: info@njhav.org
Website: www.njhav.org
New Jersey’s Lesbian & Gay Havurah is
the only state-wide organization for
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans-
gendered Jews and their friends in New
Jersey. Its members represent the full
spectrum of Jewish backgrounds and
observances.
The Progressive Havurah
of Northern New Jersey
20 Jerome Ave.
Glen Rock NJ 07452
Tel.: (201) 652-7061
E-mail: havura@verizon.net
Website: www.havurahnnj.org
Rabbi: Jonathan S. Woll
The Progressive Havurah of Northern
New Jersey, a synagogue without walls,
is an exciting choice for Jews in the
tradition of Reform Judaism who want to
strengthen their ties to the Jewish
community through learning, worship,
social justice and fellowship.
Women’s Rosh Chodesh
Groups
Chabad Women’s Circle
Lubavitch on the Palisades
11 Harold Street
Tenafly, NJ 07670
Tel.: (201) 871-1152, ext. 543
Contact: Naomi Gershovitz
E-mail: naomi@chabadlubavitch.org
RELIGIOUS
O R G A N I Z AT I O N S
Conservative
United Synagogue of
Conservative Judaism
NJ Region
1090 King Georges Post Rd., Suite 304
Edison, NJ 08837
Tel.: (732) 738-4301
Fax: (732) 738-4304
E-mail: mid-atlantic@uscj.org
Website: www.uscj.org/njersey
The United Synagogue of Conservative
Judaism is the association of Conserva-
tive synagogues in North America. It
serves as a resource to its affiliated
congregations and works to formulate a
Conservative Jewish response to pressing
social and religious issues. USCJ
sponsors USY (teenage), Kadima (pre-
teens), Hazak (mature adults) in local
synagogues, and regional and
international activities. The New Jersey
Region consists of 61 congregations in
Central and Northern New Jersey.
Lubavitch
Chabad-Lubavitch
770 Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn, NY
Website: www.chabad.org
Orthodox
Agudath Israel of America
42 Broadway
New York, NY 10004
Tel.: (212) 797-9000
National Council of Young Israel
50 Eisenhower Drive
Paramus, NJ 07652
Website: www.youngisrael.org
E-mail: info@youngisrael.com
Orthodox Union
11 Broadway
New York, NY 10004
Tel.: (212) 563-4000
Fax: (212) 564-9058
Website: www.ou.org
Since its founding 100 years ago,
the Union has served as the central
coordinating agency for American
and Canadian Orthodox Jewish
congregations. The Orthodox Union, the
central address and national spokesman
for 1,000 synagogues, is a not-for-profit
educational, outreach and social service
organization that serves the burgeoning
North American Jewish community. The
Orthodox Union is a foremost leader in
youth work, advocacy for the disabled,
synagogue services, adult education and
political action.
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Reconstructionist
Jewish Reconstructionist
Communities
Website: www.jewishrecon.org
Reform
Union for Reform Judaism
633 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10017
Tel.: (212) 650-4000
Website: www.urj.org
The Union for Reform Judaism provides
leadership and vision on spiritual, ethical
and political issues. It also offers
programmatic support to Reform
congregations as well as perpetuating
Reform Judaism. The Union provides
opportunities for its members that they
cannot provide by themselves: camps
and Israel programs, study Kallot,
national and regional biennials. As a
member of the World Union for
Progressive Judaism, the Union connects
Reform Jews in North America with
Liberal/Progressive/Reform congregations
on every continent.
Traditional
Union for Traditional Judaism
82 Nassau Street, #313
New York NY 10038
Tel.: (201) 801-0707
E-mail: office@utj.org
Website: www.utj.org
Exec Director: Rabbi Gerald Sussman
The Union for Traditional Judaism is an
organization of lay people, educators,
talmudic scholars, cantors and pulpit
rabbis who are dedicated to the
principles of Traditional Halakhic
Judaism. Through innovative outreach
projects, it hopes to bring the greatest
possible number of Jews closer to an
open-minded observant Jewish lifestyle.
RABBINICAL
AND CANTORIAL
O R G A N I Z AT I O N S
Rabbinic Leadership
Rabbinical Council
of Bergen County (RCBC)
Va’ad Harabanim of Bergen County
P.O. Box 1233
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 287-9292
Fax: (201) 287-1770
E-mail: rcbc18@aol.com
President: Rabbi Chaim Pupko
Exec. Director: Rabbi Meier Brueckheimer
Kashrut Coordinator: Rabbi Benyamin
Taub
Vice President of Kashrut: Rabbi Ari Zahtz
North Jersey Board of Rabbis
c/o Temple Emanuel of the Pascack Valley
Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07677
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President: Rabbi Steven Sirbu
The North Jersey Board of Rabbis is
committed to enhancing the life of the
North Jersey Jewish community by
furthering the interests of the
professional Rabbinate, the congregation
and the community and by visioning the
Jewish future.
Morashah
The Rabbinical Fellowship of the Union
for Traditional Judaism
Tel.: (908) 692 6387
E-mail: RPilavin@gmail.com
Website: www.utj.org
President: Rabbi Robert Pilavin
Morashah, the Rabbinic Fellowship of
the Union for Traditional Judaism,
provides services including rabbinic
placement to Traditional rabbis and
communities around the world.
Central Conference
of American Rabbis
(Reform)
355 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10017
Tel.: (212) 972-3636
Website: www.ccarnet.org
E-mail: info@ccarnet.org
The Rabbinical Assembly
(Conservative)
3080 Broadway
New York, NY 10027
Tel.: (212) 280-6000
Website: www.rabbinicalassembly.org
E-mail: info@rabbinicalassembly.org
Rabbinical Council of America
(Orthodox)
305 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10001
Tel.: (212) 807-9000
Fax: (212) 727-8452
Website: www.rabbis.org
The Rabbinical Council of America is a
dynamic professional rabbinic
organization serving over 1,100 rabbis. It
serves as a spokesman for Orthodoxy on
the national and international level. It
sponsors conferences and disseminates
information on timely issues. One of its
priority goals is to generate Jewish
continuity, learning and life.
Cantorial Organizations
New Jersey Cantors Concert
Ensemble
Tel.: (201) 891-4466
Chair: Ilan Mamber
E-mail: ilanmamber@optonline.net
Website: www.njcce.org
The Ensemble is sponsored by the NJ
Region of the Cantors Assembly
(Conservative), but also welcomes
cantors who serve Reform,
Reconstructionist, and unaffiliated
congregations throughout New Jersey. It
is the world’s first four-part group of
male and female cantors and performs in
communities all over the state to present
the art of Jewish music and to provide
scholarship funds for students preparing
to be cantors. The Ensemble’s repertoire
includes classical as well as
contemporary cantorial and Jewish
choral selections.
JEWISHLIVING
BRIT MILAH/
CIRCUMCISION
AND MOHALIM
Rabbi Eliyahu Shain
Tel.: (718) 774-1111
(recommended by Lubavitch)
Cantor Eric L. Wasser,
Cert. Mohel
Tel.: (201) 562-5277
E-mail: ELW613@optonline.net
(recommended by physicians and USCJ)
Rabbi Melvin Zelefsky, M.D.
Tel.: (201) 836-5226
(recommended by Orthodox Movement)
CONVERSION
Information regarding conversion can be
obtained by contacting the various
denominations directly.
The Center for Conversion
to Judaism
752 Stelton Street
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 837-7552
Fax: (201) 837-8981
E-mail: ravsteve@earthlink.net
Contact: Rabbi Stephen C. Lerner,
Executive Vice President
The Center for Conversion to Judaism
provides programs and guidance for
those who are interested in exploring
Judaism, with an eye towards converting.
Participants may select individual
tutorials or join small seminar groups of
3-5 couples or individuals. Programs are
held in Teaneck and Manhattan. The
program follows the philosophy of
Conservative Judaism, and all
conversions are completed in accordance
with Jewish law.
D E AT H A N D D Y I N G
Burial in Israel
To make arrangements for burial in Israel,
please contact one of the local funeral
homes.
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Chevra Kadisha/ 0434 Cemetery Association

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Please check with your synagogue or the
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Cemeteries Tel.: (973) 948-7901
Chevra Kadisha, Fair Lawn The following are cemeteries that are
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Chevra Kadisha, Teaneck Tel.: (201) 943-6163
In Teaneck/Bergenfield, each of the Ahavath Joseph Cemetery, Fax: (201) 943-7002
following synagogues has its own chevra Brockhuizen Lane, Hawthorne Website: www.mountmoriahcemetery
kadisha. Call the synagogue office for Bay View Cemetery, ofnewjersey.org
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• Cong. Beth Aaron (201) 836-6210 (201) 433-2400 Beth El Cemetery
• Cong. Beth Abraham (201) 384- Beth El Cemetery, Forest Avenue
(201) 261-7878 Paramus, NJ 07652
B’nai Jacob Cemetery, Mailing address: POB 329
Passaic Avenue, Lodi Westwood, NJ 07675
Tel.: (201) 261-7878
B’nai Jeshurun Cemetery,
Fax: (201) 262-6762
View Place, Clifton
Flower Hill Cemetery, Cedar Park Cemetery
5433 Kennedy Boulevard, Forest Avenue
North Bergen
Paramus, NJ 07652
(201) 867-0013
Mailing address:
Hoboken Cemetery, POB 329
5500 Tonnelle Ave., North Bergen, Westwood, NJ 07675
(201) 867-0635 Tel.: (201) 262-1100
King Solomon Cemetery, Fax: (201) 262-6762
Mount Moriah Cemetery Dwas Line Road, Clifton Website:
over the decades has preserved its McBride Avenue Cemetery, www.cedarparkbethelcemeteries.com
West Paterson Above-ground Jewish burial.
unique, carefully maintained and
Menorah Cemetery,
beautiful surroundings, amenities and East Ridgelawn/Passaic Avenue, Clifton Sanctuary of Abraham
conveniences for families who seek Midland Avenue Cemetery, and Sarah Mausoleum
suitable final resting places in Saddle Brook Forest Avenue
a locale convenient for visitation. Mt. Nebo Cemetery, Cong. B’nai Jeshurun, Paramus, NJ 07652
195 Totowa Road, Totowa Mailing address:
Economical pre-need arrangements New Mt. Zion Cemetery,
POB 786
available. Paramus, NJ 07653
Orient Way, Lyndhurst
Tel.: (201) 262-1128
(201) 438-1612
Mount Moriah Cemetery of New Jersey Fax: (201) 262-4007
North Arlington Cemetery,
685 Fairview Avenue · Fairview, NJ 07022 Belleville Turnpike, North Arlington Riverside Cemetery
24 Hour phone 201-943-6163 or 6161
Passaic Junction Cemetery, 12 Market Street
Dewey Avenue, Saddle Brook Saddle Brook, NJ 07663
Minutes from the GW Bridge
Riverview Drive Cemetery, Tel.: (201) 843-7660, 1-877-843-7101
For Further Information Visit: Riverview Drive, Totowa Fax: (201) 843-5268
www.mountmoriahcemeteryofnewjersey.org Workmen’s Circle Cemetery, E-mail: info@riversidecemetery.org
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327 Main Street
Fort Lee, NJ 07024
Tel.: (201) 947-3336
888-700-EDEN
Website: www.edenmemorial.com
Providing the most convenient chapels
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available in the tri-state area. Our new Tel.: (212) 797-9000
facility, located one block from the Fax: (646) 254-1600
George Washington Bridge, is considered
New Jersey’s newest Jewish funeral Rabbinical Council of America
chapel and is allied with all metropolitan 305 Seventh Avenue
cemeteries. Licensed in New York, New
Jersey, and Florida, worldwide New York, NY 10001
Tel.: (212) 807-9000
arrangements available. Eden is known
for its attention to detail among the Fax: (212) 727-8452
Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform Website: www.rabbis.org
communities and prides itself on the
family-owned philosophy of superior United Synagogue of
service with fair and balanced pricing. Conservative Judaism
Pre-planning and FDIC-insured pre- 1090 King Georges Road, Suite 304
funding services are available.
Edison, NJ 08837
Gutterman Bros., Tel.: (732) 738-4301
Fax: (732) 738-4304
Funeral Directors
Website: www.uscj.org
463 Monmouth Street
Jersey City, NJ 07302 Union for Traditional Judaism
and
60 N. Beverwyck Road 82 Nassau St. #313
Lake Hiawatha, NJ 07034 New York NY 10038
Tel.: (866) 473-3700 Tel.: (201) 801-0707
Website: www.GuttermanBrothers.com Website: www.utj.org
Manager: Lawrence P. Gutterman, E-mail: office@utj.org
NJ Lic No. 4507
Family owned and operated by the Monuments
Gutterman family.
American Monument Company
Louis Suburban Chapel 479 N. Dean Street
13-01 Broadway (Route 4 West) Englewood, NJ 07631
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410 Website: www.800monument.com
Tel.: (201) 791-0015 / (800) 525-3834 Serving the Jewish community with
Fax: (201) 797-5110 caring, professional service for over 3
Website: www.louissuburbanchapel.com generations.
George Louis, Founder
Koch Monument
Richard Louis, Mgr. NJ Lic. No. 3088
A second-generation, independent, 76 Johnson Avenue
Jewish family-owned and -operated Hackensack, NJ 07601
exclusive Jewish funeral chapel. Tel.: (201) 342-2185, (800) 675-5624
Complete at-need and pre-need Fax: (201) 342-0249
planning. At a time of loss, your family Website:www.kochmonument.com
deserves compassionate care.
Monuments, markers, plaques,
mausoleums, inscriptions. Serving all
Robert Schoem’s
Menorah Chapel New Jersey and New York cemeteries.
W-150 Route 4, East Miller Memorials Company
Paramus, NJ 07652
Tel.: (201) 843-9090 45 Samworth Road
Fax: (201) 291-2995 Clifton, NJ 07012
Website: www.schoemschapel.com Tel.: (973) 773-9893, 800-709-1231
Manager: Gary Schoem, NJ Lic. No. 3811 Fax: (973) 773-9337
A family-owned and -operated funeral E-mail: millermemorials@aol.com
home, the Menorah Chapel offers pre- Contact: Mitch Miller, President
paid and pre-need planning, graveside Monuments, markers, plaques,
services, and handicap accessibility from inscriptions. Serving all north New Jersey
the large parking lot. Twenty-four hour and New York cemeteries.
emergency service provided.
Jerusalem Stone & Monument
Living Will 130 Van Nostrand Avenue
A Living Will and Healthcare proxy is a Englewood, NJ 07631
legal document designed to present Tel.: (201) 674-7900
decisions about medical care, should one Fax: (201) 342-2410
be unable to communicate those Website:
decisions. www.jerusalemstonemonument.com
Contact: David Subin
Agudath Israel Hours: By appointment only
42 Broadway Memorials for shuls, schools, special
New York, NY 10004 dedications.
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Sprung Monuments
402 Park Street
Hackensack, NJ 07601 Thinking about the future…your family
Tel.: (201) 488-1667 …your community…and your legacy?
Fax: (201) 488-8728
Contact: John Lange
We can help.
DIVORCE/GET
You may contact your rabbi or the various Please call us to explore long-term philanthropic opportunities
denominations directly.
including
Rabbi Adam Berner, Esq.
One University Plaza
Donor Advised Funds
Hackensack, NJ 07601
Tel.: (201) 836-0777
Bequests
E-mail: Adam@MediationOffices.com Designated gifts
Website: www.MediationOffices.com
Family & Divorce Mediator affiliated with
local rabbinic courts (beth dins). Let’s plan together.
Rabbi Howard Jachter
315 Churchill Road
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 837-1929
Fax: (201) 833-4342
E-mail: HMJachter@msn.com
Get (Jewish divorce) administrator
affiliated with Rabbinical Court of
Elizabeth, NJ serving the extended New For information contact
York metropolitan area. Recognized by Robin Rochlin
the Israeli Chief Rabbinate. Jewish Federation
OF NORTHERN NEW JERSEY 201-820-3970
robinr@jfnnj.org
Rabbi Robert Tobin
B’nai Shalom
300 Pleasant Valley Way
West Orange, NJ 07052
Tel.: (973) 731-0160
Fax: (973) 731-1160
E-mail: roberttobin@bnaishalom.net
National Bet Din of Conservative Judaism

ERUV/ENCLOSURE
Surrounding a community to allow
carrying on Shabbat

Bergenfield
Tel.: (201) 530-0222

Englewood
Hot line number: (201) 568-3116

Fair Lawn
Hot line number: (201) 797-0502
201-791-0015 800-525-3834

Fort Lee
LOUIS SUBURBAN CHAPEL, INC.
Exclusive Jewish Funeral Chapel
Hot line number: (201) 592-1119
Sensitive to Needs of the Jewish Community for Over 50 Years
Paramus t 4FSWJOH /+
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the eruv is functioning. t 1SFQBJE GVOFSBMT BOE BMM NFEJDBJE GVOFSBM CFOFmUT IPOPSFE
“Always within a family’s financial means”
Teaneck
Hot line number: (201) 530-0222 13-01 Broadway (Route 4 West) · Fair Lawn, NJ
There are red and green lights in some Richard Louis - Manager George Louis - Founder
Orthodox synagogues to signal whether NJ Lic. No. 3088 1924-1996
the eruv is functioning.
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GENETIC TESTING
Breast Cancer screening for the BRCA 1
gene is available at local hospitals
Englewood Hospital
and Medical Center
350 Engle Street
Englewood, NJ 07631
Tel.: (201) 894-3202
Fax: (201) 894-1722
Holy Name Medical Center
718 Teaneck Road
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 833-3000
Fertility Institute of NJ and NY
Director: Zalman Levine, MD
400 Old Hook Road
Westwood, NJ 07675
Tel.: (201) 666-4200
Fax: (201) 666-2262
Website: www.center4ivf.com
For genetically-inherited diseases such as
Canavan’s, Gaucher Disease and Tay-
Sachs, which are most prevalent in the
Ashkenazi Jewish populations, testing,
either pre-natal or pre-marriage, is
available at local hospitals. For informa-
tion on these diseases, please contact:
the following foundations.
National Gaucher Foundation
(NGF)
Tel.: (877) 649-2742
E-mail: ngf@gaucherdisease.org
Website: www.gaucherdisease.org
There are treatments available. Please
see our website for more information.
National Tay-Sachs and
Associated Diseases Associates
Tel.: (888) 354-7788
Fax: (888) 354-4884
E-mail: info@ntsad-ny.org
Website: www.ntsad-ny.org
Prevention of Tay-Sachs and related
genetic diseases through research,
education, and carrier screening.
Information, support, and referral
services for affected individuals and
families and medical professionals, as
well as the public at large.
INTERFAITH
PROGRAMS
Some synagogues may also offer
interfaith programs.
Keruv Program
Temple Emanuel of the Pascack Valley
87 Overlook Drive
Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07677
Alayne Pick, chair
E-mail: keruvte@aol.com
Tel.: (201) 391-0801
KERUV (pronounced Kay-roov)… “to
draw near, to approach”… is a program
developed by the Federation of Jewish
Men’s Clubs (FJMC) to help couples,
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parents, extended families and religious movements. For further guidance,
synagogues deal with issues regarding consult your Rabbi.
interfaith relationships. This has become
even more meaningful with the The Halachic Organ Donor
publication of the PEW report. Society
The Keruv committee of Temple 49 West 45th Street, 10th floor
Emanuel of the Pascack Valley actively New York, NY 10036
engages families in these discussions and Tel.: (212) 213-5087
activities on a regular basis. We are Fax: (212) 213-9451
delighted to again invite Rabbi Leana E-mail: admin@hods.org
Moritt to facilitate our sessions in the Website: www.hods.org
homes of our temple members. So many Executive Director: Robby Berman
of these discussions transcend interfaith HOD Society disseminates information
relations. We, as congregants in the regarding Halachic issues and Rabbinic
Temple Emanuel family, often find opinions concerning organ donation and
ourselves faced with these issues in a
offers card-carrying membership in a
traditional or interfaith situation. These society that allows people to donate
discussions, running from 7:30 PM until organs in accordance with their
9:30 PM, address relationships, marriage, particular Halachic belief.
grandparenting, death, Jewish cooking
and how to respectfully and lovingly Renewal
share our heritage within our traditional, Website: www.life-renewal.org
intermarried and non-Jewish family
members. With Rabbi Leana Moritt’s Renewal facilitates kidney donations
from live donors.
guidance, we celebrate ourselves, our
families our children, our grandchildren
while answering “why and how”. R I T U A L B AT H S /
M I K VA O T
MARRIAGE
Listings are alphabetical by town.
Please contact your Rabbi, your local
synagogue or the various denominations Mikvah Association
to arrange for a Jewish wedding ceremony. of Englewood
89 Huguenot Avenue
Englewood, NJ 07631
MEZUZAH CHECKING Tel.: (201) 567-1443
Yeshiva Ohr Simcha
of Englewood Fair Lawn Mikvah
19-10 Morlot Avenue
101 West Forest Avenue Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
Englewood, NJ 07631 Tel.: (201) 796-0350
Tel.: (201) 816-1800, ext. 6
Contact: Rabbi B Young Israel of Ft Lee
Website: www.yeshivaoh.com Tel.: (201) 585-2425
E-mail: yeshivaoh@aol.com
Claire Katzenstein Mikvah of
Friends of Lubavitch Paramus at Cong. K’hal Adath
of Bergen County
Jeshurun
513 Kenwood Place 140 Arnot Place
Teaneck, NJ 07666 Paramus, NJ 07652
Tel.: (201) 967-9894
Tel.: (201) 907-0686
Fax: (201) 907-0668 Website: www.kajp.org/mikvah.html
Executive Director: Rabbi Ephraim Simon Ladies Mikvah – by appointment only
Rabbinic Administrator: Rabbi Yisroel
Lubavitch on the Palisades Teichman
Tel.: (201) 225-2560, (732) 267-0255 or
11 Harold Street yist@juno.com
Tenafly, NJ 07670 Separate Keilim Mikvah open during
Tel.: (201) 871-1152 daytime hours. Brochure available. Call
Fax: (201) 871-4181 (201) 265-3069 or hlgans@hotmail.com.
E-mail: rabbi@chabadlubavitch.org
Website: www.chabadlubavitch.org Marcus Chabad House
Rabbi: Mordechai Shain (Mikvah for men only)
513 Kenwood Place
Rabbi Abraham Teicher Teaneck, NJ 07666
742 Chestnut Avenue Tel.: (201) 907-0686
Teaneck, NJ 07666 Fax: (201) 907-0668
Tel.: (201) 836-8376 E-mail: RabbiSimon@aol.com
Fax: (201) 836-4715 Website: www.chabadhouse.com
Mikva Association of Teaneck
O R G A N D O N AT I O N 1726 Windsor Road
Organ donation is permissible, and even Teaneck, NJ 07666
obligatory, if there is no risk to the donor, Tel.: (201) 837-8220
according to most rabbis and Jewish Website: www.teaneckmikvah.com
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Lubavitch on the Palisades S H AT N E S T E S T I N G TWINNING

for Men Testing to ensure that garments do not PROGRAMS–
11 Harold Street contain a mixture of linen and wool, which B A R / B AT M I T Z VA H
Tenafly, NJ 07670 is prohibited according to Biblical law.
Tel.: (201) 871-1152 Ethiopian-Israeli Twinning
Contact: Rabbi Mordechai Shain Yeshiva Ohr Simcha North American Conference on
E-mail: Rabbi@chabadlubavitch.org Ethiopian Jewry (NACOEJ)
Website: www.chabadlubavitch.org of Englewood
255 West 36th Street
101 W. Forest Avenue Suite 701
Mikvah Sarah Devorah of Englewood, NJ 07631 New York, NY 10018
Chabad of Tenafly for Women Tel.: (201) 816-1800, ext. 103 Tel.: (212) 233-5200, ext. 222
48 Piermont Road Contact: Rabbi B Fax: (212) 233-5243
Tenafly, NJ 07670 Please call ahead to make arrangements. E-mail: nacoej@nacoej.org
Tel.: (201) 816-0440 Website: www.nacoej.org
Fax: (201) 871-4181 Judaica House
478 Cedar Lane Israel Twinning
SHEIMOT DISPOSAL Teaneck, NJ 07666 AMIT
Tel.: (201) 801-9001 Tel.: (212) 792-5690
Disposal of documents and papers Fax: (201) 801-9004 Contact: Rebekah Grossman
containing God’s name. Please check with
your local synagogue for collection dates. Testing is done by Rabbi Yakov
Kriteman, head of the Shatnes Center, Israel Twinning
Gutterman Bros., Monsey, NY. Emunah of America
Funeral Directors Tel.: (212) 564-9045
SOFER/SCRIBE Contact: Carol Sufian
851 Kennedy Boulevard
Bayonne, NJ 07002 and
Jay Greenspan The Jewish Foundation
60 N. Beverwyck Road
Lake Hiawatha, NJ 07034 Tel.: (201) 692-1301 for the Righteous
Tel.: (866) 473-3700 305 Seventh Avenue
Website: www.GuttermanBrothers.com Rabbi Abraham Teicher 19th Floor
Executive Director: Lawrence P. 742 Chestnut Avenue Tel.: (212) 727-9955
Gutterman, Teaneck, NJ 07666 New York, NY 10001
Mgr-NJ Lic No. 4507 Tel.: (201) 836-8376 Website: www.jfr.org
Family owned and operated by the
Gutterman family.

Gutterman and Musicant We specialize in Erectile Function

Jewish Funeral Directors Preservation (EFP) Therapy Programs.
Wien & Wien Inc. Memorial We utilize the “Rosenberg method”
Chapels
Alan L. Musicant, Mgr. NJ Lic.No.2890 which is endorsed by the tri-state
402 Park Street
AT THE CENTER area medical community. We have
Hackensack, NJ 07601
Tel.: (201) 489-3800, 1-800-522-0588 FOR ADVANCED successfully treated over 2,500 patients!
Please call prior to delivery. MEDICINE We have a success rate of 98% in
just one visit!
SHAITL/WIGMAKERS
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Tel.: (201) 568-6898
Website: www.salonbeaumonde.net Dysfunction and PE. Our advisory board
E-mail: beaumondesalonspa@yahoo.com consists of several reputable physicians
Custom-made shaitls/wigs sales, haircuts,
styling, cuts, washes & sets, color,
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massages and facials.
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Glen Rock Jewish Center,
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(201) 342-2045
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(201) 512-1983
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(201) 444-9320
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River Edge R 3 l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l
(201) 489-2463
Cong. Beth El,
Rutherford O 1 l l l l l l l l l l l l
(201) 438-4931
Cong. Arzei Darom
Teaneck O 1 l l l l l l l l l
(201) 836-1035
Cong. Beth Aaron,
Teaneck O 3 l l l l l l l l l
(201) 836-6210
Cong. Beth Sholom,
Teaneck CE 3 l l l l l l l l l l l l l l
(201) 833-2620
Cong. Bnai Yeshurun,
Teaneck O 4 l l l l l l l l l l l l l
(201) 836-8916
Cong. Keter Torah,
Teaneck O 2 l l l l l l l l l l
(201) 907-0180
Cong. Rinat Yisrael,
Teaneck O 3 l l l l l l l l
(201) 837-2795
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Zichron Mordechai,
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Temple Beth Or,
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Temple Beth Tikvah,
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Valley Chabad,
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Temple Beth Rishon,
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The explanatory material was submitted
by the schools themselves.
The school listings are alphabetical by
town and are then further alphabetized
within the towns.
Toddler-Parent Programs
Temple Beth El Nursery School
Closter
Tel.: (201) 768-3726
Fax: (201) 768-1635
Website: www.tbenv.org
Nursery School Director: Abbe Rosner
The Nursery School/Parenting Center
provides a warm and nurturing child-
centered environment where the children
are active participants in the learning
process. The program begins with
Mommy and Me classes, which include
developmentally appropriate activities
for children aged 10-30 months as well
as supportive discussion groups for
parents.
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The Shirley & Paul Pintel
Nursery School of
The Fair Lawn Jewish Center/
Congregation B’nai Israel
10-10 Norma Avenue
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
Tel.: (201) 796-9434
Fax: (201) 796-2415
E-mail: nursery@fljc.com
Website: www.fljc.com
Early Childhood Director: Carol Weber
Mommy and Me is a class that meets
once a week for an hour and fifteen
minutes for children ages 17-24 months
and their moms, grandmas and
caretakers. Each class has free play,
song, puppets,story time, arts and crafts
and snacks. We also have Dovid, the
only Jewish purple dragon in New
Jersey. A great way to meet other moms.
The class is facilitated by our Early
Childhood Director, Carol Weber.
Ganeinu
811 Palisade Avenue
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 951-4758, (201) 724-8886
Co-directors: Carmela Rosenbaum and
Aliza Safran
E-mail: carmrox@yahoo.com
alizasafran@gmail.com
Website: www.ganeinuteaneck.com
Our Mommy and Me program for
children 12-24 months is scheduled for 8
sessions throughout the year.
Educat io n
The Leonard & Syril Rubin
Nursery School
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
411 E. Clinton Avenue
Tel.: (201) 408-1448
Website: www.jccotp.org
Our state licensed, accredited program
provides unique, multi-dimensional
activities for 16 months old to five year
old children. To meet the varying needs
of individual families, we offer half-day,
three-quarter-day and full day options for
two, three or five days a week according
to age. Our experienced, professional
staff works closely with each child to
promote his or her social, emotional and
intellectual development. We offer a
warm, child-centered environment rooted
in Jewish tradition, where children can
become confident, responsible and
successful learners. We strive to enrich
each child's world through exposure to
language arts, science, reading and math
readiness, music, art, Judaic
programming, physical education and
swimming. Nurturing social interaction is
an integral part of all programs. By
learning through doing, each child
establishes a strong sense of self and
accomplishment. Contact Johanna
Sohinki at (201) 408-1430 or
jsohinki@jccotp.org
Infant & Toddler Program
(Newborn to 2 years)
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
411 E. Clinton Avenue
Tel.: (201) 408-1448
Website: www.jccotp.org
The JCC Infant Toddler program offers
classes designed to enable parents and
their infants and toddlers to socialize in a
fun, supportive and educational
environment. Children, parents and
teachers all have the opportunity to
explore and discover through play, art,
and music. Parents also have the
opportunity to discuss developmental
stages and family life issues, as well as
participate in discussion groups led by
professional facilitators. The Center is
featuring many exciting new options.
Contact Felice Popper at (201) 408-1435
or fpopper@jccotp.org
Therapeutic Nursery
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
411 E. Clinton Avenue
Tel.: (201) 408-1448
Website: www.jccotp.org
The JCC Therapeutic Nursery is a unique
program for bright preschool children
with special needs. We serve children
ages 3–5 years old that have language
disorders, emotional disturbances
(including selective mutism), learning
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disabilities, attention deficits, or autistic

behaviors (including PDD and Asperger’s
Syndrome). The program is a parent-
child model and the curriculum is
developmental and communication
based. Speech-Language, Occupational
and Play Therapy are offered. Also
included is parent counseling and a
weekly parent support group. Our
intensive social skills curriculum
prepares our students to participate
successfully, as they become ready, in
mainstream settings at school, at home,
and in the larger community. Students
may enter the program anytime during
the school year with Director’s approval.
Call Lois Mendelson, PhD at (201) 408-
1498 or tn@jccotp.org.

Mother-Baby Yoga
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Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
411 E. Clinton Avenue
Tel.: (201) 408-1448
Website: www.jccotp.org
Bond with your baby through stretching,
strengthening and relaxing.

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Through crafts, stories, songs and snacks,
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The Parenting Center
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Tel.: (201) 666-6610
Contact: Amy Nelson, ext. 5662
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The YJCC’s Parenting Center offers year-
round programming designed to provide
information, guidance, resources and
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be adorable newborn through 24 months. The variety
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ages 18-24 months provides for gentle
separation in anticipation of nursery
school.
Temple Emanuel Early
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87 Overlook Drive
Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07677
Tel.: (201) 391-8329
Early Childhood Director: Amy Fingeret
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Website: tepv.org
The acclaimed “Come Play With Me”
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Infants to three years
Anshei Lubavitch Day Care
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The Anshei Lubavitch Day Care Centers
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facilities have spacious classrooms, with
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Extended Care
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Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
411 E. Clinton Avenue
Tel.: (201) 408-1448
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The JCC Extended Care program is fully
licensed by the NJ Dept. of Youth and
Family Services and offers a safe,
nurturing environment for children from
16 months to 3 years old. Highly
qualified teachers and assistants provide
full time programs with an enriching,
developmentally appropriate curriculum
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maintains a full-time nurse and a fully
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We offer age-appropriate activities
focusing on the physical, emotional, and
social needs of each child in a nurturing
and safe environment. This Jewish school
for children ages three months through
PreK offers a full-year calendar, bilingual
Hebrew and English, and a complete

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academic program. The Fair Lawn branch
has a kindergarten program.

Temple Beth El Nursery School

(Reform)
221 Schraalenburgh Road
Closter, NJ 07624
SCHECHTER
Tel.: (201) 768-3726
Fax: (201) 768-1635
DAY SCHOOL
Website: www.tbenv.org
Pre-School Director: Abbe Rosner OF
Ages: 2 – 5 years
The Nursery School/Parenting Center BERGEN COUNTY
provides a warm and nurturing child-
centered environment where the children
are active participants in the learning Š World-class science, technology, engineering &
process. The nursery school program mathematics (STEM) curriculum
begins at two years of age and continues
through pre-kindergarten. Through play Š Inquiry-based approach
and first-hand sensory experiences,
children explore their environment and Š Middot/Character education program
master skills, while developing a love of
learning, a positive self-image and a
Š Commitment to Tikkun Olam (repairing the world)
sense of community. Jewish identity is Š Hebrew language and Israel studies
enhanced by celebrating Shabbat and the
holidays through songs, stories, Š Warm, inclusive community
puppetry, crafts and cooking.
Š Programs for age 3 through Grade 8
The Moriah School
(Orthodox – co-ed)
53 S. Woodland Street
Englewood, NJ 07631
Tel.: (201) 567-0208
Fax: (201) 567-7402
E-mail: info@moriahschool.org
Website: www.moriahschool.org
Early Childhood Director: Divsha Tollinsky
See page 84

Kol Chaverim Pre-school

8-12 Saddle River Road
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
Tel.: (201) 509-8433
Website: www.kolchaverim.com
E-mail: info@kolchaverim.com
Director: Elana Ochs
Ages newborn -K
We have a dual Hebrew and English
program and a small student-to-teacher
ratio. We offer flexible hours 7am-
6:30pm and are open late Friday
afternoons.

