FAIR LAWN — Customers who usually flock to Zadies Bake Shop for their challah bread and apple strudels will be able to do that again Wednesday morning.

The popular kosher bakery on Fair Lawn Avenue reopens at 6 a.m. after being closed since July 11, when a car crashed into the front of the shop after the driver mistakenly stepped on the gas pedal.

Adam Steinberg, co-owner of Zadies Bake Shop, said that with the "soft opening" Wednesday and a grand opening planned for Sunday — and with Rosh Hashanah looming — the week has been "nerve-wracking."

"We have a faith that our customer base is going to return and come back and support us, but having a grand opening right before the busiest week of the year, which is the week before Rosh Hashanah ... it's going to be crazy," Steinberg said. "We're trying to prepare as best we can, and just got to take it one day at a time."

Rosh Hashanah is one of the High Holy Days in the Jewish faith, a two-day celebration that begins Sept. 29.

Steinberg said the bakery, which employs 15 to 20 people, has been completely renovated, with new showcases and shelving, a new floor and a fresh paint job. He pointed out that the damage prompted an entirely updated store, since it would be "weird" to have one part looking modern while the rest of the store, which dates to the 1950s, remained the same. Zadies opened in the space in 2005.

He said that while the bakery was closed, operations continued in the undamaged back section. That meant an uptick in online sales, as customers were able to make wholesale orders, and they could buy at retail stores that sell goods from Zadies.

Looking back, Steinberg said, the way the crash occurred was "the best-case scenario": Not only did it not affect the baking operations, but none of the three employees in the store that day, including Steinberg, was hurt.

"It was definitely a scary moment. I could have been hurt. Not just me, but the other two employees that were in the store," he said. "There were a hundred thousand different scenarios that could have made the situation worse."

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