Monday, December 10, 2012
The annual event took place Saturday, commemorating the first night of the Jewish holiday.
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Monday, December 10, 2012
Congregation Gesher Shalom, the Jewish Community Center of Fort Lee with Rabbi Kenneth Stern, Cantor Paul Zim and Fort Lee Mayor Mark Sokolich, among others, celebrated the first night of Hanukkah Saturday, hosting their annual Menorah lighting. Members of the Fort Lee Jewish community sang traditional Hanukkah songs and officially lit the first candle on the Fort Lee Menorah. The annual event took place at the “triangle”—the small area formed by Lemoine Avenue, Main Street and Schlosser Street—as is the local tradition, and it was followed by a celebration with food and festivities back at the Synagogue. Fort Lee is now completely alight for the holidays; the borough's annual kickoff to the holidays took place Thursday at the Fort Lee …
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
The annual holiday boutique is Sunday, Dec. 2; the community Menorah lighting takes place Dec. 8, the first night of Hanukkah. Both events are open to the public.
Congregation Gesher Shalom, the Jewish Community Center of Fort Lee, is holding its annual “Holiday Boutique” Sunday, featuring “many vendors” selling jewelry, accessories, clothing and other gift items, in addition to Judaica and baked goods, according to organizers. Rabbi Kenneth Stern of Gesher Shalom said everyone is welcome, and that “there’s nothing religious about” the annual event. “It’s basically pre-Hanukkah and pre-holiday shopping for anybody who would like to come,” Stern said. “It’s not limited to Jewish ritual items or anything like that; it’s gifts.” Stern added that because Hanukkah “revolves around oil,” there will also be homemade applesauce available for sale at the holiday boutique. “[The applesauce] can go with potato…
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Thursday, August 30, 2012
Two events at the local Synagogue on Anderson Avenue in Fort Lee, including a barbecue, music and religious services, are planned for Sept. 7 and 8.
Fort Lee’s Congregation Gesher Shalom, the Jewish Community Center of Fort Lee, is holding two separate events in early September celebrating students returning to school and inaugurating its High Holidays programs and services, respectively, the local Synagogue announced this week. It’s also inviting non-members to consider joining. On Friday, Sept. 7, Gesher Shalom will hold a “Back to School and Shul Barbecue” starting at 6 p.m. Following the rain-or-shine barbecue will be a “Shabbat Together Musical Service” with Cantor Paul Zim; the service takes place in the Gesher Shalom sanctuary starting at 7 p.m. The barbecue, for which reservations are required, costs $12 for members and $14 for non-members, but there is no charge for children …
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Monday, June 4, 2012
Congregation Gesher Shalom's annual dinner dance provided the opportunity to recognize some of Fort Lee's leaders.
Fort Lee's Congregation Gesher Shalom held its annual dinner dance Sunday at the Montammy Golf and Country Club in Alpine. The event honored "The Keepers of Our Community," including the leaders of Fort Lee's police, fire, ambulance, public works, general services and emergency management, in addition to Rabbi Kenneth Stern of Gesher Shalom. The Shofar Award recipient this year was Richard Schiff. Photographer Christopher Costa captured these images of the event in Alpine Sunday.
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Fort Lee’s Congregation Gesher Shalom will hold its annual Holocaust Memorial Sunday, April 22, at 7 p.m.
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Saturday, April 21, 2012
Editor’s Note: The following was written by Rabbi Kenneth Stern of Congregation Gesher Shalom: The Torah Scroll is Judaism's most sacred object. It is handwritten by a specially trained scribe on sheets of parchment skin and takes about a year to complete. Usually it is wrapped in a decorated velvet mantle and adorned with a silver shield and crowns. It rests in an Ark and is not displayed unless one is about to chant from it as part of a Synagogue service. But there is one Torah Scroll at Congregation Gesher Shalom that is open and on permanent display. It is a Holocaust Torah, "a brand plucked from the fire." This scroll is one of approximately 1,500 that were amassed by the Nazis in Czechoslovakia, along with all manner of Judaica, that…
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Tuesday, April 10, 2012
The Manischewitz Company is partnering with “rock Can roll” to place collection bins around the country, including one in Fort Lee.
