From the one time in Re’eh to the three times in Shoftim to the five times in Ki Tetze, the Torah tells us nine times to eradicate evil – “Uvi’arta hara” – from either amongst you, or amongst all of Israel. It would seem that in most of these cases, as well as others in our parsha, the Torah is advocating for a death penalty kind of punishment for those who are either guilty of a crime, or are in violation of a mitzvah. more

Did you hear the one about the parking garage that turns into a hospital? It’s no joke. In Northern Israel, Rambam Health Care Campus can house 2,000 patient beds and accompanying … more

Jordan Hiller of Woodmere organized a chizuk mission to Copenhagen this week and was joined by several other Five Towners, including Rabbi Gedaliah Oppen, principal of Judaic Studies at the Hebrew … more

Less can be more. Sometimes it isn’t. Keep this in mind as you select an image for an online professional or social site. Interesting persons with interesting faces should have more … more

A Jew defining (and dressing) himself as Ultra-orthodox goes on a stabbing rampage at the LGBT pride parade in Jerusalem, murdering a 16 year old girl and seriously wounding five others. Iranian … more

Close to 1,100 educators from over 45 Jewish day schools participated in the Jewish Education Project’s 39th annual Yeshiva Day School Day of Learning, at HAFTR in Lawrence on Nov. 18. Workshop … more

South Nassau Communities Hospital just unveiled plans to expand its main Oceanside campus, as well as finalized renderings of the Medical Arts Pavilion it is building to replace the Long Beach … more

If you’re staying in town and haven’t completed your Pesach shopping, no worries — you’ll have lots of company at any kosher supermarket, most of which will be open super-late on Wednesday … more

The Temple Institute in Jerusalem plans to open the world’s first school to teach Kohanim all of the practical skills required to serve in the Third Holy Temple. The curriculum at Nezer … more

The indelible legacy that the late Rabbi Maran HaGaon HaRav Yosef Sholom Elyashiv, zt”l, has left on his community is still felt today. It is felt broadly through his halachic rulings on … more