Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has apologized for propagating a classic antisemitic trope, telling JNS in an exclusive interview that “it’s clear to me now that I … more

The barbarism we saw last week was the worst that we’ve seen in 80 years. … The horror is indescribable and unspeakable, but there’s a difference. This … more

I’ve been writing this column for more than a decade, but this week will, sadly, be very different for a few dozen of my readers. I’m referring to a group of people — friends, … more

Q uite a few years ago, I spent almost every Sunday afternoon in one of the great museums of the city where we then lived. I no longer remember what first stimulated my interest in art, and … more

Educating children in an unconventional way By Yaffi Spodek Issue of Sept. 5, 2008 Most parents of young children share the common experience of the stressful morning rush to the school … more

Issue of Dec. 12 2008 / 15 Kislev 5769 Cedarhurst - Kehillas Bais Yehudah Tzvi (The Red Shul) will resume a weekly late night seder each Thursday night in the shul at 395 Oakland Avenue, running … more

By Mayer Fertig Issue of March 20, 2009 / 24 Adar 5769 Shephard Melzer a”h, chair of the Village of Lawrence Board of Appeals and one of the architects of the merger between Hillel and HILI … more

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Several years ago it seemed the height of irony when Madonna told an interviewer about the strict limits she set on her young daughter’s television viewing since so much of what is on TV these days … more

Shas in your pocket By Michael Orbach Web exclusive January 7, 2010/ 7 Tevet 5770 There have been a number of milestones in the history of making the Talmud more accessible to the common … more