🌱 Patch AM: How a Teaneck leader turned Sydney horror into Hanukkah defiance.

Hello Teaneck! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How a Teaneck leader turned Sydney horror into Hanukkah defiance.
• Why Holy Name in Teaneck just earned a national safety honor

Also on today's calendar: Art of Living Part 1 Program in the presence of Gurudev and 8 more events.

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Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly cloudy and breezy, with a high of 44 and low of 31 degrees.
• Thursday: Clouds and sun, temps: high: 47, low: 41.
• Friday: Becoming windier; a.m. rain, with a high of 55 and low of 30 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• NJ Jewish community ushers in Hanukkah with grief amid Sydney attack (northjersey.com) — A Teaneck resident, Jewish leader Stephanie Hausner, shares how the Hanukkah massacre in Sydney felt especially personal after she prayed with victims there just days earlier. Her story anchors a wider look at how North Jersey’s Jewish community is marking Hanukkah with grief, resilience, and calls for stronger action against antisemitism.
   

• 7 NJ hospitals earn Leapfrog Top Hospital awards (updated) (njbiz.com) — Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck has been named a 2025 Leapfrog Top General Hospital, recognizing its strong record on patient safety and quality. The award places Holy Name among just seven New Jersey hospitals honored this year, highlighting the work of its clinicians and leadership and underscoring that Teaneck residents have a nationally recognized care option close to home.
   

📸 Around Teaneck

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Teaneck

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 19

• Art of Living Part 1 Program in the presence of Gurudev
  Hyatt Regency Jersey City on the Hudson, 2 Exchange Pl, Jersey City
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday December 18

• Baby Lap Time
  Hackensack's Johnson Free Public Library Hackensack - Children's Room,
  10:00 am
• Open Mic Night
  Hackensack's Johnson Free Public Library Hackensack - Auditorium,
  7:00 pm
• Englewood Public Library Book Club Discussion
  Crush Cookie Bar , 14 Engle St , Englewood
  7:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Julius Tolentino Presents: Newark Academy Christmas Show
  brvshcul7ur3 , 482 Cedar Ln , Teaneck
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Bilingual Story Time
  Hackensack's Johnson Free Public Library Hackensack - Children's Room,
  10:00 am
• [Hybrid] Just the Facts: the Nonfiction Only Book Club - Long Haul by Frank Figliuzzi
  Hackensack's Johnson Free Public Library Hackensack - Meeting Room, Hackensack - Zoom,
  10:00 am
• [Hybrid] YA Books for Adult Readers Book Club: Under the Same Stars
  Hackensack's Johnson Free Public Library Hackensack - Periodicals/Leap Space, Hackensack - Zoom,
  11:00 am
• 8th Annual Christmas Party for Teaneck Children
  260 Elm Ave , Teaneck
  5:00 pm

Monday December 29

• Yarn Works Club
  Hackensack's Johnson Free Public Library Hackensack - Auditorium,
  6:30 pm

Tuesday December 30

• Teaneck Community Blood Drive - Noak's Ark soup coupon for donors!
  Young Israel of Teaneck , 868 Perry Ln , Teaneck
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 17

• JUV Books & Crafts Storytime (for Ages 2-5 Years with a Caregiver) No registration
  Dumont's Dixon Homestead Library , Dumont - All Purpose Room 2 , Dumont
  10:30 am
• ESL Conversation Class
  Hackensack's Johnson Free Public Library Hackensack - Meeting Room,
  10:30 am
• Adult Craft - Felted Embroidery Hoop
  Lodi Memorial Library Lodi - Upstairs,
  1:30 pm
• (R) Hackensack Creates...Frosted Mason Jar Luminaries
  Hackensack's Johnson Free Public Library Hackensack - Gallery Space, Hackensack - Meeting Room,
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Looking to adopt a senior cat for an older single friend...
  she has .cat experience and it would be the only pet...if you have a great foster kitty who needs lots of love .please text me.. I am helping her… (Nextdoor Greater Teaneck)

• TotalMed posted a job opening for Patient Access Rep - Hospital in Teaneck. Apply here.
• Dwight-Englewood School posted a job opening for Girls Lacrosse Coach in Englewood. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Teaneck here.

🗞 Nearby News

Bogota

• Bogota Bowling (bogotablognj.com)
• 8+ Inches Of Snow Falls, Thousands Lose Power In NJ Storm (patch.com)

Hackensack

• Interactive Mental Health-Focused Art Exhibit Installed at Hackensack Library (tapinto.net)
• Two Loaded Handguns, Drugs Found On 33-Year-Old Hackensack Man: Cops (dailyvoice.com)
• Bergen Community College: Stop & Shop Helps Fill Bergen Food Pantry (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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