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Brach’s Supermarket in Lawrence will close after Pesach and it is expected that the cavernous site will eventually be filled by KRM/Moisha’s, a Brooklyn discount kosher … more

There are two Hallels, the paragraphs dedicated uniquely to praising G-d, in the book of Tehillim. One is Hallel Mitzrayim (the Egyptian Hallel), the other is Hallel HaGadol (the Great … more

We live in an era of resurgent, strongman leaders. Some of them, like Russian President Vladimir Putin, carry an aura of invincibility, a sense that they effortlessly control the levers of power at … more

This is the text of the statement by the Trump transition team announcing the selection of David Friedman as ambassador to Israel. President-elect Donald J. Trump on Thursday announced the … more

Israel has been secretly providing aid to Syrian rebels on the border in the Golan Heights for several years, the Wall Street Journal reported. The aid includes cash, as well as food, fuel and … more

Nassau County Legislator Howard Kopel was joined outside the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum last Thursday by several political and Jewish leaders to protest the upcoming appearance there of … more

In an inspirational assembly, HANC High School students heard their principal, Rabbi Shlomo Adelman, express pride in the yeshiva’s pre-Rosh Hashana activities, including a Houston relief … more

Yaakov spends 20 years living in Lavan’s house. He has his rows with Lavan – more than a third of the parsha, Vayetzei, is dedicated to their dialogues. And it isn’t pretty. … more

The term “blacklist” brings up memories of McCarthysim. But those on a new Israeli “blacklist,” who are to be blocked from entry to that country for promoting boycotts, are … more