The Shirley and Paul Pintel To schedule a personal tour of Solomon Schechter
Nursery School of the Day School of Bergen County, e-mail
Fair Lawn Jewish Center
(Conservative – affiliated with USCJ)
admissions@ssdsbergen.org
10-10 Norma Avenue
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
Tel.: (201) 796-9434
SOLOMO N 275 McKinley Avenue,
Fax: (201) 796-2415 SCHECHTER New Milford, NJ 07646
E-mail: nursery@flcj.com D AY S C H O O L 201-262-9898
Website: www.fljc.com OF BERGEN COUNTY www.ssdsbergen.org
Early Childhood Director: Carol Weber
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Hours: 9 a.m. – 3:15 p.m.; extended
hours available, 7:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Our preschool program is for children
ages 2-5. We use the “Creative
Curriculum for Preschool” which is based
on developmentally appropriate
practices. We ensure that goals and
experiences are suitable to a child’s
learning style and development and
challenging enough to promote their
progress and interest. We focus on all
domains of development and learning -
physical, social,emotional and cognitive.
We also know that play is an important
part of any preschool program,
promoting language, cognition and social
competence. Our teachers strive to
create a sense of community. They
engage children in cooperative
experiences as well as experiences that
demonstrate that each member is valued.
Teachers insure that the environment is
conducive to exploration and help each
child to become independent. We have
many enrichment programs and our
Judaic curriculum helps build a
foundation for Jewish learning. We have
before (7:30-9 am) and after care
(3:15-6 pm).
Helen Troum Nursery &
Kindergarten at Temple Beth
Sholom
(Conservative) (USCJ affiliated)
40-25 Fair Lawn Avenue
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
Tel.: (201) 797-2865
Fax: (201) 797-3212
E-mail: lrothmantbs@yahoo.com
Website: www.TBSFL.org
Director: Lori Rothman
The Helen Troum Nursery &
Kinder?garten, a state licensed,
developmentally appropriate program,
nurtures children, ages 2-5, as they grow
and thrive in a warm, loving, thought
provoking atmosphere. Certified,
experienced teachers with CPR and first
aid training, challenge the children to
grow and develop at their own rate,
encouraging socialization, risk taking,
independence, creativity and learning
through sensory exploration,
experimentation and multi-faceted
experiences. A strong secular and Judaic
program is enhanced with music, art,
story, language, cooking, emergent
literacy and gross motor experiences. A
new parenting center offers programs for
the under twos and their parents.
The Leah Sokoloff Nursery
School of Shomrei Torah
(Orthodox)
19-10 Morlot Avenue
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
Tel.: (201) 791-6744
Website: Lsns.shomrei-torah.org/
Director: Debbie Lesnoy
E-mail: Lsns18@yahoo.com
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Administrative Directors: Deena Jarashow,
Neshama Kutin
Ages: 2 – 5
Co-ed
The Leah Sokoloff Nursery School and
summer program offer developmentally
appropriate activities in art, music,
language, science, math, and movement
in a nurturing Jewish environment. The
school has a low teacher-student ratio.
The school serves children from
Bergenfield, Teaneck, Paramus, Passaic,
and Fair Lawn.
Anshei Lubavitch Day Care
Centers
(Orthodox-Lubavitch)
8-09 Plaza Road and
11-05 Saddle River Road
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
Tel.: (201) 797-4770
Website: www.flchabad.com
E-mail: info@flchabad.com
The Anshei Lubavitch Day Care Centers in
Fair Lawn offer full- and half-day
preschool for ages 1-5. Extended hours
are available from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Both
facilities have spacious classrooms, with
indoor and outdoor playgrounds. The
teachers provide a warm and loving
atmosphere, with lots of love and
personal attention. Visits from community
helpers, professional storytellers, music
and movement, gym, Shabbat parties, and
specialty Judaic programs bring added
excitement to our educational curriculum.
We are fully licensed and insured.
Preschool at Chabad of Fort Lee
808 Abbott Blvd.
Fort Lee, NJ 07024
Tel.: (201) 886-1238
E-mail: chabadfortlee@aol.com
Preschool@ChabadFortLee.com
Website: ChabadFortLee.com
Director: Lieba Konikov
Assistant Director Rachelle Zomick
Our preschool offers programs for ages
18 months – 5 years old with a number
of options. Our comprehensive and
developmentally appropriate program is
designed to promote each child’s
intellectual, social, physical, and
emotional growth. All games and
activities are skill-based and goal-
oriented, so that the children grow with
everything they do. The classroom is a
community in which Jewish values are
modeled and reinforced and Hebrew
language is introduced through songs,
games, and simple conversation. The
curriculum combines structured and
unstructured activities that encourage
young children's most important work:
creative play. Every day is filled with art,
music, stories, language, Jewish living,
and hands-on exploration. Our program
infuses our children with a love for
Judaism as well as respect and
admiration for our heritage.
Barnert Temple Pre-school
(Reform)
747 Route 208 South
Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417
Tel.: (201) 848-1027
Fax: (201) 847-0044
E-mail: schooloffice@barnerttemple.org
Website: barnerttemple.org
Principal/Director: Sara Losch, Director
Life-long Learning
Ages: 2 – 6
Co-ed
Happy, creative, warm, intellectually
stimulating, socially encouraging, and
filled with messy, explorative play.
Innovative, nurturing summer camp
program.
Franklin Lakes Jewish
Pre-School
(Chabad-Lubavitch)
Franklin Lakes area
Tel.: (201) 848-0449
Fax: (201) 848-0559
E-mail: gan@chabadplace.org
Director: Mimi Kaplan
Ages: 2 1/2 – 4
Co-ed
A comprehensive and developmentally
appropriate program designed to promote
each child’s intellectual, social, physical,
and emotional growth, coupled with the
highest quality Jewish education and
environment.
Glen Rock Jewish Center
Nursery School
682 Harristown Road
Glen Rock, NJ 07452
Tel.: (201) 652-6624
Fax: (201) 652-6628
E-mail: grjcnursery@gmail.com
Website: www.grjc.org
Director: Hilarie Kay
Our state-licensed, warm, friendly, safe
environment is just what your child
needs, as they take their first steps
beyond the family circle. Using all of
their senses, in very hands-on ways, our
children experience new and different
opportunities daily, as they explore their
ever-expanding world. Creative
programming fosters healthy attitudes
towards group work and play, respect,
sharing, cooperation, and recognizing
and accepting the similarities and
differences among them. Our innovative
curriculum, developed and taught by
certified teachers, embraces the whole
child: physically, intellectually, socially,
emotionally, creatively, and spiritually.
Professionally taught music and yoga are
part of the weekly curriculum. Flexible
scheduling is available, including before-
and after-care. Additional programming
includes afternoon kindergarten
enrichment, Mommy and Me, Baby Yoga,
and summer day camp.
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We aim to nurture the cognitive,
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supporting the development of problem
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youngest students are embraced as
partners in their child's education. We
encourage parent involvement and we
strive to form close ties with our families.
GBDS is open from 8:15am to 3:30pm
with flexible before and after care
options until 6pm.
Ben Porat Yosef
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E. 243 Frisch Court
Paramus, NJ 07652
Grades Toddler through 7th grade
Tel.: (201) 845-5007
Fax: (201) 845-5009
E-mail: info@benporatyosef.org
Website: www.benporatyosef.org
Rosh Yeshiva: Rav Tomer Ronen
Dir. of General Studies: Stanley Fischman
Early Childhood Director: Jessica Kohn
Director of Admissions/PR: Ruth Roth
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Ashkenazic customs and traditions,
characterized by a warm, nurturing, small-
school environment, rich experiential
learning, and Hebrew immersion. General
studies and Judaic studies are integrated
to provide children with meaningful and
fun educational experiences each day.
Exciting co-curricular activities and after-
school programs include computers, art,
music, creative movement, science,
nature, and karate. Ben Porat Yosef
provides classes for Toddlers (2 1/2),
Nursery (3), Pre-Kindergarten,
Kindergarten, and Grades 1-8.
Congregation K’hal Adath
Jeshurun of Paramus
Nursery School
(Orthodox)
140 Arnot Place
Paramus, NJ 07652
Tel.: (201) 967-9898
Website: www.kajp.org
E-mail: nursery@kajp.org
Nursery School Executive Dir.: Howard Gans
Nursery School Director: Judith Dworetsky
Full-day licensed program for three-year
olds. Children must be toilet trained.
Open to non-members.
Yavneh Academy
(Orthodox, co-ed)
155 N. Farview Avenue
Paramus, NJ 07652
Tel.: (201) 262-8494
Fax: (201) 262-5940
E-mail:
yavnehacademy@yavnehacademy.org
Website: www.yavnehacademy.org
Director: Shani Norman
See page 80.
Yeshivat Noam
(Orthodox, co-ed)
70 West Century Road
Paramus, NJ 07652
Tel.: (201) 261-1919
Fax: (201) 261-1949
Website: www.yeshivatnoam.org
E-mail: info@yeshivatnoam.org
Principal: Rabbi Chaim Hagler
Assistant Principal: Linda Stock
Assistant Principal Judaic Studies,
Elementary School: Rabbi Uzi Beer
Early Childhood Director: Kara Feldman
AP Judaic Studies Middle School: Rabbi
Yitzchok Motechin
Asst. Early Childhood Director: Joyce
Buckman
Assistant Principal, Judaic Studies, Middle
School: Rabbi Yitzchok Motechin
Assistant Principal, General Studies,
Middle School: Becky Troodler
Executive Director: Enid Anziska
The school offers PreK-grade 8 classes.
At the core of its foundation are six
guiding principles: centrality of the child,
love of Torah, commitment to Eretz
Yisrael and Ivrit b’Ivrit, importance of
Derech Eretz, academic excellence, and
parental involvement.
Rosenbaum Yeshiva of North
Jersey Early Childhood
666 Kinderkamack Road
River Edge, NJ 07661
Tel.: (201) 986-0078
Website: www.rynj.org
Early Childhood Director: Fran Mermelstein
Early Childhood Assistant Director: Aviva
Vogel
At Rosenbaum Yeshiva of North Jersey, it
is our mission to create a warm and
nurturing environment within a Torah
framework where young children can
grow and develop cognitively, socially
and emotionally. Every child entering the
Early Childhood Center becomes a
member of a new community - a school
community that fosters individual
growth, develops social skills, teaches
middot, builds self-esteem and creates an
awareness of each child's Jewish identity.
We have classes from Nursery through
Kindergarten.
Congregation Bnai Yeshurun
Nursery School
(Orthodox)
641 W. Englewood Avenue
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 836-6871
Nursery School Director: Jill Geiger
The Bnai Yeshurun Nursery School offers
a sophisticated Torah-based curriculum
within a small, local, nurturing environ-
ment. It has two beautiful classrooms, a
full kitchen, and an outdoor playground.
The teachers are Jewish role models.
This is the only nursery school in an
Orthodox synagogue in Teaneck.
Ganeinu
811 Palisade Avenue
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 951-4758, (201) 724-8886
Co-directors: Carmela Rosenbaum and
Aliza Safran
E-mail: carmrox@yahoo.com
alizasafran@gmail.com
Website: www.ganeinuteaneck.com
Ganeinu offers classes for 2- and 3-year-
olds as well as a summer session.
Gan Rina
354 Maitland Avenue
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 833-0458
Contact: Rue Taubes
Gan Rina aims to foster the development
of a happy, well-adjusted child by
creating an environment that is
comfortable, stimulating and secure, one
in which children can grow emotionally,
socially, intellectually and religiously.
Located at Congregation Beth Sholom in
Teaneck.
Gan Yaldenu
85 Copley Avenue
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 801-0291
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Director: Etti Benvenisti
The school offers a warm and happy
atmosphere. The program is based on
hands-on activities, music, movement
and arts and crafts. It also offers a dual
curriculum of Judaic and general studies.
Shalom Yeladim Nursery School
815 Prince Street
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 837-0837
Fax: (201) 357-2653
91 West Clinton Ave.
Tenafly, NJ 07670
Tel.: (201) 894-8300
E-mail: shalomyeladim@optonline.net
Director: Marina Blyumin
At Shalom Yeladim Nursery School,
you’ll find a warm, safe, and stimulating
Torah environment for children, ages
toddler through six years. We encourage
each child to develop self-esteem, self-
motivation, and an awareness of
themselves and the world around them.
Children’s natural curiosity is guided and
their thirst for knowledge is encouraged.
Our integrated curriculum, as well as our
many hands-on activities, such as
Hebrew immersion, library, music, art,
gym, and swim, helps to instill a love of
learning in each child.
Teaneck Chabad Pre-School
510 Claremont Street
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 907-0686
Director: Nechamy Simon
Ages 2 1/2-4
Lubavitch on the Palisades
School
(Orthodox)
11 Harold Street
Tenafly, NJ 07670
Tel.: (201) 871-1152, ext. 505
Fax: (201) 871-4181
E-mail: lps@chabadlubavitch.org
Website: www.lpsnj.org
Preschool Director: Orite Rubenstein
The school believes in giving every
child, regardless of background or
religious affiliation, a multi-sensory,
child-centered Jewish education. Our
warm and innovative teachers provide
learning experiences that are taught in a
very hands-on, interactive way. The
Parshas come alive through exploring
our social, emotional, physical and
cognitive development.
The Leonard & Syril Rubin
Nursery School
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
411 E. Clinton Avenue
Tel.: (201) 408-1430
Website: www.jccotp.org
Early Childhood Director: Johanna Sohinki
Assistant Director: Sarah Koffler
Administrator: Elissa Yurowitz
Our state licensed, accredited program
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provides unique, multi-dimensional
activities for 16 months old to five year
old children. To meet the varying needs
of individual families, we offer half-day,
three-quarter-day and full day options for
two, three or five days a week according
to age. Our experienced, professional
staff works closely with each child to
promote his or her social, emotional and
intellectual development. We offer a
warm, child-centered environment rooted
in Jewish tradition, where children can
become confident, responsible and
successful learners. We strive to enrich
each child's world through exposure to
language arts, science, reading and math
What is
readiness, music, art, Judaic
programming, physical education and
swimming. Nurturing social interaction is
BCHSJS?
an integral part of all programs. By The Bergen County High School
learning through doing, each child
establishes a strong sense of self and of Jewish Studies
accomplishment. Contact Johanna
A regional Hebrew High School
Sohinki at (201) 408-1430 or
jsohinki@jccotp.org for all Jewish teens in grades 8-12,
on Sundays from 9:30 AM -12:45PM
Kindergarten
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades Discussion-based elective courses
Taub Campus taught through a Jewish lens,
411 E. Clinton Avenue
such as World Faith Forum,
Tel.: (201) 408-1448
Website: www.jccotp.org Jewish Infused Improv,
Our full-day, state-licensed program #NoFilterIsrael, Midrash Manicures,
provides small classes and excellent Jewish Volunteer Corp
academic preparation for first grade,
including computer enrichment, gym, “At BCHSJS I’m able to connect with
indoor swim and Judaic programming. other Jewish friends and build my
Convenient, extended day programs
available. For more information, contact own Jewish community”
Johanna Sohinki at jsohinki@jccotp.org — Samantha T.
Temple Sinai of Bergen County Fun social events and weekend
Early Childhood Center retreats that foster friendships
One Engle Street and positive peer interactions
Tenafly, NJ 07670
Tel.: (201) 568-6867 “Attending BCHSJS gave me a
Fax: (201) 568-6095 stronger connection to my Jewish
Website: www.templesinaibc.org
E-mail: ecc@templesinabc.org
heritage and Israel, which will better
prepare me for challenges I may face
Director: Risa Tannenbaum
Discover the early childhood gem right in college, and in life” — David B.
in your backyard – for children starting
at 12 months old- including extended Opportunities to do community
days! service, charitable deeds
Accredited by the National Association and repair the world
for the Education of Young Children, the
Early Childhood Center is committed to Courses for college credit,
the principle that the early childhood
letters of recommendation and
years are the ideal time to begin a child's
education as well as his or her Jewish a plus for high school transcripts!
education. Through the celebration of
Shabbat, holiday festivals and more,
children learn and gain an appreciation
of our heritage.
Offering a nurturing, developmentally
appropriate curriculum with an excellent
teacher/child ratio, the center fosters
Visit us at www.bchsjs.org for more
positive self-esteem and confidence information, or call 201.488.0834
through experiential play-based learning.
All early childhood classes take place in A Beneficiary Agency of JFNNJ
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large bright, sunny classrooms. Sports,
music and nature enrich our curriculum.
A state-of-the-art, large outdoor
playground with two age-specific areas
incorporate a water play feature as well
as climbing apparatus, sand play
(covered sand boxes), tryke track
(scooter area) and more.
David Rukin Early Childhood
Center Nursery School
Bergen County YJCC
Washington Township
Tel.: (201) 666-6610, ext. 5662
Director, Early Childhood Education: Amy
Nelson
E-mail: anelson@yjcc.org
Through exploration, play, creation,
questioning and a wide variety of
activities, 2-, 3- and 4-year-olds in the
YJCC’s Nursery School are empowered
to develop socially and cognitively. The
nursery school employs a
developmentally appropriate curriculum,
recognizing individual differences and
the unique pace at which each child
develops. Readiness skills are developed
in reading, writing, math, science and
handwriting, while children express
themselves creatively through art, music,
movement and language. Special
enrichment classes may include sports,
art, dance, cooking and musical theater.
Our nursery school wing is bright and
colorful, while the fenced-in playground
provides a custom-designed accessible
play space where social relationships –
and large muscles – are developed. Also,
students utilize the YJCC’s full-size
gymnasium and indoor pools under the
supervision of the YJCC’s professional
staff. The David Rukin Early Childhood
Center Nursery School seeks to develop
compassionate, kind young people.
Children learn about Jewish customs,
participate in Jewish holiday celebrations
and practice mitzvot (good deeds)
through various collections for
disadvantaged families. Respect and
caring for others are fostered by
intergenerational holiday celebrations
with senior adults and acceptance of the
diverse backgrounds and observances of
our nursery school families. Our Nursery
School Parent Association is a vibrant
arm of the program. Experienced staff of
certified teachers maintains membership
with the National Association for the
Education of Young Children (NAEYC).
Full day, extended day and half-day
programs accommodate all parents. YJCC
membership required for enrollment.
New families enrolling 2-year-olds for the
2014-2015 school year pay no
membership dues for that year.
Abram B. Cohen Nursery
School, YM-YWHA
of North Jersey
One Pike Drive
Wayne, NJ 07470
Tel.: (973) 595-0100, ext. 247
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Fax: (973) 595-5234
Director: Barbara Zitcer
Assistant Director: Paula Rosen
Ages: newborn – 5 years
The Abram B. Cohen Nursery School
provides the ideal setting to launch
young children and their families on
their first educational journey away from
home. Our experienced and caring staff
work together with parents to create an
atmosphere that fosters self-confidence,
self-worth and pride. Our school
supports free choice and active learning.
Children are encouraged to form
relationships with other children and
adults to experience a sense of
community and belonging. Our
integrated curriculum offers language
arts, social studies, science, math and
reading readiness, outdoor play and
physical fitness education. Customs and
traditions of our Judaic heritage are
introduced through weekly Shabbat
festivities and holiday celebrations.
Temple Emanuel Early
Childhood Program
(Conservative)
Come Play with Me
87 Overlook Drive
Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07677
Tel.: (201) 391-8329
Early Childhood Director: Amy Fingeret
E-mail: amy@tepv.org
Website: tepv.org
The acclaimed “Come Play With Me”
program offers the best combination of
experiences and nurturing to provide the
very young child a strong foundation for
learning. Programs begin with infants
through 24 months.
Through play, gross motor activities,
music and movement and art activities,
the staff provides an atmosphere of
caring and respect. The young child
develops a sense of autonomy of caring
and respect.
Exploration, experimentation, and
sensory experiences are the ideal way for
a child to learn.
New to the area? This is a great way to
make new friends. Call for more
information.
Andrew Friedland Preschool
at Temple Beth Rishon
(Independent/Unaffiliated)
585 Russell Avenue
Wyckoff, NJ 07481
Tel.: (201) 891-4466
Fax: (201) 891-0508
E-mail: preschool@bethrishon.org
Website: www.bethrishon.org
Director: Gonen Arad
Preschool Principal: Debby Landesman
Ages: 14 months – 6 years
Co-ed
The Andrew Friedland Preschool offers a
“Moms and Tots” program for children
from 14 months to two years. In addition,
we offer preschool classes with
affordable rates for ages 2-5, including
kindergarten enrichment. We offer a
variety of age-appropriate and exciting
programs and schedule options for both
mornings and afternoons. An innovative
afternoon schedule has recently been
created to add even more fun and skills
enrichment. An active PTO encourages a
partnership between the parents and the
school. Registration is ongoing
After-School and Vacation
Programs
After School Academy
for Advanced Studies in Mathematics,
Science, Arts & Technology @ Schechter
Grades 5-8
275 McKinley Avenue
New Milford, NJ 07646
Tel.: (201) 262-9898
Fax: (201) 262-3026
E-mail:
afterschoolacademy@ssdsbergen.org
Website: www.ssdsbergen.org/asa
Head of School: Ruth Gafni
Director of Academic Affairs: Daniel Jaye
The After School Academy (ASA) for
Advanced Studies in Mathematics,
Science, Arts and Technology @
Schechter is specially designed to
provide all 5th- through 8th- graders in
the area with an extraordinary selection
of hands-on, interactive learning
opportunities that will extend their
knowledge, stimulate their minds,
encourage their curiosity, and open new
academic vistas. Outstanding,
experienced professionals teach such
popular courses as “Stem-cell biology &
human genomics”; “Video-game design”;
“LEGO robotics”; “Improvisational
acting”; “Journalism workshop”; and a
special prep course for the Bergen
County Academies entrance examination
(6th & 7th Graders). Classes are offered
in the fall and spring on Monday and
Tuesday afternoons, from 4:30 to 6:30
p.m. (pizza snack included) at Solomon
Schechter Day School of Bergen County,
275 McKinley Avenue, New Milford, NJ
07646. (Group and organizational
discounts are available.) For more
information about the After School
Academy, including all course offerings
and registration form, visit
http://www.ssdsbergen.org/asa, call
201-262-9898 x215 or e-mail:
afterschoolacademy@ssdsbergen.org
Bergen County YJCC
605 Pascack Road
Township of Washington
Tel.: (201) 666-6610, ext. 5814
Contact: Abby Leipsner
E-mail: aleipsner@yjcc.org
Learn something new or pursue a
passion! A variety of classes in ceramics
and special interests are offered
throughout the year. After-school sports
include soccer, tennis, golf, karate and
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lots of opportunities for basketball,
including bootcamps and teams. Our
aquatics program offers swim lessons, a
pre-competition program for those not
quite ready for a competitive swim team,
and a competitive swim team, the
Bergen Sharks. On school’s out vacation
days, special activities and camps, like
Basketball Mini Camp, are scheduled.
Special events for children in grades 1-4
include a Saturday Night Out program,
with each date focusing on a special
activity, from art to swimming to Legos.®
The Tween Scene program for children
in grades 5, 6 and 7 opens the YJCC one
Saturday night a month for a variety of
fun activities.
Vacation Camps
605 Pascack Road
Township of Washington
Tel.: (201) 666-6610, ext. 5790
Contact: Jenny Jurjevic
E-mail: jjurjevic@yjcc.org
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Basketball Mini Camp is the place to be
when school is out. Children in grades
K-8 practice skills and drills under the
guidance of the YJCC athletic director.
Other special programs and outings take
place periodically during school
gymnastics, dance, drama, music and
more. For more information, call Michal
Greenbaum at (201) 408-1469 or
mgreenbaum@jccotp.org.
After-School Athletics
(K-Age 14)
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
411 E. Clinton Avenue
Tel.: (201) 408-1448
Website: www.jccotp.org
Children of all ages can enjoy after
school sports of all sorts, including one-
on-one sports skills training, soccer,
basketball, tennis, floor hockey, Tae
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Kwon Do, Golf Adventures, sports
leagues, boot camps, mini camps and
more. For more information, call Oumar
Soumaré, Athletic Director, 201-408-1474
or osuomare@jccotp.org.
Drop Off Enrichment Classes
(Age 2-Pre-K)
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
411 E. Clinton Avenue
Tel.: (201) 408-1448
Website: www.jccotp.org
The JCC offers many after school
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transportation from most schools to the
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homework help in English and Hebrew. One Piece or a House Full
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unwind with lots of games and books, 201-334-2257 Ask for Paul
open playtime in our fabulous gym and by appointment
playground, and a fun lounge to relax in
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Kids Club Hours: September-June, After
school-6:30 pm (Friday dismissal varies).
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The JCC offers many after school
Discounted Freeda, Solgar,
programs and classes inart, science,
cooking, computers, swim, sports,
and Bluebonnet Vitamins
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sports, gymnastics, dance, drama, music
and more. Call Elissa Yurowitz at
(201) 408-1436 or eyurowitz@jccotp.org.
Emek
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
411 E. Clinton Avenue
Tel.: (201) 408-1448
Website: www.jccotp.org
This Israeli language and cultural after-
school program for children in grades
K-9 teaches modern, spoken Hebrew
and Israeli culture in a fun, hand-on way
on two tracks: one for native Hebrew
speakers and one for non-native. Call
Aya Shechter at (201) 408-1427.
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Vacation Programs
Taub Campus
Tenafly
Tel.: (201) 408-1448, ext. 356
E-mail: mkleiman@jccotp.org
Contact: Michal Kleiman
Children K-5 enjoy a wide range of fun
activities during school breaks. Join us
for crafts, swimming, trips, sports fun
and entertainment during our vacation
programs. JCC membership required.
9 a.m.-4 p.m. with extended hours
available.
Educational Resources
The Living Legacy
Friends of Lubavitch of Bergen County
513 Kenwood Place
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 926-5151
Fax: (201) 907-0668
E-mail: moshe@thelivinglegacy.org
Contact: Rabbi Moshe Grossbaum
Through a variety of hands-on
educational modules, THE LIVING
LEGACY provides a unique and creative
tool that links Jewish teaching and
learning to Jewish practice and living.
Creating a Shofar, pressing olive oil,
Teffilin making and Torah writing are
some of the instructive units designed to
engage, challenge and actively involve
Jewish youth in our priceless heritage.
These programs are portable and are
brought to classrooms, synagogues, etc.
A vital school resource, The Living
Legacy serves Hebrew, day, and nursery
schools throughout northern New Jersey.
The PJ Library®
Bergen County YJCC
605 Pascack Road
Township of Washington, NJ 07676
Tel.: (201) 221-5782
Fax: (201) 221-5783
Coordinator: Linda Ripps
E-mail: lripps@yjcc.org
PJ Library® in northern New Jersey
sends the gift of Jewish books and music
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to Jewish children ages 6 months to
5 1/2 years old. Each month, every child
enrolled in the program receives a free,
age-appropriate, Jewish-content book or
CD, along with a short parent resource
guide..
Currently, 1,000 children living in
northwest Bergen County are enrolled in
PJ Library. PJ Library is a national
program implemented by local
communities. PJ Library in northern New
Jersey is a program of the Bergen
County YJCC and is offered to eligible
families thanks to the generosity of the
Harold Grinspoon Foundation and local
funders Eva and Howard Jakob, with
additional support from the Bergen
County YJCC.
PJ Library in northern New Jersey also
offers a variety of child-oriented
programs which are open to all. These
programs take place at different venues,
including synagogues, parks and the
YJCC and feature story time, crafts and
play time.
To learn more about PJ Library in our
community, contact PJ Library
Coordinator Linda Ripps, (201) 221-5782,
lripps@yjcc.org. For general information
about this unique program, or to enroll a
child, visit www.pjlibrary.org.
www.JKidNJ.org –
Explore – Connect – Engage
605 Pascack Road
Township of Washington, 07676
Tel.: (201) 221-5782
Fax: (201) 221-5783
Administrator: Linda Ripps
E-mail: lripps@yjcc.org
JKidNJ, a website for the northern New
Jersey Jewish community, is funded by
the JFNNJ’s Adler Family Innovation
Fund. JKinNJ is a way for expectant
parents, new parents and families with
children from birth to 8 years old to
connect to and engage with their Jewish
community. JKidNJ provides information
on upcoming events and programs at
local institutions including Jewish
preschools, day schools, synagogues and
JCCs. Information on all Jewish holidays
including DIY kid-friendly crafts and
recipes is also available. Visit
www.JKidNJ.org. Administered by PJ
Library of northern New Jersey.
Day Schools –
Elementary and Pre-K
Yeshivat He’Atid
(Orthodox, co-ed)
139 South Washington Avenue
Bergenfield, NJ 07621
Tel.: (201) 374-2272
Fax: (201) 374-2274
E-mail: info@yeshivatheatid.org
Website: www.yeshivatheatid.org
Head of School: Rabbi Netanel Gralla
Director of Business & Operations:
Ora Kornbluth
Yeshivat He’Atid is an Orthodox yeshiva
day school in Bergen County that
provides Jewish communities nationwide
with a groundbreaking new model for
high quality, affordable Jewish day
school education. We are re-envisioning
the classroom to incorporate 21st century
educational approaches. We are
committed to excellence in Judaic and
secular studies, and strive to foster in our
students a love of Torah and Mitzvot, a
deep commitment to Klal Yisrael and
Medinat Yisrael, and an understanding of
the importance of Derech Eretz and
Chessed. We recognize that each child
learns differently; we plan to utilize a
blend of instructional styles to provide
high quality, differentiated education.
Our goal is to educate our students to be
active learners, analytical thinkers, and
problem solvers. Yeshivat He’Atid
currently has classes for Pre-K through
3rd grade and continues to add a grade
each year, eventually reaching 8th grade.
Learn about our blended learning model
by visiting our website:
www.yeshivatheatid.org
The Moriah School
(Orthodox – co-ed)
53 S. Woodland Street
Englewood, NJ 07631
Tel.: (201) 567-0208
Fax: (201) 567-7402
E-mail: info@moriahschool.org
Website: www.moriahschool.org
Principal: Dr. Elliot Prager
E-mail: eprager@moriahschool.org
Director of Operations: Erik Kessler
E-mail: ekessler@moriahschool.org
Associate Principal: Robin Wexler
Associate Principal: Odelia Danishefsky
Early Childhood Director: Divsha Tollinsky
Director Student Support Services: Alana
Green
The Moriah School is a N – 8 modern
Orthodox Yeshiva that serves 800
students throughout Bergen County and
contiguous communities. Moriah
emphasizes the use of a variety of
learning modalities in the classroom both
in the General and Jewish Studies and
strives to enable each child to realize
his/her potential in the spheres of
academic, ethical, social/emotional and
spiritual growth.
Ben Porat Yosef
(Orthodox)
E. 243 Frisch Court
Paramus, NJ 07652
Grades Toddler through 7th grade
Tel.: (201) 845-5007
Fax: (201) 845-5009
E-mail: info@benporatyosef.org
Website: www.benporatyosef.org
Rosh Yeshiva: Rav Tomer Ronen
Director of General Studies: Stanley
Fischman
Early Childhood Director: Jessica Kohn
Director of Admissions/PR: Ruth Roth
Ben Porat Yosef is a dynamic growing
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studies are integrated to provide children
with meaningful and fun educational
experiences each day. Exciting co-
curricular activities and after-school SM
programs include computers, art, music,
creative movement, science, nature, and
karate. Ben Porat Yosef provides classes
for Toddlers (2 1/2), Nursery (3), Pre-
Kindergarten, Kindergarten, and Grades
1-7. Ben Porat Yosef has added a grade
each year and will reach 8th grade in
2013. Ben Porat Yosef offers early drop
off and extended day options.

