This week’s portion, Ki Tissah, contains one of the most challenging episodes in the entire Torah. Just six weeks after hearing G-d’s words directly at Sinai, the Jews construct for themselves a golden calf calling out, “These are your gods oh Israel!” How could a nation that witnessed the splitting of the sea, the great miracles of the Exodus, and that stood at Sinai, make such a horrendous mistake? more

Putting the unity in community, five different Torah educators, each from a different Five Towns yeshiva, are presenting their own favorite sefer in a one hour class on five consecutive Wednesday evenings at the Young Israel of Woodmere. more

A Great Neck boy’s interest in sneakers forged a connection with his grandfather and led to a fundraising project that ties him to Israeli soldiers. more

Following Rosh Mesivta Rabbi Zev Meir Friedman’s trip to visit the Rambam alumni learning in Yeshivot in Israel, Rambam Gemara Iyun Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Ziskind found himself surrounded by Rambam talmidim, sharing in Torah and learning. more

Thanks to the innovative and fantastic math teachers at HANC’s Samuel & Elizabeth Bass Golding Elementary School, in West Hempstead, students in all grades are learning and having fun with math! more

A new Lunch and Learn Program has started for a group of 4th and 5th grade boys at the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway. more

The sounds of lively music and dancing filled the air at Davis Renov Stahler (DRS) Yeshiva High School’s 17th annual Parent-Son Melave Malka. more

The Lawrence School District and the Hebrew Academy of Long Beach (HALB) have finalized contract negotiations concerning the sale of the Number Six School in Woodmere. more

New York City Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney has renewed her demand that Maryland’s Department of Transportation reject a bid from a French rail company that collaborated with the Nazis in World War II. more

Jewish National Fund hosted a breakfast at Hewlett East Rockaway Jewish Centre on Sunday featuring Micah Halpern, an expert on terrorism, the Middle East, and Muslim fundamentalism. more