By Meghan Barr, AP Does Pamela Geller regret organizing the Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest that ended in gunfire? No, the Hewlett Harbor native says confidently. In fact, she says, she … more

The nuclear deal with Iran has been accompanied by a large amount of crystal ball gazing among its defenders and opponents as to how the legitimization of Tehran’s nuclear capacity will impact … more

More than 150 students, prospective members of the Class of 2020, visited the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway High School last Sunday. The program began with speeches from the … more

Estee Ackerman, of West Hempstead, may only be 14, but this thoughtful, well-spoken young lady is a serious table tennis player who was one of 16 women who competed last week at the U.S. Olympic … more

INGREDIENTS: 4 teaspoons olive oil 4 cups onions chopped 2 tablespoon fresh garlic, chopped 1/2 teaspoon salt Fresh ground black pepper 20 … more

Winthrop-University Hospital, in Mineola, and Manhattan-based NYU Langone are in talks to merge. Officials at Winthrop say this “strategic partnership” would benefit the Long Island … more

Two brothers were assaulted in Brooklyn’s Mill Basin neighborhood on Yom Kippur by three men yelling anti-Semitic slurs. The brothers, 19 and 23 years old, were walking home from the … more

The untimely and supernatural death of Aharon’s sons, Nadav and Avihu, is one of the focal points of Shemini, this week’s parasha. Following this narrative passage, we are met with two … more

Originally published July 16, 2010 Every week now for the past half year there seems to be no letup in the growing quarrels between the diverse groups within the Orthodox Jewish spectrum and … more

Thursday Sept 28   Iyun Tefilah: [Weekly] Rabbi Moshe Teitelbaum at the Young Israel of Lawrence Cedarhust. 9:45 am. 8 Spruce St, Cedarhust.   Live Kapparot: Chabad of Great … more