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Rosh Hashanah

Authorities In Putnam Monitoring Bomb Threats Targeting NY Synagogues Authorities In Putnam Monitoring Bomb Threats Targeting NY Synagogues
Authorities In Putnam Monitoring Bomb Threats Targeting NY Synagogues Authorities in the Hudson Valley are monitoring bomb threats sent over email targeting synagogues across New York as Rosh Hashanah comes to a close. The threats were detailed in an announcement by the Putnam County Sheriff's Office on Friday, Oct. 4, in which authorities said they were made aware of a "pattern of bomb threats" sent via email targeting New York synagogues and containing "vitriolic language."  All federal, state, and local intelligence centers have not identified any credible information regarding the threats, which are now actively being investigated, the Sheriff's Offi…
Burrini's Olde World Market In Randolph Closing After 60 Years Burrini's Olde World Market In Randolph Closing After 60 Years
Burrini's Olde World Market In Randolph Closing After 60 Years An institution in Morris County is closing its doors after nearly 60 years Burrini's Olde World Market, which opened in 1966, announced it is closing next month. "This decision was not made lightly," the deli wrote on social media. "Throughout the years, we’ve shared in your joy during weddings, birthdays, and graduations, as well as offered support during life’s more difficult moments. Your loyalty and love have been our greatest reward.  "Unfortunately, due to ongoing economic challenges and depleted capital reserves, we can no longer continue operations." Dear Valued Customers…
Man Accused Of Making Anti-Semitic Remarks At Briarcliff Manor Synagogue: Police Man Accused Of Making Anti-Semitic Remarks At Briarcliff Manor Synagogue: Police
Man Accused Of Making Anti-Semitic Remarks At Briarcliff Manor Synagogue: Police A 22-year-old man faces charges after allegedly making anti-Semitic remarks and gestures at a Northern Westchester synagogue during Rosh Hashanah services, police said.  The arrest resulted from an incident on Saturday, Sept. 16 at the Congregation Sons of Israel (CSI) synagogue in Briarcliff Manor at 1666 Pleasantville Rd., according to Briarcliff Manor Police. During Rosh Hashanah services, a verbal altercation occurred between the synagogue's security and a food delivery driver. During this, the delivery driver allegedly made anti-Semitic remarks and gesture…
Jewish Baltimore Dad's Accused Killer In Standoff With DC Police (HAPPENING NOW) Jewish Baltimore Dad's Accused Killer In Standoff With DC Police (HAPPENING NOW)
Jewish Baltimore Dad's Accused Killer In Standoff With DC Police (Happening NOW) The man accused of killing a 25-year-old Jewish dad from Baltimore in August was in a standoff with police the morning of Tuesday, Sept. 27 in Washington DC, authorities said. Avery Miler — the 27-year-old accused of killing Aryeh Wolf on Aug. 10 — fired shots at police on the 5300 block of Ames Street then fled, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Tuesday was the second day of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. This morning we spotted 27 y/o Avery Miler, in the 5300 block of Ames St, NE. He then fired shots at our officers, fled to residential building, & is now barr…
Rutgers AEPi House Egged — Again Rutgers AEPi House Egged — Again
Rutgers AEPi House Egged — Again The Rutgers University AEPi house has been egged again, this time around Rosh Hashanah. Photos posted around 5 p.m. Monday, Sept. 26 — the first day of the Jewish New Year — by StopAntisemitism show eggs thrown at the house. It wasn't immediately clear when exactly the incident happened. 📍Rutgers U. - as students celebrate Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish Fraternity house @AEPi has been vandalized with eggs once again.Jewish student surveyed in our 2022 ‘Antisemitism on U.S. College & University Campuses’ reported the administration not taking antisemitism seriously. pic.twitter.com/CAtq6t…
Two Rockland EMTs Killed In State-Line Thruway Crash With NJ Driver Two Rockland EMTs Killed In State-Line Thruway Crash With NJ Driver
Two Rockland EMTs Killed In State-Line Thruway Crash With NJ Driver UPDATE: A New Jersey tractor-trailer driver was hospitalized in a crash that killed two members of a volunteer ambulance corps from Rockland on the New York State Thruway near the state line before dawn Monday, authorities said. Moshe Herzog, 27, of Spring Valley and David Z. Schneebalg, 26, both member of William Paul Feist and Haverstraw Ambulance Corps reportedly were returning from spending Rosh Hashanah in Pennsylvania when the crash occurred around . Herzog was driving a 2017 Chevy Tahoe in the center lane of southbound Route 87 when he apparently attempted to move into the right lane…
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…
WE KNEAD THIS: Hackensack Chabad House Founder Shares Sweet Challah Recipe WE KNEAD THIS: Hackensack Chabad House Founder Shares Sweet Challah Recipe
WE Knead This: Hackensack Chabad House Founder Shares Sweet Challah Recipe It's sweet, fluffy and a recipe that Hackensack's Shterna Kaminker came up with herself. The Hackensack mom -- who helms the city's Chabad house with her husband Rabbi Mendy Kaminker -- tweaked her own mother's challah recipe until she got it just where she wanted it. "My mother was amazing in the kitchen," said Kaminker, a mom of six formerly of Teaneck. "She was always cooking and baking, and encouraged our own creativity." Each challah recipe begins with the same ingredients: Yeast, water, eggs, oil, flour, sugar and salt. Kaminker played around with each one until she found the perfe…
We Knead This: Bergen County Jewish Moms Share Rosh Hashanah Challah Recipes We Knead This: Bergen County Jewish Moms Share Rosh Hashanah Challah Recipes
We Knead This: Bergen County Jewish Moms Share Rosh Hashanah Challah Recipes Studded with raisins, dusted with cinnamon sugar and smeared with honey, challah just tastes sweeter this time of year. The traditional Jewish bread that's normally savory and braided for the Sabbath is twisted into a big, round bun and candied just once a year for Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year. ** Click here for the first recipe from New Milford's Daniela Pomerantz ** Making challah from scratch seems like a messy and overwhelming process -- often requiring an entire bag of flour, yeast and a whole lot of precious patience and time. Three local Jewish moms graciously welcomed Daily…
Hudson Valley Lawmakers Vote To Change State Primary Election Date Hudson Valley Lawmakers Vote To Change State Primary Election Date
Hudson Valley Lawmakers Vote To Change State Primary Election Date Hudson Valley lawmakers are pushing forward with a proposed bill to change the state primary election date from Tuesday, Sept. 11 to Thursday, Sept. 13 to ensure that all parties are able to get to the polls. Assemblymember Amy Paulin announced this week that she has voted to move the date, “out of respect for those who lost loved ones in the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, as well as those celebrating Rosh Hashanah. “Voting is our most important civic duty, and having consistency in our primary date is important to encourage participation.  Nevertheless, in some years, it’s equally im…