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Also on today's calendar: Sip & Savor: A Cakebread Wine Dinner and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: Why do cows have hooves and not feet? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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1. A Little Free Library, a Lost Book and the New York Times (villagegreennj.com) — A Maplewood resident who commutes home via South Orange had a surprising reunion with a long-forgotten college paperback at a neighborhood Little Free Library in Maplewood. His full-circle book discovery, complete with an old ticket bearing his name, ended up featured in The New York Times’ Metropolitan Diary column, highlighting the charm of local free libraries and small-world moments.
2. Morning of Unity: Clergy Gather at JESPY for Interfaith Breakfast (tapinto.net) — An interfaith breakfast at JESPY House in South Orange brought together local clergy, JESPY clients, and community leaders for conversation about inclusion and support for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Speakers shared JESPY’s history, impact, and ambitious Go Big for JESPY expansion plans, underscoring the organization’s long-standing role as a cornerstone of community life in South Orange and the region.
3. Meet the City's Most In-Demand Mohel (nymag.com) — South Orange gets a nod as part of the territory for one of the New York area’s busiest mohels, Rabbi Eliezer Lawrence, who performs hundreds of brises each year across the tri-state region. The article follows his hectic multi-stop days, training, and competitive niche business, while touching on how changing religious norms and hospital practices are reshaping this traditional role.
4. Jewish Leaders Condemn IDF Soldier's Desecration of Jesus Statue in Lebanon (israel365news.com) — A South Orange rabbi is among more than 100 Jewish leaders worldwide condemning an IDF soldier’s destruction of a Jesus statue in southern Lebanon and apologizing to Christians. The letter, grounded in Jewish teachings on respect and justice, urges stronger Jewish‑Christian relations and calls the act a desecration of God’s name.
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