Yeshivat Noam
(Orthodox, co-ed)
70 West Century Road
Paramus, NJ 07652
Tel.: (201) 261-1919
Fax: (201) 261-1949
Website: www.yeshivatnoam.org
E-mail: info@yeshivatnoam.org
Principal: Rabbi Chaim Hagler
Assist. Principal: Linda Stock “As a mutual bank, we invest in
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Early Childhood Director: Kara Feldman
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Assist. Principal, Judaic Studies, Middle
School: Rabbi Yitzchok Motechin
Assist. Principal, General Studies, Middle
School: Becky Troodler
Executive Director: Enid Anziska
The school offers PreK-grade 8 classes.
At the core of its foundation are six
guiding principles: centrality of the child,
love of Torah, commitment to Eretz
Yisrael and Ivrit b’Ivrit, importance of
Derech Eretz, academic excellence, and
parental involvement.
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Website: www.ssdsbergen.org Business Manager: Barbara A. Suppes Kindergarten, Musical Theater and Yoga
Head of School: Ruth Gafni Grades: 3’s (Gan Keshet) and 4’s (Pre-K) in our Music and Dance Studio, an
Director of Academic Affairs: Daniel Jaye – 8th grade organic Teaching Garden, and a
Middle School Principal: Larry Mash The Solomon Schechter Day School of research-grade Zeiss Microscopy Lab for
School Rabbi & Middle School Principal: Bergen County is a nationally accredited, scientific exploration. Centrally located in
Rabbi Fred Elias premier Jewish day school that cultivates New Milford, Schechter is the only
Early Childhood & Lower School Principal independent thinkers and the next Jewish day school serving the greater
(Judaic Studies): Ricky Stamler-Goldberg generation of global leaders through an Bergen, Rockland, and Hudson County
Early Childhood & Lower School Principal inquiry-based educational approach. areas to be accredited by both the New
(General Studies): Lauren Goldman-Brown SSDS successfully integrates a rigorous Jersey Association of Independent
Director of Special Services: Leslie Teicher dual curriculum with Jewish values-based Schools (NJAIS) and the Middle States
School Psychologist: Dr. Ilana Kustanowitz moral development, and provides a School Association. To find out more
Director of Admissions: Sarah Sokolic warm, nurturing environment guided by about our program and why “Everyone
Director of Institutional Advancement: Amy award-winning professional committed to is talking about Schechter,” call: 201-262-
Glazer excellence. We offer such innovative 9898 x213, or email:
Director of Marketing & Communications: programming and tools as Suzuki Violin admissions@ssdsbergen.org.
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The Academies at
Gerrard Berman Day School
Solomon Schechter of North Jersey
George and Arline Haar Middle School
(Conservative – co-ed)
45 Spruce Street
Oakland, NJ 07436
Tel.: (201) 337-1111
Fax: (201) 337-7795
E-mail: gbds@ssnj.org
Website: www.ssnj.org
Head of School: Robert Smolen
Middle School Director: Rabbi Yaakov
Traiger
Early Childhood Director: Susan Scher
Special Services Coordinator:
Mindy Niederman
Judaic Studies Coordinator: Etty Vaknin
Grades: N2– 8
The school is located in Bergen County
with easy access from the Fair Lawn
area, Wyckoff, Franklin Lakes, and
Wayne. Its programs offer academic
excellence in both general and Judaic
studies. With a focus on enrichment and
the support of remediation programs in
both general studies (S.E.T.) and Judaic
studies, the school seeks to meet the
academic needs of each individual child.
The school is committed to small class
size and a warm and supportive
community for both the students and
their families. The program includes
before-care, after-care, after-school
activities, a hot lunch option and a
Mommy & Me as well as an early 2’s
program. The George and Arline Haar
Middle School offers a rigorous academic
curriculum for High School preparation,
while continuing the commitment of
creating a strong sense of a positive
community for the teens.
Yavneh Academy
(Orthodox, co-ed)
155 N. Farview Avenue
Paramus, NJ 07652
Tel.: (201) 262-8494
Fax: (201) 262-5940
E-mail:
yavnehacademy@yavnehacademy.org
Website: www.yavnehacademy.org
Principal: Rabbi Jonathan Knapp
Executive Director: Joel Kirschner
Dean Emeritus: Rabbi Eugene I.
Kwalwasser
Assistant Principal Judaic Studies:
Rabbi Steven Penn, grades 1-5
Assistant Principal Judaic Studies:
Rabbi Dr. Aaron Ross, grades 6-8
Associate Principal General Studies:
Barbara Rubin, grades 3-8
Assistant Principal Middle School:
Barbara Rubin
Director of Special Services: Sarah Feit
Director of Student Services: Gayle
Clachko
Grades: Pre-K – 8
For more than 65 years, Yavneh
Academy a modern Orthodox yeshiva
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day school, has provided students with a
superior educational foundation built on
Torah Shebictav, Torah Sheb’al Peh,
mitzvot, middot, Ivrit, Eretz Yisrael,
Medinat Yisrael and excellence in all
Judaic and general studies. We believe
that all future learning is dependent
upon the experience of youth. To
achieve this goal we ignite excitement in
our children by incorporating creative,
innovative and interactive curricula and
projects into the daily educational
experience. Yavneh faculty are
concerned with the whole child and
stretch the curiosity of the student body
so that our children grow intellectually,
socially, and emotionally. Computer
technology, multimedia programs,
informal educational activities, cultural
experiences and field trips all enhance
the Yavneh philosophy. Our educational
program is achieved through small
student-teacher ratios and the
involvement of parents at each step in
the process. We measure our success by
the thousands of Yavneh graduates who
are equipped with a strong background
of academic skills, middot, a love of
learning, and readiness to meet the
challenges of adolescence and beyond.
Rosenbaum Yeshiva
of North Jersey
(Orthodox, boys and girls in separate
classes as of grade 1)
666 Kinderkamack Road
River Edge, NJ 07661
Tel.: (201) 986-1414
Fax: (201) 986-1155
Website: www.rynj.org
Head of School: Rabbi Daniel Price
Director of Religious Affairs and Academic
Studies: Rabbi Shmuel Goldstein
Judaic Studies, Principal: Rabbi Harvey
Horn
General Studies, Lower School Principal:
Mrs. Jenni Levy
Associate Principal: Rabbi David
Kaminetsky
General Studies, Associate Principal:
Mrs. Ann Robbins
Director, Early Childhood: Mrs. Fran
Mermelstein
Assistant Director, Early Childhood:
Mrs. Aviva Vogel
Director of Special Services: Mrs. Helen
Adler
Director of Transitional Program:
Mrs. Barbara Goldstein
Mashgicha Ruchanit: Mrs. Cindy Zucker
Business Director, Controller: Mrs. Sandy
Steinberg
Rosenbaum Yeshiva of North Jersey is an
Orthodox Jewish school dedicated to
continuing the chain of Jewish heritage
by nurturing the joy and pursuit of a
Torah way of life, in an environment that
promotes Torah scholarship and
academic excellence. Our mission is to
inspire our children intellectually,
socially, and morally to view themselves
as essential links and vital assets of our
precious legacy from Sinai. RYNJ
provides a general-studies and Jewish
education for Bergen County students in
Nursery through 8th grade, that
emphasizes individual needs and
character developments in an
atmosphere that encourages a
commitment to excellence. There are
separate classes for boys and girls,
beginning in first grade. We take pride in
our students, and our greatest
achievement is their success.
SINAI Schools
1485 Teaneck Road, Suite 300
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 833-1134
Fax: (201) 833-8772
E-mail: info@sinaischools.org
Website: www.sinaischools.org
Dean: Rabbi Dr. Yisroel Rothwachs
E-mail: yrothwachs@sinaischools.org
Director, Elementary School Division at
Kushner: Judi Karp
Director Elementary School Division at
RYNJ: Marcy Glicksman
Director, Maor High School Division at
RKYHS: Judi Karp
Shalem High School at TABC & Ma’ayanot:
Shira Greenland
The entire Yeshiva is special needs.
Lubavitch on the Palisades
Elementary School
(Orthodox)
11 Harold Street
Tenafly, NJ 07670
Tel.: (201) 871-1152 x 505
Fax: (201) 871-4181
E-mail: LPS@chabadlubavitch.org
Website: www.lpsnj.org
Elementary School Director: Jennifer Davis
E-mail: Jdavis@chabadlubavitch.org
Day Schools – High School
Yeshiva Ohr Simcha
of Englewood
(Orthodox School for Boys)
101 W. Forest Avenue
Englewood, NJ 07631
Tel.: (201) 816-1800
Fax: (201) 567-6013
Principal: Rabbi Yosef Strassfeld
Yeshiva Ohr Simcha is a full high school
for boys from many communities.
Emphasis is placed on excellence in
Jewish studies as well as general studies.
The Yeshiva works to create a warm,
caring environment with special attention
to the individual.
The Frisch School
(Orthodox, co-ed)
120 W. Century Road
Paramus, NJ 07652
Tel.: (201) 267-9100
Fax: (201) 261-9340
E-mail: information@frisch.org
Website: www.frisch.org
Headmaster: Dr. Kalman Stein
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Principal: Rabbi Eli Ciner
Executive Director: Elaine Weitzman
The Frisch School is a modern Orthodox
co-educational Yeshiva high school that
offers a full program of Judaic and college
preparatory studies. Students are also
exposed to a broad variety of religious,
athletic, social and cultural co-curricular
opportunities. Students who have not
previously attended a Day School can
enroll in the Mechina Program.
Ma’ayanot Yeshiva High School
for Girls
(Orthodox School for Girls)
1650 Palisade Avenue
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 833-4307
Fax: (201) 833-0816
E-mail: info@maayanot.org
Website: www.maayanot.org
Principal: Rivka Kahan
Assistant Principal: Tamar Appel
Assistant Principal: Elana Flaumenhaft
Administrator: Rachel Feldman
In an atmosphere of mutual respect
between faculty and students, Ma’ayanot
Yeshiva High School is committed to
helping young Jewish women find
themselves as halachically-committed
Jews, as women and as caring, sensitive
human beings.
Torah Academy
of Bergen County
(Orthodox School for Boys)
1600 Queen Anne Road
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 837-7696
Fax: (201) 837-9027
Website: www.tabc.org
Rosh HaYeshiva: Rabbi Yosef Adler
E-mail: yosef.adler@tabc.org
Principal: Arthur Poleyeff
E-mail: arthur.poleyeff@tabc.org
Executive Director: Teri Normand
E-mail: teri.normand@tabc.org
Grades 9 – 12
Torah Academy of Bergen County strives
to instill within its students a love for
Hashem, the study and practice of Torah
and an appreciation for Am Yisrael and
Medinat Yisrael while affording them an
opportunity to excel in the study of the
sciences and humanities, all within a
uniquely nurturing environment that
fosters a close and supportive relation-
ship among students and faculty.
Yeshiva Heichal Hatorah
(at the Teaneck Jewish Center)
70 Sterling Place
Teaneck NJ 07666)
(Orthodox School for Boys)
Head of School: Rabbi Aryeh Stechler
E-mail: ras@heichalhatorah.com
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Supplementary Schools –
Elementary
Please note that most grades mentioned
are public school grades.
Temple Beth El
of Northern Valley
(Reform)
221 Schraalenburgh Road
Closter, NJ 07624
Tel.: (201) 768-2195
Fax: (201) 768-1635
E-mail: religiousschool@tbenv.org
Website: www.tbenv.org
Religious School Director: Beth Kramer
Grades: K – 12
Temple Beth El’s Religious School is a
place where Jewish journeys begin.
Hands-on learning and family education
opportunities at every grade level help
students and their families bring Torah,
avodah, and gemilut hasadim to life. Our
broad-based Judaics curriculum includes
values, holidays, life cycle events,
mitzvot, basic Jewish history and, of
course, Israel. Our students develop
strong Hebrew reading skills along with
an understanding of Shabbat prayers.
Students in our post b’nai mitzvah
“Kadima” program encounter
contemporary Jewish issues as they
prepare for Confirmation. The Religious
School features an extensive madrichim
program and special activities including
Tot Shabbat, visits to the HUC-JIR Soup
Kitchen, and trips to Ellis Island, the US
Holocaust Memorial Museum, and the
Religious Action Center of Reform
Judaism.
Temple Emanu-El of Closter
(Conservative)
180 Piermont Road
Closter, NJ 07624
Tel.: (201) 750-2959
Fax: (201) 750-1894
Website: www.templeemanu-el.com
Educational Director: Adam Schwartzbard
E-mail:
schwartzbard@templeemanu-el.com
Grades: K-7
Temple Emanu-El’s Religious school
combines active learning with rich
Jewish content. Our program is designed
to create a strong foundation for a
lifetime of Jewish expression. Shabbat is
our cornerstone. Our Families are
encouraged to participate regularly in
our welcoming, user-friendly services.
Our K-2 program, The Kesem*
Connection, is designed to build ruach
(spirit), and teach core skills in the most
effective and enjoyable way possible.
Each classroom is equipped with giant
murals, chalkboard walls and three self-
guided learning stations-- focused on
Torah, Tefila and the Aleph-Bet. Our
upper grade programs progressively
challenge our students with new and
deeper material. Our 3rd-5th grade
Educat io n
curriculum includes Jewish history, life-
cycle and values. Our students become
prayer leaders from their first class and
incrementally build their skills and
confidence with dovening (prayer).Our
Middle school years address student’s
concerns by bringing a Jewish lens to
real life problems.
Jennifer Levine, Temple Emanu-El’s
Education Director says, “Our families
understand that all of our students –
from our kindergarteners all the way to
our high school students need to actively
engage in the learning process.” Levine,
an experienced Jewish educator with a
strong background in the creative arts,
along with a team of highly skilled
educators, is leading the way with an
original and unique learning
environment at Temple Emanu-El.
School is in session for K and 1st grades
on Sunday mornings. 2nd-5th grades
meet Wednesday afternoons and Sunday
mornings. 6th and 7th grades meet
Tuesday evenings.
Congregation B’nai Israel
(Conservative)
53 Palisade Avenue
Emerson, NJ 07630
Tel.: (201) 265-2272
Fax: (201) 265-0971
E-mail: office@bisrael.com
Website: www.bisrael.com
Principal: Karen Weiss
Grades: K – 7
The Religious School is warm, caring
atmosphere where the school families
are active participants in all synagogue
activities and celebrations. The
performance of mitzvot is an integral
component of the curriculum, which
includes Hebrew, prayer, history, Israel,
Holocaust, Bible and holidays.
Kol Haneshamah
(Conservative)
Englewood, NJ 07631
Partner in the new Northern New Jersey
Jewish Academy at Temple Israel of
Ridgewood, NJ. See page 83.
Cett Hebrew School
(Orthodox—Chabad)
30-02 Fair Lawn Avenue
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
Tel.: (201) 791-7200
Fax: (201) 791-6120
Website: www.fairlawnhebrewschool.com
www.jewishfairlawn.org
Directors: Rabbi Mendel and
Elke Zaltzman
Ages 3-13, co-ed
Our Hebrew school on Sundays, 10 a.m.-
12:30 p.m., prides itself on being a fun,
interactive, educational experience for
your child. Our program includes Torah
study, prayer, mitzvot, holidays, and a
unique Hebrew reading and writing
program called Aleph Champ. All classes
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are taught in a hands-on multi-sensory
way, with extracurricular educational
trips and activities. Our oldest class
prepares for their Bar and Bat Mitzvahs
with a mock Bar/Bat Mitzvah
celebration, complete with all the details
they will need for the real one. This
includes a trip to a sofer (Jewish scribe)
to see the way tefillin are made.
Fair Lawn Jewish Center/
Congregation Bnai Israel
(Conservative)
The Howard and Joshua Herman
Education Center
10-10 Norma Avenue
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
Tel.: (201) 796-7884
Fax: (201) 796-2415
Religious School Director: Judy Gutin
E-mail: principal@fljc.com
Website: www.fljc.com
Grades: K-7
The Howard and Joshua Herman
Education Center, our Religious School at
FLJC/CBI, boasts a dedicated professional
faculty that creatively engages our
students in Jewish Life and Learning
throughout the school year. Our
objective is to give our children the most
innovative Jewish education possible.
Through experiential learning we strive
to instill in our students constructive
Jewish values and morals. Our Family
Education programs target the entire
household providing opportunities for
families to experience Jewish Holidays
together. Prospective families are
welcome to visit our school and observe
our classes.
School Schedule
• Grades 2nd - 7th Sunday 9:00am-
12:15pm, and Tuesday afternoon 3:45-
6:00pm.
• Our kindergarten and first graders
participate in a Sunday only curriculum
9:00am – 12:15pm.
Highlights of our Experiential
program include:
• Conversational Hebrew Enrichment for
all grades.
• Israeli dancing in the lower grades
• Hands on crafts. Each grade creates
age appropriate Jewish objects that
promote the observance of Shabbat and
Holidays at home such as a challah
board, challah cover, glass Kiddush cup,
etc.
• Participatory learners' minyan in
grades 3-7. Students learn how to recite
the Shacharit (morning) as well as
Mincha and Maariv prayers.(Afternoon &
evening).
• Our 5th graders create “Mock” T’ifilin
through a program of learning, “build-a-
pair”, sponsored by our Men’s
Progressive Club . Parents participate in
this learning experience.
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• Our 6th and 7th graders have
scheduled trips to complement their
curriculum, such as a trip to the Museum
of Tolerance, Museum of Jewish
Heritage, Ellis Island and the Tenement
Museum.
• Guests are invited to class to speak of
their experiences in different Jewish
communities.
• Holocaust survivors share their
personal stories.
• Weekly Jr. Congregation from 10:30 to
noon Shabbat morning.
• Family Shabbat Dinners, Shabbat
School and Havdalah programs.
Technology
• Smart Board – Our 7th graders actively
use our smart board for Holocaust
studies and Israel engagement ,
participating in a special on-line course
through the Jets Israel site.
• WiFi Enabled -We are pleased to have
WiFi accessible in our classrooms,
allowing us to connect to the World
Wide Webb, and utilize Jewish
educational sites.
• PrayerTech- A new innovative program
for Hebrew reading and comprehension
has been introduced into our 2014-15
curriculum in 4th -7th grade. An exciting
Webb based program.
Through our innovative programs, we
are building a strong Jewish community
amongst our families, promoting
participation in Jewish traditions
together.
Temple Beth Sholom
(Traditional Conservative)
40-25 Fair Lawn Avenue
Fair Lawn, New Jersey 07410
Partner in the new Northern New Jersey
Jewish Academy at Temple Israel of
Ridgewood, NJ. See page 83.
Congregation Gesher Shalom/
Jewish Community Center of
Fort Lee Religious School
(Egalitarian – Conservative)
1449 Anderson Avenue
Fort Lee, NJ 07024
Tel.: (201) 947-1654
Fax: (201) 947-1530
Co-Directors: Myra Landon and
Zeeva Sklar
E-mail: myralandon@geshershalom.org
zeevasklar@geshershalom.org
Website: www.geshershalom.org
Grades: Pre-K – B’Nai Mitzvah
The Hebrew School offers the choice of
one or two day programs. All students
learn about their rich heritage and have
the opportunity to take an active part in
all of the rituals and activities of a
thriving synagogue and community
center. From their earliest years in
religious school, students are introduced
to our ancient language; learn both
secular and sacred music; read the holy
books; have the chance to work with
ritual objects, in addition to creating their
own; and learn about the land of Israel.
They experience the yearly Shabbat and
holiday cycle in family services and
special programs with their peers, as
well as have the chance each year to
help the Rabbi and Cantor conduct
services in the Main Sanctuary. In the
later years, students are taught to explore
their own relationships to Judaism as
they prepare for the challenges of
Bar/Bat Mitzvah. Both boys and girls are
taught to read from the Torah, as well as
lead selected portions of the service.
The New Synagogue of Fort Lee
(Conservative)
1585 Center Avenue
Fort Lee, NJ 07024
Tel.: (201) 947-1555
Fax: (201) 947-4701
Principal: Rabbi Meir Berger
Barnert Temple
(Reform)
747 Route 208 South
Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417
Tel.: (201) 848-1027
Fax: (201) 847-0044
E-mail: welvkds@barnerttemple.org
Website: barnerttemple.org
Sara Losch, Director Life-long Learning
Grades: K – 12
Barnert Temple is a progressive, creative,
dynamic school focusing on all aspects
of Jewish life and learning. We use the
URJ’s new CHAI curriculum, Shabbat
retreats, and individualized programming
to foster a positive Jewish environment.
Chabad Hebrew School
(Chabad-Lubavitch)
Barnstable Academy
8 Wright Way
Oakland, NJ 07436
Tel.: (201) 848-0449
Fax: (201) 848-0559
E-mail: chs@chabadplace.org
Website: www.chabadplace.org
Principal/Director: Mimi Kaplan
Grades: K – 8
Co-ed
Chabad’s Hebrew School strives to make
Judaism vivid and user-friendly for
today’s child. The interactive, hands-on
approach to learning engages the
children and guides them towards active
involvement in Jewish life.
Glen Rock Jewish Center
(Conservative)
682 Harristown Road
Glen Rock, NJ 07452
Tel.: (201) 652-6624
Fax: (201) 652-6628
E-mail: office@grjc.org
Website: www.grjc.org
Religious School Principal:
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Rachel Blumenstyk
Grades: K – 7
The religious school of the Glen Rock
Jewish Center provides a curriculum and
environment designed to foster a positive
Jewish identity, an understanding of
Jewish values, and a connection with our
ancient heritage. In addition to standard
instruction in basic Judaism, Hebrew
reading and language, the curriculum is
enhanced by special programs that are
enjoyable, as well as educational. Jewish
holidays are explored, mitzvoth are
encouraged, life cycles studied, as well
as culture and music. A professional,
experienced team of educators provides
a warm atmosphere in which to prepare
for bar/bat mitzvah. Tot Shabbat,
Shabbat Sheli, and Junior Congregation
services are held monthly. A special ed.
teacher provides the extra measure of
assistance needed by some students.
Congregation Adas Emuno
(Reform)
148 High Street
Leonia, NJ 07605
Tel.: (201) 592-1712
Fax: (201) 947-0701
Website: www.adasemuno.org
Religious School Director: Cantor Sandy
Horowitz
E-mail: adasschool@gmail.com
Education Chairs: Michael Raskin and
Elka Oliver
Grades: PreK – Confirmation
The Religious School of Congregation
Adas Emuno meets on Sunday mornings
from 9 a.m. to noon. In a unique and
nurturing environment, we offer an
integrated curriculum of Hebrew and
Judaica. We are proud to offer special
programming for holidays, monthly class
participation Shabbat services, social
action projects, and B’nai Mitzvah
preparation. We offer a Confirmation
Class for students in grades 8 – 10,
taught by Rabbi Schwartz, which meets
twice a month on Sunday mornings. We
are proud of our dynamic, caring staff,
our parent and student volunteers and
our new Cantor/Educator, Sandy
Horowitz, who enthusiastically brings
Judaism to life for our young people.
Beth Haverim Shir Shalom
(Reform)
280 Ramapo Valley Road
Mahwah, NJ 07430
Tel.: (201) 512-1983
Fax: (201) 512-1586
E-mail: bethhaverim@optonline.net
Principal: Rebecca McVeigh
Grades: K – 12
The religious school emphasizes the
meaning of Reform Judaism and the role
of the Jew in the modern world. The
school takes pride in instilling a sense of
Jewish identity through a curriculum
encompassing tradition, customs and
celebrations. The program also includes
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Torah study, history, ethics, Hebrew
prayer, music and B’nai Mitzvah
preparation.
Temple Emanuel
of North Jersey
(Conservative)
558 High Mountain Road
Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417
Tel.: (201) 560-0200
Partner in the new Northern New Jersey
Jewish Academy at Temple Israel of
Ridgewood, NJ. See below.
Jewish Community Center
of Paramus
(Conservative)
E. 304 Midland Avenue
Paramus, NJ 07652
Tel.: (201) 262-7733
Fax: (201) 262-0741
E-mail: edudirector@jccparamus.org
Website: www.jccparamus.org
Educational Director: Marcia Kagedan
Grades: K – 7
The religious school of the Jewish
Community Center of Paramus offers
supplementary Jewish education for
children aged 4 – 13, culminating in
Bar/Bat Mitzvah. Classes in Hebrew,
prayer, Bible, history, observances, Israel
studies, and current events are offered.
Enrichment programs, trips, and
children’s Shabbat services are integral to
the total Jewish educational experience.
B’Yachad School
The combined school of the Jewish
Congregation of Kinnelon and
Congregation Beth Shalom of Pompton
Lakes
21 Passaic Avenue
Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442
Tel.: (973) 838-5566
Tel.: (973) 835-3500
Director of Education: Juliet Barr
E-mail: JulietB.Yachad@gmail.com
Website:
http://www.byachadreligiousschool.com/
index.html
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/
pages/BYachad-School
Grades K – 7 with Teen programming and
Tot Shabbat
Co-ed
Our new educator, Juliet Barr, comes to
us from the Kehillah Partnership of
Bergen County where she was
responsible for creating and running
Jewish educational programming for nine
Bergen County congregations. She also
served as the Educator and Director for
the Madrichim-In-Training Program of
Bergen County where she prepared
teens to work as student teachers in their
own tor and administrator in positions in
New Jersey and New York as well as
nationwide, having run vibrant
educational programs in religious schools
for over 20 years. B’Yachad is an
Educat io n
experiential, culture-infused Jewish
learning environment that will educate,
innovate and excite young people and
their families, using cutting-edge
programming and old fashioned Jewish
ideals. You AND your children will
experience Jewish education in a way
you never thought possible. Come and
grow with us B’Yachad (together).
Ask about the B’Yachad Fellowship! Free
synagogue membership for your first
year of school! (Some restrictions apply.)
Northern New Jersey
Jewish Academy at
Temple Israel and JCC
475 Grove Street
Ridgewood, NJ 07450
Tel.: (201) 444-9320
NNJJA, The Northern New Jersey Jewish
Academy, is a Collaborative Hebrew
School consisting of Temple Israel and
JCC, Ridgewood; Congregation Beth
Sholom, Teaneck; Kol Haneshama,
Englewood; Temple Beth Sholom, Fair
Lawn; and Temple Emanuel of North
Jersey, Franklin Lakes.
NNJJA provides formal Jewish education
for children ages three through thirteen
and is affiliated with both the Bergen
County High School of Jewish Studies
and the Rebecca & Israel Ivry Prozdor –
the supplemental high school of the
Jewish Theological Seminary. The course
of study offered at NNJJA provides our
students with academic and experiential
knowledge of Jewish tradition, Tarbut
(culture, prayer, history and Torah. The
primary goals of our school are fluency
in reading Hebrew, comfort and
familiarity with the siddur and Jewish
liturgy, and a basic understanding of our
prayers. We also strive to help our
students see the world through Jewish
eyes, develop an understanding and
appreciation for the Jewish Holidays,
Shabbat, Tarbut (culture), Israel and all
of Jewish life. All classes meet at Temple
Israel in Ridgewood.
Temple Avodat Shalom
(Reform)
385 Howland Avenue
River Edge, NJ 07661
Tel.: (201) 489-2463, ext. 201
Fax: (201) 489-0775
E-mail: school@avodatshalom.net
Website: avodatshalom.net
Rabbi-Educator: Rabbi Paula Feldstein
Grades: pre-K -7
The Temple Avodat Shalom Religious
School puts an emphasis on experiential
learning and hands-on activities. Many
family education programs for all ages
are offered.
Congregation Beth Sholom
(Conservative)
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Partner in the new Northern New Jersey
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Jewish Academy at Temple Israel of
Ridgewood, NJ. See above.
Jewish Youth Encounter
Program
1600 Queen Anne Road
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 833-JYEP (5937)
Fax: (201) 833-JYEP (5937)
Website: www.jyep.org
Director: Deborah Rapps
Grades: 3 – 7
The JYEP is a Hebrew School where, in
addition to the traditional classroom
setting, each child is paired with a Big
Brother/Sister who provides tutoring in
Hebrew reading, language, and prayer
and offers preparation for the Bar/Bat
Mitzvah. There are monthly family
programs, Shabbatonim, and club hours.
The school is Sunday only and no
membership fees are required.
Temple Emeth Religious School
(Reform)
1666 Windsor Road
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 833-8466
Fax: (201) 833-4978
E-mail: moradora@emeth.org
Website: www.emeth.org
Director of Education: Dora Geld Friedman
School Administrator: Renee Fromowitz
Grades: K – 7
Temple Emeth Religious School exists as
a Jewish community in miniature within
the congregation. Its goals are to provide
a rich learning environment that flows
with the Jewish calendar; to build strong
and productive relationships between
students, families, faculty and clergy
through shared experiences; and to lay a
foundation of knowledge and skills in
Jewish texts and history, ethics and
culture, Israel, Hebrew literacy, and
religious worship.
Bereisheet
99 East Clinton Avenue
Tenafly, NJ 07670
Tel.: (201) 503-4954
E-mail: info@bereisheet.org
Website: www.bereisheet.org/en
Bereisheet is a non-profit modern after-
school program for Jewish and Israeli
culture. The program, being held in
Hebrew, is aimed at children ages 3
through 14. Classes are taught by an
experienced and professional team of
Israeli teachers. Classes meet once a
week, on Wednesday or Thursday, 4:30-
6:15 p.m. throughout the school year
(September through June) at the Stillman
Elementary School in Tenafly. At
Bereisheet the children feel at home,
amongst friends, while learning through
creative fun and games all in Hebrew.
Lubavitch on the Palisades
Hebrew School
11 Harold Street
Tenafly, NJ 07670
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Tel.: (201) 871-1152, ext. 503
Fax: (201) 871-4181
Website: www.lubavitchhebrewschool.com
E-mail: rabbiyossi@chabadlubavitch.org
Hebrew School Director: Rabbi Yossi Katz
Grades: Ages 4 – Bar/Bat Mitzvah
The program meets from 10 a.m. –
12:30 p.m. on Sundays and 4 – 5:30 p.m.
on Wednesdays.
Bar Mitzvah Club
Lubavitch on the Palisades
11 Harold Street
Tenafly, NJ 07670
Tel.: (201) 871-1152 x503
Contact: Rabbi Yossi Katz
E-mail: RabbiYossi@chabadlubavitch.org
Website: www.chabadlubavitch.org
This club meets every Monday from
4 – 5 p.m. and presents the basics of
Judaism in a fun way.
Bat Mitzvah Club
Lubavitch on the Palisades
11 Harold Street
Tenafly, NJ 07670
Tel.: (201) 871-1152 x509
Contact: Bassi Katz
E-mail: bassi@chabadlubavitch.org
Website: www.chabadlubavitch.org
This club meets every other Monday
from 5:45 to 6:45 p.m. and prepares your
daughter as she reaches the age of Bat
Mitzvah.
Temple Sinai of Bergen County
(Reform - affiliated with URJ)
One Engle Street
Tenafly, NJ 07670
Tel.: (201) 568-3075
Fax: (201) 568-6095
Website: www.templesinaibc.org
Director of Education: Sara P. Kaplan
E-mail: spkaplan@templesinaibc.org
Assistant: Barbara Waldman
Grades: K – 12
Our mission is to foster Reform Jewish
learning that encompasses the covenant
(brit) between God and the Jewish
people through the study of Torah,
Jewish history, Hebrew and the practice
of rituals. We believe that our covenant
extends from generation to generation
and is shared by our families. Our school
provides a foundation and deep
commitment to Judaism.
Our approach to Jewish education is that
we meet every child where they are and
provide the most nurturing Jewish
education and environment possible.
Our aim is to establish a meaningful
partnership between children, teachers,
clergy and parents.
We have one of the largest schools in
Bergen County, Kindergarten through 3rd
grade meet once a week on Sundays,
grades 4 - 6 meet 2 days a week, on
Sundays and either Tuesdays or
Wednesdays and grades 7 - 12 meet on
Tuesday evenings.
Lakeland Hills Jewish Center
(Conservative)
7 Conklintown Road
Wanaque, NJ 07465
Mailing address: P.O. Box 115
Ringwood, NJ 07456
Tel.: (973) 835-4786
E-mail: office@lhjc.org
Website: www.lhjc.org
The Hebrew School is part of the
Temple Emanuel Hebrew School in
Franklin Lakes, NJ. Cheryl Kiviat is the
liaison between us and the School. It is a
very warm place, and our children have
been very welcome there. LHJC is
currently too small to support a Hebrew
School on its own.
Temple Beth Or
(Reform)
56 Ridgewood Road
Township of Washington, NJ 07676
Tel.: (201) 664-7222
Fax: (201) 664-7214
E-mail: ibolton@templebethornj.org
Website: www.templebethornj.org
Director of Lifelong Learning: Irene Bolton
Grades: K – 12
Temple Beth Or Religious School is a
welcoming place where the entire family
is engaged in building a strong Jewish
identity. Our curriculum includes
Hebrew, Torah, Jewish values, music and
worship. Our students explore their
Jewish heritage and build their
relationship with God, the community,
and the world through engaging lessons
and projects. Temple Beth Or Religious
School follows the national Union for
Reform Judaism (URJ) CHAI Learning for
Jewish Life Curriculum. Students in
grades K – 2 meet once a week on
Sundays and grades 3-7 meet on
Sundays and Tuesdays. Our Teen
Community Night program meets
Tuesday evenings. Our teen program
allows our young adults opportunities to
express their Judaism thru social
experiences, learning and mitzvah
projects.
Chabad Center
of Passaic County
(Orthodox – affiliated with Lubavitch)
194 Ratzer Road
Wayne, NJ 07470
Tel.: (973) 694-6274
Fax: (973) 694-1093
E-mail: chanig@jewishwayne.com
Website: JewishWayne.com
Religious School Principal: Chani Gurkov
Ages 3 – 13
The Chabad Hebrew School was created
with one goal in mind: to offer ALL
Jewish children an education and
memories that would inspire them for a
lifetime. To make Hebrew School the
beginning of Jewish learning and
growth, not the end. In short, to create
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an independent, parent-involved Hebrew
school that children would actually look
forward to attending.
Shomrei Torah
(Conservative)
30 Hinchman Avenue
Wayne, NJ 07470
Tel.: (973) 696-2500
Fax: (973) 696-2419
E-mail:
LearningDirector@shomreitorahwcc.org
Religious School Director: Judith Kuper
Jaffe
Secretary: Suzanne Zofi
Grades: K – 12
Office Hours: Sundays, 9 am – 1 pm;
Tuesdays, 10:30 am – 8:30 pm;
Thursdays, 10:30 am – 6:30 pm.
Shomrei Torah is proud of its distinctive
honor of having been a USCJ
“Framework of Excellence” Religious
school. Our Religious school consists of
a Sunday school for grades K-2; a two-
day a week Hebrew school for grades 3-
7, and we offer a Hebrew high program
for students in grades 8-12.
Temple Beth Tikvah
Religious School
(Reform)
950 Preakness Avenue
Wayne, NJ 07470
Tel.: (973) 595-6565
Fax: (973) 595-8192
E-mail: tbtschool@aol.com
Principal/Director: Ellen Goldin, RJE
Grades: PreK – 12
TBT Religious school population ranges
from preK to grade 12. An innovative
curriculum is geared to provide a solid
Hebrew and Judaic knowledge base.
Age-appropriate teaching techniques, a
resource room, music, special projects,
trips, and family education are some of
the learning tools used.
Temple Emanuel
of the Pascack Valley
(Conservative)
87 Overlook Drive
Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07677
Tel.: (201) 391-0801
Fax: (201) 391-1719
E-mail: administration@tepv.org
Website: www.tepv.org
Director of Congregational Education:
Rabbi Shelley Kniaz
School Administrator: Marjorie Shore
Grades K-7
The goal of Jewish education is not just
acquiring knowledge but also developing
a love of all things Jewish. For this to
happen, students must find their
experience in the school and synagogue
irresistible. To do this, we have
outstanding teachers who stress the
hands-on, active engagement of
students in the study and practice of
Torah, prayers and blessings, holidays,
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ritual and interpersonal mitzvot, Tikkun
Olam/Social Action, Israel, and
prayerbook Hebrew.
The school and synagogue are
integrated. Rabbi Shull and Cantor
Biddelman are highly involved in the
Religious School. The Early Childhood
Program, Sisterhood and Men’s Club all
work together with us on programs and
projects.
Jewish Education is a family affair. Our
Outstanding Family programs
reinforce the children’s education and
also create “Jewish Quality Time” for our
families. A variety of interactive, cultural,
educational and social programs will
augment our 2-day, 4 hour per week
(grades 3-7) schedule of traditional
classroom learning.
Our Sunday program for children in
kindergarten through 2nd grade offers
special opportunities and incentives for
young families. Children meet weekly
and cover a variety of topics including
basic Hebrew language and holiday
observances through stories, games and
activities.
MazelTots - Temple Emanuel of the
Pascack Valley is proud to offer a
Sunday morning group for 3 year olds
and their parent/parents (we love
grandparents, too!). MazelTots meets on
several Sunday mornings during the
school year from 10 am to 11 a.m. and is
facilitated by Lisa Lonschein our Parent-
Child Program coordinator. The program
is specially designed for parents or
grandparents who want to share the joy
of Judaism and the Jewish holidays with
their young child. You are also welcome
to attend our very child-friendly Early
Family Shabbat service on the first Friday
of the month at 6:45 p.m. where we
celebrate Shabbat with Rabbi Ben Shull
and Cantor Mark Biddelman in lively
song and story (oneg Shabbat follows).
We also recognize birthdays of the
month! The children enjoy this ritual
and always look forward to this special
moment. For more information contact
Marjorie Shore at 201-391-0801 or
margie@tepv.org. Mazeltots is open to
the greater Jewish community free of
charge. Pre-registration is required.
Club Katan is an innovative monthly
program for 4 year-olds. It focuses on
Jewish observances and family customs
through storytelling, crafts, songs and
games. The club meets on designated
Sundays and includes a snack. Club
Katan is open to the community
regardless of affiliation and is free of
charge. Registration required.
Kadima is the middle school (6-8th
grade) youth group of the Conservative
Movement. Our 6-8th grade enjoys a
Kadima program once per month. The
5th grade participates in their own “taste
of Kadima” during school hours a few
times during the year.
Educat io n
Valley Chabad
(Lubavitch)
100 Overlook Drive
Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07677
Tel.: (201) 476-0157
Fax: (815) 346-2049
Website: www.valleychabad.org
Religious School Principal: Hinda Drizin
Program Director: Chavi Greenberg
Bat Mitzvah Tutor: Levi Rivkin
Our goal is to offer all Jewish Children
an education with memories that will
inspire them for a lifetime. We provide
an education that instills Jewish pride, a
sense of history, and a genuine and
meaningful understanding of Judaism.
Through this knowledge, these children
grow into informed, thinking Jewish
adults who will shape our communities
and our world in years to come.
Addison M. & Elizabeth Opper
Religious School at Temple
Beth Rishon
595 Russell Avenue
Wyckoff, NJ 07481
Tel.: (201) 891-4466
Fax: (201) 891-0508
E-mail: templeoffice@bethrishon.org
Website: www.bethrishon.org
Religious School Director: Gonen Arad
The Addison M. & Elizabeth Opper
Hebrew School offers personalized and
relevant Jewish learning for students from
kindergarten through 12th grade. For the
second year, the school is offering a
unique and accommodating schedule.
Parents and students are offered an
option of a twice-a-week program or one
weekday and one Sunday. The caring and
experienced staff at Temple Beth Rishon
strives to provide a positive Jewish
educational experience in a nurturing and
supportive atmosphere. The school fosters
Jewish identity and instills pride in our
shared culture and heritage. In addition,
the Hebrew School builds a strong Jewish
community for the students. We
implement a stimulating, relevant, and
age-appropriate curriculum in which
every student experiences success.
Hebrew skills, synagogue skills, and
joyful experiencing of Jewish traditions
are developed through individualized
learning, hands-on activities, social
action/mitzvah opportunities, trips,
lectures, discussions, and exciting Shabbat
and holiday celebrations.
In partnership with the renowned Bergen
County High School of Jewish Studies, our
High School program offers a vibrant
meeting place for interested Jewish youth
who come together to learn, discuss their
heritage and future as Jews, and remain
engaged and involved as members of our
modern Jewish community. Space is
limited, so early registration is encouraged.
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Supplementary Schools –
Israeli
Nitzanim
c/o Fair Lawn Jewish Center
10-10 Norma Avenue
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
Tel.: (201) 679-5742
Principal: Ruth Bashan
A Hebrew-speaking Israeli cultural
school, according to the Israeli style of
education. We teach Hebrew in Hebrew.
Supplementary Schools –
High School
Bergen County High School
of Jewish Studies (BCHSJS)
140 Main Street
Hackensack, NJ 07601
Bess Adler: Principal-Director, Bergen
County High School of Jewish Studies
(BCHSJS)
Tel.: Main (201) 488-0834
Cell: (201) 888-0272
Fax: (201) 488-2126
E-mail: office@bchsjs.org
Website: www.bchsjs.org
Grades: 8 – 12
BCHSJS is a county-wide regional
Hebrew high school for students in
grades 8 – 12. It meets on Sunday
mornings at Ma’ayanot in Teaneck and
Monday evenings at Temple Emanuel in
Woodcliff Lake with a large course
selection.There are also trips and
activities, community service programs
and student retreats. Join us on
Facebook!
Rebecca and Israel Ivry Prozdor
High School
The Jewish Theological Seminary
3080 Broadway
New York, NY 10027
Tel.: (212) 678-8824
Fax: (212) 678-8833
Website: www.jtsa.edu
Principal: Rabbi Noah B. Bickart
Students of the Rebecca and Israel Ivry
Prozdor experience the joy of Jewish
study in an intellectually rigorous,
emotionally supportive and ethically
responsible community. They develop
the textual, linguistic and interpretive
skills that comprise the foundations of
Jewish literacy. Through study and
practice, students explore their
membership in the Jewish people, and
their relationships with God and Torah,
family and community, Israel and
America. They grow as people, as Jews,
and as leaders of their communities. Staff
and faculty serve as accessible role
models for students. The school meets
twice a week.
Temple Sinai of Bergen County
1 Engle Street
Tenafly, NJ 07670
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Tel.: (201) 568-3035
Contact: Elle Muhlbaum
E-mail: emuhlbaum@templesinaibc.org
Website: templesinaibc.org
Our Upper School (starting in 7th grade)
combines a core curriculum specifically
tailored to each grade with electives that
provide students with the opportunity to
pursue their personal interests. Other
programs include our Youth Group SFTY
(Sinai Federation of Temple Youth), and
the Temple Sinai Teen Foundation.
Exclusively for 8th graders, this program
builds on the Bar/Bat Mitzvah Mitzvah
Project experience. It also helps bridge
the Bar/Bat Mitzvah experience with our
youth program for high school students.
This group of 8th graders spends the
year learning about local non-profit
organizations and the importance of
philanthropy through site visits to local
organizations, hands-on service and
group discussions. Teens select an issue
upon which they focus their
philanthropy and solicit grant proposals
from organizations that work on this
issue. They then review the grant
proposals and award grants from a
philanthropic pool comprised of
contributions from the teens and their
families as well as money they raise
through a fundraising event held for
their peers.
Temple Beth Or
(Reform)
56 Ridgewood Road
Township of Washington, NJ 07676
Tel.: (201) 722-0269
Fax: (201) 664-7214
E-mail: ibolton@templebethornj.org
Website: www.templebethornj.org
Director of Lifelong Learning: Irene Bolton
Temple Beth Or Religious School is a
welcoming place where the entire family
is engaged in building a strong Jewish
identity. Our curriculum includes
Hebrew, Torah, Jewish values, music and
worship. Our students explore their
Jewish heritage and build their
relationship with God, the community,
and the world through engaging lessons
and projects. Temple Beth Or Religious
School follows the national Union for
Reform Judaism (URJ) CHAI Learning for
Jewish Life Curriculum. Students in
grades K – 2 meet once a week on
Sundays and grades 3-7 meet on
Sundays and Tuesdays. Our Teen
Community Night program meets
Tuesday evenings. Our teen program
allows our young adults opportunities to
express their Judaism thru social
experiences, learning and mitzvah
projects.
Temple Emanuel
of the Pascack Valley
87 Overlook Drive
Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07677
Tel.: (201) 391-0801
Fax: (201) 391-1719
E-mail: administration@tepv.org
Website: www.tepv.org
Director of Congregational Education:
Rabbi Shelley Kniaz
School Administrator: Marjorie Shore
Grades 8-12
Jewish Teens Joining Together
(otherwise known as “JT2”) (Open to 7th
grade and up). JT2 was created to
provide our temple’s youth with a
connection to Judaism through temple
youth group programming. The youth
group promotes informal education in
the form of social action, religious
experience, cultural programming within
a social environment for the Jewish
youth within Temple Emanuel. JT2 is run
by its own members and provides fresh
programming including social, religious,
and community building events that
satisfies both their membership while
continually attracting new membership.
Past programs have included: bowling,
laser tag, dinner & movie, bake sale
fundraising and volunteering for temple-
wide programs such as Purim Carnival
and L’ag B’omer. JT2’s Youth Advisor is
Yitz Greenbaum, Temple Emanuel
Religious School Teacher and Kadima
Advisor. And the lay Youth Chairperson
on Temple Emanuel’s Board is Karen
Kent. Monthly events are held the first
Sunday of every month during the
school year. There is no membership
cost to join JT2. For more information or
to find out how to get your child
involved, please email jt2@tepv.org.
Semester/Sessions in Israel
Programs – High School
Listings are alphabetical by program name.
Alexander Muss High School
in Israel
78 Randall Avenue
Rockville Centre, NY 11570
Tel.: (212-472-9300
E-mail: info@amhsi.org
Website: www.amhsi.org
The Alexander Muss High School in
Israel is dedicated to engaging 11th and
12th grade students to discover, explore,
and embrace their connection to the
history, culture, and land of Israel.
During an eight-week session that is
offered five times a year, students plunge
into history as the country becomes the
classroom. Our seasoned and passionate
educators become the students’ mentors
as they inspire them to live outside of
books, encounter new ideas, and
challenge themselves in infinite ways.
AMHSI is accredited by the Middle States
Association of Schools so that all
coursework will receive academic credit
from their local high schools.
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NFTY-EIE High School in Israel
URJ Youth Division
633 Third Avenue, 7th floor
New York, NY 10017
Tel.: (212) 650-4073
Website: www.nftyeie.org
Director of Admissions: Robin Kulwin
E-mail: rkulwin@urj.org
EIE is the premier academic travel and
learning experience for Reform teens.
You spend a full semester in Israel
participating in a fully accredited
academic program based in Kibbutz
Tzuba, which is located 30 minutes
outside of Jerusalem. Our students study
Jewish history through experiential
learning, take a Hebrew Ulpan class in
addition to their regular general studies
courses, and receive full high school
credit upon their return. Some activities
include Gadna, a weeklong trip to
Poland, camping in the desert, a cross-
country hike, and much more.
Tichon Ramah Yerushalayim
(TRY)
Ramah Programs in Israel
3080 Broadway
New York, NY 10027
Tel.: (212) 678-8883
E-mail: info@ramah.co.il
Website: www.ramah.org.il
TRY is a full-semester, fully accredited
academic program for students in grades
10-12. The program is unique in its
integration of academic study with
experiential activities designed to foster a
deep knowledge and love of Israel. Our
campus is in Jerusalem with extensive
time spent traveling throughout Israel.
Hiking, biking, and kayaking, and
community service are just some of the
extra-curricular activities found on TRY.
TRY is under the auspices of the
Conservative movement.
Semester in Israel Programs –
College
Fairleigh Dickinson University
1000 River Road
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 692-7360
Website: www.fdu.edu
Contact: Jason Scorza
FDU offers Semester Study Abroad
programs at the University of Haifa,
a three-week Israel Study Abroad
Experience program and arrangements
with various yeshivot in Israel. The
programs are open to FDU students and
others. Credit is also given for several
high school study programs.
Young Judaea Gap Year
in Israel
575 8th Avenue
11th floor
New York, NY 10018
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Contact: Rebecca Haberman
Tel.: (917) 595-2100, ext. 211
Website: www.yearcourse.org
Year Course is a nine-month volunteer
and accredited study program for recent
high school graduates in Israel. Optional
specialty tracks in Visual Arts, Design,
Performing Arts, Medicine, Sports, and
Culinary Arts. Our Olami international
travel options allow students to visit
Morocco, Ethiopia, India, Portugal,
Kazakhstan, and more! We also offer
Shalem, a more complete religious Israel
program for Orthodox participants, and
Shevat, offering religious and spiritual
exploration in an observant atmosphere.
Participants can earn up to a year’s
worth of college credit through the
American Jewish University-in-Israel,
while building leadership skills and
developing and strengthening their
relationship with the country’s land
and people.
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Adult Education
Please see the synagogue chart on
pages 60-67.
The listings in the Adult Education section
are alphabetical by town, and then further
alphabetized by program.
Temple Emanu-El
Closter
180 Piermont Road
Closter, NJ 07624
Tel.: (201) 750-9997
Fax: (201) 750-1894
Throughout the year, Temple Emanu-El
offers a wide range of adult education
programs such as book discussions,
scholar in residence seminars, special
trips and engaging speakers.
Congregation Bris Avrohom
Fair Lawn
30-02 Fair Lawn Ave
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
Tel: (201) 791-7200
Women's circle meets once a month for
workshop and learning.
Fair Lawn Jewish Center/
Congregation B’nai Israel
Lunch and Learn
Fair Lawn
Tel.: (201) 796-5040
Rabbi: Ronald Roth
Our “Nosh and Knowledge” class meets
from 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM on Tuesdays
throughout the year.
Bais Hamedrash of
Bergen County
mailing address:
312 Briarcliffe Road
Educat io n
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 833-8658
(201) 387-2270
(201) 287-0880
Contacts: Rabbi Yaakov Neuburger
Rabbi Steven Pruzansky
Rabbi Elchanan Dulitz
The Bais Hamedrash of Bergen County
meets nightly both at Cong. Beth
Abraham in Bergenfield and at Cong.
Bnai Yeshurun in Teaneck. The program
provides numerous opportunities for
Torah study in small groups and in one-
to-one sessions. Please call for details.
The Bruno Bieler Jewish
Learning Institute
Friends of Lubavitch of Bergen County
513 Kenwood Place
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 907-0686
Fax: (201) 907-0668
Weekly classes on the essentials of
Jewish literacy in four accredited courses
are offered: Jewish Mysticism, Basic
Judaism, Jewish History and the Jewish
Calendar.
Friends of Lubavitch
of Bergen County
Teaneck
In addition to its many educational
programs, Lubavitch sponsors Power
Breakfasts, one-on-one interactive study
of topic of choice with a student from
the Rabbinical College of America, from
9 - 10 a.m. on alternate Sunday
mornings. Sessions are preceded by
services and breakfast from 8 - 9 a.m.
Jewish Learning Experience
(JLE)
1116 Trafalgar
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 966-4498
(800) 71-JEWISH
E-mail: rabbi@jle.org
Website: www.jle.org
Director: Rabbi David Pietrouzka
The Jewish Learning Experience offers a
serious program of lectures, classes and
events geared toward Jewish adults who
wish to improve their level of Jewish
awareness, understanding, and
observance. The JLE offers classes in
the weekly Torah portion, beginners
Hebrew, and a wide variety of Jewish
subjects, including free High Holiday
explanatory services. The JLE program
also includes special Shabbat and
holiday programs, Shabbat home
hospitality, one-on-one learning, and a
weekly Shabbat morning explanatory
service. All classes and most programs
are free of charge. Singles, couples, and
families are welcome.
One-on-One Learning
Jewish Learning Experience (JLE)
Teaneck
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Tel.: (201) 833-1328
(800) 71-JEWISH
For further JLE details, please see above.
Temple Emeth
1666 Windsor Road
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 833-1322
Fax: (201) 833-4831
Temple Emeth believes that Jewish
learning is a lifelong pursuit. Weekly
Torah Study, Lunch and Learn, and
Yiddish class are complemented by our
Mini-University which offers traditional
and modern topics on Tuesday evenings.
Major events include our Scholar-in-
Residence Weekend, the Joshua
Trachtenberg Memorial Lecture, and our
annual Adult Study Kallah Weekend.
Yeshiva Gedolah of Teaneck
1443 Palisade Avenue
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 833-5920
Contact: Rabbi Eliyohu Roberts
Classes include Hidden Treasures of the
Parsha at 8 p.m. on Wednesday
evenings, a session on the prophets at
9 a.m. every other Sunday, and an Avot
Uvanim learning session from 7 – 8 p.m.
on Sundays. Daily prayer services are
held at 7:30 a.m. (shacharit), 3 p.m.
(mincha) and 10 p.m. (ma’ariv).
Continuing Education and
Judaic Lifelong Learning
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
Tenafly
Tel.: (201) 408-1456
Contact: Esther Mazor
Through its classes, programs, lectures,
film screenings, and special events, the
Judaic Department of the JCC presents
many opportunities for the transmission
of Jewish texts, values, and experiences.
It promotes an abiding commitment to
Jewish faith, culture, and heritage with
activities designed to enrich – and
respect the diversity of – the Jewish
community. Department features Jewish
study groups, Hebrew reading, and
Ulpan; Holocaust education; Israel
advocacy; Jewish holiday programs and
workshops; Judaic Scholar-in Residence
classes; lectures; the Muriel and Matthew
Feldman Distinguished Lecture Series;
Rabbi Isaac L. Swift Chair of Judaic
Studies; Sephardic culture programs;
social action events; Torah studies; James
A. Grossmann Jewish Book Month and
Jewish-themed or Jewish-created art
shows.
Adult Programming
The JCC offers adults a unique
opportunity to learn, laugh, discover and
share experiences with others in the
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community by attending lectures,
attending film discussion series, writing
their memoirs, sewing, playing cards,
painting or knitting, or attending
programs that allow them to enhance
their daily life and make new friends.
The department features special events,
art tours, spring trips, cooking, creative
writing, adult community theater, bridge,
scrabble, Mah Jongg, Canasta, and a
wide range of art offerings through the
Sarah Gottesman Lubin Program for
Creative Arts & Crafts. The department
also features support groups, listed
under separate headings.
JCC University
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
Tenafly
Top professors and experts in their fields
present on a diverse array of topics,
offering people the opportunity to
rekindle previous passions, ignite new
interest, meet new people and stay
involved in the developments that shape
today’s world. Presentation cover
politics, psychology, art literature, music,
comparative religion, cultural history,
science and health. Groups meet for two
sessions each meeting for four or five
semesters on Thursdays from 10:15am –
2:15 pm. For more information, call
Kathy at (201) 408-1454.
EGL Foundation Computer
Center for Adults 40+
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
Tenafly
The Computer Learning Center provides
Adults 40+ with a friendly, low-pressure
environment, where they can acquire
computer knowledge from fundamentals
and Excel to email and the internet.
Personal attention from our extremely
competent instructors and coaches is
stressed. Classes are small and each
student learns on an individual computer
and receives a detailed course manual.
For a registration packet containing all
fees and information and to register,
please call Orna Wachtel at
(201) 569-7900 ext. 309.
Lubavitch on the Palisades
11 Harold Street
Tenafly, NJ 07670
Tel.: (201) 871-1152
Fax: (201) 871-4181
E-mail: rabbi@chabadlubavitch.org
Website: www.chabadlubavitch.org
Rabbi: Mordechai Shain
Lubavitch is here and ready to serve you
and your family. Come join us and
experience being part of our community
through Holiday Awareness Programs,
Community Lectures, Adult Education,
Hospital and Nursing Home Visitation,
Judaica Services, Women’s Rosh Chodesh
groups, Bar/Bat Mitvah Clubs, Teen
Friendship Clubs, Junior Congregations,
Family Shabbatons, Nursery School,
Hebrew Sunday School, Camp Gan
Israel, and a magnificent and modern
mikvah.
Jewish Learning Institute (JLI)
11 Harold Street
Tenafly, NJ 07670
Tel.: (201) 871-1152
Contact: Rabbi Yitzchak Gershovitz
E-mail: rabbiyitzchak@chabadlubavitch.org
Website: www.chabadlubavitch.org
The Rohr Jewish Learning Institute is a
series of lectures given three semesters
per year. It has been created in the
tradition of teachers establishing bonds
with students pursuing intellectual and
spiritual growth in their adult years.
These courses are taught through
interactive dialogue accompanied by
dynamic textbooks and dramatic
audiovisual presentations.
Temple Sinai of Bergen County
One Engle Street
Tenafly, NJ 07670
Tel.: (201) 568-3075
Fax: (201) 568-6095
E-mail: info@templesinaibc.org
Website: www.templesinaibc.org
Temple Sinai offers a variety of adult
education offerings. These include the
following:
Kulanu is a weekly Jewish Studies class
that explores Judaism and meets Sundays
from 9:30 – 11:00 AM.
Shabbat Morning Torah Study on
Saturday from 9:00 – 10:00 AM is part
book group, part religious study and at
times a Chavurah. The discussion is
accessible to all who are eager, whether
a novice or an advanced student. All
classes are in English and any Hebrew
portions are fully explained. Participants
share the same amazement at how
touched they are by the “book” and how
it has grown on them. They do indeed
find it a “tree of life.”
On Monday from 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM,
come lunch with Rabbi Millstein for
Lunch & Learn to discuss current
events and the world Jewish community
each Monday! All are welcome to join
this free engaging class. Please bring
your own “brown bag” lunch!
Yoga Nice & Easy helps develop
mindfulness and stress coping strategies
and leads to an overall sense of well-
being.
Shabuot evening, 8:30 PM - 11:00 PM
On Shavuot, at Tikkun Leil Shavuot,
we celebrate both the revelation of our
Torah and the harvest in the Land of
Israel. For many years, Jews have begun
this celebration with a night of study and
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community. We gather in a relaxed
atmosphere to study, to learn, and to
share a light meal and socialize.
For additional information, contact
saidekman@templesinaibc.org or
201-568-3035.
Temple Emanuel of the
Pascack Valley
87 Overlook Drive
Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07677
Contact: Rabbi Shelley Kniaz, Director of
Congregational Education
Tel.: (201) 391-0801
Open to all but registration is required
(gail@tepv.org.)
Some classes may request a nominal
donation to cover the cost of a textbook.
Kollel of Bergen County
Contact: Dr. Andy Fink
Tel.: (201) 833-2527
Contact: Hersel Benji
Tel.: (201) 261-1453
Contact: David Savetsky
Tel.: (201) 836-8291
The program, for men only, offers
morning programs on G’mara, halacha,
and mussar.
A D U LT
PROGRAMMING
FOR 50S AND 60S
Renaissance
Temple Emeth
666 Windsor Road
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 833-1322
Fax: (201) 833-4831
The Temple Emeth Renaissance Group is
a social, cultural, and educational
organization open to Temple Emeth
congregants who are empty nesters, age
“fiftysomethingplus.” Renaissance Group
membership is open to both couples and
singles, either retired or still working.
Dues are $10 per person per year. Co-
chaired by Barbara Kaufman and Elaine
Pollack, the Renaissance Group
schedules a variety of programs,
activities, and trips throughout the year.
Renaissance at Temple Sinai
1 Engle Street
Tenafly, NJ 07670
Tel.: (201) 568-3035
Website: wwwtemplesinaibc.org
An opportunity for senior congregants
55 and up to continue educational and
cultural experiences in a social
atmosphere. Activities include book
discussions, movies, lectures, concerts,
museum and theater trips amd historical
tours.
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Holocaust Remembrance
The Abe Oster Holocaust
Remembrance Award
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
Tenafly
The JCC on the Palisades established The
Abe Oster Holocaust Remembrance
Award to honor the memory of Abe
Oster, who worked selflessly, together
with his wife Ann, to encourage high
school students to study the Holocaust
and to produce a meaningful project that
reflects a historical and moral
understanding of the Shoah. Each year
there is a different theme – poems,
works of art, music and dance. The
award serves as a living memorial to the
six million innocent Jewish victims of the
Holocaust. Among these were 1.5 million
children, including Abe Oster’s young
brother Avrum and sister, Yocheved. Gan
Hazikaron, The Avrum and Yocheved
Holocaust Memorial Garden at the JCC –
an area for contemplation, reflection and
inspiration – was lovingly dedicated in
their memories by Ann and Abe Oster.
The JCC holds an annual Yom Hashoah
Commemoration and other programs on
the Holocaust each year.
Call Esther Mazor at (201) 408-1456 or
emazor@jccotp.org.
Holocaust Resources
The New Synagogue of
Fort Lee Holocaust Museum
1585 Center Avenue
Fort Lee, NJ 07024
Tel.: (201) 947-1555
The New Synagogue of Fort Lee
Holocaust Museum has been
recommended by Dr. Paul B. Winkler,
Commissioner of Holocaust Education in
the State of New Jersey, as an excellent
source of holocaust studies for students.
Rabbi Meir Berger, temple rabbi and
holocaust educator also works with the
Bergen County Police and Fire
Departments mentoring troubled
juveniles who have committed vandalism
and hate crimes. The museum offers
holocaust studies, guest lecturers, film
and an extensive library.
Center for Holocaust and
Genocide Studies
Ramapo College
505 Ramapo Valley Road
Mahwah, NJ 07430
Tel.: (201) 684-7409
Fax: (201) 684-7953
E-mail: mriff@ramapo.edu
Website:
www.ramapo.edu/academics/holocaust
Director: Dr. Michael A. Riff
The Center undertakes and sponsors a
variety of programs and activities,
including workshops for educators, art
Educat io n
exhibitions, recording testimonies of
local Holocaust survivors, film series,
lectures and panel discussions. The
Center was founded in 1980 to sensitize
the northern New Jersey community to
the tragedy of Hitler’s war against the
Jews and other genocides. Previously an
independent non-profit organization, the
Center is now an integral part of Ramapo
College. It receives funding from private
donations and Jewish Federation of
Northern New Jersey.
FDU Holocaust Resource
Center
1000 River Road
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 692-2524
Fax: (201) 692-2447
E-mail: lgrob@aol.com
Website: www.fdu.edu
Director: Dr. Leonard Grob
The Holocaust Resource Center runs
two community-wide programs
annually, one per semester. The
university also offers a Holocaust course
through its Philosophy Dept. each
spring. The Holocaust Resource Center
also offers university credit to high
school students who participate in the
March of the Living.
The Martin Perlman &
Jo-Ann Hassan Holocaust
Education Institute
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
Tenafly
Tel.: (201) 408-1429
Contact: Robyn Rosenfeld
This program features special guest
lecturers, film presentations, seminars,
dramatic arts presentations and annual
community-wide remembrance programs
to educate and bring awareness to the
community to preserve the memory of
the innocent victims who perished in
the Shoah.
The Museum of Jewish Heritage
A Living Memorial to the Holocaust
Edmond J. Safra Plaza
36 Battery Place in Lower Manhattan
Tel.: (646) 437-4200
Website: www.mjhnyc.org
The Museum’s three-floor Core
Exhibition educates people of all ages
and backgrounds about the rich tapestry
of Jewish life over the past century –
before, during, and after the Holocaust.
The Museum offers visitors a vibrant
public program schedule in its Edmond
J. Safra Hall. It is also home to Andy
Goldsworthy’s memorial Garden of
Stones, as well as James Carpenter’s
Reflection Passage, Gift of The Gruss
Lipper Foundation. The Museum receives
general operating support from the New
York City Department of Cultural Affairs,
and is a founding member of the
Museums of Lower Manhattan.
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HOLOCAUST Tel.: (201) 408-1430 Outreach to the Jewish

