Dr. Shmuel Reisbaum of the Torah Academy for Girls presents a check to Irwin Gershon, senior development executive for New York’s UJA-Federation. TAG donated over $2,000 to … more

One of Nassau County’s budding scientists, Justin Lish of Woodmere (second from right), returned from four weeks on the Weizmann Institute’s campus in Rehovot, Israel. Lish, class of 2016 … more

Throughout summer, the voices of children of all ages could be heard at the Levi Yitzchak Library on Central Avenue in Cedarhurst which hosted a variety of programs.  The summer may be … more

As kids get ready to go back to school, hundreds of school-aged youth and parent volunteers will assemble backpacks with school supplies for underprivileged children in the Five Towns communities on … more

The Kohelet Foundation has announced the inaugural year of its Kohelet Prize. An unrestricted $36,000 will be awarded to educators or teams of educators, who currently work in Jewish day schools and … more

The Yeshiva University-affiliated Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS) and the Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology have announced a joint pilot program in pastoral counseling that will … more

Ten college undergraduates from Long Island — including students from Woodmere and Lawrence — participated in the sixth annual Summer Science Research Internship Program, a joint … more

Campers at Hillel Day Camp in Lawrence closed the summer season with a focus on those in our community who are in need. The children collected almost 300 cans and other non-perishable food items … more

The Hebrew Academy of Nassau County Athletic Department has announced the hiring of Steve Podias as head boys’ varsity basketball coach. Podias joins the Hurricanes … more

Hundreds of volunteers — including 6-year-old Michael Fuld — assembled 750 school-supply-filled backpacks last Wednesday at Yeshiva of South Shore in Hewlett, during the seventh annual … more