Teaneck Father, Son Receive Rabbinical Ordination Together
TEANECK, N.J. — From the moment Alvin Reinstein of Teaneck enrolled in the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary at Yeshiva University almost four years ago, his son, Sam Reinstein, knew everything that was about to happen was going to be a pretty big deal.
"It's so rare for adults to come back, especially after they retire," said Sam, 27.
What's even rarer, though, is the fact that the father and son graduated from the program in the same class on Sunday — a first in RIET history.
Sam finished the program in 2014 and his father in January. Sunday's celebration combined three…
Community Rallies For Garfield Boy With Autism, Single Mom
GARFIELD, N.J. — Elzbieta Biernacka of Garfield rarely sleeps these days.
Her 8-year-old son, Kacper, who has Autism and ADHD, wakes up between 12 a.m. and 2 a.m. — and doesn't go back to sleep until 9 p.m. that evening.
To simply say Biernacka is exhausted would be an understatement. But she's got a lot of fight left in her, and is currently raising $17,000 to purchase a therapy dog for her son.
Biernacka's former colleague, Carlyle Myrie, has set up local donation sites at the gyms where he teaches spin to help raise the remaining $5,000.
"I worked with these wonderful kids [who ha…
Michael Stanley, 44, Of Old Tappan Dies In Snowmobile Accident
OLD TAPPAN, N.J. — Michael Stanley of Old Tappan died Friday, March 17, in a snowmobile accident.
Stanley, 44, was operating a 2015 Ski-Doo that struck a concrete bridge on a trail in the upstate New York town of Boonville, Oneida County Sheriff Robert Maciol said.
Boonville Ambulance transported him with serious injuries to St. Elizabeth's Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead, Maciol said.Cassidy-Flynn Funeral Home in Mount Kisco was handling the arrangements.
