Hevra Kadisha Program and Dinner
Catered by Eyal Shani’s Kosher Miznon restaurant.
No charge, but please email Deborah if you plan to attend.
Join us for a conversation with Rabbi Andrew Schultz, Executive Director of CAJAC (read more about Rabbi Schultz and CAJAC below).
Similar to last Fall’s Hevra Kadisha event, we will be catering this talk from Eyal Shani’s Kosher Miznon restaurant. There is no charge to attend and no one will be turned away at the door, but if you know you plan on coming, please email Deborah so that we can get an idea of how many people to expect and have enough food.
At the end of the program, we’ll recite a Psalm which will provide an opportunity for anyone in mourning or observing a yahrzeit to say Kaddish.
Since its founding, CAJAC (Community Alliance for Jewish-Affiliated Cemeteries) has restored over 60,000 graves with the help of more than 5,000 volunteers. CAJAC presently takes care of more than10,000 graves, managing a number of cemeteries and partnering with organizations throughout the tri-state area to provide the critical link in setting standards, developing strategies, and assisting those tasked as fiduciaries for Jewish cemeteries. Rabbi Schultz will talk to us about CAJAC’s work. We will also talk about Or Zarua’s cemetery plots, situated in a Congregational section of Beth El Cemetery in Paramus, NJ.
Rabbi Andrew Schultz has served as a Jewish communal professional for the last 25 years, having held several senior level positions in Jewish agencies throughout the Tri-State area, including BBYO, the Jewish Educational Center, and Yedei Chesed. A significant portion of his career has been as the Executive Director of CAJAC, a nonprofit organization responsible for the administration and oversight of nearly 10,000 Jewish graves throughout New York and New Jersey.
Rabbi Schultz earned Yoreh Yoreh Semicha from both Kollel Hachsharus L’Rabbanus and Machon Halacha Lemaan Yilmedu. He is presently engaged in advanced rabbinical studies through Lemaan Yilmedu. Rabbi Schultz is also a member of MORASHAH, the rabbinical arm of the Union for Traditional Judaism and the New York Board of Rabbis. He is a certified police chaplain and actively serves both the Fair Lawn and Elmwood Park police departments. Rabbi Schultz is also active in Chaverim of Bergen County, a community organization providing non-medical emergency services.