A milestone at the North Shore Hebrew Academy Middle School will be reached when 20 students, both Ashkenazic and Sephardic, will read Megillat Esther for their schoolmates and faculty on Purim day, … more

Hachnasat Sefer Torah at Rambam Sunday’s snow could not keep hundreds of Rambam talmidim and their Rebbeim from dancing in the streets to welcome a new Sefer Torah to Rambam. Dedicated by … more

Tetzaveh, this week’s parsha, ends with a seemingly out of place description of the commandment for making the “mizbeach hazahav” (small altar), the golden, spice-burning … 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

Last night, as I have done since I was a kid, I viewed the Academy Awards ceremony on TV.  The Awards show, which first took place in 1929 in front of 250 people at the Hollywood Roosevelt … more

For a child with a severe developmental disability, walking just one step could be a feat. To complete 800 meters (2,625 feet) would be a miracle. But on March 13, that will be a reality as 15 youths … more

A New York-based federal jury on Monday ordered the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and the Palestinian Authority (PA) to pay $218.5 million in reparations to American citizens who were … more

Whether through cooperation from the mainstream media, or overt action, the Obama administration has continued its sometimes-childish “war” on the Jewish State and Prime Minister … more

Near the end of my portrait session, Dr. Ranan Wolff puzzled: “But you never asked me to smile!” True. I never do. My approach is to get meaningful expression that only comes from … more

Recent statistics indicate that approximately 1 million people in Israel have a disability, defined as a health problem that interferes with their daily activities. This covers a wide range of … more