More than 1,500 people, from the Five Towns-Far Rockaway community and beyond, flocked to the Sands Atlantic Beach to proclaim that “We Are All Achiezer” and salute and support the … more

As is often the case in the Five Towns, business competition takes a back seat to a unity of purpose in pursuit of a righteous cause. In that spirit, leaders of the Seasons and Gourmet Glatt … more

Budget coach Faigie Berman and financial adviser Sara Glaz last week offered advice to women on how to avoid some of the common pitfalls of being in business for themselves.  “How do … more

HaRav Shimshon Katz is leaving the Shomrei Shabbos Shul in Far Rockaway after nearly 33 years. Rabbi Katz remains the Puppa rosh yeshiva in Williamsburg. more

JNS.org editor-in-chief Jacob Kamaras interviewed singer-songwriter Kinky Friedman for an article about Friedman’s upcoming participating in a benefit concert for a historic Texas synagogue … more

American college professors have now shown their true colors when it comes to Israel. Remember how 126 historians recently tried to get the American Historical Association (AHA) to condemn Israel for … more

On Tuesday, voters in Cedarhurst village will cast ballots for two trustees in the first contested election since 1989. The voting will take place at Village Hall, at 200 Cedarhurst Ave., from 7 am … more

When is anti-Semitism not anti-Semitism? When propounded by the BDS (Boycott, Disinvestment, Sanctions) movement against Israel, this perverted hatred, dressed up as social justice, is not … more

As I was grocery shopping at Fairway on the Upper Wehst Side, a product caught my eye: lekvar. I couldn’t believe it. I haven’t seen that Hungarian prune spread in years. It reminds me of … more

You don’t hear that much these days about Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the former Iranian president whose penchant for denying the Holocaust at every opportunity became legendary.  … more