Bonei Olam, Building the Future in Deal, NJ
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The record keepers at the Guinness Book of World Records may not know it, but there is one married couple that has more than 2,000 children. Not only that, but their children live on every continent and speak different languages. They are not the biological parents of these children, but through their organization, Bonei Olam, Rabbi and Mrs. Schlomo Bochner have facilitated the births of these children and are building future generations of Am Yisrael.
For thousands of years, Jews have sanctified their married life by beginning it with a traditional Jewish wedding. The beauty, simplicity and nobility of the Jewish wedding ceremony is dictated to us by Talmudic tradition and rabbinic law. The ceremony is based on the name that the Talmud grants to the Jewish concept of betrothal and marriage—“kiddushin,” meaning sanctification and holiness. Though marriage is a contract between a man and a woman for living together, it is much more than that. At the root of the Jewish marriage ceremony is the understanding that a marriage is much greater than the sum of its individual parts.
Now in its third year, Yeshivat Magen Abraham is charting a new path in the field of high school education in Brooklyn’s Syrian community. Through innovative methods and strategies, they prepare the community’s youth for religious and financial success.
Brooklyn, NY – Today, New York City Councilman David Greenfield endorsed Congressman Michael McMahon in his re-election bid for New York’s 13th Congressional District. The endorsement took place in front of the Sephardic Multi Service Center in Gravesend, Brooklyn.
As a culmination of their year-long series of programs called The Jews of Spain: Past and Present, the American Sephardi Federation joined with Congregation Edmond J. Safra of Manhattan and Ramaz School/Kehillath Jeshurun for a nine-day heritage tour of Spain called Roots of Sefarad. Led by Rabbi Dr. Elie Abadie and Rabbi Haskel Lookstein, the group of 51 Sephardim and Ashkenazim together explored the famous and infamous sites which exemplify the Jewish experience in Spain under Muslim and Christian rule.
Recently, several hundred people gathered at the Park East Synagogue on Manhattan’s Upper East Side for a most befitting tribute to the life and legacy of famed Zionist leader and visionary Vladimir Ze’ev Jabotinsky on the occasion of his 70th yahrzeit. Due to the geo-political realities of the age of terrorism, security was tight at the venue as attendees went through airport style checks as they entered.
Scotland is perhaps the only country in Europe to have no history of Jewish persecution. Indeed, Jews in Scotland have a rare uninterrupted history, starting in 1290, when Jews were expelled from England under the Edict of Expulsion. There is some history of Jews existing in Scotland prior to the Edict, but no definite record of Jewish communities.
The New York metro area has 2 million Jews, more than everywhere else, except Tel Aviv. But it’s a big drop after that. LA has 650,000. Philly, DC, Chicago, Boston, and San Francisco each have about a quarter million. A few more American cities have between 50,000 and 100,000. But when you get down to the top 40 American cities, we’re talking less than 10,000 in a metro area.
As the season unfolds and progresses, new fall styles and trends will hit the stores. Some styles will be an instant hit, and some won’t pan out. In my fashion research, I discovered many different accessories that will accentuate and enhance many outfits, giving them a savvy and stylish feel. Here’s a sneak peak of what to expect in the stores this fall.
Mosaic art has become quite popular, especially with young girls. But what exactly is it? Mosaic is the art of creating patterns or pictures using an assemblage of small pieces of colored glass, stone, or other materials. It can be used as a technique for decorative art, or as an aspect of interior decoration.
Clutching their tennis rackets, garbed in athletic gear, community mothers and daughters eagerly made their way to the Deal Casino courts. The tennis tournament for S.E.A.D., the Special Education Academy of Deal, was underway by 8 am. Women were excited to play with their families, as Frieda Gheriani confirmed, “Where else do you get to play with your grandmother and mother in a tournament? This is the only tournament where you are playing with family, not friends.”
Imagine an unusually creative day where women forget about their to-do lists and focus on themselves through expressive artful dance on the beach. Well imagine no more because Gem Suslovich, a community yoga instructor and the Art and Film Salon host, created that very event! It was a day for women, by women, to envelope themselves in captivating dance.
Rain didn’t dare discourage our community members from heading out at 8:30 am recently for a Bike-A-Thon in support of the Jesse Dweck A”H City Learning Center. Jesse was an amazing biker who enjoyed riding with his father. Friends and relatives honored his memory by embarking on 10, 18, or 36 mile bike rides. 
The atmosphere was electric; familiar models were dressed beautifully. These gorgeous women gave their all for the 3rd Annual Hats Off To Life Fashion Show, a beneficial summer event. In the beautiful Berkeley Hotel in Asbury Park, hundreds of women attended one of the most anticipated events of the summer. After many hours of hard work, the afternoon proved to be the event of the summer, with superb fashions, and, of course, divine hats.