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Rabbi Andrew Markowitz, president of the Rabbinical Council of Bergen County and mara d’asra of Congregation Shomrei Torah in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, swabbed to be a kidney donor through Renewal after receiving a question of one of his alumna students from Naaleh High School for Girls, who had just matched to be a kidney donor. “Am I mechuyevet (obligated) to donate my kidney?” she asked him.

On Friday, August 14, during Shabbat services at Central Synagogue, a man attacked a woman inside the house of worship.

MTA welcomed students back for the 5787 school year with a renewed sense of energy, growth, and excitement for the year ahead. The new school year brings new faces, expanded opportunities, and several new roles designed to strengthen the academic, spiritual, and student-life experience at MTA.

Imagine pulling into a parking lot where every space is taken, cars are packed tightly, and some vehicles are blocking others in. In most places, that kind of scene might quickly lead to frustration. Here, drivers simply left their keys available so cars could be moved when necessary, and everyone went on with their day. The setting was Beth Medrash Govoha in Lakewood, but for the ten Emet students visiting that weekend, the moment represented something larger: a community where Torah values shape everyday life.

Parshas Nitzavim–Vayeilech begins with all of Klal Yisrael standing together before Hashem: “Atem nitzavim hayom kulchem lifnei Hashem Elokeichem” - “You are standing today, all of you, before Hashem your G-d.” As we approach the Yamim Noraim, these words remind us that we stand before Hashem not only as individuals, but together as one Klal Yisrael.

Forty boys from Kew Gardens and Richmond Hill enjoyed a free end-of-summer trip to Adventureland, organized by Khal Adas Yereim of Kew Gardens. This provided local families with a welcome activity during the often-challenging stretch between the end of camp and the start of the school year.