A fierce nor'easter that dumped more than five inches of rain on New Jersey over the weekend and into Monday led to the postponement of at least two Yom Hashoa memorial services and left some area day schools and religious schools closed.

One local synagogue called its entire membership list offering aid.

But most synagogues and Jewish organizations in the area reported business as usual through the storm.

While the 30th South Orange/Maplewood Interfaith Holocaust Memorial Service went on as scheduled Sunday evening despite the storm, neighboring Temple Beth Ahm in Springfield postponed its scheduled Sunday evening service until Monday, April 16.

The 20th annual Newark Holocaust Memorial Service was cancelled when city officials declared a state of emergency due to flooding and storm-related power outages; a spokesperson said the service would be rescheduled.

Solomon Schechter Day School of Essex and Union in West Orange closed on Monday as a safety precaution, according to head of school Joyce Raynor. The Joseph Kushner Hebrew Academy and Rae Kushner Yeshiva High School, both in Livingston, as well as the Nathan Bohrer-Abraham Kaufman Hebrew Academy of Morris County in Randolph were all open.

Meanwhile, dreary weather that began after midnight on Saturday and lasted well into Monday may have encouraged 85 seniors to flock to Beth Ahm on Monday, doubling the usual attendance for "Not Just Lunch," a seniors-only lunchtime entertainment program featuring Herb Zanes. Many other area activities went on as scheduled, from a "meet the rabbi" event at Temple B'nai Or in Morristown on Sunday evening, which attracted about half the participants expected, to Congregation B'nai Jeshurun's Mitzva Day, where all activities were simply moved indoors at the synagogue in Short Hills.

While there was no serious damage reported at any area synagogues, Congregation B'nai Israel in Millburn reported a downed tree, which forced the closing of its parking lot. Staff at the Conservative synagogue divided the membership list and called everyone to offer support, according to executive director Norman Levin. In addition, religious school classes were cancelled there, following the town's decision to close public schools.