Forty Five Towns residents are among 230 musmachim (rabbinic graduates) slated to receive semicha (rabbinical ordination) on Sunday at the largest such conferral of semicha in Yeshiva University’s history. more

A select group of twelfth graders from Mr. Tuvia Book’s Zionism classes had the honor of visiting the Israeli Consulate General in Manhattan on Feb 26. more

POP came to HANC on Feb. 25. The Power of Prayer symposium on Tefillah gave high school students the opportunity to learn about and reflect on Tefillah, hearing from several speakers and participating in interactive workshops created by faculty and students. more

Almost 40 HANC High School Senior boys spent last Shabbos in Cedarhurst for their annual Senior Boys Shabbaton. The Shabbaton was filled with ruach and excitement from all the boys who participated. more

The children of Gan Amy Day Care Center participated in a wonderful mitzvah last week at the West Hempstead Food Pantry. They donated an assortment of food and spent time unpacking and organizing it! Kol Ha Kavod! more

SAT NITE AND SUNDAY MARCH 15-16: PURIM Megillah readings around town, consult your local synagogue. Chabad Center of the Five Towns, Megillah readings on the hour, March 15, from 9 pm to midnight. March 16: Shacharit 7 am, Megillah 7:30 am; Shacharit 8:15 am, Megillah 8:45 am; Shacharit 9:30 am, Megillah 10 am, then every hour from 11 am to 6 pm. 74 Maple Avenue, Cedarhurst. more

The Cedarhurst Business Improvement District honored Gourmet Glatt as its Merchant of the Year for 2013 in a ceremony on Monday. more

We are happy to see many notices cautioning about excessive drinking by our kids on Purim. Some of the messages are misleading. Excessive drinking is not just a Purim problem and not just a kid problem. more

The recently deceased Sid Caesar made America laugh, and in so doing, revolutionized television comedy. His trailblazing style was infused with Jewish influences, according to Eddy Friedfeld, co-author with Caesar on his biography “Caesar’s Hours: My Life in Comedy, With Love and Laughter.” more

By the time you read this column it will probably be T-minus 2 days to Purim. Are you panicking yet? Have your shaloach manot been packed? Your seudah shopping completed? Your costumes picked out? Back in the day, I don’t remember any panicking. more