Now that Inauguration Day has passed and both the President and Congress have been sworn in, it is time for the executive and legislative branches of government to go back to swearing at each other. more

J.J. Goldstein is running again. The enthusiastic 17-year old student at KULANU at HAFTR has rallied his family and other supporters to help raise, to date, $7828 for his second run with Team Yachad this Sunday in the ING Miami half marathon. more

Rena Shkolnik, Executive Director of the JCC of the Five Towns for the past 11 years, will be retiring effective June 30th. more

As an individual with citizenship in three different countries – Israel, the United States, and Panama, I perhaps have a unique perspective on the democratic process. Nowhere is a country’s democracy more exemplified and challenged than in its elections. My tri-citizenship forces me to deliberate on the election processes of three democracies, which are both allies and sovereign countries. Sometimes the best interests of one country may seem divergent from another’s. The inter-country differences in everything from campaigning to voter attitudes give me pause. But I am finding my way. more

A Five Towns native is once again behind a stark ad campaign in the New York City subways, this time linking the bombing of the World Trade Center to a Koranic verse. more

Congregation Beth Sholom is proud to honor an extraordinary couple, Melodie and Marty Scharf from Lawrence. They truly exemplify service to the community. more

On Sunday evening, January 13th, the Hebrew Academy of Nassau County proudly hosted a “Back to the 80s” Reunion Dinner for its high school alumni who graduated during the 1980s. The reunion took place at HANC’s Mitchel Field High School campus, giving the alumni a chance to return to their alma mater and see first-hand just how much it has grown and changed, while retaining the warmth and sense of family that they remembered. more

Jan 19 Singles Event Orthodox Union The Orthodox Union Singles Connection invites singles of all ages to a Beatles Extravaganza featuring “Come Together,” a Beatles tribute band, for a fun and exciting opportunity to meet new people. The recreations of the visual, vocal and instrumental experience of what was known as Beatlemania will take place at the Fifth Avenue Synagogue in Manhattan, 5 East 62nd Street. Doors open at 8:30 p.m. The OU Singles Connection is a division of the OU Department of Community Engagement. Pre-registration is $20 online at www.oucommunity.org or calling 212.613.8300. Admittance will be $25 at the door. For further information, contact OU Community Services at www.oucommunity.org or call 212.613.8300. more

One of Maimonides’ lasting legacies was his attempt to systemize the specifics of Jewish belief. Consisting of thirteen statements, he gave our faith a form wherein we are able to point to specific basic beliefs that go to the core of our faith. The seventh one focuses upon the belief in the role of Moses in our tradition. more

IsraAID volunteers working together with a group of friends from the Five Towns who are Queens College students did a remarkable job rehabbing homes in the Rockaways. The group, led by Sari Gartner and Tziporah Pill, both of Lawrence, have prior experience in disaster relief. more