Jan. 29 Eating Disorders Among our Young People Congregation Aish Kodesh, Woodmere Rabbi Dovid Goldwasser, radio personality, author, syndicated columnist and Director of the Center for Torah Initiatives and Assistant Professor of Judaic Studies at the Lander College for Women is keynote speaker at 8 p.m. Panel of experts including Dr. Ditza Berger, professor of Psychology at Lander College, Dr. Alan Perry, chair of the Department of Psychology at Lander College, and Rabbi Jonathan Morgenstern, the spiritual leader of the Young Israel of Scarsdale who holds a Master’s Degree in Addiction Counseling will respond following Rabbi Goldwasser . Congregation Aish Kodesh is located at 894 Woodmere Place. more

When one breaks down Devarim 23:24, properly, according to its cantillation marks, a proper translation could be “What has come out of your lips you must keep and carry out (or “do”); as you have vowed to Hashem your G-d a gift, that you have spoken with your mouth.” more

It’s been over eight years since he first began his tenure as Executive Assistant to then New York State Governor George Pataki, (2004 – 2007) and, in the course of time since, Michael Fragin has become a household name in most any discussion about local politics. more

The alienation of Rabbi Ya’akov Yosef from his father, Rabbi Ovadya Yosef, abated partially only at the end of the former’s life. The son, who passed away the Friday evening before Yom Ha’atzma’ut, had a profound respect for his father but differed with him on a long list of questions of public policy and halacha. more

Facing evidence that poliovirus has spread through the sewer system in several communities, Israel has begun an emergency vaccination program to reach 500,000 children. The Health Ministry will initially inoculate 200,000 children, age four months to nine years, at the country’s Tipat Chalav (“drop of milk”) well-baby clinics. more

As I sit staring out of the window on this wintery, snowy day, trying to figure out what to write about, it hits me. Skiing. Not me skiing, I don’t like doing anything I don’t have total control over, and let’s just say, in my few attempts at skiing, I didn’t have total control! But my husband Jerry has great skiing stories! more

#Rethink2014 is one of the more creative Twitter hashtags I’ve recently encountered. Launched by students opposing the hatefest otherwise known as “Israeli Apartheid Week” (IAW), the hashtag is designed for incorporation into tweets that explain why this ghastly annual event is a series of calumnies and lies from beginning to end. more

As the days pass following the abduction of three Jewish teenagers near Hebron, the boys’ families are refusing to succumb to despair despite the uncertainty surrounding the situation. … more

Ask a foreigner to name a British parliamentarian. Assuming they are able to provide an answer, there’s a high chance, especially if that person is a Jew or a Muslim, that the name on their lips will be that of George Galloway. more