Teaneck Community Legend Lights Chanukah Candles with JNF-USA

Teaneck local and long-time Jewish National Fund-USA partner, Bob Levine, paid a visit to Ronald S. Lauder JNF House on Wednesday to join the organization's professional staff in lighting the Chanukah candles on the eve of the third night of the Jewish festival of lights.

"I can't think of anywhere else I'd rather be than here with JNF lighting the Chanukah candles," said Bob Levine, who serves as the organizations Vice-President, Zionist Education Continuum. "The story of Chanukah is the story of JNF. With the spirit and conviction of the Maccabees, JNF has empowered the Jewish people to again exercise their right to self-determination in their ancestral homeland, Israel. The impact that JNF and its partners, their donors, have had on the 4,000 year history of the Jewish people is nothing short of a modern-day-miracle and I feel blessed to have spent over 50 years supporting the land and people of Israel through JNF."

JNF-USA is the leading philanthropic organization for Israel that supports critical environmental and nation-building activities in Israel’s north and south. Through its One Billion Dollar Roadmap for the Next Decade, JNF-USA is building housing sites in Israel’s north and south, providing fire trucks and stations, planting trees, creating employment opportunities, developing water infrastructure, and delivering ongoing therapeutic, emotional and psychological assistance. In addition, JNF-USA is boosting tourism, building medical centers, preserving heritage sites, supporting people with special needs, and funding groundbreaking research centers.

Those in Northern NJ looking to support JNF-USA can visit www.jnf.org or contact Michael Feinman at mfeinman@jnf.org or 212.879.9305 ext.503.