NEW JERSEY
New Jersey Jewish News
by Robert Wiener
NJJN Staff Writer
June 27, 2017
As the daughter of Ilene Strauss of Jerusalem and Rabbi Steven Bayar of Congregation B’nai Israel in Millburn, Rahel Bayar, 36, had “a childhood of growing up, seeing, and experiencing the good things others do.”
And yet, or perhaps because of that upbringing, she has devoted her career to handling some of the greatest evils human beings can do to one another. Her field is dealing with victims of sex crimes and other forms of sexual abuse.
Labeling her “a warrior for those most vulnerable,” The New York Jewish Week, the parent company of NJJN, honored Bayar as one of “36 under 36” — young Jewish community leaders “who have demonstrated unique initiative, creativity, and leadership.”
Bayar said her parents taught her to be attuned to people’s needs. For instance, when one of her sister’s tutors couldn’t afford air conditioning during a sweltering summer, her dad told the tutor he knew of someone giving one away. Then he drove his daughters to an electronics store, bought a new unit, and gave it to the family.
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