George Soros, the Hungarian-American billionaire, has all the makings of a character in a Hasidic fable.  Here is a man distrusted by many of his fellow Jews, and despised by quite a few of … more

On August 2, Priority-1 supporters and meat lovers in the Five Towns will celebrate the end of the nine days at the fifth annual Fleishfest. The Cedarhurst gathering serves to raise funds and … more

Rabbi Stern is executive director of ORA Organization for the Resolution of Agunot Recently, Jewish news sites reported that 44 rabbis in Israel challenged the Beth Din of America’s … more

Hillel Day Campers were treated to a day of fun with a pair of New York Mets players when infielders Wilmer Flores and T.J. Rivera visited on July 21. This was the third year that the camp, … more

Touro College said this week that it would begin to offer mens division classes in the Five Towns on Sept. 11. Sessions on Tuesday and Thursday evenings will include psychology, business … more

Tuvia Tenenbom, best-selling author of  “I Slept in Hitler’s Room” and “Catch the Jew” will be speaking at Congregation of Beth Shalom this Sunday, July 23, about … more

AMIT is holding its annual Yom Iyun, a day of learning for women by women, on Wednesday, July 26, in Cedarhurst.  Dr. Shoshana Poupko, dean of students for the Ma’ayanot Yeshiva High … more

Gavin DeGraw will headline UJA-Federation of New York’s Annual Summerfest Concert on Thursday, Aug. 10, at the NYCB Theater, 960 Brush Hollow Road, Westbury. The event begins at 6 pm with … more

In 2012, Rabbi Jason Herman wrote a letter to Israel’s chief rabbinate certifying that a friend of his who wished to get married was Jewish and single. The letter was declared invalid. … more

Some 7,000 Jewish athletes from 80 countries headed back to their home countries this week following the 20th Maccabiah Games, a two-week event that is being praised for helping create … more