As these words are being written. Yehuda Glick, a passionate advocate for the right of Jews to pray on the Temple mount in Jerusalem, lies fighting for his life after being shot four times by an … more

Amid the ongoing controversy over the Metropolitan Opera’s performance of “The Death of Klinghoffer,” little has been said about the Palestinian leader who was the mastermind … more

The Shulamith School for Girls this week announced its purchase of a site in Inwood where it will open a new campus to house the entire school, nursery through grade 12. The new campus — … more

The aritcle published in the most recent Jewish Star about the new museum in Poland was riveting. At the same time, some of the comments that I read were disturbing and need to be critiqued. more

Avraham and Sarah are both given the same information. A child will be born when you are 100 and 90, respectively. He laughs … more

Once again the anniversary of the Kristallnacht pogrom of 76 years ago serves as an opportunity for our community to reprise the horror of those days. This year’s review will be devoted to … more

About 300 people participated in Chabad of the Five Towns’ annual Bike 4 Friendship event on Sunday, riding through Cedarhurst to raise money for Friendship Circle, a Chabad program that … more

Prominent business leaders and educators will convene in New York City this weekend for the Birthright Israel Excel Fellows fourth annual retreat. more

The Young Israel of Woodmere will expand its adult education program next summer, adding a Beis Medrash Initiative led by Rabbi Shay Schachter, the shul announced this week.  The … more

“Train a child according to his way” (Proverbs 22:6) is a Biblical aphorism summing up the feeling of many parents and educators. more