The holiday of Shavuoth is coming and the teacher Rabbi Gevaltsky stands before his class and asks the bochurim, “can someone tell me about any of the Ten Commandments?” more

Calendar for the week of Sept. 23 more

At the end of Super Bowl XLII, when Tom Brady’s final heave fell incomplete, and it became apparent that the impossible had actually happened, Giant Nation celebrated its third Super Bowl title in just over twenty years. more

Tzipi Livni quit the Knesset this week and offered parting words of warning that Israel’s future as a Jewish and democratic state is in danger. more

Today, thirty years later, none of us remember exactly what it was we were supposed to have done, and what it was that had so enraged them, but our sergeants were on the warpath, and it was clearly going to be a long afternoon… more

RIETS Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Dr. Zevulun (Sidney Z.) Lieberman z”l (YC 51, RIETS 54, FGS 59) passed away this week and wiil be remembered fondly by community members were his students and campers at Hillel Day School, Ramaz Yeshiva, and Camp Massad. “Rabbi Zevulan (Sidney) Lieberman was an outstanding Jewish educator and pulpit rabbi who positively touched the hearts of thousands of students and congregants over the years. His son Hillel was martyred saving Torah scrolls from Kever Yosef during the second Intifada. He leaves behind a legacy of love for Israel, the Jewish people and the Torah, “ said Yoel Moskowitz who was a camper at Camp Massad. more

Apr 14 Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Rabbinical Theological Seminary (RIETS) and Yeshiva University’s Center for the Jewish Future will be hosting a full-day learning program for all audiences to commemorate the 20th yahrtzeit of ‘The Rav’, Torah luminary and YU Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Yosef Dov Soloveitchik zt”l, at Yeshiva University’s Wilf Campus in Washington Heights. The program will run from 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM and will include lectures, discussions, and presentations on the Rav’s life and legacy. The multi-faceted learning program was made possible in part through the generous support of Rabbi Max N. Schreier and family. For a full list of sponsors and to register for the event, please visit: www.yu.edu/the-rav/ more

THURSDAY DEC. 5 LUNCH & LEARN. With Rabbi Shalom Axelrod of Young Israel of Woodmere. Traditions Restaurant, 302 Central Avenue, off Rockaway Blvd., Lawrence. 12:30-1:30 pm. Buy a $12 lunch, eat and learn. Alan Stern 516-398-3094. more