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Rabbi Lawrence Zierler with the dumpster to be used for the bread burn at the Jewish Center of Teaneck - Teaneck, NJ - Apr 5, 2012 (credit: Marla Diamond / WCBS 880)

Teaneck Synagogue Burning Bread Ahead Of Passover

Passover starts at sundown Friday. For many Jewish people, that means no eating bread for the next eight days.

2012/04/06

Rabbi Joseph Potasnik (file / credit: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

Chief New York Rabbi Joseph Potasnik Talks About Meaning Of Passover

At sundown Friday, Jews across the Tri-State Area will sit down and celebrate the holiday of Passover. The holiday celebrates the Jewish people’s exodus from slavery in Egypt.

2012/04/05

New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly delivers his pre-Passover briefing - New York, NY - Apr 3, 2012 (credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

NYPD Beefs Up Security Around Jewish Sites Ahead Of Passover

The recent deadly attack at a Jewish school in Toulouse, France has prompted an extra layer of vigilance in New York City ahead of the eight-day Jewish holiday of Passover.

2012/04/04

3GNY members David Wachs and Gayle Steinweis Peck at a happy hour (credit: Julie Cohen / 3GNY)

Stories From Main Street: 3GNY Keeps The Memory Of The Holocaust Alive In NYC

With the Jewish people to once again celebrate their survival with Passover, a New York City group hopes that we will never forget about the Holocaust, so we can say “never again.”

2012/04/02

Anne Frank Center USA - New York, NY - Mar 15, 2012 (credit: Marla Diamond / WCBS 880 / AFS/AFF, Amsterdam/Basel)

New Anne Frank Center Opens In Lower Manhattan

The words of the diary of Anne Frank, one of the many young victims of the Holocaust, have echoed on through time and around the globe to Manhattan.

2012/03/15

Maimonides Medical Center sign (credit: Facebook)

Brooklyn DA Investigating Death Of Baby Following Circumcision Ritual

The Brooklyn district attorney isinvestigating the death of a 2-week-old at Maimonides Medical Center last September.

2012/03/07

Ambulance (file / credit: clipart.com)

Brooklyn Jewish Women Form Ladies-Only Ambulance Service

The all-male Hatzolah EMT crew snubbed them, so a group of Jewish women in Brooklyn starting their own ladies-only ambulance service.

2012/02/28

File photo: Archbishop Timothy Dolan (credit: Mike Segar/AFP/Getty Images)

Dolan Becomes Cardinal Saturday, But Is Pope In The Future?

New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan will be elevated to Cardinal in Vatican City this Saturday. As Cardinal, that would make him eligible to elected Pope.

2012/02/15

(file / credit: Temple Beth Torah)

L.I. Caterers Accused Of Lying About Being Kosher

According to the general manager and chef of Morrell Caterers on Long Island, people paid a premium for Kosher foods at over 200 weddings, Bar and Bat Mitzvahs, and other events, but everything was tainted.

2012/02/08

Anthony Graziano In Court Jan. 25 (credit: CBS 2)

Prosecutor: Synagogue Firebomb Suspect Admitted To Throwing Incendiary Devices

Prosecutors told the court that 19-year-old Anthony Graziano confessed to firebombing another synagogue in Paramus along with a home attached to a synagogue in Rutherford.

2012/01/31

Anthony Graziano (credit: CBS 2)

Prosecutors: Synagogue Firebomb Suspect Also Targeted Paramus J.C.C.

The prosecutor said that Anthony Graziano was spooked by a passing patrol car and failed to carry out the third alleged attack.

2012/01/27

Anthony Graziano, 19, of Lodi, NJ is accused of hurling firebombs at two synagogues. (credit: Bergen County Prosecutor's Office)

Rutherford Synagogue Firebomb Suspect May Have Tried To Buy Weapons Before Arrest

“Someone like Mr. Graziano, let’s just say it’s probably best we did make the arrest when we did,” Bergen County Prosecutor John Molinelli said Wednesday.

2012/01/25

Rabbi Nosson Schuman leading interfaith gathering at Felician College (credit: CBS 2)

Interfaith Service Held To Counter Anti-Semitic Attacks In Bergen County

“I think we can use this act of hatred an act of unity,” said Rabbi Nosson Schulman. “Use that hatred and turn it inside out to love.”

2012/01/14

Rabbi Nosson Schuman (credit: rutherfordjewish.org)

Interfaith Service To Be Held In Wake Of Bergen County Synagogue Attacks

For Rabbi Nosson Schuman and his wife, it’s getting a little easier to sleep in their bedroom again. This is just days after someone firebombed their home and synagogue in Rutherford.

2012/01/13

Rabbi Nosson Schuman (credit: rutherfordjewish.org)

Authorities Think Rabbi Was Targeted In Rutherford Firebomb Attack

Rabbi Nosson Schuman, who lives in the home with his wife and five children, said he saw a flash of fire outside his bedroom window before his bedspread caught fire.

2012/01/11

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