Our email inboxes were stuffed last week with statements from Jewish organizations urging continued protection for “Dreamers,” undocumented immigrants who arrived in the United States as …
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Reporter’s Notebook by Ron Kampeas, JTA
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9/19/17
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Recently the Rabbinical Council of America (RCA), together with Koren Publishers, released a new prayer book titled Siddur Avodat Halev, the third time the RCA has published a siddur under its …
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By Alan Jay Gerber
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11/13/18
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It happens every year at this time, the politically correct holiday season. When a community puts up a Christmas tree, one of three things happens. Either there is a battle to take it down …
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By Jeff Dunetz
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12/4/19
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For some number Diaspora Jews, turning retirement dreams into reality also means realizing a lifelong dream of living in Israel.
More than 6,000 Jews from North America …
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By Renee Ghert-Zand, for Nefesh B’Nefesh
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1/29/20
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Great Neck Synagogue implements Hunger Initiative Program
By Lisa Schiffman
Issue of Dec. 12, 2008 / 15 Kislev 5769
With the nation in the worst economic downturn since the Great …
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12/10/08
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In a meeting Tuesday with Orthodox Jewish leaders in Borough Park, U.S. Attorney General William Barr pledged to track and prosecute hate crimes more aggressively on the federal level while also …
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By Ben Sales, JTA
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1/29/20
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We weren’t struck by a bolt of moral clarity when Hamas terrorists murdered and pillaged in Israeli communities near the Gaza border on Oct. 7, “because …
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The Jewish Star
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10/19/23
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Singing, dancing and 300 celebrants welcomed a new Torah scroll to Valley Stream on Sunday, dedicated by Shlomo Cohen in memory of his parents Sara and Tuvia Cohen to Chabad Outreach Center.
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5/21/14
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LUNCH & LEARN with Rabbi Shalom Axelrod of YI Woodmere. Traditions Restaurant, 302 Central Ave, Lawrence. 12:30 to 1:30 pm. $12 lunch. 516-398-3094.
SISTERHOOD ANNUAL …
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Compiled by Sara Weintrob
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5/15/15
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The High Holidays are a time for prayer, introspection and, for those fortunate enough, inspiration. Amid the headlines on terrorism and political disputes, some prominent newsmakers in the Israel …
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By Jacob Kamaras, JNS
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9/19/17
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