On a 75-degree February day in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, JNS viewed the Abrahamic Family House site on its opening day. Three houses of worship — Moses Ben Maimon Synagogue, His … more

Twenty-seven Middle School students of Great Neck’s North Shore Hebrew Academy (NSHA) — both Ashkenazic and Sephardic — joined on Purim day to chant the “Gantze … more

Of about 5.3 million Irish citizens, just 800 (.015%) are Jewish. Including Jewish expats in Ireland, that number rises to about 2,500. But however one runs the numbers, Jewish life in Ireland is … more

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, children from the BACH Jewish Center decorated and delivered more than 100 cookies for their local police department in appreciation to the officers who keep them and … more

With mental health at the forefront of social issues propelled by the coronavirus pandemic, two Five Towns-based organizations — Nafshenu Alenu and the Marion & Aaron Gural JCC — have … more

Young Israel of Woodmere partnered with UJA to host a Families helping Families event on the Sunday before Thanksgiving, Sixty-five families packed food packages. The goal was for young children … more

Jason Greenblatt, addressing an enthusiastic audience at the Young Israel of North Woodmere on Sept. 7, said he is an optimist, a realist and a pessimist about what the future portends … more

There has always been a tension at the core of the concept of Yeshiva College. A Yeshiva is an institution committed to the yoke of heaven and to the observance of the Torah’s commandments, … more

An attempt by the Village of Atlantic Beach to seize Chabad property at the foot of the Atlantic Beach Bridge ended up in Federal court last week. Seven representatives of Long Beach-based Chabad … more

YUConnects and the Young Israel of Woodmere attracted 80 guests, ages 24 to 32, to a Shabbos for Singles last weekend. The group began Shabbos Parshas Chukas with its own minyan for Kabbalas … more