Are those the camp buses rolling back into town? Didn’t they just leave? Wasn’t it yesterday that all the trunks were being packed? It’s been a while since I’ve packed and unpacked those trunks, but the memories are still very vivid. more

Once in a while, when our kids were super stressed by school. I allowed them a “mental health day.” It sounds like playing hooky, but sleeping in and getting a little unexpected time off goes a long way in helping with focus and creativity. more

This week’s review will focus on a very interesting anthology of rabbinic insights and practical advice for daily living. It was compiled by a Woodmere native, born and bred on the South Shore. more

To the Editor: It is amazing to me that anyone would trust a word of what Mitt Romney says on Jerusalem given that he’s a candidate, not President, but Jeff Dunetz seems ready to fall for the … more

As has been throughout history, when the economic times become bleak, fingers start pointing toward the Jewish people. more

So now the battle is joined. Saturday morning, Mitt Romney made what is being described as a bold choice for Vice President, Congressman Paul Ryan of Wisconsin. more

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Color War breakout...the yearly opportunity for the camp’s administration to stage an “April Fool’s-like “ joke on all the campers and staff. This year Avi Frier, Director of Camp Mesorah , a coed Orthodox camp in Guilford, New York, took the widely anticipated yearly spoof to a whole new level, Presidential in fact. more

The Jewish world lost a major supporter of many worldwide Torah sustaining causes this past Monday. Zev Wolfson, z”l, a resident of Lawrence, NY, passed away after a short illness at the age of 84. His levaya was at Shor Yoshuv Yeshiva in Lawrence. He was buried in Israel. more

Doctors are calling on Ashkenazi Jews to take precautions and be aware of a health issue with a genetic link that affects one in 60 Ashkenazi Jews as compared to one in 500 in the general population. more