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Mexican National Keeps Mom's Memory Alive With New Kosher Restaurant In Hackensack Mexican National Keeps Mom's Memory Alive With New Kosher Restaurant In Hackensack
Mexican National Keeps Mom's Memory Alive With New Kosher Restaurant In Hackensack Elmer Jimenez spent years working in kosher catering after immigrating from Oaxaca, Mexico to Teaneck in 2007.  What the dad of five noticed was that the Jewish community had plenty of kosher food options from around the world. What he couldn't find, though, was kosher Mexican food. So, 34-year-old Jimenez opened a spot of his own: Blue Star Cafe in Hackensack, a kosher Mexican restaurant under the Rabbinical Council of Bergen County. "The Jewish community will eat anything, like Italian or Indian," said Jimenez. "But they don't have kosher Mexican here and the challenge for me …

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by Cecilia Levine
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The Humble Toast, Cucina Di Nava Under New Ownership Amid Founder's Sex Assault Investigation The Humble Toast, Cucina Di Nava Under New Ownership Amid Founder's Sex Assault Investigation
The Humble Toast, Cucina Di Nava Under New Ownership Amid Founder's Sex Assault Investigation The Humble Toast and La Cucina di Nava remain open under new ownership, as their founder Shalom "Sal" Yehudiel remains at the center of a teen sex assault investigation. The kosher Teaneck restaurants' new owners entered into a contract with the Rabbinical Council of Bergen County (RCBC), the RCBC said, urging the community to support local businesses. Posted by The Humble Toast on Wednesday, August 31, 2022 Following Yehudiel's arrest, the RCBC announced it would be ending contracts with his restaurants. The 40-year-old Surfside, FL chef criminally charged with two counts of aggravate…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Bergen's Rabbinic Council Ends Contracts With Kosher Chef Charged With Child Sex Assault Bergen's Rabbinic Council Ends Contracts With Kosher Chef Charged With Child Sex Assault
Bergen's Rabbinic Council Ends Contracts With Kosher Chef Charged With Child Sex Assault A Teaneck chef once praised in the Jewish community for his restaurants has been chopped from his contract with the local rabbinical council that upheld his kosher certification following his arrest on charges of child sex assault. The Rabbinical Council of Bergen County announced that it will not be renewing its contracts with Shalom "Sal" Yehudiel, 40, due to the charges slapped against him last week. The announcement was posted to Twitter Thursday, March 24 by Asher Lovy, the director of an organization aimed at fighting child sex assault in Orthodox Jewish communities. The Council las…

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by Cecilia Levine
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UPDATE: Food Network Kosher Chef From Teaneck Charged With Teen Sex Assaults UPDATE: Food Network Kosher Chef From Teaneck Charged With Teen Sex Assaults
Update: Food Network Kosher Chef From Teaneck Charged With Teen Sex Assaults An accomplished kosher chef from Teaneck who appeared on the Food Network show "Chopped" was jailed on child sex assault charges. Shalom Yehudiel, 40, of Surfside, FL, remained held in the Bergen County Jail on Thursday, March 17, following his arrest the day before, records show. Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella issued a statement that said, in part:  "On Friday, Nov. 19, 2021, the FBI contacted the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit regarding the alleged sexual assault of a child. A months-long investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and the FBI …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Orthodox Rabbis Order Shutdown Of Bergen County Synagogues Amid Coronavirus Concerns Orthodox Rabbis Order Shutdown Of Bergen County Synagogues Amid Coronavirus Concerns
Orthodox Rabbis Order Shutdown Of Bergen County Synagogues Amid Coronavirus Concerns The Rabbinical Council of Bergen County has temporarily ceased operations at each of its county synagogues, officials said amid coronavirus concerns in a letter to its members. As per the council's request, community members are urged to work from home and to “stay home whenever possible,” the letter said. This means so weddings, no shiva calls, no minyans (prayer sessions) or any other communal services. “As you can see, these represent significant changes to our lives and many detailed questions will certainly emerge,” read the letter outlining a list of the council’s temporary changes, …

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by Valerie Musson