The Spinka Rebbe of Yerushalayim, Rabbi Avraham Yitzchok Kahana shlita, is pictured making havdalah in the Cedarhurst home of Avi and Sherry Ackerman, where he stayed recently while meeting with … more

Each morning while walking the hallways of the elementary school of the Yeshiva of South Shore, one hears the sweet sounds of Tinokos Shel Beis Rabban raising their voices in tefillah. The sincerity, … more

The Turkish and Israeli authorities are still investigating the motives and plans of the Islamist terrorist who murdered three Israelis, two of them Israeli-Americans, in Istanbul last week. I … more

Purim is a hard holiday for a writer. Too much pressure to be funny. If you can crack jokes at Rosh Hashanah and Chanukah, then Purim should be a cinch, right?  It’s like Purim … more

There is a well-known story concerning John Paul Jones (known as the father of the American Navy) who found himself between a rock and a hard place in the battle of Flamborough on Sept 23, 1779. … more

John Kerry has a new strategy for achieving Mideast peace: mobilize the international community to gang up on Israel. That was the essence of the secretary of state’s disturbing remarks in … more

When you think of blood, you think of the most visceral thing. For example, the adage, “blood is thicker than water,” implying that family ties rise above all else; or the phrase … more

A 17-year-old male from Central Avenue in Lawrence was arrested on Sunday for allegedly drawing two swastikas on the sidewalk on Oxford Road in Cedarhurst on Monday, March 7. Police said that … more

More than 18,000 supporters of Israel, from nearly every political, geographic and religious orientation, ascended on Washington this week for the annual American Israel Public Affairs Committee … more

Fresh from a visit to the Holy Land, New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer pledged Sunday to continue investing in Israel. At the Legislative Breakfast of the Jewish Community Council of the … more