At our house, the summer thus far has revolved around packing and unpacking. Our suitcases and duffel bags are dug out of the basement and then hidden away again. They have been used and abused and look it. more

According to the teachings of Rav Kook, while most blessings are of rabbinic origin, one of the most popular ones is to be found in this week’s parsha, Eikev, the Grace After Meals - Birkat HaMazon. more

To the Editor: Orthodox Rabbis in the Five Towns urge their followers to cancel subscriptions to The New York Times. In the opinion of these Jewish leaders, The Times, in an effort to promote its liberal agenda, editorializes, rather than reports, the news. This practice of literally coloring the news in an effort to promote its agenda now seems to resonate with The Five Towns Jewish Times as well. more

In an interview with the Huffington Post last week, Reid cites an anonymous Bain investor to report that Mitt Romney hasn’t paid any taxes for the past ten years. What PROOF? (Is proof important?) The next day Reid doubled down, repeating the charge to Nevada papers and on the floor of the Senate. more

The Young Israel of Long Beach is encouraging young families to not only come and visit, but stay, join and live in the vibrant, beach community. more

On Monday, August 13th, Chana Schwartz will be taking a simultaneous leap into history and into the future, joining with her family and almost 400 other Jews on a Nefesh B’Nefesh flight to become olim chadashim, new immigrants to Israel. more

There probably is no better known statement that reveals racism in America than the phrase that begins, “Some of my best friends are …,” with the blank filled in with “Jews,” “blacks,” or some other such qualifier. It reeks of a closet bigot’s desperate attempt to backpedal on a comment or position regarding the inserted group that exposes him for what he really is. more

The excitement of being together with over 93,000 Jews at the stadium, rejoicing, singing and dancing in celebration of the completion of the Talmud and immediately starting it all over again to be completed January 4, 2020 (I hope to be there for that celebration as well), is truly impossible to describe in a few words. more

In the battle against anti-Israel misinformation, StandWithUs (SWU) is a bulwark, countering the diatribes with positive, educational, factual accounts of Israel’s history. This month, starting August 2nd, SWU placed 75 ads with six variations in Metro-North train stations in New York and Connecticut as a response to a blatantly anti-Israel and factually incorrect advertising campaign. more

A Kiddush Hashem. 93,000 joined from all walks of Jewish life. Men, women, children. Religious and not yet religious. FFB and BT. Black hat and kippa seruga. Achdus permeated the air. Festive, spiritual and humbling. As we move further into Meshecta Brachos, the impact of the 12th Siyum Hashas is still very much in the air and in the hearts of people. more