On Thursday, December 29, thousands of fans poured into Nassau Coliseum, to celebrate the Fourth Annual Jewish Heritage night sponsored by the Islanders and Chabad of West Hempstead. more

In the spirit of Yom Ha’atzmaot, Israel’s Independence Day, there has been a lot of talk about the bleak situation Israel finds herself in. more

I am often asked about my personal path towards observance. When did it begin and what circumstances inspired it? Where do I see myself on the Orthodox spectrum? With ahavat Yisrael in mind, I feel as comfortable at a Drisha lecture filled with Orthodox feminists as I have at a Kuf Alef Kislev celebration in the heart of Williamsburg where Satmar Hasidim commemorate their late rebbe’s liberation from a Nazi death camp. more

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When I first heard the Muslim Brotherhood claim the interim Egyptian President Adli Mansour was Jewish, I was shocked and angry. How the heck did they figure it out? That was one of the closest held secrets of the World-Wide-Jewish-Conspiracy! That announcement came on top of the news that the Government of Turkey blamed their anti-Islamist protests on the Jews. That one wasn’t a leak; it was a stupid mistake. The guy we sent in to run the protests forgot where he was for a second and tried to organize a Havah Nagilah circle dance (Shlomo will not be allowed out by himself for a while). more

Anybody who was born subsequent to 1953 can probably tell you exactly where he or she was when they first heard the news that John F. Kennedy was dead, the victim of an assassin’s bullet in Dallas. Nov. 22, 1963, is an iconic date in American history, not unlike July 4, 1776, Dec. 7, 1941, and Sept. 11, 2001. more

Here's the weekly roundup… HAFTR dinner honors its 4 heads of school … DRS parents and sons celebrate joy of being Jewish … Lunch and learn at HAFTR … HANC kids have math fun … Mesivta Rambam: Keeping the kesher. more

A misnomer about the IRS scandal that first broke a year ago is that conservative tea party groups were the only ones targeted. Christian pro-life groups were included in the IRS “Be on the look out” (BOLO) list, as well as a pro-Israel organization. more

The new school year will bring many challenges for children as they get used to more difficult work in all their classes, and few subjects build on the prior year’s work as much as math. Many children simply aren’t ready to pick up where they left off. more

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