Issue of November 27 2009/ 10 Cheshvan 5770 By Michael Orbach A local family is named as the defendant in a lawsuit brought by the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaways. HAFTR is seeking … more

17th annual Chabad fundraiser will air on Channel 55 By Michael Orbach Issue of November 27, 2009/ 10 Cheshvan 5770 Tatyana and Alex Shalshin have been together since they were 17 and … more

Fourteen Torahs dedicated at North Shore Hebrew Academy By Michael Orbach Issue of November 27, 2009/ 10 Cheshvan 5770 At the end of his life, Moses, the leader of the Jewish people, … more

NCSY Auction video a hit on YouTube By Michael Orbach Issue of November 20, 2009/ 3 Cheshvan 5770 For five minutes last Monday, the bread aisle at Gourmet Glatt became an avant-garde … more

By Michael Orbach Issue of November 6, 2009/ 19 Cheshvan 5770 Masbia Soup Kitchen, the only kosher soup kitchen in New York, plans to open new branches in Flatbush, Williamsburg … more

By Mayer Fertig Issue of November 6, 2009/ 19 Cheshvan 5770 In Jerusalem and Beit Shemesh, followers of Rabbi Shmuel Yaakov Kohn, known as the Toldos Avrohom Yitzchok Rebbe, … more

Israeli coach ejected at eventful charity game for Migdal Ohr at MSG By Mayer Fertig Issue of Oct. 23, 2009 / 5 Cheshvan 5770 By Mayer Fertig Robert Shimonov didn’t plan to go to … more

The miracle of Migdal Ohr By Michael Orbach Issue of October 16 / 2009/ 29 Tishrei 5770 After witnessing the Six Day War, Rabbi Yitzchak Dovid Grossman,  a seventh generation Yerushalmi … more

Relative stuck in the hospital for Shabbos? The Winthrop Sabbath House, located adjacent to the Winthrop-University Hospital campus in Mineola, offers accommodations for up to five families at one … more

Shared humanity in an African village By Gilah Kletenik Issue of September 25, 2009/ 7 Tishrei 5770 No one would accuse me of being a dancer. In fact, I’ve been diagnosed … more