Chris Cromarty was a gentle, caring family man whose dogged determination helped unite First Nations in northwestern Ontario and get the attention of the government. First Nations leaders are reflecting on his passing, and what it means to live a good life.
Congregation Beth Abraham’s annual dinner on Wednesday, June 15 will honor two deserving couples and kickstart the final stage of the fundraising campaign for the Bergenfield shul’s major expansion.
Donny Morris’s aunt says a number of initiatives both in Israel and the family’s hometown of Bergenfield, N.J., have been created to keep his memory alive.
On a day with near-perfect weather, a crowd of nearly 300, including Beth Abraham’s rabbinic and lay leadership, members and local dignitaries showed up for an afternoon of fun for the kids, a sumptuous picnic-dinner buffet and a personal address from Congressman Josh Gottheimer.
Feelings of bewilderment, a lack of cognition and a great sense of confusion are a general recap of what my mental landscape was during the kumzitz that took place on the Motzei Shabbos at the Kotel not even two days after Lag B’Omer last year.