The announcement from J Street that it plans to sponsor a free trip this summer for college-age students, to compete with the popular Birthright Israel program, provoked predictable outrage. Many … more

A Garden City attorney has sent a notice of claim on behalf of Cedarhurst resident Cheryl Friedman to several government entities and two utilities that a $35 million wrongful death lawsuit will be … more

United Hatzalah’s crew of canines, which operates throughout Israel, just got a big push from a dog-loving donor who saw the importance of the unit’s work. The unit, which has been … more

John Hickenlooper is the latest Democrat who thinks he can win back the White House in 2020. The former Colorado governor and self-described “extreme moderate” announced his candidacy on … more

Hundreds of students from Jewish day schools and yeshivas came to the State Capitol Tuesday as part of the Orthodox Union’s Teach NYS delegation to advocate for increased and sustainable … more

As February turns to March on the Gregorian calendar, the Hebrew month of Adar Aleph becomes Adar Bet on March 3. The second Adar, comes seven times every 19 years on the Hebrew calendar. … more

For Birthright Israel, 2018 was a year that organizers could only have dreamed of back in 1999, when a few philanthropists joined the government of Israel and North American Jewish federations to … more

The Friedberg JCC in Oceanside will be the scene of four hours of kid fun this Sunday, March 3. KidzZone Expo, staged by Herald newspa-pers, will feature Slime Bar by Mad Science (pictured), face … more

Silverstein Hebrew Academy, in partnership with Chabad of Great Neck and Lake Success Chabad, sponsored a community workshop for local parents featuring Columbia University psychologist and mediator … more

Binah Messinger was faced with a unique challenge when her husband, Capt. Joseph Messinger, a US Army chaplain, was stationed in South Korea. With no mikvah on the Korean peninsula, observing the … more