Sixteen hundred Jews, mostly elderly and families with children, protected by barely two hundred fighters; the odds for the besieged Jewish quarter of the old city of Jerusalem in 1948, were beyond … more

Dear Residents of the Five Towns, Cedarhurst's Mayor, Andrew ("Andy") Parise, was a beloved public servant who was there for our community for nearly half a century in local government.  … more

Great Play! What more can a child want? Woodmere’s new “Great Play Interactive Gym for Kids” is a present that keeps on giving, with fun-filled age-appropriate … more

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Venerated Rabbonim and Poskim walked slowly, heads bent in hachnaah, as they approached the admas kodesh (holy soil) where the Chofetz Chaim is buried in the ancient Jewish cemetery Radin.  … more

While youngsters don’t really need a reason to enjoy a juggler and eat pizza, Tu B’Shevat delivered one. During a kids’ party last Thursday at the Young Israel of Woodmere, … more

This is a Shemitta year, when working and harvesting the land in Israel is strictly forbidden by Torah. At HAFTR, students have had an opportunity to focus on a universal element of the Shemitta year … more

HAFTR’s twelfth graders were honored this week with a visit by Dr. Michael Szenberg who came to discuss some of his experiences during the Holocaust. As a young boy he hid in an attic for 18 … more

In the wake of Rambam Mesivta once again being reaccredited as a Middle States School of Excellence and the news that Rambam is a Finalist for the Department of Education’s prestigious Blue … more

Rambam Mesivta has always been at the forefront of providing its students with the knowledge and information necessary to combat the growing trend of anti-Israel sentiment and propaganda. The … more