TRACING SERVICE
Holocaust and War Victims
Tracing
Part of the Restoring Family Links Initiative
American Red Cross/North Jersey Region
Tel.: (609) 951-2107
Website: www.redcross.org/fairfield
Contact: Terri Illes
E-mail: terri.illes@redcross.org
The free service provides tracing services
and information about those who were
separated or killed in the Holocaust. Red
Cross chapters are connected to a global
network of worldwide Red Cross
National societies; the International
Tracing Service in Arolsen, Germany;
and hundreds of state archives, museums
and organizations throughout the world.
Jewish Family Education
Programs
Many other synagogues also offer Family
Education Programs.
Temple Israel &
Jewish Community Center
Ridgewood
Tel.: (201) 444-9329
Rabbi: David J. Fine
Family Education workshops are held for
each grade in the Religious School from
kindergarten up.
Temple Avodat Shalom
Chaverim
River Edge
Tel.: (201) 489-0107
Rabbi-Educator: Paula Feldstein
The Chaverim after-school program is
held for parents and children by age
level. In addition, two Gesher family
education programs per grade are held
each year for parents and children in the
Religious School.
Temple Emanuel
of the Pascack Valley
Woodcliff Lake
Tel.: (201) 391-0801
Email: administration@tepv.org
Temple Emanuel offers a wide variety of
family programs in addition to curricular
based programming. Additional family
education events, which frequently
center on holiday themes, are open to
the entire community.
Jewish Parent Education
Programs
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
Tenafly
Director: Johanna Sohinki
Contact: Lisa Sternbach
Tel.: (201) 408-1437
The JCC offers many Jewish parenting
and family life programs on a revolving
basis.
Libraries
Many synagogues have excellent lending
and reference libraries. Please check the
reference chart on pages 60-67.
Temple Emeth
1666 Windsor Road
Teaneck, NJ 07666
in Bergen County
Tel.: (201) 833-1322
Fax: (201) 833-4831
Rabbi Joshua Trachtenberg Memorial
Library is the only synagogue library in
Bergen County with advanced
accreditation from the Association of
Jewish Libraries. New acquisitions, books
on tape and CD, and videos comprise an
impressive collection in a comfortable
room.
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Library
Taub Campus
Tenafly
Tel.: (201) 569-7900
Jewish Heritage Video
Collection
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
Tenafly
Tel.: (201) 408-1458
The JHVC video and DVD library
contains over 200 film and television
programs carefully chosen for both
quality and relevance. The collection
covers areas ranging from the American
Jewish experience to religion and
identity, and includes features and
documentaries, American and foreign
productions, and children’s videos.
Become part of the JHVC – it’s easy to
join! Come in and sign up for your free
video library membership. Tapes and a
free catalogue are available at the front
desk whenever the JCC is open. $3/$4
for three days, late fee is $1/day, per
video. The JHVC is made possible
through the generosity of Abe and
Sheila Schlussel.
Senior Lending Library
Bergen County YJCC
Washington Township
Tel.: (201) 666-6610, ext. 263
Contact: Devra Kanter
E-mail: dkanter@yjcc.org
The library contains general fiction in
both paperback and large-type hardback
books.
Community
Jewish Learning Experience
(JLE)
1106 Bromley
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 966-4498
(800) 71-JEWISH
E-mail: jlerabbi@jle.org
Website: www.jle.org
Director: Rabbi David Pietrouzka
The Jewish Learning Experience offers a
serious program of lectures, classes, and
events geared toward Jewish adults who
wish to improve their level of Jewish
awareness, understanding, and
observance. The JLE offers classes in
the weekly Torah portion, beginners
Hebrew, and a wide variety of Jewish
subjects, including free High Holiday
explanatory services. The JLE program
also includes special Shabbat and
holiday programs, Shabbat home
hospitality, one-on-one learning, and a
weekly Shabbat morning explanatory
service. All classes and most programs
are free of charge. Singles, couples, and
families are welcome.
Introduction to Judaism
Union for Reform Judaism
Township of Washington
Tel.: (201) 664-7422
The 16-week course is aimed at those
wanting to explore Judaism. The
program offers information on the basics
of Judaism, ritual, life-cycle events and
holidays, some Hebrew, and Jewish
history. It is offered throughout the year
at different locations throughout New
Jersey and New York. It is open to
singles and/or couples, Jewish or non-
Jewish who wish to make informed
decisions.
PROFESSIONAL
RESOURCES/
TRAINING FOR
E D U C AT O R S
Jewish Enrichment Project
for Youth
P.O. Box 3103
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 837-JEPY
Fax: (201) 837-5379
Website: www.jyep.org
E-mail: JYEP1@aol.col
Director: Deborah Rapps
The JEPY is a free service offered to new
or existing Hebrew schools who are
looking to reorganize their school to
offer a Big Brother/Sister component and
family programming to their school. It is
based on the highly successful JYEP
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Ad voca cy a n d Co m m unity Re latio ns Or g anizatio ns and Pr oogg r am m ing
ADVOCACY
ANDCOMMUNITY
RELATIONS
For further information about advocacy
and community relations, please contact
Joy Kurland, Jewish Federation Jewish
Community Relations Council Director,
at (201) 820-3900.
ADVOCACY
O R G A N I Z AT I O N S
The descriptions below either were
submitted by the organizations
themselves, or were found in their
promotional material or on their websites.
AIPAC
American Israel Public Affairs Committee
New York, NY 10022
Tel.: (212) 750-4110
E-mail: nyreg@aipac.org
Website: www.aipac.org
AIPAC is America’s pro-Israel lobby, and
lays the foundation for pro-Israel
political activism in America. AIPAC is on
Capitol Hill 365 days a year, working
with Congress on roughly 100 pieces of
legislation affecting Israel annually. The
New York Times called AIPAC “the most
important organization affecting
America’s relationship with Israel.”
American Jewish Committee
Millburn, NJ 07041
Tel.: (973) 379-7844
E-mail: newjersey@ajc.org
Website: www.ajcnewjersey.org
The American Jewish Committee
promotes pluralism, democracy, Jewish
values and Jewish literacy in the US
and abroad through political advocacy,
outstanding research publications,
building coalitions and sponsoring
educational programs for members,
the greater community and NJ school
children. American Jewish Committee’s
mission is also to safeguard the welfare
and security of Jews in the United States,
in Israel, and throughout the world.
Anti-Defamation League (ADL)
Tel.: (973) 845-2821
E-mail: new-jersey@adl.org
Website: www.adl.org
ADL, founded in 1913, is the world’s
leading organization fighting anti-
Semitism and other forms of bigotry.
The New Jersey Region serves the entire
state from Bergen County to Cape May.
The ADL’s A World of Difference®
Institute has provided diversity training
and prejudice reduction training for
500,000 educators, students, community,
corporate, and law enforcement officials.
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Its Confronting Anti-Semitism program
for Hebrew and day schools and security
seminars for Jewish institutions provide
direct services to the Jewish community.
The ADL assists victims of anti-Semitism
and other forms of bias, advocates on
behalf of Israel, addresses separation of
church-state issues, and works closely
with law enforcement in counter-
terrorism efforts and in monitoring
extremist activities.
ARZA, the Association for
Reform Zionists of America
633 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10017
Tel.: (212) 650-4280
Fax: (212) 650-4289
E-mail: arza@arza.org
Website: www.arza.org
ARZA, the Association of Reform Zionists
in America (the Zionist arm and voice of
the Reform movement in the U.S.)
endeavors to make Israel fundamental to
the sacred lives and Jewish identity of
Reform Jews. As a Zionist organization,
ARZA champions activities that further
enhance Israel as a pluralistic, just, and
democratic Jewish state. ARZA is the
Zionist arm of the Reform movement
and an affiliate of the Union for Reform
Judaism, serving 1.5 million Reform/
Progressive Jews. ARZA is the vehicle for
the mass participation of American
Reform Jews, focusing on Israel, with an
emphasis on advocacy and travel, and
Zionist education in America. ARZA’s
initiative “Israel Matters: Our
Commitment to Israel” provides the
foundation for programming and
advocacy relating to the core mission.
ARZA’s strong presence as the
representative of Reform Judaism in the
World Zionist Organization and the
Jewish Agency for Israel ensures annual
support for the Israel Movement for
Progressive Judaism and the Israel
Religious Action Center, as does a
percentage of our membership dues.
World Union for Progressive
Judaism
Tel.: (212) 452-6530
E-mail: wupj@urj.org
Website: www.wupj.org
President: Rabbi Daniel Freelander
The World Union for Progressive Judaism
is the international umbrella organization
of the Reform, Liberal, Progressive, and
Reconstructionist movements, serving
1,200 congregations with 1.7 million
members in 42 countries. The World
Union strengthens Jewish life in Israel
and worldwide by establishing and
supporting modern, pluralistic
congregations and institutions,
developing Jewish communal and
youth leadership, and advancing social
justice.
CAMERA
POB 35040
Boston, MA 02135
Tel.: (617) 789-3672
Website: www.camera.org
The Committee for Accuracy in Middle
East Reporting in America is a non-
denominational, educational organization
devoted to promoting accurate and
balanced coverage of Israel and the
Middle East.
Center for Interreligious
Understanding
492-C Cedar Lane
Teaneck NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 804-4776
Website: www.ciunow.org
E-mail: info@ciunow.org
Executive Director: Rabbi Jack Bemporad
The Center for Interreligious
Understanding fosters understanding
of the traditions, history and inter-
relationships between and among the
major religious faiths.
Coalition on the Environment
and Jewish Life
Tel.: (212) 532-7436
Fax: (212) 686-1353
E-mail: info@coejl.org
Website: www.coejl.org
The Coalition on the Environment and
Jewish Life (COEJL) deepens the Jewish
community’s commitment to the
stewardship of creation and mobilizes the
resources of Jewish life and learning to
protect the Earth and all its inhabitants.
Fair Lawn Jewish Community
Council
17-10 River Road
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
Tel.: (201) 956-5888
Website: www.fljcc.com
E-mail: info@fljcc.com
President: Eileen Dubin
The Fair Lawn Jewish Community
Council is composed of representatives of
all local synagogues and Jewish
organizations who work together as a
central agency to provide Jewish cultural,
educational, social, and recreational
activities for people of all ages and
affiliations. For more than 60 years, we
have served as spokesperson for the
Jewish community and taken an active
role in all common concerns requiring a
united action. We administer the Tomchei
Shabbos program of Fair Lawn, providing
Sabbath and holiday meals to needy
families. Volunteers and new members
are always welcome.
Israeli-American Council (IAC)
Shai Nemesh, Director NJ regional office
Tel.: (201) 293-7785
Website: www.israeliamerican.org
E-mail: info@israeliamerican.org
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IAC tries to build an active and giving
Israeli-American community in the
United States.
Jewish Community Council
of Greater Teaneck
POB 1221
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Co-Presidents: Manny Landau,
Bruce Prince
Treasurer: David Fox
E-mail:
bruceprince@teaneckgeneralstore.com
The Jewish Community Council of
Greater Teaneck has, for 60 years,
represented the entire Jewish community
of Teaneck and Bergenfield, regardless
of affiliation, in all matters of concern to
any of its constituent members. The
Jewish Community Council, whose
members are synagogues and
membership organizations, sponsors
social and educational programs that
bring the community together as well as
a town-wide Holocaust commemoration
on Yom Hashoah and an annual
presidents’ meeting. The Council erected
a monument adjacent to the Municipal
Building in memory of Sara Duker, a
Township resident killed in Jerusalem in
a terror attack, and is working on plans
for a Holocaust Memorial in Teaneck.
Jewish Council for Public Affairs
(JCPA)
Tel.: (212) 684-6950
Fax: (212) 686-1353
E-mail: contactus@thejcpa.org
Website: www.jewishpublicaffairs.org
The Jewish Council for Public Affairs
(JCPA) is the coordinating body of the
organized American Jewish community,
addressing the mandate is to safeguard
the rights of Jews here, in Israel, and
around the world; and, in order to
accomplish that, to protect, preserve, and
promote a just American society, one
that is democratic and pluralistic.
Jewish Labor Committee
Tel.: (212) 477-0707
Fax: (212) 477-1918
E-mail: info@jewishlabor.org
Website: www.jewishlabor.org
The Jewish Labor Committee, founded in
1934, is a national community relations
agency that serves as a bridge linking
the Jewish community and America’s
trade union movement. The JLC works to
enhance the security of the Jewish
community by mobilizing the support of
the American labor movement for Israel
and for a range of issues of concern to
the Jewish community. At the same time,
the JLC serves as the voice of organized
labor in the Jewish community and helps
to mobilize Jewish support for issues of
shared concern, such as living wage
campaigns, immigration policy, support
for quality public school education,
prescription drug coverage for the poor
and elderly, and other healthcare issues.
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MERCAZ USA
Tel.: (212) 533-2061
Fax: (212) 533 - 2601
E-mail: info@mercazusa.org
Website: www.mercazusa.org
Executive Director: Rabbi Robert R. Golub
MERCAZ is the American Zionist
Organization of the Conservative
Movement and is the voice of
Conservative/Masorti Judaism in the
international bodies that serve as the
Parliament of the Jewish people.
MERCAZ is committed to bringing
Conservative Jews closer to Zionism and
to Israel.
NCSEJ: National Coalition
Supporting Eurasian Jewry
2020 K Street, N.W., Suite 7800
Washington, DC 20006
Tel.: (202) 898-2500
Fax: (202) 898-0822
E-mail: NCSEJ@ncsj.org
Website: www.ncsej.org
Executive Director: Mark Levin
The NCSEJ mission is to safeguard the
individual and communal political rights
of Jews living in the Former Soviet
Union and to secure their religious and
political freedoms. NCSEJ actively
monitors compliance by the governments
of the Former Soviet Union in the areas
of free emigration and religious and
cultural rights, and also monitors closely
developments related to anti-Semitism in
the Soviet successor states.
NORPAC
P.O. Box 1543
Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632
Tel.: (201) 788-5133
E-mail: contact@norpac net
Website: www.norpac.net
President: Ben Chouake, M.D.
NORPAC is America’s largest and most
active bipartisan political action
committee that supports candidates for
the Senate and House of Representatives
who favor a strong U.S.-Israel relation-
ship and who are committed to the
strength and survival of the state of
Israel.
North American Conference on
Ethiopian Jewry (NACOEJ)
Tel.: (212) 233-5200
Fax: (212) 233-5243
E-mail: nacoej@nacoej.org
Website: www.nacoej.org
NACOEJ, a 501(c)(3) organization, was
founded in 1982. In Ethiopia, NACOEJ is
the sole funder of compounds in Gondar
Province which provide thousands of
daily meals to babies, children, and
pregnant or nursing women; Jewish
school for students in grades 1-8; adult
education; paid employment; monthly
community food distribution; and
religious facilities. In Israel, NACOEJ
provides educational opportunities for
more than 3,000 Ethiopian-Israeli
children and young people at the
elementary, secondary, and college
levels.
New Jersey State Association of
Jewish Federations
1391 Martine Avenue
Scotch Plains, NJ 07076
Tel.: (908) 889-1880
Fax: (908) 889-5860
Email: jtoporek@stateassn.org
Executive Director: Jacob Toporek, Esq.
The NJ State Association of Jewish
Federations functions state-wide to
enhance the quality and range of
services provided to Jewish citizens of
New Jersey; to speak as a representative
of the Federations on issues of mutual
interest and concern; to develop
cooperative programs and undertake
state-wide actions in dealing with issues
of common concern; and to serve as a
resource for information and exchange
on matters that affect the welfare of the
organized Jewish community in New
Jersey. It is the umbrella organization for
the 12 Jewish Federations in New Jersey.
CO-EXISTENCE
O R G A N I Z AT I O N S
The Abraham Fund Initiatives
9 East 45th Street, 7th floor
New York, NY 10017
Tel.:(212) 661-7770
Fax: (212) 935-1834
E-mail: info@abrahamfund.org
Website: www.abrahamfund.org
The Abraham Fund Initiatives is a not-
for-profit organization that works to
advance coexistence, equality, and
cooperation among Israel’s Jewish and
Arab citizens by creating and operating
large-scale initiatives, cultivating strategic
grassroots projects, and conducting
public education and advocacy programs
that promote its vision of shared
citizenship and opportunity for all of
Israel’s citizens.
The Foundation
for Ethnic Understanding
1 East 93rd Street, Suite 1C
New York, New York 10128
Tel.: (917) 492-2538
Fax: (917) 492-2560
E-mail: ffeu@ffeu.org
Website: www.ffeu.org
President: Rabbi Marc Schneier
Chairman: Russell Simmons
The Foundation for Ethnic Understanding
is committed to the belief that direct,
face-to-face dialogue between ethnic
communities is the most effective path
toward the reduction of bigotry and the
promotion of reconciliation and
understanding.
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Ad voca cy a n d Co m m unity Re latio ns Or g anizatio ns and Pr o g r am m ing
FOOD PANTRIES
Center for Food Action
192 W. Demarest Avenue
Englewood, NJ 07631
Tel.: (201) 569-1804
Website: www.cfanj.org
Contact: Jennifer Johnson-Rothman, x-28
The Center for Food Action is a
non-profit organization whose mission
is to prevent hunger and homelessness
by providing food, utility and rental
assistance, and advocacy to help people
solve their problems.
Congregation Ahavath Torah
240 Broad Avenue
Englewood, NJ 07631
Tel.: (201) 568-1315
Fax: (201) 568-2991
Donations of kosher food from
celebratory events can benefit many
needy housebound or hospitalized
individuals. Please call with early
notification if possible, so that
arrangements can be made to have the
items collected and delivered as soon as
possible.
Jewish Family Service of Bergen
and North Hudson
1485 Teaneck Road
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 837-9090
Fax: (201) 837-9393
E-mail: info@jfsbergen.org
Website: www.jfsbergen.org
The Food Pantry at JFS serves people in
the community impacted by financial
hardship and provides groceries to
eligible residents in need by providing
access to nutritious non-perishable food
and household items. Items particularly
needed are: nonperishable food; baby
formula; diapers; personal care and
household items.
Social Service Association
of Ridgewood and Vicinity
6 Station Plaza
Ridgewood, NJ 07450
Tel.: (201) 444-2980
Fax: (201) 444-4987
E-mail: ssa6@verizon.net
Executive Director: Denise Vollkommer
Social Service Association of Ridgewood
and Vicinity, Inc., is a not-for-profit,
private organization servicing low-
income individuals and families who
reside in the towns of Glen Rock, Ho-
Ho-Kus, Midland Park, Ridgewood,
Waldwick and Wyckoff. The Agency’s
mission is to provide basic supplemental
financial assistance, food, and case
management services.
Tomchei Shabbos
c/o Cong. Bnai Yeshurun
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 836-8916
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Contact: Claire Strauss Director of Volunteers: Margo Heller
Tomchei Shabbos provides Shabbat Website: www.bergenfamilypromise.org
meals, as well as food and supplies for The Interreligious Fellowship is a non-
Jewish holidays, to any needy Jewish profit organization that provides
family in northern New Jersey. The emergency shelter and support services
recipients of Tomchei Shabbos include to working-poor, homeless families with
single mothers, Russian immigrants, dependent children.
the elderly, the unemployed, the sick, and
the disabled. All Tomchei Shabbos drivers
and packers are volunteers, PROGRAMMING
so almost the entire budget is
allocated directly toward the Inter-Faith Programs/
purchase of food. Events/Efforts
Tomchei Shabbos of Fair Lawn Martin Luther King
1720 River Road Commemoration
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410 Martin Luther King Birthday Observance
Tel.: (201) 956-5888 Committee of Bergen County
Fax: (201) 791-7570 Tel.: (201) 833-9180
E-mail: info@fljcc.com Contact: Theodora Lacey
Website: FLJCC.com
Thanksgiving Day of Harmony
President: Eileen Dubin
Tomchei Shabbos, under the auspices of sponsored by the Bergen County Human
the Fair Lawn Jewish Community Relations Commission
Council, provides Shabbos meals, as well One Bergen County Plaza, 2nd Floor
as food and supplies for Jewish holidays, Hackensack, NJ 07601
to any needy Jewish family in the Fair Tel.: (201) 336-7474
Lawn area. The recipients of Tomchei Fax: (201) 336-7450
Shabbos include single parents, Jewish Director: Jane Linter
immigrants, the elderly, the unemployed,
the sick, and the disabled. Tomchei
Shabbos has Donation Cards available for Ongoing Community Events
sale. Funding for Tomchei Shabbos is
obtained through grants and from private
Menorah Lighting
and corporate donations. We are affiliated Bergen County Court House
with Tomchei Shabbos of Bergen County. Main & Essex Streets
All Tomchei Shabbos drivers and packers Hackensack
are volunteers, thus allowing almost all of sponsored by
the funding to go towards the purchase Friends of Lubavitch of Bergen County
of food and supplies. Volunteers are Teaneck
welcome, and arrangements can be made Tel.: (201) 907-0686
by calling the office.
Lubavitch on the Palisades
11 Harold Street
H U M A N R E L AT I O N S
Tenafly, NJ 07670
O R G A N I Z AT I O N S Tel.: (201) 871-1152
Bergen County Human Relations Fax: (201) 871-4181
Commission Contact: Rabbi Mordechai Shain
1 Bergen County Plaza, 2nd Floor E-mail: Rabbi@chabadlubavitch.org
www.chabadlubavitch.org
Hackensack, NJ 07601
Tel.: (201) 336-7474
Fax: (201) 336-7450 Holocaust (Yom Hashoah)
Director: Valerie Dargen, Ph.D Programs
Contact: Gina King
Center for Holocaust
The Commission, which promotes
prejudice reduction in Bergen County, is and Genocide Studies
administered by the Bergen County Ramapo CollegeLibrary
Department of Human Resources.
505 Ramapo Valley Road
Appointed by the County Executive and Mahwah, NJ 07430
Board of Freeholders, it supports
Tel.: (201) 684-7409
programs that encourage religious, racial Fax: (201) 684-7953
and cultural diversity.
E-mail: Holgen@ramapo.edu
Website:
INTER-RELIGIOUS www.ramapo.edu/academics/holocaust
O R G A N I Z AT I O N S Director: Dr. Michael A. Riff
Family Promise Jewish Community Council
of Bergen County of Greater Teaneck
100 Dayton Street POB 1221
Ridgewood, NJ 07450 Teaneck, NJ 07666
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Co-Presidents:
Manny Landau, Bruce Prince
Co-Chairs: Steve Fox,
Yetta Marchuck Selengut,
Blanche Hampel Silver
E-mail: landafa@aol.com
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
Tenafly
Tel.: (201) 408-1429
Contact: Robyn Rosenfeld
Many of the local synagogues also hold
Yom Hashoah programs.
Kristallnacht Programs
Center for Holocaust
and Genocide Studies
Ramapo College Library
505 Ramapo Valley Road
Mahwah, NJ 07430
Tel.: (201) 684-7409
Fax: (201) 684-7953
E-mail: mriff@ramapo.edu
Website:
www.ramapo.edu/academics/holocaust
Director: Dr. Michael A. Riff
VOLUNTEERING
VOLUNTEERING IN
THE COMMUNITY
Many organizations and synagogues also
have Social Action programs.
Thrift Shops/Merchandise
Donations
Council Thrift Shop
(National Council of Jewish Women –
Bergen County section)
75 South Washington Avenue
Bergenfield, NJ 07621
Tel.: (201) 385-3702
Shopping Hours: Mon., Tues., Wed., Fri.,
10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.; Thurs., 10 a.m. –
8 p.m.; Sat., 9:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Donation of Merchandise Hours:
Mon. – Wed., 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.;
Thurs., 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
The Council Thrift Shop offers name-
brand and designer clothing and
accessories, bric-a-brac, and household
goods for a fraction of their original
prices. Proceeds of sales fund NCJW’s
extensive roster of community service
projects throughout Bergen County and
in Israel. (List of Community Services is
available on request.)
Helen Sanders Thrift Shop
at Daughters of Miriam Center/
The Gallen Institute
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Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
Tenafly
Tel.: (201) 408-1429
Contact: Robyn Rosenfeld
Purim Carnivals
Many synagogues also hold Purim
carnivals.
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
Tenafly
Tel.: (201) 408-1429
Contact: Robyn Rosenfeld
Yom Hazikaron /
Israel Memorial Day
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
Tenafly
Tel.: (201) 408-1429
Contact: Robyn Rosenfeld
Yom Ha’atzmaut/Israeli
Independence Day Celebration
Many local synagogues, day schools,
yeshivot and supplemental Hebrew
127 Hazel Street
Clifton, NJ 07011
Tel.: (973) 253-5377
E-mail:
thriftshop@daughtersofmiriamcenter.org
Website:
www.daughtersofmiriamcenter.org
Hours: Mon., Wed., Fri., 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
The Helen Sanders Thrift Shop is filled
with beautiful new and gently used
clothing and housewares at great prices.
Whether you are searching for designer
and vintage clothes, many with tags still
attached, or outfitting a home, the Helen
Sanders Thrift Shop has what you’re
looking for. The Shop accepts donations
from the community; donors receive a
receipt detailing the items donated
VOLUNTEER
OPPORTUNITIES
(Please note that the listings are
alphabetical by project)
Bergen County Chanukah
Toy Drive
693 Northumberland Road
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 692-0618
Contact: Marla Friedman
Volunteer activity: Privately-sponsored
drive, which begins collecting new,
unwrapped toys a month before
Chanukah.
schools also hold programs to celebrate
Israel’s Independence Day.
Israel Independence Day
Celebration
held at the Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
Tenafly
Tel.: (201) 408-1427
conducted in cooperation with
Israel Programs Center
Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey
Paramus
Community Shaliach: Keren Glick
Tel.: (201) 820-3909
Celebrate Israel Parade
Tel.: (201) 820-3909
E-mail: avinoams@jfnnj.org
Show your support for Israel. March
along New York’s Fifth Avenue behind
Jewish Federation of Northern New
Jersey’s banner with hundreds of other
enthusiastic northern New Jerseyans. Bus
transportation to the city is available. For
more information, please contact
Community Shaliach, Avinoam Segal-
Elad, your day or congregational school,
or synagogue.
Bergen County YJCC
605 Pascack Road
Township of Washington
Tel.: (201) 666-6610
Volunteer opportunities are available for
children and teens in our special needs
program, where several programs utilize
typically developing social buddies. A
tween/teen leadership program is
developing as well, to introduce
philanthropy and giving back to the next
generation. Families may volunteer to
host Israeli teen participants in our Open
Hearts, Open Homes program over the
summer. Adults volunteer on all events
at the YJCC, and are also involved with
offering support to our senior adult
program.
Bergen Regional
Medical Center
230 E. Ridgewood Avenue
Paramus, NJ 07652
Contact: Susan Burkhardt
Tel.: (201) 967-4615
Contact: Rabbi Barry Schneider
Tel.: (201) 967-4177
Volunteer activities: Pet therapy,
adopt-a-floor, friendly visitation,
game playing, discussion groups and
intergenerational programs. Volunteers
from the local Jewish community are
urgently needed to assist in moving
patients to attend Jewish Services
between 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. every
Thursday, and at other days and times.
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Bright Side Manor
300 Teaneck Road
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 692-1000
Contact: Elizabeth Davis
CareOne at Pine Rest
W. 90 Ridgewood Avenue
Paramus, NJ 07652
Tel.: (201) 652-1950
Mary Ellen Bove, Connie Milland
CareOne at The Cupola
W. 100 Ridgewood Avenue
Paramus, NJ 07652
Tel.: (201) 444-8200, ext. 4402
Fax: (201) 444-7845
Contact: Michelle McDonald, Activities
Director
CareOne at Teaneck
544 Teaneck Road
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 862-3300
Contact: Mrs. Kitty Belko, Director of
Recreation
Center for Food Action
192 W. Demarest Avenue
Englewood, NJ 07631
Tel.: (201) 569-1804
Contact: Jennifer Rothman
Daughters of Miriam Center
155 Hazel Street
Clifton, NJ 07011
Tel.: (973) 253-5303
E-mail:
volunteers@daughtersofmiriamcenter.org
Website:
www.daughtersofmiriamcenter.org
Contact: Joan Kraft
Volunteers at Daughters of Miriam Center
play a vital role in the care and well-
being of our nursing home residents,
subacute patients, and apartment tenants.
Volunteer positions are available days or
evenings, seven days a week. Many jobs
can be tailored to meet individual
schedules. Volunteers perform a wide
variety of tasks including, but not limited
to, transporting, and visiting residents,
staffing the bookmobile and food cart,
assisting at the apartment buildings, and
helping with clerical work. Volunteers of
all ages are encouraged to apply as
there is a volunteer activity appropriate
for everyone.
Dellridge Care Center
532 Farview Avenue
Paramus, NJ 07652
Tel.: (201) 261-1589
Contact: Priscilla
Volunteer Activity: Room visits,
socializing, assisting in programs,
assisting with bingo and trivia games.
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Dunroven Nursing Home
221 County Road
Cresskill, NJ 07626
Tel.: (201) 567-9310
Contact: Maria
Flat Rock Brook Nature Center
443 Van Nostrand Avenue
Englewood, NJ 07631
Tel.: (201) 567-1265
Website: www.flatrockbrook.org
Contact: Sandy Chiappino
The Friendship Circle
310 South Drive
Paramus, NJ 07652
Tel.: (201) 262-7172
Fax: (201) 262-7168
E-mail: Zeesy@BCFriendship.com
Website: www.BCFriendship.com
Contact: Zeesy Grossbaum
The Friendship Circle engages children
with special needs in a wide variety of
social activities, recreation, and learning
experiences, and, at the same time,
provides much-needed respite to the
parents.
The uniqueness of the Friendship Circle
is that it matches the special-needs
children with teenage volunteers. The
teens befriend and mentor the children,
thus meeting their own altruistic goals
and fulfilling the Jewish ideals of chesed
and tikun olam.
The children benefit from home visits,
Sunday programs, winter and summer
camps, athletic programs, cooking
classes and more. With their parents and
siblings, they celebrate the holidays in
exciting ways that that bring to life the
spirit and richness of Jewish traditions.
The Friendship Circle recently expanded
to include programs for special-needs
teenagers in the community. Activities
are specially designed around the teens’
unique social needs, and educational
components are tailored to each
participant’s level of Judaic knowledge
and comprehension.
Additionally, the Friendship Circle hosts
events for the Moms and Dads so they
can relax and network with other parents.
Harborage Nursing Home
7600 River Road
N. Bergen, NJ 07047
Tel.: (201) 854-5400
Contact: Alicia Duroi
Jewish Association for
Developmental Disabilities –
J-ADD
Hackensack
Tel.: (201) 457-0058
JEWISH HOME FAMILY
Contact: Charlene Vannucci, Director of
Volunteer Services
Tel.: (201) 750-4237
E-mail: cvannucci@jewishhomefamily.org
Vo lunt e e r ing
• GALLEN ADULT DAY HEALTH CARE
CENTER
JEWISH HOME AT HOME
The Gallen Adult Medical Day Care
program provides care and services to
the elderly living in the community who
are experiencing frail health and/or
Dementia. The program runs Monday
thru Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Volunteers are needed to greet and
assist clients on and off the bus,
transport participants to rehab services
and to help serve breakfast and lunch.
Volunteer entertainers, musicians, dance
troupes are also welcome.
Administrative help is appreciated –
great for high school students looking
for community service hours.
• JEWISH HOME AT HOME
The Jewish Home at Home provides the
services necessary to enable seniors to
continue to live in their own home as
they age. Volunteer opportunities are
tailored to the interests of the volunteers
and the needs of the seniors. They
include friendly visiting, telephone
reassurance calls, assistance with mail
and routine bills, transportation to
appointments, shared meals, outings,
shopping, reading, games, etc.
• JEWISH HOME ASSISTED LIVING
KAPLEN FAMILY SENIOR RESIDENCE
The Jewish Home Assisted Living is a
beautiful place to call home. Located just
steps from downtown River Vale, New
Jersey, JHAL offers general assisted living
and a separate wing for those who are
memory impaired. Volunteers are always
appreciated. Guest speakers, musical
entertainers and card and Mah Jong
players are most welcome to apply to
our volunteer program. Children over 12
are also welcome to volunteer to assist
with game programs, pet visits and more.
• JEWISH HOME AT ROCKLEIGH
RUSS BERRIE HOME FOR JEWISH
LIVING
The Jewish Home at Rockleigh is a
state-of-the-art long term care and
rehabilitation center located on 16
beautiful acres in Rockleigh, New Jersey.
Volunteers are needed to assist at
mealtimes through our Company for
Lunch and Dinner Programs. Guest
lecturers are needed to present at our
Jewish Home University Educational
Program. Musical entertainers and artists
are also welcome. Children under 12
years of age may participate through our
Grandbuddies Program.
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Tenafly
Tel.: (201) 408-1456
Contact: Esther Mazor
E-mail: emazor@jccotp.org
Many people within the JCC community
volunteer and assist with its activities and
more are always needed. The JCC works
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hard to assess people’s skills and
interests and match them with the right
job. Volunteer opportunities for teens
and adults include: caregiving support
for children with disabilities and the
elderly, computer training, counselors for
children, gym instructors, homework
assistance, library assistance, sports
coaches, and more. There are also
community service opportunities for
teens as well as mitzvah projects and
teen philanthropy. Call Esther Mazor, at
(201) 408-1456.
The JCC Guttenberg Center for Special
Services also sponsors year-round
community service programs after-
school, Sunday and through-out the
summer to assist individuals with
special needs. Call Shelley Levy at
(201) 408-1489 or slevy@jccotp.org.
Jewish Education for
Special Children
666 Kinderkamack Road
River Edge, NJ 07661
Tel.: (201) 262-1090
Fax: (201) 262-1083
Contact: Rabbi Yisroel Schwab
Website: www.jesc.info
Volunteer activity: Volunteer on Sunday
mornings or Tuesday afternoons,
working one-on-one with children with
special needs.
Jewish Family Service of
Bergen and North Hudson
1485 Teaneck Road
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 837-9090
Fax.: (201) 837-9393
Email: info@jfsbergen.org
Website: www.jfsbergen.org
Ranging in age from thirteen to over
eighty, over 200 volunteers deliver
Kosher Meals on Wheels, are Friendly
Visitors to the homebound, call elders as
part of the Adopt-a-Grandparent
Program, and do office work to
supplement our staff. Our volunteers are
our hosts for our annual Night of 100
Dinners and they are our dedicated
Trustees. Volunteers are at the core of
our services and at the heart of
everything we do.
Jewish Family Service
of North Jersey
Wayne: (973) 595-0111
Fair Lawn: (201) 796-5151
Contact: Leah Kaufman, LCSW, Executive
Director
Please refer to the listing under
community agencies.
Volunteers often act as the “eyes and
ears” of JFSNJ in the community. JFSNJ
has a wide array of volunteer
opportunities which include delivering
Kosher meals to the homebound, visiting
isolated and frail seniors, assisting at
Café Europa programs and escorting
seniors to doctor appointments. In
addition, the agency offers intergener-
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ational volunteer opportunities with
Holocaust survivors. JFSNJ screens
potential volunteers and provides
training and supervision.
Kosher Meals on Wheels
Jewish Family Service of Bergen and North
Hudson
Tel.: (201) 837-9090
Delivery of weekly frozen meals to
homebound eldersand disabled in
Bergen County.
Kosher Meals on Wheels
Jewish Family Service of North Jersey
Wayne: (973) 595-0111
Fair Lawn: (201) 796-5151
Contact: Paul Klein
Volunteers deliver hot Kosher meals to
homebound frail senior in Fair Lawn,
Elmwood Park and Wayne.
Life Source Services
Hatikva Hospice
230 E. Ridgewood Avenue
Paramus, NJ 07652
Tel.: 1-888-865-5103
Fax: (201) 225-4769
Website: www.lifesourceservices.com
Linking Hearts Volunteers
Chabad of Franklin Lakes
Director: Rabbi Chanoch Kaplen
Tel.: (201) 848-0449
Website: www.chabadplace.org
Weekly visits bring joy and
companionship to an elderly person
while imparting the principle of Tikun
Olam and the spirit of volunteerism to
your family.
Lubavitch on the Palisades
11 Harold Street
Tenafly, NJ 07670
Tel.: (201) 871-1152
Contact: Rabbi Mordechai Shain
Pony Power@Three Sisters Farm
1170 Ramapo Valley Road
Mahwah, NJ
Tel.: (201) 934-1001
E-mail: info@ponypowernj.org
Website: www.ponypowernj.org
This site provides horseback-riding
therapy to children and adults with
autism, cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis,
emotional disabilities, developmental
delays, and multiple handicaps. Volunteer
activities range from grooming horses,
cleaning saddles, and tidying up the
stable to side-walking riders or leading
the horses. Open 12 months a year.
P-U-R-R-S…‘n’ Pups Animal
Rescue Team
Tel.: (973) 835-7882
Website: www.purrsnpups.org
This all-volunteer organization based in
Riverdale is dedicated to the rescue and
adoption of unwanted animals. Some of
the opportunities available include
providing a foster home, donating food
and litter, helping during adoption hours,
donating old towels, sheets, blankets,
small bath rugs, etc.
Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge
2 Shelter Lane
Oakland, NJ
Tel.: (201) 337-5180
E-mail: volunteer@rbari.org
Website: www.rbari.org
This refuge gives adoptable animals an
open-ended stay in a warm, safe place
until loving homes can be found.
Volunteer opportunities include working
directly with the animals at the shelter,
providing foster care, and assisting with
office activities.
Teaneck Nursing Center
1104 Teaneck Road
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 833-2400
Contact: Angie Montas
Tenafly Nature Center
313 Hudson Avenue
Tenafly, NJ 07670
Tel.: (201) 568-6093
Website: www.tenaflynaturecenter.org
