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Jewish groups react to new ‘settlement’ policy

Jewish and Israel-related groups quickly reacted to the announcement by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that the U.S. would no longer view Jewish settlements in Judea and Samaria as illegal under … more

By Jackson Richman, JNS | 11/21/19

Gobble Gobble for Hindi’s Libraries

On Sunday, Nov. 17, Hindi’s Libraries hosted its first annual Gobble Gobble Book Fest at Make It Too in Cedarhurst. The pre-Thanksgiving event, a fundraiser for the nonprofit, focused on the … more

11/21/19

Chabad rabbis pose at annual Brooklyn confab

Thousands of Chabad-Lubavitch rabbis from around the world assembled last Friday in front of Chabad world headquarters at 770 Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights for an annual group picture of … more

11/28/19

Susan Tuchman, director of the Zionist Organization of America’s Center for Law and Justice.

ZOA legal victory is good news for Jewish students everywhere

Those who care about Jewish college students should be celebrating a landmark legal victory in the fight against campus anti-Semitism. The victory stems from a civil rights complaint filed against … more

By Morton Klein and Susan Tuchman of the ZOA | 12/3/19

Amit board member Alexander Luxenberg of Great Neck.

5 men break glass ceiling at AMIT, join charity's all-female board

For the first time in its 95-year history, AMIT has included men on its formerly all-female board of directors, a move that dovetails with a trend in America’s corporate boards to create more … more

12/3/19

Rabbi Avi Shafran, director of public affairs for Agudath Israel of America.

Anti-Jew violence is bad, but not biggest threat

Although it hasn’t yet been determined whether the brutal stabbing of a young father on his way to morning prayers in upstate Ramapo was an anti-Jewish hate crime, it was described by the … more

by Rabbi Avi Shafran | 11/26/19

Shaaray Tefilah mitzvah day honors Belsky

Congregation Shaaray Tefilah teams up with Achiezer to host Cups 4 Cops on Sunday, Nov. 24 at 1 pm at the shul, 25 Central Ave. in Lawence. Children and families will craf boxes and gifts to present … more

11/12/19

Charlie Harary leads one of 31 classes that tackled a wide range on Jewish subjects, at the OU's third annual Torah New York, at Citi Field on Sunday, Sept. 22,

The OU is in the Field

The Orthodox Union fielded a team of 29 scholars at Citi Field Sunday, drawing 2,500 to its third Torah NY event. OU President Moishe Bane of Lawrence (top left with OU Exec. VP Allen Fagin of … more

9/24/19

Some of the speakers at the Achiezer Jewish Healthcare Conference and Expo (from left): Luca Giliberto, MD, PhD, who practices neurology at Northwell Health and conducts clinical trials at the Feinstein Institute’s Litwin-Zucker Center for Alzheimer’s Disease and Memory Disorders; Hennie Friedman, RN, caregiver and advocate; David Pelcovitz, PhD, psychologist and lecturer; Ronald Spirn, JD, CELA, certified elder law attorney; Seymour Huberfeld, MD, assistant professor, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell.

Facing loved one’s illness: Get help (and Medicaid)

Several speakers at Sunday’s Achiezer Jewish Healthcare Conference & Expo agreed on this point: When dealing with a loved one’s serious illness, don’t face it alone. Get … more

By Ed Weintrob | 9/17/19

Rabbi Ashe Schreier (left) of the Young Israel of Forest Hills, and Rabbi Aaron E. Glatt, MD, assistant rabbi at the Young Israel of Woodmere and medical chair at Mount Sinai South Nassau.

Rabbi Glatt at Achiezer: Before illness, get a posek

In a health care emergency, everyone needs a posek — and the time to select one is before anyone gets sick. That was a point made repeatedly by Rabbi Aaron E. Glatt, MD, during a panel on … more

By Ed Weintrob | 9/17/19