Former Israeli ambassador to the United States Ron Dermer told a Young Israel of Woodmere audience last Thursday that Jewish institutions should refuse to platform people who say Israel committed … more

A new book addresses the status of wives whose husbands were killed in the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001 but whose bodies were not identified, making them agunot. Rabbi Yona Reiss, av … more

When he faced Mayor Zohran Mamdani at a closed-door meeting with other Jewish New York spiritual leaders in early August, Rick Jacobs told the mayor plainly that his inflammatory rhetoric on Israel … more

Allison Rahmani planned to fly to Paris on Sunday with her husband, to celebrate her 40th birthday. Instead, Matthew Rahmani was eulogizing his wife as an eshet chayil , a woman of valor, and her … more

Their parents fled Iran decades ago to build a comfortable life in the United States. Now, seven families from what one of the olim described as a “very, very, very tight-knit” community in Great … more

Episcopal Health Services — which operates St. John’s Hospital in Far Rockaway — is encouraging parents and caregivers to take proactive steps to protect children from common summer health and … more

Every Fourth of July is cause for parades, hot dogs and backyard barbecues. But this year’s commemoration is special. It marks the unprecedented success of the greatest experiment in history: 250 … more

Long Island business leader Jon Held, a founding supporter of Birthright Israel on Long Island, was honored at a gala in Westbury that raised over $2 million on June 11. “We don’t have the … more

Every week, thousands of viewers watch Melinda Strauss prepare Shabbos meals in her kitchen — sharing kosher recipes … more

This year’s Israel Day on Fifth parade, held on Sunday, May 31, was large, joyful and proud after two years of more-somber events focused on freeing Israeli hostages from Gaza. An estimated … more