TNC acts as steward for almost 400 acres
of forest and wetlands and manages over
seven miles of hiking trails. Our
interpretive building has natural history
exhibits and live animals for the public.
Volunteers needed for indoor and
outdoor projects: trail maintenance,
invasive species removal, office help,
and more. No experience needed. If you
have a special skill, like event coordina-
tion, marketing, etc., please let us know.
Tomchei Shabbos
c/o Cong. Bnai Yeshurun
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 836-8916
Volunteer activity: Drivers for package
drop-off to needy families.
Tomorrows Children’s Institute
30 Prospect Avenue
Hackensack, NJ 07601
Tel.: (201) 996-5624
Contact: Judy Solomon
Weingarten Family Jewish
Visitation Program (JVP)
Friends of Lubavitch of Bergen County
Teaneck
Tel.: (201) 907-0686
Chaplain: Rabbi Velvel Konikov
Rabbi Konikov visits Holy Name Hospital,
Pascack Valley Hospital and Valley
Hospital patients weekly. In addition,
local volunteers visit these hospitals as
well as Englewood Hospital and Medical
Center, Hackensack University Medical
Center and nursing home residents each
week, leaving a get-well card and flower
for all who are visited. Special Holiday
programs and the blowing of the Shofar
during Rosh Hashana are provided as well.
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ADULTS
INFORMAL
E D U C AT I O N
For formal educational opportunities,
please also refer to the Education
section on page 68.
For Special Needs programs for children
and youth, please refer to the Special
Needs section on page 105.
For information about counseling for
children, please contact Jewish Family
Service at (201) 837-9090.
Scouts
Boy Scouts –
Jewish Center of Teaneck
Troop #226, Shomer Shabbat
Tel.: (201) 836-7019
Fax: (201) 836-0918
E-mail: dchazin@aol.com
Scoutmaster: Daniel Chazin
The troop, which is open to boys from
age 11 onwards, meets on Monday
nights at the Jewish Center of Teaneck.
Cub Scouts –
Congregation Rinat Yisrael
Tel.: (201) 837-2795
Teaneck
Youth Groups
These youth groups hold programs in
New Jersey; if there is no local contact
given, please call the New York office
listed for details of area programs.
Many synagogues also sponsor their own
youth groups. Please check the synagogue
chart on pages 60-67 for details.
Areyvut
Bergenfield, NJ 07621
Website: www.areyvut.org
E-mail: daniel@areyvut.org
Contact: Daniel Rothner, founder, director
Areyvut enables Jewish youth around the
world to infuse their lives with the core
Jewish values of chesed (kindness),
tzedakah (charity), and tikkun olam
(social justice). A non-profit organization
established in 2002, Areyvut offers
Jewish day schools, educators,
synagogues, and communities unique
opportunities to empower and enrich
youth by creating innovative and
meaningful service programs that make
these values a reality.
Bnei Akiva of New York
and New Jersey
520 Eighth Ave., 15th floor
New York, NY 10018
Tel.: (212) 465-1539
Fax: (212) 216-9578
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E-mail: office@bany.org
Website: www.bneiakiva.org
Bnei Akiva, the religious Zionist youth
movement, is dedicated to bringing the
message of Torah Va’Avodah to the
Jewish youth of North America. Torah
Va’Avodah is an outlook on the world
that synthesizes a religious life of Torah
with labor and production to bring about
a national renaissance of Jewish people
in the land of Israel. Bnei Akiva also
organizes special events in area day
schools.
B’nai B’rith Youth Organization
(BBYO)
Greater Jersey/Hudson River Region
Tel.: (908) 925-0310
Fax: (908) 925-3424
E-mail: gjhrr@bbyo.org
Website: www.yesbbyo.org
Regional Director: Judi Youngman
BBYO is a youth organization providing
more Jewish teens with more meaningful
Jewish experiences.
Habonim Dror
Tel.: (718) 789-1796
Fax: (212) 929-3459
Website: www.habonimdror.org
Central Shaliach: Julian Resnick
Habonim Dror is a world-wide Labor
Zionist youth movement. Members can
participate in the summer at one of
seven North American camps and during
the year in the various local Kenim
(chapters).
Hashomer Hatzair
114 W. 26th Street, Suite 1001
New York, NY 10001
Tel.: (212) 627-2830
Fax: (212) 989-9840
E-mail: mail@hashomerhatzair.org
Website: www.hashomerhatzair.org
Hashomer Hatzair, which is affiliated with
the Kibbutz movement in Israel, is a
youth movement whose members take
part in activities throughout the year,
including summer and winter camps and
celebrating the Jewish holidays. The
group teaches members about Israel and
Jewish identity. Monthly meetings are run
by teen-aged counselors who are trained
in the movement. There are meetings
that take place in Bergen County.
Israeli Scouts/Tzofim
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Tenafly
Tel.: (201) 408-1427
Contact: Aya Schechter
E-mail: aschechter@jccotp.org
The aims of Tzofim, the Israeli Scout
Organization, include directing young
Scouts (both boys and girls) to service the
community and instilling a sense of
independence, sensitivity to justice,
mutual help, truthful and honest relation-
ships among people, and a sense of
responsibility to create a better society in
Israel. Meetings are conducted in Hebrew
every Sunday.
Jewish Student Union
1345 Queen Anne Road
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 833-1735
Fax: (201) 862-0914
Website: www.dojsu.org
Jewish Student Union is a national
organization dedicated to establishing
Jewish culture clubs in public high
schools.
Kadima
United Synagogue of Conservative
Judaism
1090 King Georges Post Road
Suite 304
Edison, NJ 08837
Tel.: (732) 738-4301
Fax: (732) 738-4304
Website: www.hagalilusy.com
Kadima is the Middle School-aged
affiliate of the New Jersey Region of
United Synagogue of Conservative
Judaism and Hagalil Region of United
Synagogue Youth. The program is held
in local affiliated synagogues. For a
complete list, contact the office.
Lubavitch on the Palisades
Teen770
11 Harold Street
Tenafly, NJ 07670
Tel.: (201) 871-1152 x508
Fax: (201) 871-4181
Contact: Rabbi Yitzchak Gershovitz
E-mail: RabbiYitzchak@chabadlubavitch.org
Website: www.chabadlubavitch.org
NCSY: Inspiring the
Jewish Future
New Jersey Regional Office
1345 Queen Anne Road
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 862-0250
Fax: (201) 862-0914
E-mail: office@njncsy.com
Websites: www.njncsy.org;
www.ncsysummer.com
Contact: Rabbi Yaakov Glasser, Regional
Director
NCSY is the premier organization
dedicated to connecting, inspiring, and
empowering Jewish teens and
encouraging passionate Judaism through
Torah and tradition. The region runs
many weekly programs, 14 different
summer programs, and regional
Shabbatons and conventions. NCSY
welcomes all Jewish teens regardless of
background or affiliation.
North American Federation
of Temple Youth (NFTY)
633 Third Avenue, 12th floor
New York, NY 10017
Tel.: (212) 650-4070
Website: www.nfty.org
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NFTY is the youth arm of the Union for
Reform Judaism, the national association
of Reform congregations. NFTY is
comprised of over 450 Temple Youth
Groups (TYGs) throughout the United
States and Canada. NFTY’s goals consist
of fostering long-term commitment to the
ideals and values of Reform Judaism, and
fostering Jewish identity in young people.
Young Judaea
50 West 58th Street
New York, NY 10019
Tel.: (212) 303-8014
Website: www.youngjudaea.org
Young Judaea is the Zionist Youth
Movement of Hadassah. Young Judaea
provides activities for Jewish youth to
instill and build Jewish and Zionist
identity and help them develop an
understanding of Israel’s role in the
Jewish world. Our members come from a
variety of backgrounds. YJ offers separate
clubs programs for the following age
groups: Ofarim, grades 3-5; Tsofim,
grades 6-8; Bogrim, grades 9-12.
Teen Programming at the JCC
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
411 East Clinton Avenue
Tel.: (201) 408-1448
Website: www.jccotp.org
The JCC Teen Department offers a wide
range of activities including community
service programs, SAT Prep courses,
babysitting training, Maccabi Games
preparation as well as ongoing seminars
on topics of critical relevance to teens
such as bullying and mental health. The
department also features both middle
school and high school leadership
conferences, a Teen Philanthropy
Institute, Commit, a fellowship where
teens get to design their own social
action projects to fight social injustices,
teen missions, an annual Battle of the
Crews, a summer travel camp, athletic
and aquatic programs, dance, drama and
music programs, nutrition, exercise and
healthy living programs, the dedicated
Benjamin Bergen Youth Fitness Center
and more. From November through
March, students in Grades 6-8 can attend
Saturday social nights.
College scholarships and high school
travel programs in Israel scholarships are
available. Contact Michal Greenbaum,
Director of Youth and Family
Programming at (201) 408-1470 or
mgreenbaum@jccotp.org.
Teen Programs at the YJCC
Bergen County YJCC
Washington Township
Tel.: (201) 666-6610
After-school classes and community
service are designed to provide social,
cultural, educational and enrichment
opportunities, along with building
leadership skills. Teens participate in
sports, particularly basketball and
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competitive swimming, as well as
programs like ceramics and other arts.
During the summer, teens may participate
in teen travel along with Israeli peers
affected by violence and terror who are
participating in the YJCC’s Open Hearts,
Open Homes program. Monthly Saturday
night “Tween Scene” for 5th-7th graders
and SAT prep courses for high schoolers
round out the program.
Temple Emanu-El of Closter
180 Piermont Road
Closter, NJ 07624
Tel.: (201) 750-9997
Fax: (201) 750-1894
Youth/Family Programs Director:
Tammy Ween
E-mail: Ween@templeemanu-el.com
Website: www.templeemanu-el.com
We offer: K’tonton for grades 1 and 2,
Chaverim for grades 3-5, Kadima for
grades 6-8, Club 8 for 8th graders, 8th
and 9th grade programming and
Face2Face/USY for grades 9-12. The
programs are geared towards social,
religious and cultural themes and include
an emphasis on community service and
Tzedakah.
Temple Sinai
1 Engle St.
Tenafly, NJ 07670
Tel.: (201) 568-3035
Contact: Rosie Moss and Jonah Zinn
E-mail: youthgroup@templesinaibc.org
Website: templesinaibc.org
We have SFTY (high school), NFTY
(middle school), Club 56 (grades 5-6),
and Jewniors (grades 3-4).
Tween Scene
Bergen County YJCC
Washington Township
Tel.: (201) 666-6610, ext. 5820
Contact: Wendy Fox
E-mail: wfox@yjcc.org
Tween Scene offers 5th through 7th
graders an opportunity to social and
engage in supervised, planned activities
once a month on Saturday evenings at
the YJCC.
United Synagogue Youth (USY)
Hagalil Region
1090 King Georges Post Road, Suite 1003
Edison, NJ 08837
Tel.: (732) 738-7960
Fax: (732) 738-4304
Website: www.hagalilusy.com
Regional Director: Dassy Mark
USY is the official high school youth
group of the Conservative movement. Its
goal is to provide Jewish teens a fun and
interesting context in which to develop a
strong commitment to Judaism. USY
sponsors social, educational and religious
programming, as well as summer
programs including USY Israel Pilgrimage,
USY-on-Wheels (a cross-country bus tour
of America), and programs to Israel and
Europe.
Chapters:
Temple Emanu-El, Closter
Fair Lawn/Glen Rock
JCC of Fort Lee
JCC of Paramus
Temple Israel, Ridgewood
Cong. Beth Sholom, Teaneck
CAMPING
Camps
Fair Lawn Jewish Center/
Congregation B’nai Israel
Little Sunshine Day Camp
10-10 Norma Avenue
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
Tel.: (201) 796-5040
Fax: (201) 796-2415
E-mail: FLJCgan@aol.com
Web site: www.fljc.com
Summer time is fun time. Little Sunshine
Day Camp is for children ages two to
five where they have the opportunity to
play and learn in a relaxed, loving
atmosphere. When you leave your child
with us, we treat him/her as we would
our own. We have specialists in music
and yoga, as well as visits by The Fun
Bus and other special treats. Our
camper-to-counselor ratio is typically 3 to
1. Each group has one head counselor,
two assistant counselors, many C.I.T.’s
(counselors in training) and volunteers.
Your child’s happiness and safety is their
only job. Camp is typically in session
from the end of June through the third
week of August. You may sign up your
child for a 4-week, 6-week, or 8-week
session. Extended hours before and after
camp are available for those who need
it, from 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Fair Lawn Jewish Day Camp
30-02 Fair Lawn Avenue
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
Tel.: (201) 791-7200
E-mail: info@fairlawncamp.com
Website: fairlawncamp.com
The Fair Lawn Jewish Day Camp for
ages 3-11 is an affiliate of Camp Gan
Israel, the fastest growing network of
Jewish day camps in the world. The
children are guided in organized activity,
play, and social skills by loving, patient,
and caring staff who serve year-round as
pre-school teachers. Our weekly
program is enhanced with choirs,
Olympic-type games, police and fire
demonstrations, drama, ballet, carnivals,
dress-up days, overnights, Shabbos
parties, challah baking, and much more.
Swimming instruction and hot lunches
are provided daily.
Gan Israel Day Camp of
Oakland Summer and Winter
Camp Programs
Chabad of Franklin Lakes
Tel.: (201) 848-0449
Website: www.ganisraeldaycamp.com
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Spirit and fun that lasts all year-round.
This camp is for Jewish children and has
a comprehensive program that includes
sports, swimming, art, drama, fitness,
trips, and much more. Five weeks in the
summer and one week in mid-winter.
Chabad Kiddie Camp
at Kenwood Place
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 907-0686
NJ Y Camps
21 Plymouth St.
Fairfield NJ 07004
Tel.: (973) 575-3333
E-mail: info@njycamps.org
All camps are ACA Accredited and
dietary laws are observed.
Milford Camps
570 Sawkill Rd., Milford, PA 18337
570-296-8596
Round Lake Camp
Tel.: (973) 973-575-3333 x145
E-mail: rlc@njycamps.org
For campers 8 – 18 yrs old with learning
differences and social communication
disorders
Camp Nah-Jee-Wah (NJW)
Tel.: (973) 575-3333 x 125
E-mail: njw@njycamps.org
Campers entering grades 1-6
Cedar Lake Camp (CLC)
Tel.: (973) 575-3333 x 124
E-mail: clc@njycamps.org
Campers entering grades 7-9
Teen Camp (TAC)
Tel.: (973) 575-3333 x 130
E-mail: tac@njycamps.org
Campers entering grades 10 & 11
Total Specialty Camps (TSC)
Tel.: (973) 575-3333 x130
Campers entering grades 2-10
First Step
Tel.: (973) 575-3333 x112
E-mail: info@njycamps.org
2 night and 5 night stay at NJW
Campers entering grades 1-6
Lake Como Camps
119 Woods Rd., Lakewood, Pa 18439
Tel.: 570-798-2551
Camp Nesher (Summer)
90 Woods Road. Lakewood, PA 18439
Tel.: (570) 798 2373
Grades 3 - 11
Camp Shoshanim
119 Woods Road, Lakewood, PA 18439
Tel.: (570) 798 2551
Grades 3 - 10
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Chabad Kiddie Camp least 2 performances. Professional skill
513 Kenwood Place development in singing, acting, sketch
Teaneck, NJ 07666 comedy and movement. This cabaret-
Tel.: (201) 907-0686 style performance features favorite
numbers from Broadway musicals,
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades sketch comedy, short scenes and popular
rock songs as well as new pieces.
Taub Campus Students are bussed to the JCC at 3:20
411 East Clinton Ave.
pm to swim in the outdoor pool.
Tel.: (201) 569-7900 Interview/Audition required. Extended
Website: www.jccotp.org day optional. Contact Deb at
For Children Ages 3 - 11 years (201) 408-1492 or droberts@jccotp.org.
The Neil Klatskin Day Camp Summer Dance Intensive
Ages 3–11, Mon-Fri, June 29-Aug 21, Ages 6-16, Mon-Thurs, Aug 17-27, 10:30
9 am-4 pm (shorter days available for am-3 pm, Performance: Thurs, Aug 27,
preschoolers; extended care available) 5:30 pm
NKDC offers a summer of adventure and Four days a week of dance technique in
nonstop fun. Our beautiful 21-acre
Ballet, Tap, and Jazz as well as an
campus in Tenafly and 600-acre campus
in Alpine provide the perfect backdrop elective such as Hip Hop, Lyrical,
for your camper to enjoy the outdoors, Modern, Musical Theatre, and Acrobatics.
learn new skills, make new friends and Improve your skill level, build strength,
and gain more flexibility while having a
explore their personal interests. With
dynamic, age-appropriate programming great time! All instructors are
including sports, Red Cross instructional experienced choreographers and
and recreational swim, art, drama, music, teachers. Early morning and extended
Judaic programming, fun theme days and day available upon request. Dance Camp
much more, your camper will be sure to is available to members of all ages and
have an incredible summer to remember. nonmembers ages 11+. Contact Allyson
JCC membership required. Contact the at (201) 408-1495 or acarolan@jccotp.org.
camp office at (201) 567-8963 or
nkdc@jccotp.org. Camp Director: Jessica Little Dancers Camp
Wolf Spiegel
Ages 3-5, Mon-Fri, June 15-29,
August 24-28, 9 am-3 pm
Camp Katan
24-35 months, Mon-Fri or Mon, Wed, Fri, A fun filled day of dance and camp
June 29-August 21, 9:15-11:30 am
A separation preparation camp providing
all the fun of day camp in an ideal Your Child’s Summer
setting for young children to get used to Memories Start at
being on their own. Program highlights
include daily indoor and outdoor play,
art, music, water activities, story time,
Camp Veritans!
singing, puppetry, and a scheduled visit
from a petting zoo. A parent or caregiver Four, Five, Six, Seven or
stays with each child until the separation Eight Week Sessions Available
process is complete. Contact Elissa at
(201) 408-1436 or eyurowitz@jccotp.org.
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Registrar at campveritans.com
Ages 9-17, Mon-Fri, July 8-24, www.campveritans.com
9:30 am-4:30 pm
An exciting program for intermediate- 225 Pompton Rd.
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activities! Ballerinas take class in Creative
Movement, Ballet, Tap, Hip Hop, and
Jazz. Our week also includes arts and
crafts time, fun on the playground,
splash time in the waterpark, lunch
break and rest/video time. Teachers are
experienced dance professionals with a
warm, caring approach in the classroom.
The dance camp curriculum is based the
use of props and imagination to
encourage children to learn music and
dance concepts. Dance camp also
promotes universal values such as
sharing, caring, cooperation and self-
discipline. Extended care available until
5 pm upon request. Contact Allyson at
(201) 408-1495 or acarolan@jccotp.org.
JCC Super Soccer Stars Camp
Age 3-Grade 6, Mon-Fri, June 22-26,
9 am-3 pm
Have fun with Super Soccer Stars in a
program designed to teach and
strengthen soccer skills. Enhance your
child’s understanding of the game and
build confidence through interactive
games and drills. Includes daily outdoor
swim time. Contact Keri at
(201) 408-1476 or kthoren@jccotp.org.
The Michelle Weiss Children’s
Tennis Camp
Grade 2-12, Mon-Fri, June 29-August 21,
9 am-3 pm
Enhance your child’s understanding of
the game and build confidence through
interactive games and drills. Campers
also enjoy an end-of-the day swim, the
perfect way to end a day on the courts.
Contact Keri at (201) 408-1476 or
kthoren@jccotp.org.
JCC Basketball Camp
Grade 2-12, Mon-Fri, June 29-August 21,
9 am-3 pm
Join our basketball professionals all
summer long. This program is designed
to teach and enhance your child’s skills
at every level. Basketball will be our
focus, but campers will also enjoy our
state-of-the-art water park and pools, as
well as numerous other fun JCC
activities. Contact Keri at (201) 408-1476
or kthoren@jccotp.org.
JCC Sports Camp:
Marty Perlman Sports School
Age 3-Grade 6, Mon-Fri, August 24-
September4, 9 am-3 pm
Build fundamental skills across a variety
of sports. This multi-sport camp utilizes
all the JCC sports courts and fields.
Appropriate for all skill levels, a great
way to learn and improve skills in a
relaxed and fun environment. Includes
daily outdoor swim time. Contact Keri at
(201) 408-1476 or kthoren@jccotp.org.
Playmakers All Star Camp
Age 3-Grade 2, Mon-Fri, June 15-June 26,
9 am-3 pm
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Playmaker minicamp gives your child the
opportunity to learn sports in a fun &
warm environment. Indoor/Outdoor
activities include soccer, baseball, races,
floor hockey, basketball, dodgeball and
more. Low camper to staff ratio ensures
safety and fun.
Fee includes bottled water. Contact Keri
at (201) 408-1476 or kthoren@jccotp.org.
Musical Explorers Summer Camp
Ages 3-5, Aug 24-28, 9:15 am-3 pm
Summer is a time to create, explore and
play. Children in our camp will become
music investigators, discovering and
building different instruments, learning to
play the drums, singing their favorite
songs, and using movement and games
as a tool to learn to read music! In
addition to all of our musical discoveries,
our young explorers will enjoy the water
park and playground! Extended care is
available. Contact the music school at
(201) 408-1465 or Thurnauer@jccotp.org.
Thurnauer Chamber Music Camp
Ages 8-18, June 29-July 10,
9:15 am-3 pm
Chamber Music Camp brings together
talented young musicians and an
acclaimed faculty of artists and educators
to experience the joys of ensemble
playing in an atmosphere of success and
enjoyment. The camp accepts a select
group of string players and pianists
based on auditions, interviews and
recommendations. 1 and 2-week options
available. Contact the music school at
(201) 408-1465 or Thurnauer@jccotp.org.
FluteStars® Camp
Noelle Perrin, Director
Call for dates, times and fees
FluteStars is a 2-day workshop for
intermediate and advanced flutists which
includes masterclass-style lessons, private
practice time, and small and large
ensemble rehearsals with an emphasis
on developing musical expression,
beautiful tone and refined technique.
The rehearsal schedule is mixed with
free time for socializing and recreation.
This exciting workshop culminates with
a final concert in which flutists perform
their polished solos on stage for family
and friends.
Audition is required. All applicants must
present one solo piece of their choice
performed from memory. Auditions may
be scheduled individually with camp
director at flutestars@aol.com.
Teen Adventures Travel and
Volunteer Camp
Grades 7-10, June 29-July 31
An exciting five-week program for teens
that features daily trips to amusement
parks, beaches, baseball games, trips into
Manhattan and more! This summer, the
program will feature two community
service days every week, a two-night trip
to Hershey Park, and an amazing
extended trip to Orlando, Florida! Call
Michal at (201) 408-1469 or email at
mgreenbaums@jccotp.org for more
information.
There are also many camp options for
children and young adults with special
needs. They are listed under Special Needs
Heading (page 105).
Camp Gan Israel of Tenafly
Lubavitch on the Palisades
11 Harold Street
Tenafly
Tel.: (201) 871-1152 x559
Website: www.campganisraeltenafly.com
Our mission is to be a place where
children can experience the richness,
excitement, and warmth of Judaism,
while learning the importance of caring,
sharing, and working with others.
Included are swimming, weekly day
trips, overnights, arts & crafts, special
events, and sports.
YJCC Summer Camps
Bergen County YJCC
Washington Township
Tel.: (201) 666-6610
• KinderCamp for ages 2-4 offers an
ideal first-camp experience, complete
with indoor and outdoor activities, water
play, swimming, crafts and fun on the
YJCC’s custom-designed playground.
Amy Nelson, ext. 5662, anelson@yjcc.org.
• Teen Travel Camp invites area teens to
share experiences with Israeli teens
affected by violence and terror who are
participating in the YJCC’s Open Hearts,
Open Homes program.
• Camp Shalom offers children, teens and
young adults with autism or any physical
or developmental delay a wonderful
camp experience in a safe, welcoming
environment. Gina Wellington, ext. 5810.
gwellington@yjcc.org.
Ramah Day Camp in Nyack
Winter Address:
3080 Broadway
New York, NY 10027
Tel.: (212) 678-8884
Fax: (212) 749-8251
E-mail: info@ramahnyack.org
Website: www.ramahnyack.org
Director: Amy Skopp Cooper
Summer Address:
POB 807, Nyack, NY 10960
Tel.: (845) 358-6240
Fax: (845) 358-6284
The Ramah Day Camp is a unique
summer experience of fun, learning and
growth for children presently in pre-
kindergarten through the seventh grade.
It offers a full range of camp activities,
including sports, swimming, gymnastics,
music, drama, arts and crafts, dancing,
nature, computers, woodworking,
ceramics, and trips… all with a Jewish
dimension.
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Camp Ramah in the Berkshires
Winter Address:
25 Rockwood Place
Englewood, NJ 07631
Tel.: (201) 871-7262
Fax: (201) 871-7232
E-mail: info@ramahberkshires.org
Website: www.ramahberkshires.org
Director: Rabbi Paul Resnick
Summer Address:
Box 515, Wingdale, NY 12594
Tel.: (845) 832-6622
Camp Ramah in the Berkshires is an
overnight camp for children entering
grades 4-11, where children experience
the best of summer fun (sports,
swimming, boating, outdoor education,
arts & crafts), as well as the vibrancy of
Jewish living. Ramah campers forge
lifelong friendships and develop a strong
sense of Jewish identity through their
immersion in the warm and nurturing
summer community. We offer instruction
in theater arts and fine arts, as well as in
athletics, music, biking, and more! Camp
Ramah in the Berkshires is infused with
the best of the tradition and values of
Conservative Judaism: love of mitzvot,
Hebrew language, and the land and
people of Israel; commitment to
inclusion and tikkun olam; and the joy
of learning and prayer.
Camp JRF
Winter Address:
101 Greenwood Avenue
Jenkintown, PA 19046
Tel.: 1-877 CAMP-JRF
Summer Address:
1 Pine Grove Road
South Sterling, PA 18460
Fax: (570) 676-9172
E-mail: info@campjrf.org
Website: www.campjrf.org
Camp JRF is the only Jewish
Reconstructionist overnight camp.
Friends, sports, arts, nature, and positive
Jewish learning. Progressive program
including: athletics, waterfront activities,
arts & crafts, performing arts, a challenge
course, outdoor travel, and camping trips.
Discover what it means to be Jewish in
modern society. The camp is kosher.
Camp Young Judaea Sprout Lake
Winter Address:
50 West 58th Street
New York, NY 10019
Tel.: (212) 451-6233
Fax: (212) 451-6222
Summer Address:
6 Camp Sprout Lake
Verbank, NY 12585
Tel.: (845) 677-3411
Fax: (845) 677-6912
Camp Sprout Lake serves campers in
grades 2-8 from the following states:
Connecticut, Delaware, eastern
Pennsylvania, Maine, Massachusetts, New
Hampshire, New Jersey, New York,
northern Maryland, Rhode Island,
Vermont, California, Nevada, Hawaii,
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Washington, and Oregon. We believe that
the best way to strengthen a child’s
Jewish background is to provide a Jewish
playground. Combining the best in
American camping with a strong love of
Israel and everything Jewish, Camp
Young Judaea Sprout Lake offers children
in grades 2-8 a summer filled with fun,
friendships, laughter, excitement,
adventures, and learning. Committed to
Zionism and to Jewish values and
tradition, we provide a safe and healthy
environment in which Jewish youngsters
can explore and enjoy their world and
their heritage, while at the same time
developing creativity, sportsmanship, and
their own individuality.
Camp Tel Yehudah
Winter Address:
50 West 58th Street
New York, NY 10019
Tel.: (212) (800) 970-CAMP
Fax: (212) 303-7491
Summer Address:
P.O. Box 69, Barryville, NY 12719
Tel.: (845) 557-8311
Fax: (845) 557-3361
Camp Tel Yehudah, the national senior
leadership camp of Young Judaea, is
deeply committed to Jewish and Zionist
values and tradition. Through a dynamic
combination of athletics, arts & crafts,
the performing arts, and other activities,
campers discover the wonders of Israel
and Jewish heritage, develop an
understanding of what it means to be a
part of a community, and learn about
themselves as individuals. We are
dedicated to laying the foundation for
strong, vibrant Jewish leadership in the
future. Camp Tel Yehudah is Kosher and
Shomer Shabbat. We offer a range of
programs for teens entering grades 9-11.
Programs are designed to meet the needs
and interests of each age group with
appropriate activities and experiences.
Camp Scholarships
Many synagogues offer scholarships to
their membership for movement camps.
Camp Scholarships
Jewish Family Service of Bergen and
North Hudson
Teaneck
Tel.: (201) 837-9090
Websites – Summer Camping
www.Jewishcamping.org – The
Foundation for Jewish Camping
CONTESTS/
SCHOLARSHIPS
The Abe Oster Holocaust
Remembrance Award
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Tel.: (201) 408-1429
Contact: Michal Greenbaum
Every year the Kaplen JCC holds a
contest for high school students in
Bergen County, asking them to write
essays or create a work of art that
personally conveys their historical and
moral understanding of the Shoah.
Contest project changes from year to
year. Winners receive college
scholarships, family membership to the
Museum of Jewish Heritage, and
recognition at the Kaplen JCC annual
Yom Hashoah Commemoration.
Israel Program Scholarship
Application Deadline: March 2, 2015
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Participants in Grades 9-12 can apply for
scholarship support to travel to Israel or
to participate in March of the Living.
Scholarships will be based on leadership
potential, desire to travel and the ability
to return to the community as a youth
leader. Awards are provided through the
endowment funds of Morton and Betty
Steinberg, the Rubin Family, and the
Samuel Warshauer Israel Program
Scholarships.
College Scholarship Fund
Application deadline: May 11, 2015
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
This fund offers annual grants to well-
deserving college-bound Jewish students
in Bergen County, including students
with special needs. They are open to
undergraduates looking to attend a 4-
year college in the US or Israel.
Applicants must possess financial need
and good academic standing. Grants are
not renewable, but students may apply
each year. Support has been made
possible by the Hildegard & Sidney
Schonfeld Jewish Community College
Scholarship Fund at the JCC.
Bronfman Youth Fellowships
in Israel
163 Delaware Avenue, Suite 102
Delmar, NY 12054
Tel.: (518) 475-7212
E-mail: apply@bronfman.org
Website: www.bronfman.org
Executive Director: Rabbi Shimon Felix
The fully-endowed Fellowships, awarded
annually to 26 students who will be
entering the 12th grade of school in the
following Fall, are based on merit and
not on need. Participants – who are
selected on the basis of character,
intellectual interests, special talents and
leadership qualities – spend five weeks
of study, dialogue and travel in Israel.
The purpose of the program is to have
the Fellows return to the US with a new
understanding of the myriad issues facing
the Jewish people and the Jewish state,
and a new appreciation of the need for
dialogue among Jews of all kinds.
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Irwin Weinberg Award
c/o Jewish War Veterans of Teaneck
Phil Sieradski, Post Commander
472 Henley Avenue
New Milford, NJ 07646
Tel.: (201) 986-0647
The Irwin Weinberg Memorial
Scholarship is awarded to a Teaneck
High School scholar-athlete with
demonstrated community involvement. It
is presented in June. For deadlines,
contact Teaneck High School.
Kaplun Essay Contest
Morris J. and Betty Kaplun Foundation
Essay Contest Committee
PO Box 234428
Great Neck, NY 11023
Website: kaplunfoundation.org
In this annual contest, students in grades
7-9 and 10-12 write essays on specific
topics; see the website for information.
First prize for each level is $1,800 with
five runners-up in each level winning
$750 each. The deadline is March 15.
K-S Scholarship
Cong. B’nai Israel
Emerson
Tel.: (201) 265-2272
The annual scholarship award is made to
Jewish high school seniors entering
college who either reside in the Pascack
Valley or attend the Bergen County High
School of Jewish Studies. The $1000
award is based on merit and need. The
deadline is April.
Jewish War Veterans
Education Grants
Contact: Mort Millinger
7 Lake Drive
Randolph, NJ 07869
Tel.: (973) 895-2579
Three cash awards presented annually to
direct descendants of members of the
Jewish War Veterans in NJ (Dept. of New
Jersey), living or deceased. Applicants
must be graduating from a public or
private high school in the state of New
Jersey. Applicants must have been
accepted to a four-year college or
university or a three-year school of
nursing.
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES/
R E C R E AT I O N A L
PROGRAMS
Bergen County YJCC
Washington Township
Tel.: (201) 666-6610, ext. 5814
Contact: Abby Leipsner
Email: aleipsner@yjcc.org
The YJCC offers school-age children a
variety of after-school enrichment classes
and activities that spark the imagination
and cultivate new interests. A vibrant
basketball program, swim lessons, the
top-ranked Bergen Sharks swim team,
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soccer, tennis and karate bring hundreds
of children to the YJCC for sports. Those
interested in something different may
choose from creative classes like
ceramics, fashion or musical theater
through our partnership with
bergenPAC’s Performing Arts School. A
Saturday Night Out program invites first
through fourth graders to enjoy a themed
Saturday night at the YJCC. Tween Scene
opens the YJCC to fifth through seventh
graders on Saturday evenings once a
month for socializing with supervision.
There are holiday programs, family
programs and special activities for times
when school is out, too.
Chai Kidz Club
Chabad of Franklin Lakes
Tel.: (201) 848-0449
Fax: (201) 848-0559
A bi-monthly club for children ages 4-7
on Thursday afternoons from 4 to 5:15
p.m. The children have fun doing Jewish
crafts, challah baking, games, and songs.
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Tenafly
Tel.: (201) 408-1469
Contact: Michal Greenbaum
Teens can participate in a wide range of
community service opportunities,
mitzvahs and more. They can also assist
individuals with special needs after
school, on Sundays and throughout the
summer.
Supper & Song with
Bobby DooWah
Chabad of Franklin Lakes
Tel.: (201) 848-0449
Fax: (201) 848-0559
A weekly program from 5 to 6 p.m.,
featuring the music of acclaimed
children’s entertainer Bobby DooWah
along with a delicious children’s dinner.
For families with children ages 0-6.
Tween Scene
Bergen County YJCC
Washington Township
Tel.: (201) 666-6610
The YJCC hosts tweens in grades 5, 6
and 7 on one Saturday night a month.
The evening is filled with activities,
including swimming, gym, movies and a
DJ, all in a safe environment with adult
supervision..
SPECIAL
PROGRAMS
Open Hearts, Open Homes
Bergen County YJCC
Washington Township
Tel.: (201) 666-6610, ext 5814
Contact: Abby Leipsner
Email: aleipsner@yjcc.org
Open Hearts, Open Homes brings Israeli
teens who have been affected by
violence and terror to Bergen County to
enjoy respite and home hospitality with
local families. The teens participate in a
teen travel program along with their
American peers. Open Hearts, Open
Homes has brought over 300 teens to
northern New Jersey over the past 13
years and has helped facilitate many
bonds between Israelis and Americans
that will last a lifetime.
VOLUNTEERING
Jewish Family Service of
Bergen and North Hudson
1485 Teaneck Road
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 837-9090
Fax.: (201) 837-9393
Email: info@jfsbergen.org
Website: www.jfsbergen.org
JFS provides volunteer opportunities for
teens looking for Mitzvah Projects and
High School Community Services
Projects. We also offer the opportunity
for teens to connect with older adults
and Holocaust Survivors through the
Adopt-A-Grandparent Telephone
Reassurance Program, keeping our
seniors connected to the community
while hearing a caring voice. JFS also
offers a TeleCare Program in which
volunteers (many of them teens) teach
seniors about technology and how to
use computers and tablets to access the
internet and to utilize applications such
as Skype and email to enhance their
connections with family and friends.
Bergen County YJCC
Township of Washington
Tel.: (201) 666-6610, ext. 5810
E-mail: gwellington@yjcc.org
Contact: Gina Wellington
The special needs department at the
YJCC utilizes typically-developing peer
buddies for several of its autism-related
programs. Also, volunteer opportunities
are available to assist in Camp Shalom,
the YJCC’s summer camp for children
and young adults with special needs.
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Tenafly
Tel.: (201) 408-1489
The Guttenberg Center for Special
Services sponsors year-round community
service programs after-school, Sunday
and through-out the summer to assist
individuals with special needs. There are
also community service opportunities for
teens as well as mitzvah projects and
teen philanthropy.
TAG Teen Friendship
Chabad of Franklin Lakes
Director: Chanoch Kaplan
Tel.: (201) 848-0449
Website: www.chabadplace.org
This teen social circle brings Jewish
teens together to have a good time and
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volunteer their time befriending special
needs children and visiting with them
once a week.
Teens for the Community
Tenafly
Tel.: (201) 871-1152, ext. 502
Contact: Rabbi Chaim Boyarsky
E-mail: rabbichaim@chabadlubavitch.org
Website: JewishTeensNJ.com
The Teen Friendship Club meets every
Wednesday from 6 – 8 p.m. Teens have
a chance to visit the elderly and sick and
do all kinds of projects to help out the
community.
Wii Volunteers
Chabad of Franklin Lakes
Tenafly
Tel.: (201) 848-0449
You and your Wii little children can
make a difference together. Join
sensational children's entertainer Bobby
Doowatt for sessions of musical
programming at the Oakland Care Center
and bring smiles to the faces of seniors.
Youth Zone
Chabad of Franklin Lakes
Director: Rabbi Chanoch Kaplen
Tel.: (201) 848-0449
Website: www.chabadplace.org
The Youth Zone is a social action club
for children ages 8-12. The children learn
the fundamentals of tikkun olam by
bringing joy to the elderly in nursing
homes, baking cookies for children in
an orphanage, and stuffing bears for
hospital-bound children and others.
They also have fun going on trips and
enjoying parties.
YOUTH CHOIRS
HaZamir Bergen County
Teaneck
Conductor: Ronit Wolff Hanan
Email: HaZamirBergen@gmail.com
Tel.: (201) 906-4441
Website: wwwzamirchoralfoundation.org
Part of HaZamir: the International Jewish
High School Choir, this group provides a
unique opportunity for 8th to 12th
graders of all denominations and
backgrounds to sing sophisticated Jewish
choral music in a fun, social setting.
Individual chapters meet weekly to
rehearse and perform, join together with
other nearby chapters for regional
retreats and concerts, and then gather
each spring – together with over 250
teens from 18 chapters throughout the
U.S. and Israel – for an annual choral
festival and gala concert. HaZamir is a
project of the Zamir Choral Foundation,
Matthew Lazar, founder and director.
Temple Sinai
1 Engle Street
Tenafly, NJ
Tel.: (201) 568-3035
Youth Choir Director: Nitza Amit-Shamah

