Recently, a New York Supreme Court justice ruled that there was sufficient evidence to try homegrown terrorist, Ahmed Ferhani, for conspiring to bomb a Manhattan synagogue. Ahmed was arrested last year together with co-conspirator, Mohamed Mamdouh, on terrorism charges for plotting to attack a synagogue. more

Summer can be a time of relaxing or slacking off for some students, but for 33 high school age girls and boys on NCSY—OU’s Jewish Overseas Leadership Training (JOLT) program, it was a summer of action, roller-coaster like emotional highs and lows, and spiritual and leadership growth. more

As the Yamim Noraim and the call for tshuva, tfillah and tzadaka—repentance, prayer and charity—to change our fate and ourselves for the better, draw near, and the quiet and important philanthropy of Zev Wolfson, z”l, is acknowledged, the Five Towns-Far Rockaway community works increasingly on its charitable giving. more

NBN’s 2nd Aliyah charter flight of the season landed on August 14th bringing over 300 new olim to Israel, including 127 young men and women joining the Israel Defense Forces. These olim are among … more

August 17-18 Young Israel of Long Beach hosts Shabbaton Young Israel of Long Beach is pleased to announce that we have embarked on an exciting new program to attract young couples to our beautiful community. As part of our new initiative, we are hosting a Summer Shabbaton in our community. Shabbos Parshas Ra’ay promises to be a unique and fulfilling experience. Attendees will be treated to a relaxing and inspiring Shabbos filled with ruach, lectures, learning, and the special atmosphere of this close knit community. All accommodations including babysitting, housing arrangements, and meals will taken care of, just come and enjoy! Don’t miss this opportunity! For registration and more information please call 1-855-MOV-YILB. Space is limited, so don’t delay! more

Today, thirty years later, none of us remember exactly what it was we were supposed to have done, and what it was that had so enraged them, but our sergeants were on the warpath, and it was clearly going to be a long afternoon… more

The Torah shuns violence, values life, and has embedded in most Jewish hearts and minds through the generations that violence is not our way. The establishment of the State of Israel, and the needs for vigilance and survival, have changed this attitude somewhat, but even so, the Jewish people are still held to a higher standard – by others and by ourselves – and will seek diplomacy and other options before resorting to violence as a last option. more

What happens when a family seemingly has everything, yet the one thing they are desperate for eludes them? GENESIS Fertility & Reproductive Medicine, the brainchild of Dr. Richard Grazi, is not a promise of happiness or a secret to prenatal success; it is however, a beacon of hope to some when it seems there is none left. more

The latest in high-tech therapy combines with soft human touches to produce superior results for rehabilitation patients at Mercy Medical Center in Rockville Centre. more

He couldn’t breathe; he was exhausted. He would get out of breath walking from one room to the other and would have to stop three times on the way to the mailbox at the curb and then back to the house. “Life was getting worse,” said John Defazio, aged 78. more