The Hempstead Town Board members present at Town Hall on April 9 voted 5-1 in favor of a new redistricting map, which drew the ire of some residents there for the vote. The one dissenting vote on the plan was Councilman James Darcy’s, whose district lost part of the Five Towns area. more

Almost 70 years after the Holocaust and 50 years after Germany and Israel established diplomatic relations, a textbook commission is shedding light on how the two countries are promoting their sustained cultural and historical connection. more

During the second Intifada, after a wave of violence broke out in Israel, our unit was called up for nearly forty days as part of an emergency draft order. It is difficult to describe how challenging it is to be completely uprooted from your life, literally overnight, with no idea of how long you will be needed, or when you will be able to get back to the routine of job and family. It was more than a challenge; it was often overwhelming. more

Purim was a miracle — but it was just one of many. Popular Israeli-Canadian singer and composer Naftali Kalfa is bringing everyday relevance to the stories of Purim, Chanukah and more, with his newly released single “Miracles.” more

Many questions surrounded the future of the Chabad-Lubavitch branch of Hasidism after the death of its seventh and final leader—“the Rebbe,” Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson—on June 12, 1994 (3 Tammuz, 5754). Schneerson had no children, and no successor was named. But 20 years later, Chabad is not only alive and well, but increasingly receiving the so-called highest form of flattery: imitation. more

With the expansion of kosher megastores in heavily Jewish neighborhoods throughout metropolitan New York coinciding with the demise of small haimishe bakeries, butchers and grocery stores, at least one small kosher shop is swimming against the tide on Long Island’s South Shore. more

Last month witnessed a steep uptick in the number and frequency of terrorist incidents in both Jerusalem and the country at large. These acts of terror are true to their title, terror, in terms … more

Addressing the Knesset on the occasion of the 2010 visit by his Italian counterpart, Silvio Berlusconi, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shared story about an Italian woman during World War … more

Three alumni from the Hebrew Academy of Long Beach were awarded top honors at Sunday’s Yeshiva University graduation. Elana Schreier-Glatt of Woodmere (SKA 2011) amd Yechiel Auman (DRS … more

During a intense, two-hour program, close to 100 lawyers absorbed potentially life-saving information at an Agudath Israel symposium entitled “Every Life is a Whole World,” on the … more