COLLEGESTUDENTS SOCIAL ACTIVITIES Fairleigh Dickinson University

For further information about college-
related activities, please contact Rabbi Ely
Allen, Director, Jewish Federation Campus
Youth Services, at (201) 820-3950 or
(201) 966-3040.
SCHOLARSHIPS
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Tenafly
Tel.: (201) 408-1470
College Assistance Fund: Judy Nahary
The Hildegard & Sidney Schonfeld
College Scholarship Fund provides
assistance for Jewish students, including
those with special needs, Bergen County
and the Jewish catchment area based on
financial need and academic
achievement for college students for
their freshman through senior years.
While the scholarships are for one year
only, students can re-apply each year.
Annual deadline is May.
National Council of Jewish
Women, Bergen County Section
75 South Washington Avenue
Bergenfield, NJ 07621
Tel.: (201) 385-4847
Fax: (201) 385-4870
E-mail: office@ncjwbcs.org
NCJW is a volunteer organization,
inspired by Jewish values, that works to
improve the quality of life for women,
children, and families, and to ensure
individual rights through advocacy,
education, and community service.
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Hillel: The Foundation for
1000 River Road
Jewish Campus Life – Rutgers
Teaneck, NJ 07666
93 College Avenue Tel.: (201) 692-2738
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Fax: (201) 692-7349
Tel.: (732) 545-2407
Website: www.fdu.edu
Fax: (732) 932-1063
Website: www.rutgershillel.org Contact: Warren Blaker
Executive Director: Andrew Getraer
Friends of Lubavitch
Hillel partners with student leadership in
of Bergen County
planning and implementing religious,
social, and cultural events for Teaneck
Rutgers/New Brunswick’s 4,500 Jewish Tel.: (201) 907-0686
students. While Hillel is physically Conducts programs for college students,
located on the Rutgers College/College focusing on those attending Fairleigh
Avenue campus, events are run on all
five New Brunswick campuses. Pluralistic Dickinson University in Teaneck.
events include learning sessions,
Birthright Israel, weekly Shabbat services KESHER
and free dinners, tikkun olam/social www.keshercollege.org
action programs, holiday and cultural College campus program of the Union
commemorations, and programs for for Reform Judaism
graduate students.
Hillel: The Foundation for KOACH
Jewish Campus Life www.koach.org
800 8th Street, NW College outreach program of
Washington, DC 20001 Conservative Judaism
Tel.: (202) 449-6500
Website: www.hillel.org SPECIAL
Office Hours: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. MEMBERSHIPS
Hillel cooperates with a vast array of
Jewish organizations to bring to campus Special rates are offered for the winter
break and the summer.
the broadest range of exciting
opportunities for Jewish involvement,
including social, educational, cultural, Bergen County YJCC
and religious programming. Campus- Washington Township
based Hillels facilitate and help students Tel.: (201) 666-6610
initiate activities that are most satisfying
to the students on that particular campus. Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Hillel also publishes The Guide to Jewish
Life on Campus, an informative guide to Tenafly
Jewish life on more than 500 campuses Tel.: (201) 408-1444
for the prospective college student. Contact: Robbie Fried, ext. 211
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SPECIALNEEDS
To take full advantage of some of the
programs listed below, the family member
with disabilities should be registered with
the New Jersey Division of Developmental
Disabilities. To do so, please contact:
NJ Division of Developmental Disabilities
100 Hamilton Plaza, 7th floor
Paterson, NJ 07505
Tel.: (973) 977-4004
Website: www.state.nj.us
\ AGENCIES
Jewish Association for
Developmental Disabilities
(J-ADD)
190 Moore Street, Suite 410
Hackensack, NJ 07601
Tel.: (201) 457-0058
Fax: (201) 457-0025
Website: www.j-add.com
Executive Director: John J. Winer, Ph.D.
Jewish Association for Developmental
Disabilities (J-ADD) is a leading not-for-
profit organization that serves individuals
with developmental disabilities and their
families via the provision of community
supports and kosher group homes.
Bergen County YJCC
Washington Township
Tel.: (201) 666-6610, ext. 5810
Contact: Gina Wellington
Email: gwellington@yjcc.org
The Bergen County YJCC welcomes
those with physical and intellectual
challenges. Our programs for children
and adults with special needs focus on
reinforcing school experiences and
developing social and life skills through
creative, social and recreational
opportunities appropriate for those with
varying abilities. Classes throughout the
year may include adaptive sports, art,
music, water therapy, therapeutic martial
arts, and yoga. There is a wide range of
autism-specific classes and programs for
children through teens that encourage
social thinking and interactions by
incorporating “typically-developing peer
buddies.” Camp Shalom during the
summer months enables children and
young adults with any physical or
developmental delay to participate in a
wonderful summer camp experience,
under the supervision of professionals.
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
Guttenberg Center for Special Services
Tel.: (201) 408-1489
Contact: Shelley Levy
E-mail: slevy@jccotp.org
The Special Services Department at the
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades offers more
than 65 weekday, Sunday and monthly
programs for individuals with disabilities
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and their families. Included are special
life skills and vocational programs for
individuals with developmental
disabilities and for classes for children
and teens with autistic spectrum
disorders, developmental, learning and
communication disorders. Mainstreaming
and inclusion opportunities are provided
where appropriate. Some activities
include: social skills classes and groups,
academic enrichment, computer classes,
yoga, cooking for kids, teens and adults,
fitness training, creative movement,
music therapy, art therapy, recreation
and leisure activities, community trips,
Super Soccer Stars…and much more!
Open to JCC members and nonmembers.
Contact Shelley Levy at (201) 408-1489 or
slevy@jccotp.org
Yachad/The National Jewish
Council for Disabilities
1345 Queen Anne Road
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (917) 885-7178
Fax: (212) 613-0796
Contact: Chani Herrmann
E-mail: herrmann@ou.org
Website: www.njcd.org
Yachad/NJCD, an agency of the
Orthodox Union, is dedicated to
addressing the needs of all individuals
with disabilities within the Jewish
community. Among its many services for
those with special needs are serving as a
clearing-house and national resource
center, providing information and referral
services, and advocacy. Yachad/NJCD
also provides direct services including
educational advocacy, conferences and
workshops for families and agencies, job
placement, family respite, family
counseling and other vital support
services. Its flagship Yachad program
offers an inclusive social/recreational
program for individuals ages 8-40.
SOCIAL AND
R E C R E AT I O N A L
PROGRAMS
Enrichment Program for
Children with Special Needs
Bergen County YJCC
Washington Township
Tel.: (201) 666-6610, ext. 5810
Contact: Gina Wellington
Email: gwellington@yjcc.org
The YJCC welcomes those with physical
and intellectual challenges. Our program
for children with special needs focuses
on reinforcing school experiences and
developing social and life skills through
creative, social and recreational
experiences appropriate for those with
varying abilities. Classes may include
Therapeutic Martial Arts, Expression
through Song, Yoga, Cooking, Ceramics
and Swim. An array of programs are
available for children on the autism
spectrum, including innovative social
Spe cial N e e ds
thinking groups that involve typically-
developing peer buddies and help
participants see another person’s
perspective while working at becoming
better communicators. Imagination in
Motion, Sunday FUNday, Boost!,
Spectrum Science and Social Thinking
are among the possible options. The
YJCC is spacious, wheelchair accessible
and barrier-free.
The Friendship Circle
310 South Drive
Paramus, NJ 07652
Tel.: (201) 262-7172
Fax: (201) 262-7168
E-mail: Zeesy@BCFriendship.com
Website: www.BCFriendship.com
Contact: Zeesy Grossbaum
The Friendship Circle engages children
with special needs in a wide variety of
social activities, recreation, and learning
experiences, and, at the same time,
provides much-needed respite to the
parents.
The uniqueness of the Friendship Circle
is that it matches the special-needs
children with teenage volunteers. The
teens befriend and mentor the children,
thus meeting their own altruistic goals
and fulfilling the Jewish ideals of chesed
and tikun olam.
The children benefit from home visits,
Sunday programs, winter and summer
camps, athletic programs, cooking
classes and more. With their parents and
siblings, they celebrate the holidays in
exciting ways that bring to life the spirit
and richness of Jewish traditions.
The Friendship Circle recently expanded
to include programs for special-needs
teenagers in the community. Activities
are specially designed around the teens’
unique social needs, and educational
components are tailored to each
participant’s level of Judaic knowledge
and comprehension.
Additionally, the Friendship Circle hosts
events for the Moms and Dads so they
can relax and network with other parents.
Guttenberg Center
for Special Services
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
411 E.Clinton Avenue
Tel.: (201) 408-1489
Website: www.jccotp.org
The Special Services Department at the
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades offers more
than 65 weekday, Sunday and monthly
programs for individuals with disabilities
and their families. Included are special
life skills and vocational programs for
individuals with developmental
disabilities and for classes for children
and teens with autistic spectrum
disorders, developmental, learning and
communication disorders. Mainstreaming
and inclusion opportunities are provided
where appropriate. Some activities
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include: social skills classes and groups,
academic enrichment, computer classes,
yoga, cooking for kids, teens and adults,
fitness training, creative movement,
music therapy, art therapy, recreation
and leisure activities, community trips,
Super Soccer Stars…and much more!
Open to JCC members and nonmembers.
Contact Shelley Levy at (201) 408-1489 or
slevy@jccotp.org
CHILDREN AND TEEN PROGRAMS
AND CLASSES
Bear with Me Adaptive Martial Arts
(Age 6 and up)
Bergen County YJCC
Washington Township
Tel.: (201) 666-6610, ext. 5810
Contact: Gina Wellington
Email: gwellington@yjcc.org
Adaptive martial arts provides
therapeutic exercise and activity. A
parent, sibling, shadow or therapist may
work as a class partner. This class
accommodates ambulatory and non-
ambulatory participants.
Boost (All ages)
Bergen County YJCC
Washington Township
Tel.: (201) 666-6610, ext. 5810
Contact: Gina Wellington
Email: gwellington@yjcc.org
Boost, for children with autism,
enhances socialization with use of
typically developing social buddies.
Activities include games, art projects and
group activities.
Boost Fit (All ages)
Bergen County YJCC
Washington Township
Tel.: (201) 666-6610, ext. 5810
Contact: Gina Wellington
Email: gwellington@yjcc.org
This class for children with autism
incorporates typically developing social
buddies to enhance socialization and
peer interaction.
Budding Social Thinkers (Ages 5-7)
Bergen County YJCC
Washington Township
Tel.: (201) 666-6610, ext. 5810
Contact: Gina Wellington
Email: gwellington@yjcc.org
Appropriate for those with high-
functioning autism, PDD, NLD, Aspergers
or similar diagnosis. Young children with
social challenges get a head start on
relating to family and peers using social
stories, role-playing and social problem
solving.
Ceramics (Tweens and teens)
Bergen County YJCC
Washington Township
Tel.: (201) 666-6610, ext. 5810
Contact: Gina Wellington
Email: gwellington@yjcc.org
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Along with learning hand-building skills,
participants receive guided instruction in
communication skills.
Cooking Up Skills
(Teens and young adults)
Bergen County YJCC
Washington Township
Tel.: (201) 666-6610, ext. 5810
Contact: Gina Wellington
Email: gwellington@yjcc.org
This class introduces concepts of good
nutrition along with developing life skills
like safe use of kitchen tools, measuring
and basic cooking skills.
Expressive Art with
Sign Language Art
(Teens and young adults)
Bergen County YJCC
Washington Township
Tel.: (201) 666-6610, ext. 5810
Contact: Gina Wellington
Email: gwellington@yjcc.org
Participants enjoy a unique experience,
creatively using a variety of art materials
while listening to music and being
exposed to sign language.
FUNday 2 (Ages 8 and up)
Bergen County YJCC
Washington Township
Tel.: (201) 666-6610, ext. 5810
Contact: Gina Wellington
Email: gwellington@yjcc.org
Rotating through activities including
drama, science and Lego® club,
participants focus on communication,
self-confidence, cooperation and other
skills.
Imagination in Motion
(Teens and young adults)
Bergen County YJCC
Washington Township
Tel.: (201) 666-6610, ext. 5810
Contact: Gina Wellington
Email: gwellington@yjcc.org
Utilizing guided imagery and techniques
of physical and occupational therapy,
instructors help participants improve
coordination, posture and focus.
Imagination in Motion Junior
(Ages 4-7)
Bergen County YJCC
Washington Township
Tel.: (201) 666-6610, ext. 5810
Contact: Gina Wellington
Email: gwellington@yjcc.org
Creative expression through motor
movement, exercise and sports skills is
combined with music.
Restorative Yoga
(Teens and young adults)
Bergen County YJCC
Washington Township
Tel.: (201) 666-6610, ext. 5810
Contact: Gina Wellington
Email: gwellington@yjcc.org
Participants practice breathing
techniques, meditation and deep
relaxation.
Social Playdate (Toddler with parent)
Bergen County YJCC
Washington Township
Tel.: (201) 666-6610, ext. 5810
Contact: Gina Wellington
Email: gwellington@yjcc.org
This mommy and me group is especially
for young children who would benefit
from playing with peers under the
guidance of an early childhood inclusion
expert and a special education teacher.
Social Thinking® (Ages 8-11)
Bergen County YJCC
Washington Township
Tel.: (201) 666-6610, ext. 5810
Contact: Gina Wellington
Email: gwellington@yjcc.org
Utilizing the Sohn/Grayson Cognitive
Integration Therapy approach,
participants focus on becoming “social
thinkers,” i.e., seeing another person’s
perspective, and using these skills to
interact with others. Social Thinking is
best suited for individuals with high-
functioning autism, PDD, NLD or
Asperger Syndromes.
Sunday FUNday (Ages 3 and up)
Bergen County YJCC
Washington Township
Tel.: (201) 666-6610, ext. 5810
Contact: Gina Wellington
Email: gwellington@yjcc.org
This activity-based social skills program
includes movement, art, music, cooking
and snack. Children are grouped by age.
Tween/Teen Social Thinking®
(Ages 12 and up)
Bergen County YJCC
Washington Township
Tel.: (201) 666-6610, ext. 5810
Contact: Gina Wellington
Email: gwellington@yjcc.org
Participants practice being good
communicators, taking turns, working in
groups, making good choices and
regulating emotions in an environment
structured to foster friendships and build
confidence and self-esteem.
The Club (Teens and young adults)
Bergen County YJCC
Washington Township
Tel.: (201) 666-6610, ext. 5810
Contact: Gina Wellington
Email: gwellington@yjcc.org
Club members collaborate with one
another to select activities like gaming,
sports and places to “hang out” in the
community, such as miniature golf, ice
cream shop, etc. All activities include a
facilitator to assist in enhancing
socialization skills in natural settings.
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Sunday FunDay!
(Ages 3-12)
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
411 E. Clinton Avenue
Tel.: (201) 408-1489
Website: www.jccotp.org
A one-hour program designed to
develop self-esteem, socialization and
communication skills through age
appropriate structured activities such as
“morning meeting”, story time,
imaginative play, snack and games for
children with intellectual and
developmental delays, and autism. A
high level of supervision is provided by
professionals and trained volunteers. The
goal is to help students build their skills
as they progress from one age group to
the next. A minimum of FOUR
participants is required for each class.
The Lunch Bunch
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
411 E. Clinton Avenue
Tel.: (201) 408-1489
Website: www.jccotp.org
Enjoy lunch with friends in between
morning and afternoon classes. A great
opportunity for children ages 3-5 and 6-
10 to socialize and learn skills such as
using a setting the table, using a napkin,
using eating utensils, drinking from a
cup and having table conversations.
Musical Melodies
(Ages 3-5 and 6-10)
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
411 E. Clinton Avenue
Tel.: (201) 408-1489
Website: www.jccotp.org
Music-based sensory activities taught by
a certified music therapist provide
children with the opportunity to develop
their “creative side” through
developmentally-appropriate songs,
movement and instruments. Participants
enjoy singing songs, learning about
rhythm.
Movin’ and Groovin’
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
411 E. Clinton Avenue
Tel.: (201) 408-1489
Website: www.jccotp.org
A fun class taught by a certified
occupational therapist assistant to
encourage self-esteem and creativity as
well as develop fine and gross motor
skills using developmentally-appropriate
movement activities.
Sunday Afternoon Social Skills
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
411 E. Clinton Avenue
Tel.: (201) 408-1489
Website: www.jccotp.org
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The focus of this class is to enhance
social skills development, interacting
with peers and developing pro-social
behaviors through age appropriate,
structured activities in a natural
environment. Activities include sports,
music therapy, playing board games,
building with Legos, structured social
experiences and more. This class is
designed specifically for children with
Asperger Syndrome, ADD/ADHD and
high functioning autism, including
PDD/NOS, who have sufficient
communication and self-help skills to
independently participate within a 1:2
staffing ratio.
Kids Club
(Ages K-Grade 5)
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
411 E. Clinton Avenue
Tel.: (201) 408-1448
Website: www.jccotp.org
The JCC offers after school pick-up
service, club house, and homework help.
Kids Club offers a seamless end to your
child’s day. We provide door–to-door
transportation from most schools to the
JCC, get children settled with a snack,
and have teachers on hand to offer
homework help in English and Hebrew.
If your child is enrolled in JCC after
school classes, we’ll escort them to that
too. A terrific place for your child to
unwind with lots of games and books,
open playtime in our fabulous gym and
playground, and a fun lounge to relax in
with friends. A great way to end the day!
Kids Club Hours: September-June, After
school-6:30 pm (Friday dismissal varies).
Contact Michal Greenbaum at (201)
408-1469 or mgreenbaum@jccotp.org.
Winter Break Vacation FunDays
(Ages 8-16)
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
411 E. Clinton Avenue
Tel.: (201) 408-1489
Website: www.jccotp.org
Children and teens enjoy gym & swim,
art, music, movies, and a trip during
program. New participants in this
program must have an in-take interview
and approval by department director.
Project PALS
(Promoting Activities & Life Skills)
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
411 E. Clinton Avenue
Tel.: (201) 408-1489
Website: www.jccotp.org
An after school program on Tuesdays
and Thursdays from 3:30 – 6:00PM for
those who do not require 1:1
supervision. Teens enjoy the following
activities: Free Swim, Yoga, Cooking,
Fitness, Soccer, Restaurant/Dinner Skills,
Music Therapy and Computers.
Spe cial N e e ds
Sports-a-Rama on Sundays
(Tweens aged 10-13 and
teens aged 13-17)
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
411 E. Clinton Avenue
Tel.: (201) 408-1489
Website: www.jccotp.org
Tweens and teens with a variety of
special needs including autism spectrum
disorder, varied communication and
learning differences and moderate
cognitive/intellectual challenges enjoy
fitness, Soccer Superstars, swimming &
yoga.
Lovin’ to Live
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
411 E. Clinton Avenue
Tel.: (201) 408-1489
Website: www.jccotp.org
This program is designed especially for
young teens who require intensive
supervision. One-on-one supervision is
provided. Activities include: life skills,
yoga, Super Soccer Stars, creative
movement.
Transitions - On Our Own
(Ages 14 - 17)
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
411 E. Clinton Avenue
Tel.: (201) 408-1489
YOUR CHILD needs special education.
You want her to have a Jewish education.
You want him to be included.
INCLUSION
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SERVING CHILDREN WITH A BROAD RANGE OF SPECIAL NEEDS
Special education uniquely integrated
within Jewish Day Schools
s Individualization t Educational excellence
t Meeting each child’s academic, social
& emotional needs
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855-315-7616
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Website: www.jccotp.org
This 4 1/2-hour life skills training
program is for teens and focuses on
interacting with peers, developing pro-
social behaviors, increasing
communication and a greater level of
independence through structured, age
appropriate activities including: On Our
Own Life and Social Skills, Vocational
Projects, Movement, Music, Yoga, Swim,
Cooking and Project BYTES (computers).
Transitions To Adulthood -
On Our Own
(Ages 18-21)
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
411 E. Clinton Avenue
Tel.: (201) 408-1489
Website: www.jccotp.org
This 4 1/2-hour life skills training
program is for teens beginning the
TRANSITION process in school. The
focus is on interacting with peers,
developing pro-social behaviors,
increasing communication and a greater
level of independence as they approach
adulthood through structured, age
appropriate activities including: On Our
Own Life and Social Skills, Vocational
Projects, Monthly Community Service,
Movement, Music, Yoga, Swim, Cooking
and Project BYTES (computers).
Fun Spot - Monthly Community Trips
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
411 E. Clinton Avenue
Tel.: (201) 408-1489
Website: www.jccotp.org
The FUN SPOT is a MONTHLY
community based social group for
teens/young adults ages 15 -21 with
sufficient communication and self-
help skills to independently
participate with a 1:3 staffing ratio.
Teens will enjoy trips to museums,
movies, bowling, sporting events and
more. The Fun Spot is not appropriate for
teens requiring 1:1 supervision.
ADULT PROGRAMS
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
411 E. Clinton Avenue
Tel.: (201) 408-1489
Website: www.jccotp.org
Adult Day Habilitation Program
For young adults with intellectual and
developmental delays, and autism who
have transitioned out of school and have
sufficient communication and self-help
skills to independently participate with a
1:3 staffing ratio. Participants enjoy life
skills, music therapy, swimming, fitness,
job opportunities around the “J” and in
the community and more.
A.F.T.E.R. Program - Afternoon
Enrichment and Respite
A.F.T.E.R is an extended day program
designed to enhance functional life skills
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and increase independence in young
adults 21+ with autism and other
intellectual and developmental delays.
The Guttenberg Center also holds
monthly dances, features a “Club JCC,”
designed to enhance young adult
participants’ social skills, Project PALS
(Promoting Activities and Life Skills) for
15-21 year olds; For Girls Only, a girls
confidence-building group for 15-21 year
olds; a LIFE Group (Learning to Live
Independently For Ever), where
participants can attend Broadway shows,
dinner theatres, concerts and sporting
events; monthly support groups for
parents; family pool time, special training
for teens to learn how to babysit for
children with special needs and more.
*Adults 21+
The Guttenberg Center for Special
Services offers a variety of classes for
adults including Meet and Greet, Yoga,
What’s Cooking?, Project BYTES
Computer Class and Adult Fitness.
For more information, including financial
aid for these programs, please contact
Shelley Levy at 201-408-1489 or
slevy@jccotp.org
*Adult Fitness Training
Strengthen your body using the latest
nautilus equipment in the Sadinoff
Fitness Center under the supervision of a
Special Services instructor.
MONTHLY SOCIAL PROGRAMS -
ADULTS
Club JCC
This “club” is designed to enhance
YOUNG ADULT participants’ social skills,
with a focus on interacting with peers
and developing pro-social behaviors.
Designed for individuals with Asperger
Syndrome, ADD/ADHD and
communication differences. Young adults
who are conversationally verbal and
have independent self-help skills get
together for monthly trips! Trip costs are
extra and vary according to destination.
Please contact Shelley Levy at 201-408-
1489 or slevy@jccotp.org
LIFE Group - Learning to Live
Independently ForEver
LIFE group members have the
opportunity to see live performances
over the year. Performances may include
Broadway Shows, Dinner Theatres,
Concerts and Sporting Events. Life
participants will also have a weekend
“getaway” that includes a hotel stay as
well as an extended vacation. Minimum
registration of 15 participants required
for these events. Monthly registration or
single trip registration is also available
Trip costs are extra.
Special Services Adult Dances
Monthly dances are held for people age
16 and older. Great DJ and lots of fun!
Dances are held in the auditorium,
unless otherwise noted. To request a
calendar of dances, please contact
Shelley Levy at 201-408-1489 or
slevy@jccotp.org
Young Adult Dances - Ages 15-25
Come to the JCC and dance the night
away with friends on Saturday or Sunday
night! Monthly dances are held for
people ages 15 to 25. To request a
calendar of dances, please contact
Shelley Levy at 201-408-1489 or
slevy@jccotp.org
SPECIAL NEEDS SUMMER CAMPS
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
411 E. Clinton Avenue
Tel.: (201) 408-1448, ext. 232
Fax: (201) 569-7448
Contact: Shelley Levy
E-mail: slevy@jccotp.org
Neil Klatskin Day Camp
Tikvah Program
Ages 3-21, Aug 10-21, 9 am-2:45 pm
Children with special needs participate in
a diverse full-day program including
academic remediation, adaptive physical
education, arts & crafts, drama, Red
Cross instructional and recreational
swim, Judaic programming, music, theme
days, live entertainment, extended
nights, carnivals, playground time,
Shabbat and more. Group sizes range
from 3 to 6 campers and are staffed by a
minimum of two caring and qualified
counselors. All prospective campers must
receive an intake interview. Contact the
camp office at (201) 567-8963 or
nkdc@jccotp.org
Camp Haverim
Ages 3-21, Aug 10-21, 9 am-2:45 pm
Camp Haverim is a two week camp
designed for children and teens with
autism and other cognitive and
developmental delays, with sufficient
communication and self-help skills, and
attend 11 months of special schooling.
Campers participate in social skills
activities, swimming and water park
activities, sports, yoga and adaptive
physical education, academic
enrichment, music and movement, art,
and therapy dogs. Space is limited.
Group sizes are between 4-8 campers.
Priority is given to returning campers,
Special Services program participants and
JCC members. Intake interview required.
Contact Shelley at (201) 408-1489 or
slevy@jccotp.org
On Our Own
Ages 15-30, June 29-Aug 7,
9:30 am-2:30 pm
This program is a six-week life skills,
vocational and recreational program for
teens and young adults with intellectual
and developmental delays, including
autism, with self-help skills to
independently participate within a 1:3
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staffing ratio. Activities include work
experiences, weekly trips, swim, gym,
music and dance. Door-to door
transportation is available within a 15
mile radius in Bergen County only.
Intake interview required. Contact
Shelley at (201) 408-1489 or
slevy@jccotp.org.
Camp Dream Street: The Pearl
Seiden Summer Program for
Children with Cancer and other
Blood Disorders
Ages 4-14, Mon-Fri, Aug 24-28,
9:30 am-3 pm, Free
A special camp experience serving the
social needs of children with cancer and
other blood disorders. Activities include
arts and crafts, sports, dance, nature,
krav maga, baking, music, swimming
and entertainment. Round-trip
transportation, light breakfast and a
delicious lunch are provided each day.
Siblings are invited to participate.
School’s Out! Special Services
Mini Camp Fun Days
Children and teens, ages 8-21, with
autism and other cognitive and
developmental delays, who have
sufficient communication and self-help
skills to independently participate within
a 1:3 staffing ratio enjoy gym & swim,
art, music and more prior to the start of
the extended school year. New
participants in this program must have
an in-take interview and approval by
department director. Please contact
Shelley Levy at 201-408-1489 or
slevy@jccotp.org
SUMMER P.A.L.S.
A SUMMER Afternoon Program for
Children and Teens attending Extended
School Year Programs
Children and teens, ages 8-21, with
autism and other intellectual and
developmental delays, who have
sufficient communication and self-help
skills independently participate in gym &
swim, art, music, and more within a 1:3
staffing ratio. Please contact Shelley Levy
at 201-408-1489 or slevy@jccotp.org
FAMILY LIFE PROGRAMMING
School’s Out! Special Services
Mini Parent-To-Parent
Support group for parents. This is a free,
monthly program. Parents will be able to
network with each other as well as get
advice and valuable information from
experts in the field.
Private Music Therapy
These classes incorporate a music-
centered approach to working with
children and teens with special needs.
Music Therapy explores the relationship
of music and improvisation to
communication, cognitive, social/
emotional and physical development and
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is effective with the special needs
community - especially for those with
autism.
Private Swim Lessons
Private swim lessons are available for
children, teens and adults with special
needs in the Epstein Family Aquatic
Center. Participants must have an intake
with BOTH the Director of Special
Services and the swim instructor.
S.A.I.L. (Self-determination,
Advocacy, Independence, Living)
Bergen County YJCC
Township of Washington
Tel.: (201) 666-6610, ext. 5822
Contact: Kimberly Locicero
Email: klocicero@yjcc.org
S.A.I.L. is a day program for adults 21
and over with developmental disabilities.
The program supports the philosophy
that meeting the unique needs of each
member is essential for individuals to
thrive. Weekly activities include yoga, art,
music, swim, cooking, social skills, as
well as other recreational and group
activities under the guidance of qualified
instructors. The YJCC offers a unique
environment, providing an “in
community” experience for all
participants. DDD approved.
E D U C AT I O N A L
SERVICES
The listings are alphabetical by town.
Nursery Schools
The Leah Sokoloff Nursery
School of Shomrei Torah
(Orthodox)
19-10 Morlot Avenue
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
Tel.: (201) 791-6744
Website: Lsns.shomrei-torah.org
Director: Debbie Lesnoy
E-mail: Lsns18@yahoo.com
Administrative Directors: Deena Jarashow,
Neshama Kutin
Ages: 2 – 5
Co-ed
The Leah Sokoloff Nursery School and
summer program can accommodate
children with certain special needs upon
advice of the director. The school has a
low teacher-student ratio. The school
serves children from Bergenfield, Teaneck,
Paramus, Passaic, and Fair Lawn.
JCC Therapeutic Nursery
Toddler Socialization
Mommy & Me Group
(Children Ages 2-3)
Tel.: (201) 408-1439 or (201) 408-1497
Tenafly
Contact: Gineen Weiss / Dr. Lois
Mendelson
Email: tn@jccotp.org
Spe cial N e e ds
Website: www.jccotp.org
The JCC Therapeutic Nursery’s Toddler
Socialization Mommy & Me Group is for
children who are 2-3 years old who are
experiencing delays in language
acquisition or socialization skills. The
group meets two mornings a week from
9:30-11:00AM. Children may enter the
group at anytime throughout the year
with Director’s approval. The goal of this
class is to facilitate age-appropriated play
and social interaction with peers. Parents
are an integral part of the program.
Nursery staff and parents work together
to develop strategies for dealing with
behavioral difficulties at home and in the
community. Guidance for entering the
pre-school years will also be provided.
The class will include structured group
activities such as art, music, story time
and other sensory-motor activities.
Call Lois Mendelson, PhD, JCC
Therapeutic Nursery Director, (201)
408-1497 or tn@jccotp.org
JCC Therapeutic Nursery School
(Children Ages 2-5)
Tel.: (201) 408-1439 or (201) 408-1497
Tenafly
Contact: Gineen Weiss/
Dr. Lois Mendelson
E-mail: tn@jccotp.org
Website: www.jccotp.org
The JCC Therapeutic Nursery is a
unique, nationally recognized program
for preschool children with special needs
and their parents. It is a developmental,
language-based treatment center that
addresses not only the cognitive,
linguistic, behavioral, social and
emotional needs of the children, but also
the needs of the parents. Parents,
through daily participation in the
Nursery, become collaborating partners
in their child’s treatment. The children
accepted into the program have at least
average intelligence, and many are
extremely bright, despite their
developmental delays or difficult
behaviors. We serve children ages 2 to 5
years old who have language disorders,
emotional problems (including selective
mutism), learning disabilities, attention
deficits or autistic behaviors (including
PDD or Asperger’s Syndrome). Our
enriched curriculum consistently
stimulates the children’s intelligence and
curiosity, while advancing their academic
skills. We also focus the development of
communicative language, self-help skills,
emotional growth, socialization and play,
sensory motor skills and behavioral
management. Central to our curriculum
is a rigorous social skills program. The
staff is comprised of a multidisciplinary
team, and we provide individual and
small group language, occupational and
play therapy as needed. We also provide
individual parent counseling and a
weekly parent group. The Therapeutic
Nursery is a non-sectarian licensed
private special education preschool and
many school districts send their students
here. Our Nursery provides a half-day
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program, five days a week and includes
a summer session. Most of our children
attend mainstream classes during the other
half of the day, with a shadow if needed.
For more information please contact Lois
Mendelson, Ph.D. at (201)-408-1497 or
Gineen Weiss at (201) 408-1439.
Abram B. Cohen Nursery
School, YM-YWHA of
North Jersey
One Pike Drive
Wayne, NJ 07470
Tel.: (973) 595-0100, ext. 247
Fax: (973) 595-5234
Director: Barbara Zitcer
Assistant Director: Paula Rosen
Ages: 3 – 8
Sunday “Friends and Fun” Autism
Program. This is for children ages 3-8
who are diagnosed with high-functioning
autism. We offer art, music, phys. ed.,
and social skills in a social, recreational
setting. Children are given the
opportunity to practice their growing
social skills in a safe, supervised setting.
Day Schools – Elementary
The Moriah School
(Orthodox)
53 S. Woodland Street
Englewood, NJ 07631
Tel.: (201) 567-0208
Fax: (201) 567-7402
Website: www.moriahschool.org
E-mail: info@moriahschool.org
Principal: Dr. Elliot Prager
The school provides self-contained
classes, a resource room and
inclusionary support.
The Academies at
Gerrard Berman Day School
Solomon Schechter of North Jersey
(Conservative - co-ed)
45 Spruce Street
Oakland NJ 07436
Tel.: (201) 337-1111
E-mail: gbds@ssnj.org
Website: www.ssnj.org
Special Services Coordinator: Mindy
Niederman
Rosenbaum Yeshiva of
North Jersey
(Orthodox)
666 Kinderkamack Road
River Edge
Tel.: (201) 986-1414
Special Services Dir.: Helen Adler
The school offers self-contained
classrooms and resource rooms.
SINAI Schools
SINAI Elementary at Rosenbaum
Yeshiva of North Jersey
(Orthodox)
666 Kinderkamack Road
River Edge, NJ 07661
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Tel.: (201) 833-1134
Fax: (201) 833-8772
Email: info@sinaischools.org
Website: www.sinaischools.org
Dean: Rabbi Dr. Yisrael Rothwachs
Director: Marcy Glicksman
Highly regarded as one of the country’s
leading Jewish schools for children with
a wide range of learning or
developmental disabilities, SINAI creates
a unique, individualized program for
every single student, including highly
specialized services, in-house therapies,
and a teacher-to-student ratio averaging
1:2. Our partnership with Rosenbaum
Yeshiva of North Jersey creates the best
of both worlds, allowing our students to
receive the highly individualized
program they need while being fully
included in the fabric of RYNJ life.
SINAI students are fully considered RYNJ
students--traveling on the bus together,
eating lunch together, playing at recess
and gym together, participating in school
assemblies together, and, when
appropriate, joining their peers in RYNJ’s
academic classes.
SINAI Elementary at Joseph Kushner
Hebrew Academy
(Orthodox)
110 South Orange Avenue
Livingston, NJ 07039
Tel.: (201) 833-1134
Fax: (201) 833-8772
Email: info@sinaischools.org
Website: www.sinaischools.org
Dean: Rabbi Dr. Yisrael Rothwachs
Director: Judi Karp
Highly regarded as one of the country’s
leading Jewish schools for children with
a wide range of learning or
developmental disabilities, SINAI creates
a unique, individualized program for
every single student, including highly
specialized services, in-house therapies,
and a teacher-to-student ratio averaging
1:2. Our partnership with Rosenbaum
Yeshiva of North Jersey creates the best
of both worlds, allowing our students to
receive the highly individualized
program they need while being fully
included in the fabric of RYNJ life.
SINAI students are fully considered RYNJ
students--traveling on the bus together,
eating lunch together, playing at recess
and gym together, participating in school
assemblies together, and, when
appropriate, joining their peers in RYNJ’s
academic classes.
Day Schools – High School
SINAI Schools
SINAI Schools’ Maor High School at
Rae Kushner Yeshiva High School,
including the William Solomon Judaic
Studies Program
(Orthodox)
110 South Orange Avenue
Livingston, NJ 07039
Tel.: (201) 833-1134
Fax: (201) 833-8772
Email: info@sinaischools.org
Website: www.sinaischools.org
Dean: Rabbi Dr. Yisrael Rothwachs
Director: Judi Karp
SINAI Schools’ Maor High School offers
an academically rigorous program to
college-bound high school students with
academic and/or social challenges,
including learning disabilities and
Aspergers. By partnering with Rae
Kushner Yeshiva High School, Maor is
able to create an inclusive yet completely
individualized program for each student,
to fit his or her social, emotional, and
academic needs.
SINAI Schools’ Rabbi Mark and Linda
Karasick Shalem High School at Torah
Academy of Bergen County
(Orthodox)
1600 Queen Anne Road
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 833-1134
Fax: (201) 833-8772
Email: info@sinaischools.org
Website: www.sinaischools.org
Dean: Rabbi Dr. Yisrael Rothwachs
Director: Esther Klavan
Serving boys aged 14-21 years old who
are classified with developmental or
profound learning disabilities, SINAI’s
Shalem High School offers a functional
academic program that integrates
pragmatic Judaic and secular curricula
with community awareness and
vocational studies, to prepare high school
students with developmental disabilities
for rich and productive adult lives. Our
partnership with TABC allows our
students to receive the highly
individualized programming they need
while being fully included in the fabric of
mainstream high school life. Our hands-
on, pragmatic curriculum stretches and
challenges students while providing them
with the critical skills they will need most
as adults. Traditional Life Skills are taught
in real community settings that promote
skill attainment, retention, and
generalization. Goals include: providing
a functional education that stretches
students’ minds while promoting future
success; fostering independence;
enhancing social integration;
strengthening communication, advocacy,
and social skills; and developing Jewish
affiliation and pride.
SINAI Schools’ Rabbi Mark and Linda
Karasick Shalem High School at
Ma’ayanot Yeshiva High School
(Orthodox)
1650 Palisade Avenue
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 833-1134
Fax: (201) 833-8772
Email: info@sinaischools.org
Website: www.sinaischools.org
Dean: Rabbi Dr. Yisrael Rothwachs
Director: Sima Kelner
Serving girls aged 14-21 years old who
are classified with developmental or
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profound learning disabilities, SINAI’s
Shalem High School offers a functional
academic program that integrates
pragmatic Judaic and secular curricula
with community awareness and
vocational studies, to prepare high
school students with developmental
disabilities for rich and productive adult
lives. Our partnership with Ma’ayanot
allows our students to receive the highly
individualized programming they need
while being fully included in the fabric
of mainstream high school life. Our
hands-on, pragmatic curriculum stretches
and challenges students while providing
them with the critical skills they will
need most as adults. Traditional Life
Skills are taught in real community
settings that promote skill attainment,
retention, and generalization. Goals
include: providing a functional education
that stretches students’ minds while
promoting future success; fostering
independence; enhancing social
integration; strengthening
communication, advocacy, and social
skills; and developing Jewish affiliation
and pride.
Supplementary Jewish
Education – Elementary
Temple Emanu-El of Closter
(Conservative)
180 Piermont Road
Closter, NJ 07624
Tel.: (201) 750-2959
Fax: (201) 750-1894
E-mail: Levine@templeemanu-el.com
Website: www.templeemanu-el.com
Educational Director: Jennifer Levine
At Temple Emanu-El, we have
collaborated with learning specialists,
teamed with families and staff to create
and monitor plans for success with all of
our students with special needs.
Barnert Temple
(Reform)
747 Route 208 South
Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417
Tel.: (201) 848-1027
Fax: (201) 847-0044
E-mail: welvkds@barnerttemple.org
Website: barnerttemple.org
Sara Losch, Director Life-long Learning
Grades: K – 12
Each student’s needs are evaluated
individually and in discussion with the
parents. Class time, tutoring, and
classroom aides are considered as part of
a comprehensive program.
Glen Rock Jewish Center
(Conservative)
682 Harristown Road
Glen Rock, NJ 07452
Religious School Principal:
Rachel Blumenstyk
Special Ed Teacher: Shelley Shochet
The religious school has a certified
special education teacher on staff to
work with classified children outside
of regular class hours. Provides several
students with additional help on a
one-to-one basis.
Jewish Community Center
of Paramus Religious School
(Conservative)
Paramus
Tel.: (201) 262-7733
Principal: Marcia Kagedan
The Religious School offers one-on-one
tutoring for those with special needs.
Jewish Education
for Special Children
666 Kinderkamack Road
River Edge, NJ 07661
Mailing address:
POB 361
River Edge, NJ 07661
Tel.: (201) 262-1090
Fax: (201) 262-1083
Director: Rabbi Yisroel Schwab
Jewish Education for Special Children
offers religious education to children with
special needs from all streams of Judaism.
The program services children with a
wide range of disabilities. Curriculum
includes Jewish holidays, mitzvot,
synagogue participation, Jewish life skills,
Hebrew reading and language, art, music,
and Simcha dancing. Instruction is
individualized. Staff includes trained
special education teachers, classroom
assistants, therapists and volunteers.
Classes are available Sunday mornings
and Tuesday afternoons.
Individualized Learning Center
Temple Avodat Shalom
(Reform)
River Edge
Tel.: (201) 489-2463
Fax: (201) 489-0775
E-mail: educator@avodatshalom.net
This program provides a supplementary
religious school program for children
with learning disabilities. It provides
instruction in basic Judaism and Hebrew
reading while helping prepare children
for their Bar or Bat Mitzvah. Students
with special learning needs are placed
in regular classrooms, but receive
individualized attention when
needed.
Temple Sinai of Bergen County
(Reform)
Tenafly
Tel.: (201) 568-3075
Director of Education: Sara P. Kaplan, RJE
Our religious school follows a child-
centered philosophy, based on the most
fundamental Jewish values. Each person
is respected and valued as having a
unique contribution to make to our
school community.
The Early Childhood Center is an
advocate of early intervention. We are
attentive to each child’s individuality and
needs so that we provide them with a
solid foundation before moving on to
kindergarten. We offer free speech and
OT screenings at our school. Therapies
may occur on site during class time.
Handwriting Without Tears is offered as
an afterschool skill building enrichment
class.
Temple Beth Tikvah
Religious School Resource
Room Program
(Reform)
950 Preakness Avenue
Wayne, NJ 07470
Tel.: (973) 595-6565
Fax: (973) 595-8192
E-mail: tbtexec@optonline.net
Principal/Director: Ellen Goldin, RJE
Grades: Pre-school – 12
The Resource Room is available Monday
and Thursday as a pullout program for
students grades 3-6. Students in grades
3-6 with Language Arts needs will be
serviced through this program. Individual
cases can be discussed with the
principal. Bnai Mitzvah training included.
Temple Emanuel of the Pascack Valley
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Educational Director: Rabbi Shelley Kniaz,
rabbikniaz@tepv.org
School Administrator: Margie Shore,
margie@tepv.org
At Temple Emanuel in Woodcliff Lake, we
believe that all children are entitled to a
Jewish education. Therefore, we tailor our
program to meet each student’s needs.
Some of the accommodations we have
created for our students include our:
• CHAI program with one-on-one
instruction;
• Specialized Bar/Bat Mitzvah training;
• “Half-CHAI program” -- students attend
Judaics portion of the program with
their classmates but have one-on-one
instruction for Hebrew;
• 30 minute “pull-out” support for
Hebrew;
• multiple Hebrew classes in each grade
ranging from very small to large to
allow for more individualized attention
and fewer distractions for those who
need it;
• specially-trained teachers and aides to
provide shadowing and in-class
support;
• “catch up” tutoring for new and
transfer students; and
• one-on-one tutoring to make up
missed classes when custody
arrangements preclude participation.
Please contact us for more information.
Supplementary Jewish
Education – High School
Project Success
Bergen County High School
of Jewish Studies
140 Main Street
Hackensack, NJ 07601
Tel.: (201) 488-0834
Fax: (201) 488-2126
E-mail: office@bchsjs.org
Website: www.bchsjs.org
Contact: Dr. Bruce Ettinger
The program provides high school
students who have learning disabilities,
attention deficit disorders and emotional
disturbances with the special support
services they need to continue their
Jewish education. These services include
individual guidance for students; training
and consultation for teachers regarding
utilizing appropriate teaching strategies
and materials; parent training and
support; and referrals for related
professional services.
Day Programs for Adults
SINAI Schools’ Netivot Day
Habilitation Program
(Orthodox)
Teaneck
Tel.: (201) 833-1134
Fax: (201) 833-8772
E-mail: info@sinaischools.org
Website: www.sinaischools.org
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Dean: Rabbi Dr. Yisrael Rothwachs
Director: Chavie Hagler
SINAI’s Netivot is a unique, tailored Day
Habilitation Program for young men and
women aged 18-29 years old with
Developmental Disabilities who possess
the ability to participate in community
activities, educational programming, and
vocational experiences. Offering
intensive, functional instruction while
promoting employment, community
integration, and social growth, Netivot
helps young adults grow emotionally as
they experience independence and
productivity. We develop vocational
opportunities for each participant, with
the goal of identifying long-term
employment opportunities for our young
adults. Participants learn vital skills of
daily living, increasing independence over
time, and they continue to learn about
the world around them through adult-
style workshops that address topics such
as community safety, health and wellness,
computer skills, and professionalism.
Netivot is a qualified, approved provider
of adult day services in the State of NJ,
and is approved by the Department of
Developmental Disabilites (DDD).
E D U C AT I O N A L
ADVOCACY
The listings are alphabetical by program.
JCCA Compass Project
Jewish Child Care Association of New York
120 Wall Street
New York, NY 10005
E-mail: jcca@jccany.org
Tel: 212-425-3333
Website: www.jccany.org
The JCCA Compass Project is a family
resource for young adults on the autism
spectrum facing high school and college
transitions. It provides counseling,
independent living skills, career
assessment and guidance, and
socialization within a Jewish context.
The program offers families information,
advocacy assistance, and college
planning. Special programs are on college
campuses in Long Island and Queens.
P’TACH
1689 East 5th St.
Brooklyn, NY 11230
Tel.: (718) 854-8600
Website: www.ptach.org
E-mail: info@ptach.org
P’tach works with children with learning
disabilities within mainstream Yeshiva
day schools throughout the world to give
them the opportunity to maximize their
potential and growth. P’TACH provides
ongoing parent training workshops, as
well as teacher training. P’TACH’s
National Educational Resource Center
(NERC) has been training teachers in Dr.
Mel Levine’s Schools Attuned program.
Additionally, it has a state-of-the-art
media technology center at its new
location. It also maintains a toll-free hot
line and serves as a national clearing
house for parent referral to special
education programs within yeshivos
and day schools.
Yachad/The National Jewish
Council for Disabilities
11 Broadway, 13th floor
New York, NY 10004
Tel.: (212) 613-8127
Website: wwwnjcd.org
Director New Jersey Yachad:
Chani Herrmann
Tel.: (201) 833-1349
E-mail: herrmann@ou.org
The department of school and educa-
tional services provides guidance,
support and assistance to families,
schools and agencies to secure
successful placement and educational
programming for all children with special
needs. As part of this program, in New
Jersey, NJCD sponsors the New Jersey
Association of Jewish Day Schools,
serving children with special needs;
provides educational advocacy; provides
leadership in staff and curriculum
development, teacher recruitment and
training, and developing programs of
inclusion.
RESIDENCES
Jewish Association for
Developmental Disabilities
(J-ADD)
Hackensack
Tel.: (201) 457-0058
Executive Director: John J. Winer, Ph.D.
Jewish Association for Developmental
Disabilities (J-ADD) is a leading not-for-
profit organization that serves individuals
with developmental disabilities and their
families via the provision of community
supports and kosher group homes.
SINAI Schools’ Nathan Miller
SHELI Residence for Men
(Orthodox)
Teaneck
Tel.: (201) 833-1134
Fax: (201) 833-8772
E-mail: info@sinaischools.org
Website: www.sinaischools.org
Dean: Rabbi Dr. Yisrael Rothwachs
Director: Chavie Hagler
S.H.E.L.I. is a Supervised Home
Environment for Learning Independence.
Literally meaning “my own” in Hebrew,
SHELI eases the transition of adults with
developmental disabilities into group
living, and is designed to create feelings
of personal autonomy and pride.
SHELI’s beautiful Nathan Miller home is
strategically located in the center of the
Teaneck, NJ Jewish community. This
five- story split-level home is completely
furnished and equipped with laundry
facilities and two full kitchens.
Participants learn vital skills of daily
living, access a variety of vocational
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opportunities during the day, while
participating in fitness, leisure, and
community activities in the evenings and
on Shabbat and weekends. Our trained,
professional staff supervises participants
to ensure their safety and guide the
learning process. Facilitating enriching
daily activities, setting goals for ongoing
growth, and developing meaningful
relationships, SHELI staff members
address the needs of each individual
while promoting group cohesiveness.
SUMMER CAMPS
Bergen County YJCC
Washington Township
Tel.: (201) 666-6610, ext. 5810
Contact: Gina Wellington
E-mail: gwellington@yjcc.org
• Camp Shalom provides a special
opportunity for children through young
adults with autism or any physical or
developmental delay to take part in a
fulfilling day camp program. The camp
provides considerable support and
camper-based modifications to enable
everyone to build self-confidence,
experience competency and develop his
or her potential. The program is highly
structured and includes leisure activities,
the use of visual supports and an
emphasis on social skill development.
Campers participate in age- and ability-
based activities including art, music,
yoga, horseback riding, martial arts,
swimming, adaptive physical education
and more. One-week sessions, 1:00-5:00
p.m., with supplementary programs in
the morning, plus late-afternoon
programs for those in extended school
year or day programs are available.
• Socially-Capable Kids/Teens
Program provides opportunities for
bright, creative children who have
difficulty connecting with peers and
navigating social situations. Activity-
based experiences foster positive
relationships with typically-developing
peers and the development of social
thinking in these one-week programs.
Pre- and post-graduation support
programs are available for those 16 and
over to help guide this transitional
period.
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
Tenafly
Tel.: (201) 408-1448, ext. 232
Fax: (201) 569-7448
Contact: Shelley Levy
E-mail: slevy@jccotp.org
• Camp Tikvah (Neil Klatskin Day
Camp) – provides children with
neurological impairment, ages 5 - 15,
with camp experience; academics
reviewed; mainstreaming where appro-
priate. For information, please call (201)
408-1489.
• On Our Own Summer Program –
Life skills program for teens and young
adults ages 15-30 with a variety of
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special needs including autism spectrum
disorder, varied communication and
learning differences, moderate cognitive/
intellectual challenges and develop-
mental disabilities; includes academic
enrichment, community based instruction
and pre-vocational training along with
sports, recreation and the arts. The
program is led by special education
specialists. Call (201) 408-1489.
• Camp Haverim – This two-week
program is for children, ages 3-21 with a
variety of special needs including autism
spectrum disorder, varied communication
and learning differences, moderate
cognitive /intellectual challenges and
developmental disabilities who attend 11
months of special schooling. Activities
include academic enrichment, sports,
recreation, arts and social skills training.
• Camp Dream Street (The Pearl
Seiden Summer Program for Children
with Cancer and Other Blood Disorders)
– provides free one-week day camp in
August for children with cancer ages
4 - 14 and their siblings. There is a 3-1
camper ratio, medical staff, and
volunteer counselors. Call Lisa Robins,
(201) 408-1455.
Round Lake Camp
HCR 60 Box 2000
Lake Como, PA 18437-9611
Tel.: (570) 798-2551
Fax: (570) 798-2784
Website: www.njycamps.org
E-mail: rlc@njycamps.org
Asst. Director: Sheira L. Director, MSW
Winter address:
21 Plymouth Street
Fairfield, NJ 07004
Tel.: (973) 575-3333, ext. 145
Fax: (973) 575-4188
Round Lake Camp, sponsored by the NJ
Federation of YM/YWHA Camps, is an
overnight camp specializing in serving
children who have been identified as
having ADD/ADHD or other mild
handicapping conditions. The camp
program includes all sports, a full
waterfront, cultural arts and Judaic
programming, as well as academic
support, speech and language,
occupational therapy, social skills
training and other special support
services. The camp season includes a
seven-week session, and shorter
programs for first-time campers. The
program is for children ages 7-17.
T R AV E L
TO ISRAEL
National Jewish Council
for Disabilities
New York
Tel.: (212) 613-8369
Contact: Nechama Braun (Yachad)
Tel.: (212) 613-8229
Contact: Batya Jacob (Our Way)
Yachad runs an Israel Summer tour for
those 18-30, which is mainstreamed with
high school students. The “Our Way”
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program for the deaf and hearing
impaired is also planning an Israel
tour.
National Jewish Council
for Disabilities – Birthright
New York
Contact: Nicole Bodner
Tel.: (212) 613-8226
E-mail: bodnern@ou.org
NCJD – Birthright offers Birthright Israel
trips for hearing impaired and/or
developmentally disabled Jewish students
and young adults between the ages of
18-26. These first-timer trips are
comprised of historical tours and hikes;
panel discussions with Israelis of many
backgrounds; and recreational, cultural
and educational programs.
Access Israel
P.O.B. 323
Hod-Hasharon 45102
Israel
Tel.: 972-9-741-3332
E-mail: webmaster@access-israel.com
Website: www.access-israel.com
Access Israel is a non-profit organization
dedicated to developing, maintaining and
updating a database containing reliable
detailed information concerning
accessibility of public facilities, tourist
attractions, traveling and recreational
facilities, hotels, motels, country lodgings
(zimmers), museums, parks, hiking trails,
routes etc. It also works to bring this
information – free of charge – to the
target population (500,000 handicapped
in Israel, 16 million in the rest of the
world) via a manned call-center, an
Internet site and other means of
communication.
YOUTH GROUPS
Our Way
National Jewish Council for Disabilities
Tel.: (212) 613-8229
Program Coordinator: Batya Jacob
Our Way serves as a resource center to
the deaf Jewish community. It offers a
number of programs such as Sabbath
retreats, where large numbers of deaf
and hearing young people share an
authentic Shabbat together, and enjoy a
unique opportunity to meet new deaf
and hearing friends in a warm, Jewish
social environment. There are also other
social/recreational programs.
Yachad
National Jewish Council for Disabilities
New York
Tel.: (212) 613-8369
Contact: Nechama Braun
Yachad provides state-of-the-art
programming for youth and young adults
with developmental disabilities within a
mainstream setting. Yachad members
participate in three mainstreamed
activities per month. Sports, art, music
workshops, apple picking, skiing.
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SENIORSERVICES
For further information about Senior
Services, please contact Jewish Family
Service (JFS) of Bergen County at
(201) 837-9090.
The descriptions below have been
supplied by the organizations themselves,
or were taken from either their brochure or
their website.
A D U LT D AY C A R E
Broadway Medical Adult
Daycare Center
24-20 Broadway
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
Tel.: (201) 797-1177,
Tollfree: (877) 722-0122
Administrator: Errol Seltzer
Broadway Respite and
Homecare
24-20 Broadway
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
Tel.: (201) 703-3980
Contact: Errol Seltzer, Executive
Director
Gallen Adult Day Health Care
Center
Jewish Home at Home
Rockleigh, NJ
Tel.: (201) 750-4238
Director: Joan DiPaola, RN
E-mail: jdipaola@jewishhomeat home.org
Website: www.jewishhomeathome.org
The Gallen Adult Day Health Care
Center is a non-sectarian community
based program which offers participants
the opportunity to socialize with peers in
a medically monitored and structured
supervised setting. Services include
nursing care, therapeutic recreational
activities, social services, transportation,
glatt kosher meals and outpatient
medical and rehabilitation services.
Hours of operation: Mon-Fri 8AM to
4PM. Participants can attend two to five
days weekly. Gallen’s mission is to
prolong community living and prevent
pre-institutionalization.
Kaplen Adult Reach Center –
ARC
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Tenafly
Contact: Judy Nahary,
Senior Adult Department Director
E-mail: jnahary@jccpotp.org
Tel.: (201) 408-1450
The Kaplen Adult Reach Center (ARC)
helps individuals with Alzheimer’s
disease and related forms of dementia,
making it possible for participants to
make friends and enjoy a socially
engaging life, while providing respite,
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support and guidance for their family
caregivers. ARC meets four days a week,
9am-2pm, in a bright spacious room with
an outdoor patio. Door to door
transportation in handicapped accessible
vans is provided to many area towns.
Program includes full breakfast and hot
kosher lunch, as well as a diverse
calendar of activities that all take place
in a safe environment with experienced
professional staff. ARC is reasonably
priced, is a Medicaid provider, and offers
financial assistance. Free caregiver
support groups are available twice a
month. For more information or to
arrange a visit, contact Judi Nahary at
201-408-1450 or jnahary@jccotp.org
Senior Activity Center
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Tenafly
Tel.: (201) 408-1451
Contact: Helene Schwartz
E-mail: hschwartz@jccotp.org
Monday- Friday 9:30-2pm. This program is
funded by Jewish Federation and the
Bergen County Dept. of Human Services
Door to door transportation in
handicapped accessible vans is provided
to many area towns. Program includes
full breakfast and hot kosher lunch, as
well as a diverse calendar of activities
including daily exercise and
entertainment.
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Tenafly
Tel.: (201) 408-1450 jnahary@jccotp.org
Contact: Judi Nahary
• Senior Activity Center (for seniors
75+) Monday – Friday 9:30-2pm
• Kaplen Adult Reach Center Mon-Thurs
9:30-2pm
• REAP (Retired Executives and
Professionals)
• Transportation services
• Kosher meals
• Caregiver support
AGENCIES
Jewish Family Service of
Bergen and North Hudson
1485 Teaneck Road
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 837-9090
Fax.: (201) 837-9393
Email: info@jfsbergen.org
Website: www.jfsbergen.org
Elder Care Services enables the fastest
growing segment of our community –
our seniors - to seamlessly access a
broad array of entitlements, programs
and services. Care management,
including an evaluation of need and
linkage to appropriate support to keep
our seniors safely in their own homes,
forms the cornerstone of our efforts. For
the last fourteen years, JFS, in
partnership with Bergen County, has
employed trained care managers who
Se nior S e r vice s
visit people in their homes, prepare
comprehensive assessments and then
develop strategies to enhance and
improve their quality of life. Elder Care
Services include:
• Kosher Meals on Wheels (KMOW) – a
community lifeline. Volunteers deliver
five frozen meals weekly to the
homebound elderly providing nutrition
while paying a friendly visit filled with
support and warmth. Last year, over 140
volunteers delivered more than 28,000
meals.
• Friendly Visitor – volunteers make a
weekly home visit to homebound elders
to provide socialization and help prevent
isolation and depression.
• Telephone Reassurance – volunteers
make weekly calls to homebound elders
keeping them connected to the
community, awareness of available
resources and feeling the compassion
and caring they deserve.
• Adopt-a-Grandparent – Teenagers, 14
years and older make weekly calls to
homebound elders keeping them
connected to the community and feeling
cared about.
• Holocaust Survivors – home care,
meals and emergency financial assistance
needed by this increasingly frail
population.
• Café Europa – A monthly social
gathering for our now elderly and frail
Holocaust survivors, Café Europa is a
luncheon with entertainment – an
opportunity to connect with friends and
experience an afternoon of enjoyment.
• Shabbat Meals – Through an
anonymous donation, JFS provides to
our most frail, homebound elderly clients
a Shabbat Meal brought to them by their
Friendly Visitors.
• TeleCare Connection – enables
volunteers and care managers to, with
the use of computers, cameras and the
internet, have additional telehome visits
with elderly and isolated clients to better
monitor their wellbeing, help decrease
their isolation and help them safely
remain in their homes by connecting
them to online resources. This innovative
project also enhances elders’ connections
with families and friends.
These many programs and services
significantly enhance the lives of our
most isolated, vulnerable clients in the
community. The staff of JFS recognizes
that this growing population of frail,
vulnerable and homebound elderly
individuals is in need of the specialized,
targeted services provided by our
knowledgeable, experienced and caring
professionals.
Jewish Family Service
of North Jersey
Wayne: (973) 595-0111
Fair Lawn: (201) 796-5151
Contact: Lauryn Tuchman, LCSW
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TOP TEN REASONS

Why The Lester Senior Housing Community
Is the Preferred Choice for Senior Living

The Lester Senior Housing Community was voted

1 “Best in Senior Living” in the 2014 Best of Essex
Readers Choice Awards!

2 Our amazing residents! They’re active, engaged and inspiring, enjoying their
retirement years and setting a great example for younger generations.

3 Our great activities. It’s no wonder the residents are so busy … between the
creative programs (memoir writing, flower arranging, painting and more),
performing arts, exercise classes, lectures, parties and outings, who has time
to sit still?

4 Our luxury surroundings. Our buildings are elegant, the grounds are beautifully
landscaped and the apartments are spacious.

5 Our caring staff. From the front desks to the dining rooms and everywhere
(and everyone) in between, we love our hard-working employees who always go
the extra mile for residents.

6 On-site wellness center. Residents have access to on-site medical staff and
wellness practitioners and services, including aromatherapy, health screenings,
rehabilitation, and memory care resources.

7 Delicious glatt kosher dining. Beautifully presented dishes from a broad menu
served in our elegant dining rooms, or light fare in our casual Café Ruth.

A range of supportive services. The Lester Senior Housing Community offers

8 the choice of independent or assisted living, depending on our residents’ changing
needs.

9 Ample parking. There’s always plenty of convenient free parking right in front of
our building for residents and guests.

10 Religious services. A full complement of Sabbath and holiday services in our

on-site community chapel.

