This coming Monday, May 18, at 8 pm, the Young Israel of Woodmere will host a tribute to the memory of Rav Aharon Lichtenstein, zt”l . Our essay the week is again themed to Rav … more

HASC and HAFTR’s Hillel Day Camp teamed up on Tuesday to create a hi-tech tikkn olam project. HAFTR donated its old hardware to HASC for an e-recycling program. This hardware will be used by … more

The Shulamith Middle Division Shabbaton took place on Parshat Chayei Sara, in Woodmere. On Friday morning, exuberant seventh and eighth grade students arrived with luggage in tow. They created … more

Two lifelong Five Towners, both coaches of the boys varsity Hawks basketball team at the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway, plan to open a sports-themed kosher restaurant in … more

When it comes to projecting the Jewish vote in 2016, understanding demographics might lend some semblance of sanity to an election that most observers would compare to a roller coaster … more

I love baking and decorating with chocolate. Many years ago before I started catering, I began a chocolate business, not quite knowing much about chocolate but learning along the way. After ordering … more

Rabbi Stern is executive director of ORA Organization for the Resolution of Agunot Recently, Jewish news sites reported that 44 rabbis in Israel challenged the Beth Din of America’s … more

First year students at HALB’s Stella K. Abraham High School for Girls and Davis Renov Stahler Yeshiva High School for Boys participated in year-opening retreats at Camp Kaylie. During their … more

It is in last week’s Torah portion of Toldot that we see the genesis of so much of the conflict in the world. After 20 years of childlessness, Rebecca has finally conceived. Yet her pregnancy … more

Our parasha, Bo, tells the story of the Jewish people’s departure from Egypt: “It came to pass at the end of 430 years, and it came to pass in that very day, that all the legions of the … more