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Jewish Institutions Raise Vigilance

My Central Jersey

Rabbi Eliezer Zaklikovsky (right) makes Havdalah at the Chabad Jewish Center in Monroe, NJ.

The shootings at a Jewish school in France have schools and houses of worship in New Jersey looking again at their own security precautions, already at a heightened level for years because of threats against Jewish communities worldwide.

Long Island Chabad House Marks Decade of Service

A gala banquet dinner celebrating Chabad’s 10 years of service to the greater West Hempstead, NY community took place Sunday night, March 18, at the prestigious Garden City Hotel. Chabad of West Hempstead, under the leadership of Rabbi Yossi and Chaya R. Lieberman, is also responsible for activities at neighboring colleges Hofstra University, Adelphi University and Nassau Community college.

Op-Ed: Camps Unmasked

by Yehudah Kaplan

Over the past decade, thousands of words have been spilled, in conversation and in print, over the alarming rate of our youth going off the derech. Accusations have been made against our school systems and against the parents. The rabbonim, the mashpiyim and even our store vendors have been blamed.

French Police Close In on Toulouse Killer

French police searching for a gunman who shot dead four people at a Jewish school in Toulouse have launched a raid in the north of the city. Two police officers have been injured in the operation, which is reported to have begun before dawn and is ongoing. The suspect, named as Mohammed Merah, is reported to have travelled to fight in Afghanistan and to have been jailed there before escaping in 2008. Latest Update: 1:30 PM