We invite you to come see for yourself ! Call David Rozen for
more information or to arrange a tour (973) 929-2725

The Lester Senior Housing Community

903-905 Route 10 East, Whippany, NJ

973-929-2725
www.jchcorp.org
Owned and Managed by the Jewish Community Housing Corporation of Metropolitan New Jersey
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Please refer to the listing under
community agencies
JFSNJ provides information and
referrals to seniors and their families in
an effort to help them navigate and
access community resources with the
goal of safely maintaining the older
adult in the community. The agency
care managers conduct comprehensive
in-home assessments to determine the
needs of the individual and link the
individual with supportive services
both in the home and in the
community. A JFSNJ care manager will
develop a care plan with the individual
and family, coordinate and monitor in-
home support services and address any
changes in the individual as they arise.
In addition, the agency provides family
consultations and counseling.
Gallen Institute for Subacute
Care at Daughters of Miriam
Center
155 Hazel Street
Clifton, NJ 07011
Tel.: (973) 253-5358
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Contact: Fred Feinstein
E-mail: admissions@daughtersofmiriam
center.org
Website:
www.daughtersofmiriamcenter.org
Opened in 1996, The Gallen Institute
for Subacute Care at Daughters of
Miriam Center is designed for the
patient who requires rehabilitative or
medically-complex services. The
Institute is a state-of-the-art program
that offers a cost-effective alternative to
an extended hospital stay or when a
patient is not yet ready to return home.
The Institute blends the technology of
acute care and the therapeutics of a
rehabilitation philosophy in a
supportive, skilled setting. An
individualized plan of care, developed
by the interdisciplinary team, is
designed to meet the diverse needs of
the person who no longer requires the
environment of an acute care setting,
but is not yet able to return home.
Care is oriented to medical and
functional outcomes with a goal
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toward returning to the community.
Individuals who benefit from subacute
care and rehabilitation services include
those people who have had hip or
knee replacements or fractures,
amputations, post-stroke and
comprehensive wound care. The
Institute is available upon physician,
hospital or managed care referral. The
comprehensive program is tailored to
individual needs and may require stays
from 10-100 days.
CAMPS/CAMP
SCHOLARSHIPS
Camp Scholarships
Paramus
Tel.: (201) 820-3931
Partial camp scholarships make it
possible for older adults who could not
otherwise afford a vacation to go to
the Kislak Senior Vacation Center in
Lake Como, Pa. These scholarships are
funded by the Al Farber Camp
Scholarship Fund, synagogue funds,
friends in the community, and
Philanthropic Funds that have been
designated and established with the
Jewish Federation Endowment
Foundation such as the Pearl & Jesse
Wallace Vacation Fund for Older
Adults.
Kislak Adult Center
Camp Kislak
Summer address:
Lake Como, PA 18437-9611
Tel.: (570) 798-2551
Fax: (570) 798-2784
E-mail: kislak@njycamps.org
Website: www.njycamps.org
Winter address:
21 Plymouth Street
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346 PALISADE AVE., BOGOTA, NJ SI-99699301 Located on the grounds of the
Daughters of Miriam Center, Miriam
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Se nior S e r vice s

Apartments I & II offer seniors a way to

remain independent yet have all their
needs provided. There are 106
unfurnished efficiency apartments in
Miriam Apartments I, while Miriam
Apartments II has 150 unfurnished
apartments, consisting of a separate
Senior Adult Services
bedroom, living room, kitchenette and at the KAPLEN JCC on the Palisades
full bath. Services include a kosher
dinner meal, medical, nursing and social
services, light housekeeping, linen We offer health and wellness programs, educational seminars, musical
service, 24-hour security, recreational entertainment, intergenerational activities, holiday celebrations,
activities, transportation, social services,
and health care counseling. Admission is special events, and support groups for caregivers.
open to senior citizens over the age of
62 who demonstrate the ability to be FOR MORE INFORMATION :
self-sufficient and who meet the income
guidelines established by the U.S. Call 201.408.1450 or email seniors@jccotp.org
Department of Housing and Urban
Development. CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE AT www.jccotp.org
Daughters of Miriam Center
The Gallen Institute
155 Hazel Street
Clifton, NJ 07011
Tel.: (973) 253-5210
Fax: (973) 253-5389
E-mail: administration
@daughtersofmiriamcenter.org
Website: www.daughtersofmiriamcenter.org
Chief Operating Officer: Frank DaSilva
Executive Director: Fred Feinstein
Daughters of Miriam Center is a skilled
nursing facility located on 13 acres in Senior Activity Center (SAC)
Clifton, New Jersey, providing broad- Transportation, breakfast, lunch, daily exercise,
based services to the elderly. Divisions
include a subacute care unit; a new activities and entertainment
dementia care pavilion; an outpatient MONDAY-FRIDAY, 9 AM-2 PM
medical rehabilitation program; a respite
program; the Fred Ables Memorial
Sheltered Workshop; the Medical Day
Kaplen Adult Reach Center (ARC)
program for the Elderly, (with an Social adult day care for people living with Alzheimer’s
outpatient Alzheimer’s disease and and other forms of dementia
related disorders unit); and two MONDAY-THURSDAY, 9 AM-2 PM
apartment buildings. The Center provides
24-hour medical coverage. Patient
activities are coordinated by trained Retired Executives & Professionals (REAP)
recreation therapists and help to keep Lectures, social bridge, current event discussions and book club
the residents active and stimulated. The TUESDAYS, 9 AM-2 PM
spirit of Judaism prevails at the Center. A
full-time rabbi responds to the religious
and emotional needs of the residents. Free Caregiver Support Groups
Kashrut is strictly observed. Offered several times throughout the month.
Morning and evening sessions available.
Dementia Care Pavilion at Support Groups sponsored by the Alzheimer’s Association
Daughters of Miriam Center
The Gallen Institute
155 Hazel Street Family Caregiver Training
Clifton, NJ 07011 Develop the tools needed to properly care for your loved one.
Tel.: (973) 253-5358
Fax: (973) 772-7117 Special Programs & Events
Contact: Fred Feinstein
E-mail:
admissions@daughtersofmiriamcenter Bergen County Kosher Nutrition Site
.org
Website: Transportation
www.daughtersofmiriamcenter.org
Opened in 2006, the Dementia Care
Pavilion at Daughters of Miriam Center
provides specialized care for patients KAPLEN JCC on the Palisades
suffering with dementia. Through TAUB CAMPUS | 411 E CLINTON AVE, TENAFLY, NJ 07670 | jccotp.org
therapeutic activities and other
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residents maintain the highest level of
mental and physical function.
Physicians, nurses, and assistants on the
unit are certified and experienced in the
management of dementia patients, their
behavioral problems, medical
complications, and effects of medications
associated with dementia. Care is
provided by an interdisciplinary team
which includes physical and
occupational therapists to manage
treatable physical complications;
dietitians to address feeding and eating
problems associated with dementia; and
recreational therapists who create an
active, stimulating environment. Spiritual
care is not forgotten as attendance at
religious services is encouraged. Family
members are invited to attend team
meetings arranged by the social work
staff, where each resident’s status is
reviewed and appropriate interventions
are recommended.

Fountain View at College Road

Monsey, NY
For more information Tel.: (845) 426-6757
or to schedule a tour, Website: www.northernservicesgroup.com
call admissions, The Northern Continuum of Care offers
premier retirement living, assisted living,
at 201-287-8507. several skilled nursing facilities, home
544 Teaneck Road, Teaneck, NJ 07666
P: 201-862-3300 F: 201-287-8600 care options, and a host of community
outreach programs. Northern is
www.care-one.com/teaneck 479664 dedicated to preserving the health and
dignity of our clients in a comfortable
home-like setting.

Jewish Community Housing

We bring great days, and nights, to families. Corp. (Federation Apartments)
510 E. 27th Street
Paterson, NJ 07514
Assisted Living Tel.: (973) 881-8141
Fax: (973) 754-9031
Minds rest easy knowing highly-trained, energetic associates are providing E-mail: jchc07514@onecommail.com
care in accordance with professionally-prepared Personal Care Plans. Contact: Sue Shusman, Director
Office hours: Mon.-Fri., 8:30 a.m. -
Social isolation is a concern of the past, replaced by friends, family and a full 4:30 p.m.
calendar of tailored programs addressing all dimensions of wellness. Federation Apartments is 10-story,
independent living, low-to-moderate
Everyone’s quality of life is enhanced by specially-designed amenity and income housing for seniors 62 years of
gathering spaces, apartment homes, gardens and outdoor recreational areas. age or older. There are 142 units, with
rent subsidies for 115 units. Active
tenants association and scheduled
Wellspring Village®, a specially designed neighborhood for people activities. Congregate program services
living with memory impairment available.

“I’m passionate about serving people living with memory impairment and Jewish Home Assisted Living
their families. I did my homework before joining the Brightview team and Kaplen Family Senior Residence
Wellspring Village® is the finest program of its type in the area. – Jean 685 Westwood Ave.
Kruger, Wellspring Village® Director River Vale, NJ 07675
Tel.: (201) 666-2370
Families tell us everyone benefits because the outstanding care and support Type of Service: Assisted Living &
we provide reduces worry and stress. Dementia Care
Website: www.jhalnj.org
Lauren Levant: Exec Director, Risa Kory:
Dir of Wellness, John Albanese: Dir of
Please call Sherry at Marketing
201-510-2060 The Jewish Home Assisted Living,
Kaplen Family Senior Residence in River
55 Hudson Avenue • Tenafly, NJ 07670 Vale is the premier Glatt Kosher facility
in Northern New Jersey.
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Five Star Living…

For 25 Years
and Still the Best!

FIVE STAR PREMIER RESIDENCES OF TEANECK

Providing luxury living to area seniors for over 25 years.
OUR RESIDENTS ENJOY FIVE STAR AMENITIES, INCLUDING:

• Elegant Dining • Fitness Center

• Choice of 1 and 2‐bedroom Apartments, • 24‐Hour Security and Concierge Service

Some with Balconies
• Full Daily Schedule of Activities
• On‐site Medical Suite Staffed by Geriatric
Internists and other Specialists • Outings to both NY and NJ Attractions

Call today to schedule lunch and a tour.*

*Lunch by appointment only and must be accompanied by a full tour of our community.

655 Pomander Walk • Teaneck, NJ 07666

201-836-7474
www.FiveStarPremier-Teaneck.com
Pet ©2014 Five Star Quality Care, Inc.
Friendly

INDEPENDENT LIVING • ASSISTED LIVING

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Life is Sweet
at Heritage Pointe
Northern New Jersey’s
Premier
Senior Living Community
www.HeritagePointeof Teaneck.com
201-836-9260
Teaneck Chamber of Commerce
Business of the Year
600 Frank W. Burr Boulevard, Teaneck, New Jersey
This elegant community promotes
resident dignity & respect. The Jewish
Home Assisted Living offers 24-hour on-
site nursing and 2 full time social
workers – services not available in most
other Bergen County assisted living
facilities. Residents and guests of JHAL
rave about the Country Club-style dining
offered daily. An exciting array of
activities keep residents engaged and
empowered. JHAL is also thrilled to offer
via live feed of monthly lectures, from
the 92nd Street Y.
Jewish Home Assisted Living recognizes
the challenges of the hearing impaired
and it’s impact on social interactions.
JHAL has installed a state of the art
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CHOICE
Personal PA FM Listening System in
various common areas in the community.
Memory Lane specializes in the care of
those individuals with mild to moderate
dementia. Our specialized unit consists
of 24 private studios. This well designed
area is located in a separate, secured
section of JHAL. Residents can function
as independently as possible with the
support of a specially trained staff. 24-
hour professional nursing always
available on site.
Jewish Home at Home
10 Link Drive
Rockleigh, NJ 07647
Tel.: (201) 750-4247
Website: www.jewishhomeathome.org
Contact: Susan Lilly, Director, Geriatric
Care Management
President and CEO: Carol Silver Elliott
The newest agency in the Jewish Home
Family’s 99 year history of providing
exceptional care for seniors, designed to
help the elderly and their families meet
the challenges of aging in one’s own
home. Assessments of medical,
psychological, social and resource/
entitlement status, development of
personalized care plans, on-going
monitoring, care coordination, emergency
management, counseling and liaison with
out of town family caregivers.
Jewish Home at Rockleigh
Russ Berrie Home for Jewish Living
10 Link Drive
Rockleigh, NJ 07647
Tel.: (201) 784-1414
Fax: (201) 784-0006
Website: www.jewishhomerockleigh.org
Exec. Vice President: Sunni S. Herman
Asst. Administrator: Robert Bardach
Opened in Fall 2001, this state-of-the-art
long-term care nursing facility provides
seniors in Bergen, Hudson and Rockland
counties the same comprehensive
services and programs that have been
provided by the Jewish Home and
Rehabilitation Center for over 97 years.
This new facility offers 180 private
resident rooms, an onsite medical clinical
and rehabilitation facility, a dedicated
Alzheimer’s wing, kosher kitchen,
synagogue, overnight guest suites for
family members, private dining and
simcha rooms for family gatherings. For
further information, contact Annette
Myers, Director of Admissions and
Marketing at (201) 784-1414.
The Esplanade
at Chestnut Ridge
168 Red Schoolhouse Road
Chestnut Ridge, NY 10977
Tel.: (845) 620-0606
Fax: (845) 620-9056
E-mail:
debbie@esplanadechestnutridge.com
Website:
www.EsplanadeChestnutRidge.com
Executive Director: Gail Spencer
Director of Community Relations:
Debbie Corwin
This assisted living community is owned
by the Laufer and Scharf families, who
have been caring for seniors for more
than 50 years. Showering, dressing,
transferring, verbal cueing, and medication
administration assistance is available.
The Esplanade at Palisades
640 Oak Tree Drive
Palisades, NY 10964
Tel.: (845) 359-7870
Fax: (845) 359-9266
E-mail:
jrogers@esplanadeatpalisades.com
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CareOne-of-a-kind patient.
Carl Philips, Age 72.

Retired CPA. Grandfather of 6. Biking enthusiast. Carl came to us after hip

replacement surgery. Now he’s not only back on his bike, he’s teaching his
youngest grandson how to ride one.
It’s part of the CareOne difference, and one reason why – like Carl – 90 percent of patients who leave CareOne centers
following a rehabilitation stay return to their prior living situation* with marked improvement in measures like functional
mobility, ambulation, and daily living activities. More CareOne centers have been awarded Four and Five Star ratings
from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services than other health care centers statewide based on annual health
inspections, clinical quality measures and RN staffing ratios.**

CareOne at The Cupola CareOne at Teaneck CareOne at Wellington Woodcrest Health

W. 100 Ridgewood Ave.
Paramus, NJ 07652
(201) 444-8200
CareOne at Cresskill
221 County Road
Cresskill, NJ 07626
(201) 567-9310
544 Teaneck Road 301 Union St. Care Center
Teaneck, NJ 07666 Hackensack, NJ 07601 800 River Road
(201) 862-3300 (201) 487-4900 New Milford, NJ 07646
(201) 967-1700
CareOne at Valley Oradell Health Care Center
300 Old Hook Road 600 Kinderkamack Road
Westwood, NJ 07675 Oradell, NJ 07649
(201) 664-8888 (201) 967-0002

CareOne at Ridgewood CareOne at Wayne

Avenue 493 Black Oak Ridge Road
W. 90 Ridgewood Ave. Wayne, NJ 07470
Paramus, NJ 07652 (973) 692-9500
(201) 652-1950

* Source: Casamba Outcomes Tracking System, March 2014.

** Source: Centers of Medicare & Medicaid Series (CMS) Five Star Quality Rating Program, as of February 2014.

To find a CareOne center near you, call toll-free 1-877-99-CARE1 | Visit www.care-one.com
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Director: Marvin Ammer

Discover Northern New Jersey’s Marketing Director: Joyce Rogers
A luxury senior residence located on the
Premier Retirement Community Bergen County/Rockland County border,
The Esplanade at Palisades offers
exceptional amenities, along with a
continuum of healthcare services for
independent, assistive, and
Alzheimers/dementia residents.

Memory Care Living

38 N. Central Avenue
Ramsey, NJ 07446
Tel.: 1-800-785-4344
Website: www.memorycareliving.com
A dedicated Alzheimer’s disease and
dementia care residence.

Brightview Tenafly
55 Hudson Avenue
Tenafly, NJ 07670
Tel.: (201) 510-2060
Website: www.BrightviewTenafly.com
Contacts:
Alina Vanden Berg, Executive Director
Sherry Zimmer, Community Sales Director
459 Passaic Avenue Melissa Sheehan, Community Sales
Director
West Caldwell, NJ
Scheduled to open in the spring of 2015,
973-276-6700 Brightview Tenafly will feature assisted
cranesmill.org living for people who need some
support services and are looking for an
engaging, vibrant lifestyle. It will also
offer a specialized program for those
living with Alzheimer’s disease or other
memory impairments. Known for

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offering a holistic approach to care and
life enrichment, Brightview communities
are joyful places where residents are
afe. Secure. Full of Life. empowered to live an independent and
purposeful life, with a focus on
possibilities rather than limitations.
Creating moments of joy for seniors and
their families is a Brightview hallmark.

Crane’s Mill
459 Passaic Avenue
West Caldwell, NJ 07066
Tel.: (973) 276-6700
Website: www.cranesmill.org
Premier retirement community offering a
lifestyle of luxury convenience and
peace of mind.

THE ESPLANADE AT PALISADES! HOT MEALS –

At the Esplanade at Palisades, our residents stay happy, healthy, active and involved with an array KOSHER
of engaging programs. Come see why we have set the standard for affordable, luxury senior living.
Hot Kosher Holiday Meal
• Daily recreation/cultural programs: lectures, trips, movies, crafts & entertainment
Delivery
• Three kosher meals served daily in our elegant dining room
Jewish Home Family
• Spacious studio, one- and two bedroom suites Rockleigh, NJ
Tel.: (201) 750-4231
Call Today for a Personal Tour: Contact: Carol Silver Elliott
AT PALISADES Website: www.jewishhomefamily.org
(845) 359-7870 Begun in the fall of 2011, The Jewish
A Scharf Family Residence...the most trusted name Home Family launched a Hot Holiday
in Senior Care for over fifty years. A LUXURY SENIOR RESIDENCE
Kosher Meal Delivery program. This
www.esplanadeatpalisades.com • 640 Oak Tree Road, Palisades, NY 10964 program delivers – with the use of
Jewish Home volunteers – to individuals
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When your home

is no longer enough...

...come to ours.

DAUGHTERS OF MIRIAM CENTER knows that you

want the best for your elderly loved ones.

With over 90 years of experience, we know how to

make a home for our residents while still meeting
their nursing needs… and we do it while maintaining
the Jewish traditions that are the heart of a home.
Daughters of Miriam Center provides Shabbat
services, a Shabbat suite for visiting relatives, and
kosher food with special emphasis on Jewish holidays
and cultural events. Our full-time rabbi meets our
residents’ spiritual needs and serves as our masgiach.

We know that we are among the best and have proven
it by becoming the only Jewish facility to earn JCAHO
accreditation through the Joint Commission on
Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, a voluntary
accrediting agency whose standards exceed federal
and state requirements.
To find out how Daughters of Miriam Center can care for your loved ones,
please contact the Admissions Department at 973-253-5358.
No entry fee is required for admission into any Daughters of Miriam Center/
The Gallen Institute program or facility.
We are pleased to accept Medicaid, Medicare, private pay and managed care.

Daughters of Miriam Center/The Gallen Institute

155 Hazel Street, Clifton, NJ 07011 · (973) 253-5358 · www.daughtersofmiriamcenter.org

Daughters of Miriam Center/The Gallen Institute is a beneficiary agency of the Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey.
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in the community who respond to
notices for holiday meals for Rosh
Hashanah, Hanukkah and Passover.
Hot Kosher Lunch Program
for Seniors
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
Tenafly
Tel.: (201) 408-1451
Contact: Helene Schwartz
E-mail: hschwartz@jccotp.org
Meals are offered on Monday,
Wednesday and Thursday. This program
is funded by Jewish Federation and the
Bergen County Dept. of Human Services
Hot Kosher Lunch Program Jewish Family Service of
for Seniors Bergen and North Hudson
Bergen County YJCC 1485 Teaneck Road
Washington Township Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 666-6610, ext. 5820 Tel.: (201) 837-9090
Contact: Wendy Fox Fax.: (201) 837-9393
Email: wfox@yjcc.org Email: info@jfsbergen.org
Meals are offered on Tuesdays and Website: www.jfsbergen.org
Thursdays as part of a varied program of Kosher Meals on Wheels (KMOW) are a
activities for senior adults. Meals are community lifeline. Volunteers deliver
subsidized by the Older Adults five frozen meals weekly to the
Committee of the Jewish Federation of homebound elderly providing nutrition
Northern New Jersey and the U.S.D.A. while paying a friendly visit filled with
support and warmth.
Kosher Meals on Wheels
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Fair Lawn, Elmwood Park and Wayne.
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PROGRAMS
Family Life Education
Community Programs
Jewish Family Service of North Jersey
Wayne: (973) 595-0111
Fair Lawn: (201) 796-5151
Please refer to the listing under
community agencies.
JFSNJ is available to provide synagogues
and community groups programs on
topics that cover the lifecycle. Programs
can include parenting workshops,
intermarriage, special needs, caregiving
and coping with loss. Program is tailored
to meet the needs of the individual
groups.
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Senior Center for 40+
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
Tenafly
The Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
provides excellent year-round
programming for senior adults, including
a social adult day care program for
people with Alzheimer’s disease and
dementia, extensive programming for
active retirees, door-to-door
transportation in wheelchair accessible
vehicles; hearty breakfasts and hot
kosher lunches; programs for the arts;
lectures and concerts; discussions on
current affairs; gardening, music and
exercise; sing-alongs and dancing;
birthday and holiday celebrations;
intergenerational programs with nursery
school children and other programs that
allow seniors to successfully “age in
place” and remain engaged and
connected to their community. For more
information on senior programming, call
Judi Nahary at (201) 408-1450 or
jnahary@jccopt.org.
Senior Activity Center (SAC)
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades Center
Taub Campus
Tenafly
The program serves independent seniors
75 and older and includes trips and
outings, door to door transportation,
exercises, guest speakers, rap sessions,
discussions on current events, canasta
and bridge, bingo and more. Nutritious
hot meals are served daily. Contact:
Helene Schwartz, 201-408-1451 or
hschwartz@jccotp.org
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Center for Older Adults
Teaneck Kosher Nutrition Site
held at Jewish Center of Teaneck
70 Sterling Place
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 837-1422
Office hours: 8 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Contact: Susan Charton Kaplan, Director
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The program serves independent seniors.
Activities offered by the Center for Older
Adults include trips and outings, line
dancing, chair and active dance
exercises, guest speakers, rap sessions,
discussions on current events, canasta
and bridge, and bingo. Nutritious hot
meals are served daily.
Bergen County YJCC
Washington Township
Tel.: (201) 666-6610, ext. 5820
Contact: Wendy Fox
Email: wfox@yjcc.org
Senior adult memberships are available
to those 65 and over. The senior adult
department offers a warm, supportive
environment that provides opportunities
to get involved, expand creative
energies and exercise mind and body.
Diverse, stimulating programs, including
current topics, arts, music, cards,
dominoes, mah jongg and more are
offered weekly, with special holiday
programs throughout the year. A hot,
kosher lunch is served on Tuesdays and
Thursdays, and group fitness classes
especially for senior adults are offered
on Tuesdays and Thursdays, too.
Hazak
United Synagogue of Conservative
Judaism
1090 King Georges Post Road
Suite 1003
Edison, NJ 08837
Tel.: (732) 738-4301
Fax: (732) 738-4304
Website: www.uscj.org
A program of the Mid Atlantic District of
USCJ, this is a membership organization
for its congregations’ mature members
age 55+. HAZAK provides its members
with opportunities for education, social,
and religious programs on a congrega-
tional and district level. In addition,
travel programs such as cruises, elder-
hostel, and hotel stays may also be
offered. For more information call
Joanne Zemlak 301-230-0801.
Kabbalat Shabbat
Bergen County YJCC
Tel.: (201) 666-6610, ext. 5820
Contact: Wendy Fox
Email: wfox@yjcc.org
Senior adults welcome Shabbat at the
Bergen County YJCC with a special
lunch and program once a month. Called
“Kabbalat Shabbat,” the program invites
YJCC members and others in the
community to share a traditional Sabbath
meal. Each month they are joined by a
community leader who may teach, lead
songs or present other enjoyable and
meaningful information. This program is
partially subsidized by a grant from the
Jewish Federation of Northern New
Jersey.
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Tenafly
Tel.: (201) 408-1450
Contact: Judy Nahary
• Senior Center plus (for seniors 75+)
Mon/Wed/Thurs 10-2
• Kaplen Adult Reach Center
• Adult Day Care Mon-Thurs 9-2
• Lifelong Learning classes
• Center for Older Adults (Teaneck)
• REAP (Retired Executives and
Professionals)
• Transportation services
• Kosher meals
• Caregiver support
New Beginnings
Jewish Center of Teaneck
70 Sterling Place
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 833-0515 or (201) 837-3791
Fax: (201) 833-0511
Website: www.JCoT.org
Coordinator: Aviva Feldman
New Beginnings is a group of 60+ vital
senior adults who meet for programs
of Jewish content and community
interest.
SENIOR SERVICES
Kosher Congregate Meal Sites
For further information please contact:
Susan Charton Kaplan, Director
Center for Older Adults, Teaneck
Tel.: (201) 837-1422
Debra Turitz
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Tenafly
Tel.: (201) 569-7900, ext. 305
The program gives every senior the
ability to attend the three nutrition sites
funded by Jewish Federation of Northern
New Jersey and the Bergen County
Department of Human Services.
SUPPORT GROUPS
For details of other support groups,
please refer to Social Service section
on page 28.
Senior Support Groups
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Tenafly
Tel.: (201) 408-1450
Contact: Judy Nahary
The Senior Department at the JCC on the
Palisades runs caregiver and other
support groups on an ongoing basis.
RESOURCES
Visitation to the Homebound
and to Nursing Homes
Please refer to the Bikur Cholim section
on page 28.
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ORGANIZATIONS
For information on organizations not listed
below, please refer to other sections,
including Advocacy and Community
Relations, Israel, Singles and Young
Adults, Social Services and Seniors.
Descriptions have been provided by the
organizations themselves or edited from
information appearing either in written
material provided by the organization or
on their website.
Educational
Edah
1501 Broadway, Ste 501
New York, NY 10036
Tel.: (212) 244-7501
E-mail: feedback@edah.org
Website: www.edah.org
The mission of Edah is to give voice to
the ideology and values of modern
Orthodoxy and to educate and empower
the community to address its concerns.
Fully committed to Torah, halachah and
the quest for kedushah, Edah values
open intellectual inquiry and expression
in both secular and religious arenas,
engagement with the social, political and
technological realities of the modern
world, the religious significance of the
State of Israel and the unity of Clal
Yisrael.
ORT America Inc. –
New Jersey Region
E-mail: info@ORTAmerica.org
Website: www.ORTAmerica.org
ORT America funds ORT’s global
network of schools, high-tech training
programs, and other strategic initiatives
that provide educational opportunity
where it is needed most. It is a
responsibility we welcome as part of our
heritage of tikkun olam and our firm
belief in the power of education to help
people help themselves.
Genealogical/Historical
Jewish Genealogical Society
of North Jersey
YM-YWHA of Wayne
1 Pike Drive
Wayne, NJ 07470
Website: www.jgsnj.org
The Jewish Genealogical Society of
North Jersey is a non-profit organization
dedicated to assist members with their
genealogical pursuits. The Society meets
monthly at the Charles Goldman Library
of the YM-YWHA of Wayne. All meetings
are free and open to the public.
New members are welcome and will
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WE HAVE AN EXTENSIVE COLLECTION
of the most popular books relevant to
in Bergen, North Hudson and Passaic
Counties.
Jewish Genealogy available when the
library is open. Forms, how-to's, books, Jewish Orthodox Feminist
magazines, microfiche, and other Alliance (JOFA)
resources are available. A list is available
to members. 520 8th Avenue, 4th floor
New York, NY 10018
The JGS of North Jersey is a member of
Tel.: (212) 679-8500
the International Association of Jewish
Genealogical Societies, Inc., (IAJGS) an E-mail: Jofa@jofa.org
organization of about 75 societies from Website: www.jofa.org
all over the world. An international JOFA seeks to expand opportunities for
conference is held each summer. women within the framework of
President: Susan Kobren halakha, and advocates for the
skobren@verizon.net meaningful participation of women in all
(732) 752-3384 spheres of Jewish life.
Membership Vice President:
Judy Salomon YIVO Institute
jfs6403@yahoo.com for Jewish Research
Publicity: Paul Lewis 15 W. 16th Street
pmlewis6391@optonline.net New York, NY 10011
Tel.: (212) 246-6080
Jewish Historical Society
Fax: (212) 292-1892
of North Jersey
Website: www.yivo.org
680 Broadway
Paterson, NJ 07514 YIVO is a research center for the study
E-mail: jhsnnj@yahoo.com of East European Jewish life and culture.
Contact: Jerry Nathans, Pres. Its library contains more than 385,000
The Society is dedicated to collecting volumes and in its archives are 24
and preserving items of every kind million artifacts on East European/
having reference to the settlement, American Jewish subjects. Yiddish
development and history (including the language classes, scholarly publications
present) of over 170 years of Jewish life and free public programs are offered.
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Lower East Side Jewish
Conservancy
235 East Broadway
New York, NY 10002
Tel.: (212) 374-4100
E-mail: info@nycjewishtours.org
Website: www.nycjewishtours.org
The Lower East Side Jewish Conservancy
is a non-profit organization whose goal
is to preserve the historic synagogues on
the lower east side of Manhattan,
America’s most famous immigrant
neighborhood. Once the sites are
preserved, we give unique customized
tours of these sacred places.
Men’s/Women’s
AMIT
817 Broadway
New York, NY 10003
Tel.: (212) 477-4720
E-mail: info@amitchildren.org
Website: www.amitchildren.org
AMIT enables Israel’s youth to realize
their potential and strengthens Israeli
society by educating and nurturing
children from diverse backgrounds
within a framework of academic
excellence, religious values, and Zionist
ideals. Founded in 1925, AMIT operates
more than 70 schools, youth villages,
surrogate family residences, and other
programs, constituting Israel’s only
Spanish &
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government-recognized network of
religious Jewish education incorporating
academic and technological studies.
B’nai B’rith International –
Tri-State Region
E-mail: tristate@bnaibrith.org
Website: wwwbnaibrith.org
B’nai B’rith is a non-profit Jewish
organization that sponsors programs to
help benefit the communities, elders,
youth and people in need through the
philanthropic support of its members.
EMUNAH of America
7 Penn Plaza
New York, NY 10001
Tel.: (212) 564-9045
(800) 368-6440
Fax: (212) 643-9731
Website: www.Emunah.org
EMUNAH maintains over 250 social
welfare and educational programs
throughout Israel. Our five residential
homes care for abandoned and abused
children. EMUNAH maintains vital day
care services and after-school programs,
as well as counseling services, parenting
groups, crisis shelters, and services for
the elderly and homebound.
Federation of Jewish Men’s
Clubs, Northern New Jersey
Region
Congregation Beth Sholom
Tel.: (201) 833-2620
Website: www.fjmc.org
The Northern New Jersey Region (NNJR)
is one of the regions of The Federation
of Jewish Men’s Clubs (FJMC), which is
an international organization affiliated
with the Conservative movement. Men’s
Clubs are open to Jewish males over the
age of 18, regardless of synagogue
affiliation. As part of the Conservative
movement, almost all of the clubs are
affiliated with Conservative synagogues.
Each club is unique and has its own
activities; regional and national activities
are also offered.
Friends of Lubavitch
Women’s Organization
513 Kenwood Place
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 907-0686
Fax: (201) 907-0668
Hadassah, Northern NJ Region
Tel.: (973) 530-3966
Fax: (973) 472-1364
E-mail: nnj@hadassah.org
Website: www.hadassah.org
Hadassah is the Women’s Zionist
Organization of America. With local
chapter- and Northern NJ Region-
sponsored activities, Hadassah offers
opportunities to socialize and study.
Members can learn about issues affecting
American women and advocate on
behalf of women’s health, or join in
fundraising for Hadassah’s projects –
Young Judaea (Hadassah’s American
Youth Movement), Hadassah Medical
Organization, Hadassah College of
Technology, Career Counseling Institute,
and Youth Aliyah residential centers for
disadvantaged youth in Israel.
Jewish Orthodox Feminist
Alliance (JOFA)
520 8th Avenue, 4th floor
New York, NY 10018
Tel.: (212) 679-8500
Fax: (212) 679-7428
Website: www.jofa.org
JOFA seeks to expand opportunities
for women within the framework of
halakha, and advocates for the
meaningful participation of women
in all spheres of Jewish life.
Jewish Women International
1129 20th Street Suite 801
Washington, DC 20036
Tel.: (800) 343-2823
Fax: (202) 857-1380
Website: www.jwi.org
JWI’s education, advocacy, and
philanthropy help women and girls
worldwide celebrate their strength and
achieve independence—so every home
and relationship can be a safe and
healthy place to thrive.
NA’AMAT USA
350 Fifth Avenue, Suite 4700
New York, NY 10118
Tel.: (212) 563-4962
Fax: (212) 563-5710
E-mail: easternarea@naamat.org
Website: www.naamat.org
NA’AMAT, Hebrew acronym for
“Movement of Working Women and
Volunteers,” is an organization and a
movement striving to enhance the
quality of life for women, children and
families in Israel, the US and around the
world. Please contact the NY office for
information about the Bergen County
Chapter.
National Council
of Jewish Women (NCJW)
NCJW Bergen County Section
Tel.: (201) 385-4847
E-mail: office@ncjwbcs.org
Website: www.ncjwbcs.org
NCJW is a volunteer organization,
inspired by Jewish values, that works to
improve the quality of life for women,
children, and families, and to ensure
individual rights through advocacy,
education, and community service.
Women’s League for
Conservative Judaism
475 Riverside Drive
New York, NY 10015
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Tel.: (212) 870-1260
Website: www.wlcj.org
E-mail: womensleague@wlcj.org
Women’s League for Conservative
Judaism provides services to 700
affiliated women’s groups in
Conservative synagogues in North
America, Israel and England. It has close
ties to the Jewish Theological Seminary.
Its programs seek to instill the ideals of
Judaism into the lives and homes of its
members through education, special
action and religious observance.
Israel
American Friends of Magen
David Adom – ARMDI
352 Seventh Ave., Suite 400
New York, NY 10001
Tel.: (212) 757-1627
Toll free: (866) 632-2763
Fax: (212) 757-4662
E-mail: info@afmda.org
Website: www.afmda.org
American Friends of Magen David
Adom (AFMDA) – ARMDI supports the
lifesaving efforts of Magen David Adom
(MDA) in Israel as the tax-exempt
fundraising organization representing
MDA in the United States. Although it
receives no government-budgeted
funding, the MDA team of trained
volunteer and professional medical
responders is mandated by the
Knesset to provide the entire nation’s
pre-hospital emergency medical care,
including disaster, ambulance and blood
services. The MDA National Blood
Services Center provides 100% of the
blood needs of the Israel Defense
Forces and 95% of the blood needs of
Israel’s hospitals. AFMDA supporters
built the MDA National Blood Services
Center, continue to build or renovate
many of MDA’s emergency medical
stations throughout Israel, and supply
MDA with a wide range of emergency
medical supplies, equipment and
ambulances. Most of the 800 MDA
ambulances and Mobile Intensive Care
Units that are on call 24/7, logging
nearly ten million miles and caring for
550,000 patients annually, were donated
by AFMDA.
Boys Town Jerusalem
1 Penn Plaza, Suite 6250
New York, NY 10119
Tel.: (800) 469-2697
Fax: (866) 730-2697
E-mail: rgray@boystownjerusalem.org
Website: www.boystownjerusalem.org
Since 1948, Boys Town Jerusalem has
provided a quality academic, techno-
logical and religious education to Israeli
youth from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Current student body of 850; 6,000
graduates in all spheres of Israeli society.
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Friends of the Jerusalem
College of Technology (JCT)
358 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1406
New York, NY 10001
Tel.: (212) 563-5620
Fax: (212) 563-5623
E-mail: office@friendsofjct.org
Website: www.friendsofjct.org
The Jerusalem College of Technology –
Machon Lev – is a fully accredited
college of engineering, which provides
a university level education through its
high tech program leading to a
Bachelor’s degree, concurrent with an
intensive program in Judaic studies.
The Women’s School of Engineering –
Machon Tal and Machon Lustig – are
part of JCT on separate campuses.
Israel Connection at Kaplen JCC
on the Palisades
Taub Campus
411 E. Clinton Avenue
Tenafly, NJ 07670
Tel.: (201) 408-1427
Fax: (201) 569-7448
Contact: Aya Schechter
The Israel Connection provides a
cultural, social, and educational center
for the Israeli families in our community
and strives to connect Israelis and
Americans through Israeli culture. It
offers the following programs in Hebrew:
holiday workshops for families and
children ages 3-8, Israeli Scouts for teens,
Israeli folk dancing, and more. The
Israeli Club offers social and cultural
events, most of them in Hebrew,
including the best of Israeli films,
entertainers, holiday parties, and
presentations of interest to Israelis.
Israeli Business Circle – The Israeli
Business Circle is a networking initiative
that creates opportunities for Israeli
professionals to socialize on a regular
basis to share thoughts and ideas about
Israeli related issues. Meetings take place
every other month and feature keynote
speakers, who are prominent figures in
their respective industry. Presentations
are typically in Hebrew, followed by a
Q&A and open discussion.
Contact: Aya Schechter
Tel.: (201) 408-1427
Jewish National Fund (JNF)
NJ Region
215 Ridgedale Avenue
Florham Park, NJ 07932
Tel.: (973) 593-0095
Fax: (973) 593-0193
To donate trees: (800) 542-TREE (8733)
Website: www.jnf.org
The Jewish National Fund (JNF) was
established in 1901 to raise money that
was necessary to build the foundations
of a Jewish state. Over the past century,
the JNF has evolved from its humble
beginnings of collecting coins in
tzedakah boxes to an organization that is
a global environmental leader. Among its
many contributions, the JNF has
educated students around the world
about Israel, created new communities
for Jews to call home, and constructed
security roads to make Israel safer. The
JNF has made Israel a better place to live
and visit by planting 240 million trees
and building over 1,000 parks and
recreational areas. The JNF pioneered
drip irrigation and new means of
growing plants under arid conditions,
making the deserts of Israel bloom. By
building over 190 reservoirs and water
recycling centers, the JNF has increased
Israel’s water supply by 10 percent.
The JNF continues to be a leader in
supporting Israel’s newest generation of
pioneers by developing the Negev
Desert, Israel’s last frontier, and is taking
strides toward restoring northern Israel,
making it a place that Israelis can once
again call home. As a United Nations
NGO, JNF sponsors international
conferences on desertification, shares
afforestation techniques, and funds
research on arid land management.
Maccabi USA/Sports
for Israel
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Tel.: (215) 561-6900
Fax: (215) 561-5470
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Maccabi USA/Sports for Israel is the
sponsor of the United States Team to the
World Maccabiah Games. This volunteer
organization seeks to enrich the lives of
Jewish youth in the United States, Israel
and the Diaspora through athletic,
cultural and educational programs. It
also strives to provide Jewish athletes
over the world with the opportunity to
share their heritage and customs in
competitive athletic settings.
Spanish Language
Club Hispano-Hebraico
Jewish Center of Teaneck
Teaneck
Tel.: (201) 833-0515 (days)
(201) 837-2953 (evenings)
Chair: Isaac Student
E-mail: isaac@orogoldusa.com
Website: www.JCoT.org
This club is sponsored by the Jewish
Center of Teaneck for Spanish speakers
interested in exploring the different
Jewish communities in Spanish-speaking
countries. The club meets once a month
in the Center and discusses, mostly in
Spanish, topics of interest related to
Jewish culture. Lectures in English on
topics related to Spanish/Jewish culture
are also sponsored by the club.
Membership is open to the general
community.
Support
For other organizations offering support,
please see the Social Services section,
page 28.
Chai Lifeline of New Jersey
106 Clifton Avenue
Lakewood, NJ 08701
Tel.: (732) 719-1700
Tel.: (800) 882-0745
E-mail: nj@chailifeline.org
Website: www.chailifeline.org/nj
Chai Lifeline provides assistance to
seriously ill children and their families
the world over, including medical
referrals, insurance support services,
emotional support groups, homebound
tutorial programs, special trips, bone
marrow drives, weekend retreats, and
our summer camping programs: Camp
Simcha, our summer camp for children
with cancer, and Camp Simcha Special,
our summer camp for children with
chronic or genetic illnesses. Chai Lifeline
has helped thousands of families battle
the emotional and practical repercussions
of childhood cancer and other life-
threatening illnesses.
Jews Offering New Alternatives
to Homosexuality (JONAH)
POB 313
Jersey City, NJ 07303
Tel.: (201) 433-3444
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E-mail: info@jonahweb.org
Website: Jonahweb.org
JONAH is the primary Jewish outreach
organization geared to assist men and
women dealing with unwanted same-sex
attractions or transitioning out of homo-
sexuality. The group will embrace any
Jew, observant or not, in a manner
consistent with the Torah. Referrals to
therapists and other resources, speakers,
information, and support groups for
strugglers, parents, friends, and spouses
are available.
University Alumni Associations
Brandeis University Alumni Club
of Northern New Jersey
12 East 77th Street
New York, NY 10021
Tel.: (212) 472-1501
E-mail: office@alumni.brandeis.edu
Website: www.alumni.brandeis.edu
Dir. of Alumni Relations: Shira Orenstein
Hebrew Union College-Jewish
Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR)
3101 Clifton Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45220-2488
13 King David Street
Jerusalem, Israel 94101
3077 University Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90007-3796
One West 4th Street
New York, NY 10012-1186
National Office of Alumni Affairs
Director: Joy Wasserman
Tel.: (513) 221-1875, ext. 3220
Fax: (513) 221-1847
E-mail: alumnicouncil@huc.edu
Website: www.huc.edu/alumni
Rabbinical, cantorial, education, Jewish
communal service, and graduate studies
alumni are invited to participate in our
online alumni resources and learning
opportunities, professional continuing
education and doctoral programs, and
alumni associations and listservs.
Jewish Theological Seminary
of America
3080 Broadway
New York, NY 10027
Tel.: (212) 678-8000
Fax: (212) 678-8947
Website: www.jtsa.edu
Faculty Director: Dr. Sylvia Ettenberg
Tel.: (212) 662-3841
Student Coordinator: Lowell Appelbaum
Tel.: (212) 678-8909
Alumni Affairs handles activities for JTS
graduates, except those who graduate
from the Rabbinical School. Activities for
graduates of the Rabbinical School are
organized by the local chapters of the
Rabbinical Assembly.
For information on the local RA
organization, please contact:
Rabbi Randall Mark
Cong. Shomerei Torah
30 Hinchman Avenue
Wayne, NJ 07470
Tel.: (973) 696-2500
Fax: (973) 696-2419
Touro College
Office of Alumni Affairs
27-33 W. 23rd Street
New York, NY 10010
Tel.: (212) 463-0400, ext. 785
E-mail: Ingbere@touro.edu
Website: www.touro.edu
Director of Alumni Affairs: Esther Ingber
Yeshiva University Alumni
Association
Office of University Alumni Affairs
Furst Hall, Suite 530
500 West 185th Street
New York, NY 10033
Tel.: (212) 960-5373
Fax: (212) 960-5336
E-mail: alumni@yu.edu
Website: http://www.yu.edu
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Alumni Association
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Alumni Association
Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology
Alumni Association
Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological
Seminary Rabbinic Alumni
Stern College Alumni Association
Sy Syms School of Business
Alumni Association
Wurzweiler School of Social Work
Alumni Association
Yeshiva College Alumni Association
Veterans
Jewish War Veterans Post 651
Melvin Kaplan, Commander
89A Glenwood Avenue
Elmwood Park, NJ 07407
Tel.: (201) 796-3795
Oldest veteran organization in the
U.S.A., JWV proves the dedication and
contribution of Jews to the U.S.A. in all
wars. JWV honors all dead veterans.
Jewish War Veterans helps all veterans;
upholds America’s democratic traditions;
fights discrimination of all kinds; lobbies
on veterans’ benefits, defense spending,
national security and foreign policy.
JWV also assists veterans and their
dependents in many ways. JWV also
awards scholarships and supports the
only museum dedicated to Jewish
military history in Washington, DC.
Jewish War Veterans (JWV)
Brick, NJ 08723
Tel.: (732) 458-8828
Fax: (732) 206-0156
E-mail: weissdan@verizon.net
Website: www.jwv-nj.org
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Office Hours: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., New York, NY 10011 Land numismatics, past and present.
Monday –- Friday Tel.: (212) 246-6080 AINA publishes a bi-monthly magazine,
Chapters: Website: www.yivo.org The Shekel. A free medal is sent to each
Bergen County Council YIVO is a resource center for the study member, and members receive discounts
Cliffside Park/Fort Lee Post 741 of East European Jewish life and culture. on new issues from Israel.
Fair Lawn/Lt. James I. Platt Post 651
Oradell/New Milford Post 773 Workmen’s Circle/Arbeter Ring Alpha Omega Dental Fraternity
Paramus Post 669
Pascack Valley Post 663 45 East 33rd Street Northern New Jersey Chapter
Teaneck Post 498 New York, NY Tel.: (877) 677-8468
Hudson Post 76 Tel.: 1-800-922-2558 Website: www.ao.org
E-mail: jersey@circle.org E-mail: headquarters@ao.org
Yiddish Clubs Website: www.circle.org Alpha Omega is an international dental
Yiddish Club The Workmen’s Circle/Arbeter Ring is organization based on professionalism,
dedicated to fostering Jewish identity and fraternalism and Judaism. The
Jewish Center of Teaneck
participation in Jewish life, through organization has founded the two dental
Teaneck
Jewish, especially Yiddish, culture and schools in Israel and funds philanthropic
Tel.: (201) 833-0515
education, friendship, mutual aid and the activities worldwide.
E-mail: info@jcot.org
pursuit of social and economic justice.
Website: www.JCoT.org
Pomegranate Guild
The Yiddish Club meets once a month
for discussions and literature readings in P.O. Box 533
Yiddish. It holds several parties and at
least one trip per year, often to the
NETWORKING Teaneck, NJ 07666
Website: www.pomegranate guild.org
Folksbiene Yiddish Theater. American Israel Numismatic The Guild’s purpose is to promote crafts
Association (AINA) and art with Judaic themes; to promote
Yiddish Vinkl camaraderie and creativity. To enrich our
Bergen County YJCC P.O. Box 20255
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BUSINESS
America-Israel Chamber
of Commerce and Industry, Inc.
Tel.: (212) 819-0430
Website: www.amcham.co.il
The America-Israel Chamber of
Commerce and Industry is an apolitical,
non-profit organization established to
promote the interests of the U.S.-Israel
business community by giving voice
to the concerns and opinions of its
members regarding trade, investment
and commerce. The Chamber provides
educational programs on trade
expansion, bilateral investment,
marketing and regional development.
The Chamber maintains close ties with
the U.S. and Israeli governments and
business leaders and actively participates
in forums to advance bilateral trade and
investment.
Israel Discount Bank
of New York
511 Fifth Avenue
New York, N.Y. 10017
Tel.: (212) 551 8500
Fax: (212) 370 9623
Website: www.idbny.com
Development Corporation for Israel
50 Eisenhower Drive
Federation Building
Paramus, NJ 07652
Tel.: (201) 201-881-1596
Website: www.Israelbonds.com
Office is only open one day a week.
By appointment only; please call.
GOVERNMENT
Consulate General of Israel
in New York
800 Second Avenue
New York, NY 10017
Tel.: (212) 499-5400
Website: www.israelfm.org
Jewish Agency for Israel
(JAFI)
633 Third Avenue, 21st Floor
New York, NY 10017
Tel.: (212) 339-6000
Website: www.jewishagency.org
The Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI) is a
global organization in which Jews from
Israel and the Diaspora work together to
rescue Jews in distress; promote
immigration of Jews and assist in their
absorption in Israel; enhance Jewish
education; foster relationships between
Jews around the world and their links to
Israel; and strengthen segments of the
Israeli population and areas in the
country in need of support. Since its
inception in 1929, the Jewish Agency has
brought approximately 3.4 million new
immigrants to Israel. It is governed by an
executive assembly composed of elected
representatives from both Israel and
Diaspora Jewry.
ISRAELI PROGRAMS
AND PROGRAMMING
The Israeli Center at the Kaplen
JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
Tenafly
The Israeli Business Circle
This distinguished forum offers Israeli
professionals a unique opportunity to
socialize, network and exchange
thoughts and ideas about business, the
economy and Israel. Sessions include
light refreshments and wine.
Call Aya Shechter at (201) 408-1427.
Women’s Circle
A networking initiative bringing together
professional Israeli women that provides
an opportunity to enhance knowledge
on various topics while socializing with
other Israeli women. Meetings include a
light (kosher) dinner.
Call Aya Shechter at (201) 408-1427.