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Tuesday, April 10, 2012
The Manischewitz Company and Long Island-based nonprofit hunger relief organization rock CAN roll have joined together to fight hunger and poverty through food donations in honor of Passover and spring, and Fort Lee’s Congregation Gesher Shalom is participating in the program. “Spring is a time of personal renewal, holidays and family fun, but many families out there are struggling to make ends meet during this season and throughout the year,” said a Manischewitz Company spokesperson. Manischewitz has been placing food collection bins in New Jersey, New York, Illinois, Florida, California, Tennessee, Texas and Massachusetts, among other locations. The bins, one of which is the company placed at Gesher Shalom at 1449 Anderson Ave., will be …
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Tuesday, March 13, 2012
The Purim Carnival at Fort Lee's Gesher Shalom.
Congregation Gesher Shalom hosted its annual Purim Carnival for people of all ages and all regligions, who were treated to games, crafts, raffles and a bouncy slide. Purim is a celebratory holiday for Jews. It marks their deliverance from the evil Haman and is included in the biblical book of Esther. Congregants are encouraged to dress up in costumes and enjoy delicious treats, and there is an all-round festive feel to the holiday. Last week, Gesher Shalom celebrated Purim with the reading of the Scroll of Esther, known in Hebrew as the Megillat Esther, which relates the basic story of Purim. Under the rule of King Ahashuerus, Haman, the king's prime minister, plots to exterminate all of the Jews of Persia, but Queen Esther and her cousin…
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Friday, March 9, 2012
Fort Lee’s Congregation Gesher Shalom celebrated Purim Wednesday with the reading of the Megillat Esther.
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Friday, March 9, 2012
Purim is celebrated by the reading of the Scroll of Esther, known in Hebrew as the Megillat Esther, which relates the basic story of Purim: Under the rule of King Ahashuerus, Haman, the king's prime minister, plots to exterminate all of the Jews of Persia, but Queen Esther and her cousin, Mordechai, who ultimately save the Jews of the land from destruction, foil his plan. The reading of the Megillah is typically a rowdy affair, punctuated by booing and noise making when Haman's name is read aloud. Congregation Gesher Shalom at 1449 Anderson Ave. is sponsoring a Purim Carnival Sunday, March 11, from 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The carnival, which features games, crafts, raffles and a "bouncy slide," is open to the public, including people of …
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Wednesday, December 21, 2011
The Menorah is located in downtown Fort Lee where Main, Lemoine and Schlosser come together; each night for the eight nights of Hanukkah, one additional candle will be lit. Add your Hanukkah photos to the gallery.
Fort Lee’s community Menorah lighting took place Tuesday at the “triangle” in Fort Lee—the small area formed by Lemoine Avenue, Main Street and Schlosser Street. Sponsored by Congregation Gesher Shalom, the event was in celebration of the first night of Hanukkah. Rabbi Kenneth Stern welcomed those gathered, as a light rain began to fall, saying they would sing several Hanukkah songs before asking someone standing nearby the Menorah to “throw the switch.” “There’s an opinion in the public that said you start with eight and you go in descending order,” Stern said. “I’m almost happy to say that’s what we should do tonight, just so it isn’t one lonely candle.” He added, “But majority rules, and we have to start with one and go up.” Stern then …
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Thursday, November 10, 2011
Congregation Gesher Shalom will also commemorate “Kristallnacht,” or the “Night of Broken Glass” this weekend with some special events planned
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Thursday, November 10, 2011
Each year on the Friday closest to Veterans Day, Congregation Gesher Shalom partners with the Jewish War Veterans of Fort Lee, the Gallin-Mazur Post 741, to mark the occasion. This year, Veterans Day happens to fall on a Friday, and Rabbi Kenneth Stern’s efforts—dating back to August—to get U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez to speak at the Synagogue’s service paid off earlier this week when he received word that the senator would indeed be able to make it. In honor of Menendez’s visit, Stern said, members of the Fort Lee Cairola-Barber VFW Post and other local officials will also attend the 7 p.m. service Friday. Stern said it will “honor those who served our country with valor, loyalty and distinction.” He added that combining Veterans Day with …
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