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WE KNEAD THIS: 8th Generation Teaneck Baker Shares Challah Recipe WE KNEAD THIS: 8th Generation Teaneck Baker Shares Challah Recipe
WE Knead This: 8th Generation Teaneck Baker Shares Challah Recipe Stick to the recipe, and you're "Goldin." That's hows Teaneck's Rivky Goldin says she learned. Baking has always been something the local mom has gravitated to.  So when she found out that seven generations of bakers in her family had come before her, she wasn't so surprised. The Montreal native says she caught the baking bug when she was a teen, cooking up a storm for Sukkot -- the Jewish harvest holiday -- when her mom asked her to take care of the desserts. "I was given a cookbook and baking ingredients and was told to follow the recipe -- and follow I did," said Goldin, who runs…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Former Linden Cleric Accused Of Sex Acts With Men During Exorcisms: Report Former Linden Cleric Accused Of Sex Acts With Men During Exorcisms: Report
Former Linden Cleric Accused Of Sex Acts With Men During Exorcisms: Report The longtime minister of a Presbyterian church in Linden stepped down from his position after he was accused of having sex with three men as part of exorcism rituals he claimed are based on Native American religious practice, MyCentralJersey.com reported Tuesday. Rev. Dr. William Weaver, 69, left Linden Presbyterian Church early this year on the eve of a church trial during which Weaver faced charges of idolatry and sexual misconduct. Weaver declined to comment. The men who accused Weaver have also notified the Union County Prosecutor’s Office of the alleged misconduct. A spokesman for t…

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by Paul Milo
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Help Wanted Sign Seeking 'Males Only' Stirs Controversy In Bloomfield Help Wanted Sign Seeking 'Males Only' Stirs Controversy In Bloomfield
Help Wanted Sign Seeking 'Males Only' Stirs Controversy In Bloomfield Dozens weighed in after seeing a photo online of a help wanted sign posted on the front door of a Bloomfield sandwich shop inviting "males only" to apply.  "All jobs should be open to all that can perform the work safely. Not by race gender religion or sex," wrote one man of the sign, which appeared on the front door of NY Gyro King on Bloomfield Avenue.  Others spoke in a similar vein, while some commenters, assuming the employers' restriction was religious in nature, defended them.  "The workers are Muslim, you are not allowed to mix males with females unless they are fami…

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by Paul Milo