Israeli Scouts
Specializing in the The Tzofim meet every Sunday at the
diagnosis and treatment JCC to share in games, discussions,
of all disorders of the projects, camping trips, holiday
foot and ankle celebrations, music, sports and many
other fun activities, including sleep away
ERIC S. ROSEN, D.P.M. camp experiences where they hike and
Associate, American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons take part in scouting activities. Veteran
Associate, American College of Foot & Ankle Orthopedics & Medicine scouts, ages 15-18 serve as counselors
Associate, American Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine for younger members, ages 8 -14. The
172 Summit Avenue · Hackensack, NJ 07601 program is conducted in Hebrew and
201-880-5422 · Fax 201-880-5423 currently has more than 100 members.
New members are always welcome.
email: drericrosen@gmail.com For more information, call Gili at
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Bergen and North Hudson
1485 Teaneck Road
Teaneck, NJ 07666
BAR-ILAN UNIVERSITY:
Tel.: (201) 837-9090 Where Science Innovation
and Jewish Inspiration
Fax.: (201) 837-9393
Email: info@jfsbergen.org
Website: www.jfsbergen.org
The Israeli Connection offers support to
Come Together
the Israeli community with Israeli
clinicians and case workers. Programs
and services will address needs of
Israelis both new to Bergen County and
longtime community residents. Please
contact Ornit Peleg at 201-837-9090 ext.
230 for more information.

There are also programs coordinated

through the various denominations.
Please check with them directly.

SCHOLARSHIPS &
M AT C H I N G F U N D S
PROGRAMS
Alisa Flatow
Memorial Scholarship
Website: www.alisafund.org
Scholarship applications for the fund
established by the family of the late Alisa
Flatow are available for those planning
to spend the year studying in Israel.
Applications are available only from the
website. All applications must be sub-
mitted online. If downloaded, the appli-
cation must be typed or completed in a
word-processor format before it is sent
out.
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Tenafly
Tel.: (201) 408-1470
Teen Director: Michal Greenbaum
Application deadline is mid-March. This
scholarship is supported by the JCC
endowment funds of Morton and Betty
Steinberg, the Rubin Family and Samuel
Warshauer.
T R AV E L
Many synagogues also sponsor trips to
Israel; please contact the synagogues
individually for this information.
For information about travel to Israel for
those with special needs, please refer to
information in the Special Needs section
on page 105.
Israel Experience Programs
Israel Programs Center – Center for Israel
Engagement
Israel Tourist Office
Israel Government Tourist Office
800 Second Avenue, 16th Floor
New York, NY 10117
Tel.: (212) 499-5660
Detecting cancer
with gold
is what drives Dr. Dror Fixler, who has developed a nanotech-
based method for the early diagnosis of cancer. Dr. Fixler and
his team at the Advanced Light Microscopy Laboratory at
Bar-Ilan University in Israel have created a non-invasive optical
system, which detects cancer of the head, neck, tongue and
throat. It has proven itself during its first human tests.
The patient simply gargles with a mixture that includes
nanoparticles of gold, which paint the cancer cells. The success
rate is more than 90% says Fixler, a scientist and rabbi who
believes “God exists in the small things.”
To learn more about Dr. Fixler’s research, go to
www.afbiu.org or call Howard Charish at 212-906-3900.
Jewish and Zionist values are central
to Bar-Ilan’s initiatives in the sciences,
law, nanotechnology, engineering,
business, the humanities and its
Medical School in Safed.
Tel.: (888) 77-ISRAEL journey in Spain, Italy, or Morocco, or
Fax: (212) 499-5665 fly straight to Israel. Sign up for Israel
E-mail: Info@Goisrael.com MD, our new medical track, or learn
Website: www.goisrael.com/ Hebrew on our Ulpan program. We have
a new volunteer and social action
Young Judaea Summer program called Tikun Olam. Earn college
Programs in Israel credits and community service hours on
50 West 58th Street all of our programs.
New York, NY 10019
Tel.: (800) 725-0612
Fax: (212) 303-7411
E-mail: Israelprograms@youngjudaea.org To learn about Federation’s
Website: www.youngjudaea.org work in Israel, please contact
For over 50 years, Young Judaea has Danit Sibovits,
been offering summer programs in Israel (201) 820-3909 or danits@jfnnj.org.
for teens in grades 9-12. Start your
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Dunkin’ Donuts – Baskin Robbins
Sammy's New York Bagels 386 Franklin Avenue Best Glatt
(Pas Yisrael) Wyckoff, NJ 07481 543 Cedar Lane
1439 Queen Anne Road
Teaneck, NJ 07666 Tel.: (201) 891-1133 Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 837-0515 Under the supervision of Rabbi Isaiah Tel.: (201) 801-0444
Fax: (201) 862-0818 Hertzberg, Quality Kashrut Supervisory Fax: (201) 801-0456
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Glatt Express and trays, holiday novelties, lo-cal candy. www.menageriecaterers.com

1400 Queen Anne Road Corporate accounts welcome. Under RCBC Supervision
Teaneck, NJ 07666 Marlow candy under “O-U”.
Tel.: (201) 837-8110
Food Showcase
Under RCBC Supervision Markets/Food Provisions 24-28 Fair Lawn Avenue
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
Foster Village Kosher Tel.: (201) 475-0077
Candy Delicatessen & Catering Fax: (201) 794-6728
Sweets on Cedar 469 S. Washington Avenue www.food-showcase.com
488 Cedar Lane Bergenfield, NJ 07621 Under RCBC Supervision
Teaneck, NJ 07666 Tel.: (201) 384-7100
Fax: (201) 384-0303 Kosher Express
Tel.: (201) 928-4100 www.fostervillagekosherdeli.com
Fax: (201) 530-5385 Under the supervision of Rabbi Isaiah 22-16 Morlot Avenue
Chocolate, candies, dried fruits, nuts, gift Hertzberg, Kashrut Committee of Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
baskets, paper goods. Bergen County Tel.: (201) 791-8818
www.sweetsoncedar.com Fax: (201) 791-3060
Under RCBC Supervision Grand & Essex Under OK supervision
89 New Bridge Road
World of Goodies Bergenfield, NJ 07621 Petak’s Glatt Kosher
198 W. Englewood Avenue Tel.: (201) 244-9955 Fine Foods
Teaneck, NJ 07666 Fax: (201) 244-9956 19-03 Fair Lawn Avenue
Tel.: (201) 833-9950 www.grandandessex.co Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
Fax: (201) 833-9980 Under RCBC Supervision Tel.: (201) 797-5010
Chocolate, candies, dried fruits, nuts, Fax: (201) 797-7752
Kosher by the Case & Less
gourmet coffees. www.petaksglattkosher.com
Under RCBC Supervision Englewood, NJ 07631
Tel.: (201) 568-2281 Under RCBC Supervision
Fax: (201) 568-5681
5 Continents Under RCBC Supervision Harold’s Kosher Market
65 Honeck Street 67-A E. Ridgewood Avenue
Englewood, NJ 07631 Menagerie Paramus, NJ 07652
Tel.: (201) 567-4274 41 East Palisade Avenue Tel.: (201) 262-0030
Fax: (201) 569-9533 Englewood, NJ 07631 www.haroldskosher.com
Hours: Mon-Fri 9-5 Tel.: (201) 569-2704 Under the supervision of
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Under RCBC Supervision

KOSHER
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Dairy
Benjy’s Kosher Pizza
1246 River Road
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
Tel.: (201) 773-6195
Under RCBC Supervision

EJ’s Place
1448 Queen Anne Road
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 862-0611
Fax: (201) 862-0815
www.ejsplaceteaneck.com
Under RCBC Supervision

JCC Cafe
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
411 East Clinton Avenue
Tenafly, NJ 07670
Tel.: (201) 408-1421
Under RCBC Supervision

Lazy Bean Café

1404 (rear) Queen Anne Road
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 837-BEAN
www.lazybean.com
Under RCBC Supervision

Mocha Bleu
1399 Queen Anne Road
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 837-2538
www.mochableu.com
Under RCBC supervision

Pizza Crave/Sushi Crave

439 Cedar Lane
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 836-1700
Fax: (201) 836-2362
Dovid’s Fresh Fish Market Tel.: (201) 692-0192 www.kosherpizzacrave.com
Fax: (201) 692-3656 Under RCBC Supervision
736 Chestnut Avenue
Teaneck, NJ 07666 www.maadan.com
Under RCBC Supervision Rabica
Tel.: (201) 928-0888
Fax: (201) 928-0386 192 W. Englewood Avenue
Under RCBC Supervision The Natural Spot Kosher Teaneck, NJ 07666
Health Food Store Tel.: (201) 837-7558
Glatt Express 1440 Queen Anne Road Fax: (201) 837-7563
1400 Queen Anne Road Teaneck, NJ 07666 www.rabicacafe.com
Teaneck, NJ 07666 Tel.: (201) 862-1055 Under RCBC Supervision
Tel.: (201) 837-8110
Under RCBC Supervision PickleLicious Sammy’s Pizza
384 Cedar Lane 1431 Queen Anne Road
Ma’adan Teaneck, NJ 07666 Teaneck, NJ 07666
446 Cedar Lane Tel.: (201) 833-0100 Tel.: (201) 837-0515
Teaneck, NJ 07666 E-mail: orders@pickelicious.com Under KOF-K Supervision
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Shelly’s Vegetarian Café & Bumbleberry Frozen Yogurt Perfect Pita

Caterers 1445 Queen Anne Road 13-22 River Road
482 Cedar Lane Teaneck, NJ 07666 Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
Teaneck, NJ 07666 Tel.: (201) 357-4220 Tel.: (201) 794-8700
Tel.: (201) 692-0001 Under RCBC supervision www.perfectpitanj.com
Fax: (201) 907-0990 Under RCBC supervision
www.ShellysCafe.net Meat
INFO@shellycafe.net The Kosher Nosh Deli
Foster Village Kosher Restaurant
Under Star K supervision Delicatessen & Catering
894 Prospect Street
Teaneck General Store Café 469 S. Washington Avenue Glen Rock, NJ 07452
Bergenfield, NJ 07621 Tel.: (201) 445-1186
502 Cedar Lane
Tel.: (201) 384-7100 Fax: (201) 670-5674
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Fax: (201) 384-0303 www.koshernosh.com
Tel.: (201) 530-5046
www.fostervillagekosherdeli.com Under the supervision of Rabbi Isaiah
www.teaneckgeneralstore.com
Under the supervision of Rabbi Isaiah Hertzberg, Kashrut Committee of Bergen
Under RCBC supervision Hertzberg, Quality Kashrut Supervisory County
Service
Ice Cream/Frozen Yogurt Chickies
Parlors Petak’s Glatt Kosher 172 West Englewood Avenue
Fine Foods Teaneck, NJ 07666
Ben & Jerry’s 19-03 Fair Lawn Avenue Tel.: (201) 266-6033
46 E. Palisade Avenue Fair Lawn, NJ 07410 www.chickiesonline.com
Englewood, NJ 07631 Tel.: (201) 797-5010 Under RCBC supervision
Tel.: (201) 569-3322 Fax: (201) 797-7752
The ice cream is produced under www.petaksglattkosher.com Chopstix
national kosher supervision but the store Under RCBC Supervision Glatt Kosher Chinese
is not under local kosher supervision. (take-out only)
Hummus Elite 172 W. Englewood Avenue
Ice Cream on Grand 30 East Palisade Avenue Teaneck, NJ 07666
523 Grand Avenue Englewood, NJ 07631 Tel.: (201) 833-0200
Englewood, NJ 07631 Tel.: (201) 569-5600 Fax: (201) 833-8326
Tel.: (201) 569-5346 www.hummuselite.com www.chopstixusa.com
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Dougie’s Bar-B-Que & Grill Noah’s Ark Restaurant www.sababagrill.com

184 W. Englewood Avenue 493 Cedar Lane Under RCBC Supervision
Teaneck, NJ 07666 Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 833-6000 Tel.: (201) 692-1200 Shalom Bombay
Fax: (201) 833-6020 www.NoahsArk.net 166 Cedar Lane
www.dougiesbbq.com INFO@noahsark.net Teaneck, NJ 07666
Under RCBC supervision Under Star-K supervision Tel.: (201) 530-5939
Website: www.shalombombay.com
Estihana NoBo Under RCBC Supervision
515 Cedar Lane 1400 Palisade Avenue
Teaneck, NJ 07666 Teaneck, NJ 07666 Schnitzel+
Tel.: (201) 530-5665 Tel.: (201) 837-1000 1450 Queen Anne Road
www.estihana.com www.nobowineandgrill.com Teaneck, NJ 07666
Under RCBC Supervision Under RCBC Supervision Tel.: (201) 833-2301
www.schnitzelplus.com
Etc Steakhouse Rock N Roll Sushi
Under RCBC Supervision
1409 Palisade Avenue and Noodle Bar
Teaneck, NJ 07666 1448 Queen Anne Road Smokey Joe’s Tex-Mex
Tel.: (201) 357-5677 Teaneck, NJ 07666 Barbecue Restaurant
www.etcsteakhouse.com Tel.: (201) 499-ROLL( 7655)
Under RCBC supervision Website: www.rocknrolltogo.com 494 Cedar Lane
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Gotham Burger Royal Persian Grill Tel.: (201) 836-RIBS (7427)
1383 Queen Anne Road 192 West Englewood Avenue www.SmokeyJoesbbq.com
Teaneck, NJ 07666 Teaneck, NJ 07666 Under RCBC Supervision
Tel.: (201) 530-7400 Tel.: (201) 833-1555
www.gothamburgers.com Under RCBC Supervision Teaneck Doghouse
Under RCBC Supervision 1415 Palisade Avenue
Sababa Grill Teaneck, NJ 07666
Madison Caterers 456 Cedar Lane Tel.: (201) 530-7733
306 Main Avenue Teaneck, NJ 07666 Website: www.teaneckdoghouse.com
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570 Sunderland Road
Sushi Metsuyan Teaneck, NJ 07666
192 West Englewood Avenue Tel.: (201) 836-7819
Teaneck, NJ 07666 Exec. Administrator: Rabbi I. Hertzberg
Tel.: (201) 837-8000
Fax: (201) 837-9550 Rabbinical Council
www.metsuyan.com of Bergen County (RCBC)
Under RCBC Supervision Va’ad Harabanim of Bergen County
P.O. Box 1233
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473 Cedar Lane Tel.: (201) 287-9292
Teaneck, NJ 07666 Fax: (201) 287-1770
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JEWISHCULTURE
ANDTHEARTS
ART & DESIGN/
ARTISTS AND
ARTISANS
Janet Indick
Tel.: (201) 836-0211
E-mail: janetindick@aol.com
Contemporary award-winning artist, one-
of-a-kind sculpture for indoor, outdoor,
and wall. Holocaust medallions, jewelry,
paintings, prints, and collages. Artwork
for synagogues and private clients.
Irv Koons Artist/Designer
E-mail: IKADesign@aol.com
Internationally known, museum
collections, etc.: Consultation, Synagogue
art, Stained glass design, graphics, all
synagogue and Judaic organization
needs.
Dena Levie
Tel.: (201) 928-0511
E-mail: dena@judaicpapercuts.com
Website: www.judaicpapercuts.com
Papercuts for weddings, Bar/Bat
Mitzvahs, family trees, and ketubot.
Jeffrey Packard
Tel.: (201) 791-6591
Fax: (201) 391-0333
E-mail: jpack613@aol.com
Fine art, stained glass and synagogue
design.
Precious Heirlooms
Tel.: (973) 228-5454
Website: www.preciousheirlooms.com
Contact: Renee Savitz
Judaic Fiber Artist Renee Savitz,
renowned for her Tallitot, designs
customized Torah Mantles, Ark Curtains,
Chuppot, and creates other fine fabric
items for Jewish homes and synagogues.
Herb Stern
Tel.: (201) 833-8823
E-mail: hstern1253@gmail.com
Unique watercolors, paintings, papercuts,
etchings, and lithos. Custom-crafted
ketubot, Bar/Bat Mitzvah invitations and
presentations, gifts, awards, and other
Judaica for homes and synagogues.
Deborah Ugoretz
Tel.: (201) 694-5845
E-mail: duspin52@aol.com
Website: www.ugoretzart.com
Custom made ketubot; artwork for
Bar/Bat Mitzvahs, anniversaries, and
special events; synagogue art; works in
cut paper; calligraphy.
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The Write Impression
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 833-0404
Contact: Simone Wruble
Website:
www.thewriteimpression.forparties.com
Custom invitations, announcements and
accessories, including personalized
stationery, unique gifts, place cards,
napkins, and envelope addressing. Free
Hebrew on in-house stationery.
CHOIRS, CHORUSES,
AND ENSEMBLES
New Jersey Cantors Concert
Ensemble
Tel.: (201) 833-8137
E-mail: Ilanmamber@optonline.net
Website: www.njcce.org
Chair: Cantor Ilan Mamber
The Ensemble is sponsored by the NJ
Region of the Cantors Assembly
(Conservative), but also welcomes
cantors who serve Reform,
Reconstructionist, and unaffiliated
congregations throughout New Jersey.
It is the world’s first four-part group of
male and female cantors and performs in
communities all over the state to present
the art of Jewish music and to provide
scholarship funds for students preparing
to be cantors. The Ensemble’s repertoire
includes classical as well as contemporary
cantorial and Jewish choral selections.
PeniNote (Pearls) Women’s
Choir
Contact Batya Harris at
batyah613@gmail.com
The choir rehearses every Monday
evening. It is available for women's
fundraisers and senior citizen programs.
Russian Club Chorus
Russian Club
Cong. Beth Sholom
Teaneck
Tel.: (201) 833-2620
President: Maria Gertsenshteyn
Tel.: (201) 837-9703
The Russian Club sponsors a variety of
activities and holiday celebrations, as
well as a Russian chorus. One need not
be a member of the synagogue to join.
TAVIM
Cong. Beth Sholom
354 Maitland Avenue
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 833-2620
A capella group. All TAVIM participants
are synagogue members.
SHIRAH – The JCC Community
Chorus on the Palisades
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Thurnauer School of Music
Tenafly
Tel.: (201) 408-1461
Fax: (201) 569-7448
E-mail: thurnauer@jccotp.org
Contact: Michael Reingold,
Assistant Dir., Thurnauer School of Music
Office Hours: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
SHIRAH - The Kaplen JCC Community
Chorus on the Palisades sings classic and
contemporary Jewish repertoire, under
the direction of Matthew Lazar.
Sponsored by the Thurnauer School of
Music. The group is open to all.
Temple Sinai of Bergen County
1 Engle Street
Tenafly, NJ 07670
Tel.: (201) 568-3035
Youth Choir Director: Nitza Amit-Shamah
Thurnauer Chamber Music
Society
Thurnauer School of Music
411 E. Clinton Avenue
Tenafly, NJ 07670
Tel.: (201) 408-1461
Fax: (201) 569-7448
E-mail: thurnauer@jccotp.org
Contact: Michael Reingold,
Assistant Dir., Thurnauer School of Music
Office Hours: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Thurnauer Chamber Music Society
presents a 3-concert series featuring
classic masterworks and new favorites of
the chamber music repertoire. All
concerts are on Saturday nights in the
JCC’s Eric Brown Theater and are
preceded by a talk with the artist.
DANCING
SIMCHA/ISRAELI
Dance with Dassie
1637 Buckingham Road
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 836-3383
E-mail: dancewithdassie@aol.com
Instructor: Dassie Schuster
Israeli Folk Dancing with Tamar
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Tenafly
Tel.: (201) 408-1456
Sundays 7pm – midnight;
Circle & Couples Dancing:
Tuesdays, 7 - 8:15pm;
Beginners Circle Dancing 8:15 - 11pm:
Intermediate & Advanced
JCC Dance School
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Tenafly
Providing the highest standards of dance
education, the JCC School of Dance
features professional teachers and a
creative and progressive curriculum that
keeps pace with specific milestones of
each student’s development. Features
ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop, lyrical and
other dance forms from toddlers to
adults. It also features a Dance Company
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where advanced dancers can audition to
perform in local venues and professional
workshops. Call Dance Director Allyson
Carolan at (201) 408-1495 or
acarolan@jccotp.org
Judy’s Israeli & Simcha Dancing
Tel.: (201) 569-0862
Instructor: Judy Davidovics
Group and private classes available
for women, Bat Mitzvah girls and
children as well as special needs.
E N T E R TA I N E R S &
E N T E R TA I N M E N T
IEC
Interactive Entertainment Group
Tel.: 800-760-0724
Website: www.interactiveparty.com
Virtual reality, game shows, casinos,
carnivals, photo favors, recording booths,
video games, wax hands, magicians,
multi-talents, fortune tellers, and much,
much more. Call for full catalogue.
Roberta Seltzer
Tel.: (201) 791-8028
E-mail: missroberta@hotmail.com
Website: www.missroberta.net
Exciting Jewish entertainment for “Babies
to Bubbies”. From ages 2 to 102. Roberta
brings her joy of “Yiddishkite.” She
presents special family concerts using
puppets, stories and song; also entertains
at libraries, schools and senior citizen
centers. She serves as music specialist at
various temples, day schools and
community centers.
H E A LT H A N D
WELLNESS
The Russ Berrie Family Health
& Recreation Complex
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
411 E. Clinton Ave.
Tel.: (201) 408-1448
Website: www.jccotp.org
The JCC has over 65,000 feet of
dedicated wellness space, offering year-
round health and wellness programs
geared for the entire family. Housed in
an ultra-modern, two-story facility with
spacious exercise rooms, a spinning
room, stretching areas, a Pilates room,
family changing suites with private
facilities, a locker court and more, the
Center features all the latest in cardio,
strength and exercise equipment,
nutrition consultations, a luxurious spa
center offering massages, facials, waxing,
reflexology and more, as well as
specialty wellness workshops and more.
Members can enjoy the benefits of
individualized instruction, all the latest in
state-of-the-art equipment, and a caring
and motivational staff that can assist
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people in achieving their fitness goals.
They can also receive free fitness
evaluations and personal orientations.
Fitness options include one-on-one
training, small group workouts,
specialized sport specific training and
post clinical rehab. There is also a
skilled, inspirational team of certified
fitness instructors who teach Yoga,
Pilates, Barre, Cycling, Zumba, Triathlon
training and other specialized disciplines,
as well as a roster of more than 90 free,
drop-in group exercise classes each
week. The JCC also features the Seiden
Wellness Center, a premium fitness
experience in an intimate setting with
personalized attention, private amenity
loaded adult-only locker rooms and tree-
top views
The JCC aquatics facilities include a six-
lane, 25-meter heated indoor salt water
pool; heated indoor kid-sized training
pool; a five-lane, 25-meter outdoor pool
with a diving board; and an outdoor
intermediate and baby pool, as well as a
water park. Lifeguards are on duty at all
times. Private and semi-private Red Cross
swim lessons are offered for individuals
of all ages, including those with special
needs, as well as Arthritis Foundation
Aquatics and Lifeguard Training
programs. Children’s aquatics instruction
is also offered for all ages and the JCC
also boasts a competitive Wave Runners
Swim Team for ages 5-17.
The Benjamin Bergen Youth Fitness
Center offers age-appropriate fitness
equipment, training and drop-in exercise
classes for 6-13 year olds. The JCC also
offers a wide range of athletic and
afterschool classes for youth, including
basketball, basketball leagues, soccer,
tennis, sports of all sorts, karate,
gymnastics, aquatics and more.
MUSIC &
MUSICIANS
Avi Maza Orchestra, DJ and
Shabbat Acappella
Tel.: 1-888-AVI-MAZA (284-6292)
E-mail: amaza@avimazaorchestra.com
Website: www.avimazaorchestra.com
The Avi Maza Orchestra has been
performing Jewish, international, and
popular American music at weddings,
Bar and Bat Mitzvahs, and community
celebrations for over 15 years. They offer
a host of exciting entertainment options
to enhance your event including
incredible live bands, superior DJ
entertainment and Shabbat Acappella.
Recommended by caterers and
synagogues throughout the tri-state area.
BaRock Orchestra
Tel.: (201) 837-6158
Fax: (201) 837-9733
E-mail: Info@BaRockorchestra.com
Website: www.BaRockorchestra.com
BaRock Orchestra plays a unique blend
of traditional simcha music and
contemporary styles of today. It is made
up of musicians who come from a broad
range of musical backgrounds, and each
contributes something special. The
orchestra is well-versed in all styles of
music and will thus provide a wonderful
musical experience.
BergenPAC at the YJCC
Bergen County YJCC
Washington Township
Tel.: (201) 666-6610
A new partnership between bergenPAC
and the Bergen County YJCC has
brought theater back to the YJCC.
Musical theater classes for children from
age 5 through teens introduce budding
artists to the world of theater. A mid-year
showcase and a year-end performance at
bergenPAC’s Black Box Theater highlight
the experience.
JCC Thurnauer School of Music
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
411 E. Clinton Ave.
Tel.: (201) 408-1448
Website: www.jccotp.org
The JCC Thurnauer School of Music has
been named a Major Arts Institution by
the New Jersey State Council on the Arts.
Serving nearly 450 students from infancy
through adulthood, it offers a
comprehensive program similar to the
finest pre-college conservatories. The
Thurnauer experience includes
instrumental lessons, ensembles, and
classes, master classes with world-
renowned artists; a chamber music series;
faculty recitals; and frequent student
performances. It is a member of the
National Guild for Community Arts
Education and received an award for
“excellence and high standards” from The
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.
Metamorphic Winds
Tel.: (201) 568-7782
Toll Free: 877-255-3665
Fax: (201) 567-1610
E-mail: E-mail: jon@jestmaster.com
Website: www.metamorphicwinds.com
Metamorphic Winds is the perfect choice
to add breathtaking live music to your
wedding or Mitzvah ceremony or
cocktail hour.
Mark Infield Orchestra
Tel.: (201) 888-5086
(201) 387-2725
Provides music for all occasions.
Nafshenu Orchestra
Tel.: (516) 371-6660
E-mail: info@nafshenuorchestra.com
Website: www.nafshenu.com
Serving the tri-State area for over
20 years.
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TAVIM
Cong. Beth Sholom
354 Maitland Avenue
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 833-2620
A capella group. All TAVIM participants
are synagogue members.
T H E AT E R
The JCC School of
Performing Arts
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Taub Campus
411 E. Clinton Avenue
Tel.: (201) 408-1492
Website: www.jccotp.org
The JCC School of Performing Arts offers
a dynamic, progressive program designed
for students to reach professional or
recreational goals. Dance classes include
RESOURCES
B A R / B AT M I T Z VA H
TUTORING
Claire Ginsburg Goldstein,
Torah Morah
Tel.: (551) 804-8749 (cell)
E-mail: LGCG98@aol.com
Tutoring for Bar/Bat Mitzvah students for
over 25 years. Now working with special
needs children for their b’nai mitzvah.
Using various teaching techniques, such
as color coding and trop trotting (a dance
movement), to teach the correct trope
notes for the Torah or haftorah portions.
Cantor Barbra Lieberstein
Tel.: 201-788-6653
Website: www.cantorbarbra.com
E-mail: cantorbarbra@aol.com
Learn with an ordained cantor with over
12 years experience who has trained
hundreds of students for their special
day. Tutoring is available in the
convenience of your home to fit your
schedule. Will work with unaffiliated as
well as affiliated students. Also available
to officiate at Bar/Bat Mitzvah
ceremonies, baby namings and weddings.
INTERIOR DESIGN
SERVICES
Lauren Ostrow
Interior Design Inc.
1622 York Avenue
New York, NY 10028
Tel.: (212) 650-0086
Fax: (212) 650-0088
E-mail: roomatologist@aol.com
Website: www.laurenostrow.com
Lauren Ostrow Interior Design, Inc. is a
full service design specializing in kosher
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ballet, jazz, tap, Hip-Hop, as well as
audition preparation and musical theater
dance. Theater courses include voice,
acting, improv and musical theater with
workshops and performance
opportunities for preschoolers to adults at
every skill level. There are also specialty
classes in commercial technique, speech,
lighting and sound, writing for stage,
screen and TV and advanced acting.
Students on the professional track receive
assistance in connecting with
agents/managers to prepare them for
Broadway, film and television. The
school also features a Youth Ensemble, a
Teen Performance Company and a
professional theater for young actors. It
also offers summer specialty camps in
musical theater. For adults, there are
classes, workshops and staged readings
of promising new plays. All classes
taught by an outstanding professional
faculty. For more information, call Deb
kitchens. The company was founded in
1976, and focuses on high-end
residential projects for private homes and
New York apartments. We offer a flexible
range of services and are capable of
handling a full ground-up project, or we
can work with your architect/contractor.
KOSHER KITCHEN
APPLIANCES
Kozy Kitchens
507 Cedar Lane
Teaneck, N.J.
Tel.: (201) 530-1600
Fax: (201) 530-1700
Website: www.kozykitchens.com
Yudin’s
378 Main Street
Wyckoff, NJ 07481
Tel.: (201) 891-3111
Fax: (201) 891-8129
E-mail: yudins@att.net
LEARNING
HEBREW
LearnHebrewPod.com
Website: www.learnhebrewpod.com
This new, conversational, online Hebrew
learning service teaches Hebrew the way
it’s spoken in Israel through podcasts and
audio lessons. By using unique learning
tools, you will soon be able to speak
Hebrew to Israelis. Introduce yourself to
this unique, innovative, interactive and so
very useful way of learning an amazing
and special language.
Sarah and David Interactive
13 Oak Trail
Englewood, NJ 07631
Tel.: (201) 227-6161
Re so ur ce s
Roberts, (201) 408-1492 or
droberts@jccotp.org
Palistage
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Tel.: (201) 408-1492
Contact: Deb Roberts, Director
This professional theater wing of the
Kaplen JCC School of Performing Arts
includes equity performances,
workshops, and staged readings of
promising new plays.
Youth Performance
Ensemble
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Tel.: (201) 408-1492
Contact: Deb Roberts, Director
For serious actors on a pre-professional
track. Open registration. Casting by
audition. Productions in spring.
Fax: (201) 221-7879
Contact: Diana Yacobi
E-mail: info@sarahdavid.com
Website: www.sarahdavid.com
Sarah and David Interactive specializes in
innovative approaches to teaching
Hebrew reading and language. The
program is used in religious schools, for
special needs students, late-start day
school students, and adults. Call for
workshops, teacher training, group and
private lessons.
SIMCHAS AND
C E L E B R AT I O N S
For information about Art & Design,
Jewish Entertainment, or Jewish Music
and Musicians, please see the Jewish
Culture and Arts section on page 142.
Party Planners
Simchaplanners LLC
Tel.: (201) 692-8462
Fax: (201) 692-3272
E-mail: simchaplanners@hotmail.com
Coordinator: Barbara S. Gildin
All party-planning services offered,
including invitations in Hebrew,
benchers and kippot.
R E T R E AT S A N D
R E N TA L S
Isabella Freedman
Jewish Retreat Center
Tel.: 1-800-398-2630
Website: www.isabellafreedman.org
Beautiful 400-acre lakeside retreat center
and organic farm in the Connecticut
Berkshires perfect for organizational
retreats and lifecycle events. Glatt
kosher. Easily accessible from NYC.
Year-round rentals available.
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Judaica

JUDAICA BOOKS, CEREMONIAL

OBJECTS & JUDAICA,
Many synagogues have gift shops. GIFT SHOPS
Please see the synagogue chart on
Gone Stitching
pages 60-67. 31 South Washington Avenue
For handcrafted items, also please see Bergenfield, NJ 07621
Tel.: (201) 385-2100
the Jewish Art and Design section on
Website: www.gonestitching.net
page 142.
The listings are alphabetical by town. Friends of Lubavitch
of Bergen County
Teaneck
AWA R D S Tel.: (201) 907-0686
Jerusalem Stone & Monument
Judaica House
130 Van Nostrand Avenue
478 Cedar Lane
Englewood, NJ 07631 Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 674-7900 Tel.: (201) 801-9001
E-mail: mdbdb5@aol.com Fax: (201) 801-9004
Website: Website: www.judaicahouse.net
www.jerusalemstonemonument.com
Contact: David Subin Rabbi Abraham Teicher
Customized awards for organizations; 742 Chestnut Avenue
Teaneck, NJ 07666
engravings on plaques of Jerusalem Tel.: (201) 836-8376
stone, marble, and granite. Memorials for
shuls, schools, special dedications. Zoldans
Inspirational Judaica in imported 412 Cedar Lane
Jerusalem and semi-precious stone for: Teaneck, NJ 07666
tables, fountains, pillars, bookstands, Tel.: (201) 907-0034
gifts; mezuzot, hanukiot, pen sets;
customized awards for organizations. Reyna’s Paper Dolls, Etc.
Specializing in building walls of Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Jerusalem stone. By appointment only. Tenafly
Tel.: (201) 408-1414
Judaica and gifts for all occasions.
GALLERIES
Many of the gift shops also carry artwork
B.L.D. Fine Art Gallery
492-B Cedar Lane
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 287-0079
E-mail: info@bldfineart.com
Website: www.bldfineart.com
Jewish and Israeli art.
Waltuch Gallery
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Tenafly
Tel.: (201) 408-1411
E-mail: rlazarus@jccotp.org
Features monthly art shows. Exhibition
requests welcome. Call Rochelle Lazarus at
(201) 408-1409 or email rlazarus@jccotp.org
The Atrium
Bergen County YJCC
Washington Township
Tel.: (201) 666-6610
Contact: Jill Brown
E-mail: jbrown@yjcc.org
Juried exhibitions featuring different
artists each month. Opening reception
held for each exhibit. Gallery open free
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professional
ACCOUNTANTS
AND CONSULTANTS
MCGOVERN GARRY LLC
Michael J. Pucci, CPA
786 Mountain Boulevard, Suite 100
Watchung, NJ 07069
Tel.: (908) 668-1040 ext. 13
E-mail: Michael.Pucci@
McGovernGarryLLC.com
ATTORNEYS
DAVIS SAPERSTEIN & SALOMON P.C.
Personal Injury Lawyers
Samuel L. Davis, Esq.
Marc C. Saperstein, Esq.
Garry R. Salomon, Esq.
Steven Benvenisti, Esq.
Paul A. Garfield, Esq.
375 Cedar Lane
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 907-5000
Website: www.dsslaw.com
E-mail: info@dsslaw.com
GREENBERG & LANZ
2 University Plaza
Hackensack, NJ 07601
Tel.: (201) 487-7755
Fax: (201) 487-0087
Steven Morey Greenberg
Corporate, Business Litigation,
Estate Administration, Probate and
Estate Litigation, Guardianships
KATES NUSSMAN RAPONE
ELLIS & FARHI LLP
Michael B. Kates, Esq.
Bruce L. Nussman, Esq.
Richard T. Rapone, Esq.
Joel M. Ellis, Esq.
Michael Farhi, Esq.
Matthew Z. Earle, Esq.
Kathleen L. Walsh, Esq.
Cara Landolfi, Esq.
190 Moore Street, Suite 306
Hackensack, NJ 07601
Tel.: NJ (201) 488-7211
Tel.: NY (212) 279-5979
Fax: (201) 488-1210
Website: www.katesnussman.com
General practice of law
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RIKER DANZIG SCHERER HYLAND
& PERRETTI LLP
Family Law Partners
Jan L. Bernstein
Jennifer Lazor
Erin E. Rantas
Headquarters Plaza
One Speedwell Avenue
Morristown, NJ 07962-1981
Tel.: (973) 538-0800
Fax: (973) 538-1984
E-mail: jbernstein@riker.com
Website: www.riker.com
Divorce, Custody, Parent Coordinators,
Child Relocation Issues, Prenuptial
Agreements, Marital Agreements,
Separation Agreements, Cohabitation
Agreements, Civil Union Agreements
and Dissolution, Domestic Partnership,
Palimony, Domestic Violence,
Grandparent Visitation, Post-Judgment
Issues, Adoption, Arbitration,
Mediation, Discovery Management,
Appeals
AUDIOLOGY
AUDIOLOGIST AND HEARING AID
DISPENSER
Deborah Marcus, M.S., CCC -A
201-928-0808
Available at two locations
Audiology Associates of North Jersey
185 Cedar Lane U5
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Center (located in the Colony)
1530 Palisade Ave.
Fort Lee, NJ 07024
Hearing Evaluations, Complete Line of
Hearing Aids, Repairs and Service
Participating in most insurance plans
For Services You Can Trust...
Contact one of these Professionals.
Pr o f e ssio nal Dir e ct o r y
COMPUTER CONSULTANT
GARB CONSULTING GROUP
Shneur Garb
1415 Queen Anne Road
Suite 210
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 379-9234
Website: www.garbcg.com
Full Service IT networking services
and Consulting.
Hardware sales, Networking, WiFi,
POS, Web Development
Fully Insured
CREDIT UNION
VISIONS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
Not-for-profit financial institution
founded in 1966.
Offices in New Jersey, New York, and
Pennsylvania.
We believe in “people helping people”.
* Dumont * Englewood Cliffs * Mahwah
* Oakland * Saddle Brook * Westwood
Tel.: (800) 242-2120 | (201) 358-6666
E-mail: MDehate@visionsfcu.org
Website: visionsfcu.org
Equal Housing Lender
Federally Insured by NCUA
DENTISTRY
J. B. DI SILVIO, M.S. D.M.D.
625 East Palisade Avenue
Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632
Tel.: (201) 816-0980
Fax: (201) 894-8833
Cosmetic Dentistry, Teeth Whitening,
Implants
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TEANECK DENTIST
Dr. Richard Gertler
Dr. Michelle Bloch
Dr. Ari Frohlich
100 State Street
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 837-3000
Website: www.teaneckdentist.com
Family, General, Cosmetic, Implant
Dentistry, Invisalign
DERMATOLOGY
21ST CENTURY DERMATOLOGY LLC
Marcy A. Goldstein, M.D.
Adult and Pediatric Dermatology
Cosmetic and Surgical Dermatology
1 W. Ridgewood Ave., Suite 305
Paramus, NJ 07652
Tel.: (201) 445-8786
Fax: (201)-445-8811
Website: www.21stcenturydermatology.net
FLOORING
THE FLOORING GALLERY, LLC
9 Whippany Road, Unit A1-7
Whippany, NJ 07981
Tel.: (973) 635-1026
Please call to arrange a showroom
appointment.
Visit us at www.FlooringGalleryLLC.com
We specialize in all types of hardwood
flooring installation and refinishing.
We offer solid hardwood flooring,
engineered hardwood flooring, all species
of imported wood, reclaimed flooring,
custom borders and inlays, vinyl strip
flooring, laminate flooring, and
commercial vinyl tile and carpet.
In addition we do Bona DCS 95%
dustless refinishing with low VOC Bona
Kemi finishes.
KAPRELIAN CARPET AND FLOORING
1100 Goffle Rd.
Hawthorne, NJ 07506
Tel.: (973) 423-5240
www.kaprelian.com
We provide a wide range of products
along with an exceptional sales and
installation service that respects and
fulfills our customer’s needs and
expectations. Featuring a full range of
Carpets, Area Rugs, and Specialty
Flooring (hardwood, cork, bamboo,
ceramic tile, stone, laminates, and vinyl);
Installation and Cleaning Services;
Residential and Commercial applications.
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HAND THERAPY INVESTMENT ADVISOR
HAND THERAPY SOLUTIONS DEANE PENN, M.D.P.C.
Michelle Blumenstyk, MA, OTR, CHT Medical stock analyst
1086 Teaneck Road, Suite 2D Registered investment advisor
Teaneck, NJ 07666 Consultations available
Tel.: (201) 503-0291 Tel.: (480) 488-7981
www.handtherapysolutions.com (201) 767-9239
Specializing in the treatment of the E-mail: Deane@DeanePennMD.com
upper extremities including fractures,
arthritis, wound care, work injuries, and
MAMMOGRAPHY
carpal tunnel syndrome with custom
splinting, pain management, and WOMEN’S DIGITAL IMAGING
modalities. Most insurance accepted. Lisa Weinstock, M.D.
79 Chestnut Street
Ridgewood, NJ 07450
HOME CARE
Tel.: (201) 444-4484
COMFORCARE HOME CARE Fax: (201) 444-4148
AND SENIOR SERVICES Website:
Private-duty home health care serving
www.womensdigitalimaging.com
Bergen, Passaic, & Hudson Counties,
Mammography, DEXA, Ultrasound,
& Surrounding Areas
Jerry & Renee Heit Stereotactic and Ultrasound Guided
Jonathan & Cherry Picache Biopsies, Breast Specific Gamma
Tel.: (201) 820-4200 Imaging (BSGI), Total Body Fat
(201) 962-3222 Composition, Pelvic Ultrasound and
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preparation, medication reminders,
bathing/toileting/grooming, errands and
transportation, light housekeeping,
companionship, family respite, hourly ERIC S. ROSEN, D.P.M.
and live-in caregivers. We’re available 24 24 Godwin Avenue
hours a day, 365 days a year. Midland Park, NJ 07432
Tel.: (201) 288-3000
HOME HEALTH CARE & NURSING 288 Boulevard
Hasbrouck Heights, NJ 07604
Tel.: (201) 288-3000
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Celebrating our 31st year
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New Jersey: (201) 541-7100 Dr. Jennifer Suss
Rockland: (845) 638-4342 1680 Teaneck Road
Nurses always on call – 24 hours, Teaneck, NJ 07666
7 days. Specializing in certified live-ins/ Tel.: (201) 837-3470
home health aides, hi-tech RNs & www.BergenVet.com
LPNs. Hospital, nursing home and Full service care for dogs, cats and
assisted living, sitting, hospital, nursing pocket pets. Extended hours, open
and private duty staffing. EOE. Lic. by Sundays, emergency care, surgeries,
the Dept. of Health and accredited by boarding, outdoor courtyard for exercise,
JCAHO. Medicaid, CDPAP and most feline ward.
insurance accepted, TBI, NHTD
Waiver, ADAP. Long-term care, case
management available.
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