First the snow … then the cold … more

A major fire broke out in the Shul in Grodno, Belarus, and completely destroyed the rooms which were in use in the historic building, the chapel and the kitchen, as well as the contents, furniture, … more

Rep. Carolyn McCarthy will not seek reelection to a 10th term later this year. more

With eating disorders on the rise in the Jewish community, Shalhevet High School for Girls in North Woodmere hosted a discussion based program focusing on positive perceptions of body… more

Nassau County’s response to Hurricane Sandy was the pinnacle of Ed Mangano’s first four years as county executive, prominent elected officials said during his inauguration ceremony on Jan. 2 at Bethpage High School. more

The New York Post stands by its story. more

Brooklyn Borough Hall was packed Sunday afternoon as elected officials and community leaders rallied to protest the New York Post's coverage of the murder of a Hassidic real-estate developer from Williamsburg. more

Hundreds of people attended the funeral of Hassidic millionaire Menachem Stark, hy"d, in New York Saturday night, after his badly burned body was found in a dumpster on Friday. Stark's body will now be buried in Jerusalem, in the cemetery on Har HaMenuchot. He leaves behind 8 orphans. more

The Lawrence Board of Education may act as soon as Jan. 13 to advance the sale of theNumber Six School. Top bidders are two yeshivot — the Hebrew Academy of Long Beach and a yeshiva in Queens. more

Why has education been so important to the Jewish people? Author Maristella Botticini says a unique religious norm enacted within Judaism two millennia ago made male literacy universal among Jews many centuries earlier than it was universal for the rest of the world’s population. more