The dedicated students of Yeshivas Tomchei Temimim – Morristown, a branch of the Rabbinical College of America, departed from their campus today in an impressive column of mitzvah tanks. The special parade, organized in honor of the Rebbe MH”M’s 120th birthday, conquered the streets of Northern New Jersey with a message of goodness and kindness • Watch
The New Jersey Turnpike Authority said on Monday that, as part of its 2022 budget, it will be raising tolls on the Garden State Parkway and New Jersey Turnpike by 3%. The rise comes just 16 months after the tolls on the two largest toll roads in the Garden State spiked by 36% and 27%, respectively • Full Story
The Bris Avrohom organization, under the auspices of Rabbi Mordechai Kanelsky, has spearheaded pirsumei nisa in the State of New Jersey by erecting 140 public menorahs for millions to see. Among the locations displaying menorahs are Newark Airport, the George Washington Bridge, and along the New Jersey Turnpike • Photos
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy participated in a Menorah lighting at the State House in Trenton earlier this afternoon surrounded by a large group of Shluchim from all over the state • Photos
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy visited the Chabad House at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, which is operated under the auspices of Rabbi Yosef Carlebach. The Governor met with the Shluchim, as well as many of the students who participate in Chabad programming, lauding the institution for creating a hub for Jewish life on campus • Photos
For more than two years, a movement in Hasidic Orthodox Judaism known as Chabad has been expanding in Bayonne. Knowing that many modern Jews living in the area are unaffiliated and the traditional synagogues are struggling to survive, Chabad goes into the community and performs outreach. Article courtesy of NJ.com • Full Story
Berel Grossbaum (Minnesota) to Chana Shmotkin (Detroit)
L’Chaim tonight in F.R.E.E.
Baby boy to: Shmuel and Esther Neft (nee Tyshenko) – Toronto.
Baby boy to: Menachem and Esty Sheinberger – Crown Heights
Baby girl to: Meir and Chanie Levinger (nee Richler) – Yerushalayim, Israel