Local leaders’ often deliver emotional pitches for donations to Tomchei Shabbos, the Five Towns Food Bank and Hatzalah. They say that although there are abundant worthy causes worldwide, it’s our obligation first to provide for our own neighbors. more

Sept 2 Bike 4 Friendship Join our 8 mile bike ride and raise funds for children with special needs. Proceeds from this event will benefit the Five Towns’ Chapter of the Friendship Circle. Bike ride will take place rain or shine. Please wear a bicycle helmet, and bring a chain and lock for use during the fair. Register! Volunteer! Event is being chaired by Shlomie and Rivky Hartstein, Adam and Sarit Kramer and Avi and Chava Popack. Minimum commitment to fundraise is $180. Leaving from Chabad of the Five Towns 74 Maple Ave. in Cedarhurst and riding to Long Beach (Carnival/ Fair at the finish line) Family ride begins at 12:00 PM, Ladies/Girls ride begins at 12:15 PM, Boys Ride begins at 12:30 PM, Friendship Circle children’s bus leaves at 12:35 PM. Please be at Chabad 15 minutes prior to departure Donate today at www.bike4friendship.org/fivetowns/ Or contact Batsheva at 516-295-2478 x13 or Batsheva@chabad5towns.com more

Four high school yeshiva boys choirs will face off this Sunday, April 28th at 1 p.m. Lag Ba’omer at Rambam Mesivta in the fourth annual choir competition to benefit the Koby Mandell Foundation. more

Steve Frankel of Mikdash Educational Center (Machon Hamikdash in Jerusalem) presented a hands-on experiential learning program for HAFTR middle and elementary school students to learn about the Holy Temple. more

It was the summer of 2007 when I took my sons to Israel to see the Land, and spend precious time with family and friends. One outing was to an olive press in Shilo. People were busy working in all phases of this lively operation and a tour guide greeted us and proceeded to educate us. more

He had a secure life — a wonderful wife, two beautiful daughters, a great career, nice house — until the great disrupter hit: a cancer diagnosis. West Hempstead lawyer and now survivor of acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) Howard Bressler is determined to use his experiences fighting cancer to help others. more

Settlements or Jewish communities? West Bank or Judea and Samaria? East Jerusalem or eastern Jerusalem? Those are some of the language choices that journalists covering the Israeli-Palestinian … more

“There was nothing new in it.” With those six words, President Barack Obama tried to dismiss the significance of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to Congress on March … more

There is a story about the Gadol Hador (one of the great rabbis of our generation,) Rav Aharon Lichtenstein zatza”l, Rosh Yeshiva of Her Etzion, who passed away last month. Rav Aharon came … more