A model of the Bait Hamikdash — the Temple that was on Mount Moriah in Jerusalem — is coming to Long Island in the New Year, part of a campaign to make Judaism’s ancient spiritual citadel something tangible, right here, right now. “People sometimes think that the Bait Hamikdash (Temple) has nothing to do with us,” said Rabbi Mordechai Persoff, educational director of Machon Hamikdash (Temple Institute). “It was 2,000 years ago, or it’s for the times of Mashiach another 2,000 years from now.” more

Ever since the establishment of the Islamic Republic of Iran in 1979, relations between Iran and the West have increasingly deteriorated. From the US embassy hostage crisis to the recent reports of Iranian forces shooting down US UAVS (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) allegedly crossing into Iran over its shared border with Afghanistan, relations between Iran, the West, and allies of the West have come to a breaking point. more

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A behind-the-scenes look at New York’s annual Salute to Israel By Yaffi Spodek Issue of May 22, 2009 / 28 Iyar 5769 Months of intensive planning are often required to organize a one-day … more

High school girls’ choirs compete for tzedaka By Malka Eisenberg Issue of March 6, 2009 / 10 Adar 5769 Yeshiva University High School for Girls (Central) may have won first place in … more