The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) recently issued its annual report on hate in America. Mark Potok, the editor of the report, noted that there is “enormous rage in the electorate, the … more

As the saying goes, “it ain’t over till the fat lady sings.” That’s the traditional refrain for those who want to point out the campaign isn’t settled. Well, valkyrie … more

Having returned home from a cruise to the Caribbean, I was sufficiently rested, and wasn’t thinking about another vacation till next year. That was, till my husband Jerry mentioned skiing … more

The Shulamith School for Girls’ Middle Division celebrated literacy with a week of special programming. On Tuesday, storyteller Gerald Fierst, of Encore Performing Arts, inspired the girls … more

More than 325 people participated in the 38th annual dinner of the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway, held Sunday night at the HAFTR Sports Complex in Lawrence. This year, the HAFTR … more

The International Synagogue at JFK Airport is holding a Purim art contest for children. Entries must be an original drawing or painting, on paper of any size, relating to Purim. Entrants are … more

The Young Israel of Lawrence-Cedarhurst (YILC), a synagogue that sits at the corner of West Broadway and Spruce Street in Cedarhurst, wants to install protective bollards, rigid pole-like structures, … more

Mrs. Leah Kagan was one of my favorite people. When I think of the kind of person I want to be, it is she, a treasure of kindness and sweetness, one of the most accepting people I ever met, with an … more

The New York State Education Department said this week that it will begin releasing the balance of $125 million for this year’s payment of outstanding mandated reimbursements to nonpublic … more

Responding to a dramatic decline in membership, the Conservative Jewish movement’s congregational arm has hired the Good Omen PR agency to survey hundreds of its members and “develop a … more