Ah gutten vinter,” my father wished me as I departed after Simchat Torah, the last of the holidays. Back in the day, that was the traditional greeting with which one signed off the High Holiday … more

Let us begin with the facts: Converts whose conversions were conducted according to halacha are 100 percent Jewish. In the eyes of G-d and Torah, they are full Jews, just as Jewish as any born … more

Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau in his commentary on Pirkei Avot (Artscroll-Mesorah, 2006) teaches us, from Rav Shimon, that “a wise person always looks to the future. He weighs the consequences of his … more

As we undertake the building of the Mishkan (Tabernacle), we find many instructions that have been made more understandable to us through the numerous books of illustrations and charts the describe … more

Most graduates of Great Neck’s Silverstein Hebrew Academy will advance to the top yeshiva high schools throughout the tristate area next fall, the school announced. To date, SHA eighth grade … more

While most elementary students would build a paper mache volcano for their science fairs, fifth graders at the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway were creating start-ups for an … more

Campaigning last year for the presidency, Donald Trump said the Iran nuclear agreement was the “worst deal” he had ever seen. It was never exactly clear, however, what he intended to … more

TEL AVIV — In the summer of 1947, when the British turned away the SS Exodus from the shores of Palestine, the world was watching. Before the eyes of the international media, British troops … more

Mazel tov to the nearly 50 new members of the Stella K. Abraham High School for Girls Re’ut Chapter of the National Honor Society. These juniors and seniors were inducted on Nov. 1, with … more

“No Resting Place: Holocaust Poland” achieves searing power to illuminate the dark burning reality of Nazi concentration camps in Poland. Merely holding this volume burns the eyes and … more