How do people behave when they visit a concentration camp or a Holocaust memorial? Do they act as if there are in place of reverence or mourning? Or do they behave as crowds do at any tourist … more

At his bar mitzvah celebration, Lavi Gimpel’s great-grandmother handed him a check that she said was “enough for seven trees.” “One for each member of your family. When I … more

Walking from South Nassau Communities Hospital’s busy parking lot to its main entrance, visitors pass trees and shrubbery lining an inviting path to a lobby with polished floors, snug couches … more

Iran’s foreign minister accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of “fake history” for saying that Iran sought the annihilation of the Jews, just as had ancient Persia in … more

This Purim, 19 students from Rambam Mesivta in Lawrence gathered in the upstairs Bais Medrash of the Young Israel of West Hempstead for a special Rambam Mesivta Yeshivas Mordechai HaTzadik … more

Judy’s off this week (getting ready for Pesach?), so we’re reprinting a favorite from 2012. Pesach! Ahhhh … so many memories. I loved helping my mom clean the house, line the … more

Couture for a Cause’s latest benefit was a sell-out fundraiser to benefit Lev Leytzan, the organization with Five Towns roots that brings compassionate clowning to the sick … more

A winning hockey team, cheering fans and teachers prepping for their next class are what Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway envisioned as it opened, on Purim Sunday, the school’s … more

After chanting Megillat Esther for their fellow Middle School students, faculty, and their families and friends, 18 Ashkenazic and Sephardic North Shore Hebrew Academy display certificates attesting … more

Students from all divisions of the Shulamith School for Girls in Cedarhurst celebrated Purim in style! In the Early Childhood Division, costumed talmidot learned about the upcoming chag. In the … more