Flood of post-Shavuot shiva homes leaves warehouses empty By Yaffi Spodek Issue of June 12, 2009 / 20 Sivan 5769 Friday, June 6, marked the first time since Misaskim’s founding nearly … more

By Yaffi Spodek Issue of May 8, 2009 / 14 Iyar 5769 The Vaad Hatzedaka of Far Rockaway and the Five Towns has upgraded their services to a new computerized system that is intended to … more

Still in Mitzrayim By Mitch Krevat Issue of May 1, 2009 / 7 Iyar 5769 The weekend before Pesach, as Jews scurried around the Five Towns preparing for their annual Passover exodus to … more

By Helen and Ranan Wolff Issue of April 24, 2009 / 30 Nissan 5769 How lucky we are to be living in the Five Towns. When our son Zev was stricken with a childhood cancer called neuroblastoma, … more

Great Neck philanthropist joins YU team By Yaffi Spodek Issue of April 3, 2009 / 9 Nissan 5769 Alan Kestenbaum, CEO of Marco International Corp., a finance trading group specializing in … more

Fashion week comes to Lawrence NSCY’s Project Frumway featured stylish, modest clothing Project Frumway, a fashion show at Congregation Beth Sholom in Lawrence on March 16, featured 54 … more

By Mayer Fertig Issue of March 20, 2009 / 24 Adar 5769 A kosher food pantry in Far Rockaway that has seen a large increase in need — some 90 new people a month, on average — is likely … more

‘Recipe for disaster,’ a fundraiser predicts By Yaffi Spodek Issue of March 20, 2009 / 24 Adar 5769 President Obama’s budget proposal to limit charitable tax deductions for the … more

Issue of March 20, 2009 / 24 Adar 5769 Tomchei Shabbos gift To the Editor: My friend told me that her husband gives a shiur every morning in Lawrence. On Friday morning, a man walked in … more