It might be a large hole in the ground encircled by cyclone fencing right now, but within six months that gaping space on the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns (HAFTR) Lower School’s campus in Lawrence will be the site of a state-of-the art gymnasium. more

As three quarters of the school year has past and students gear up for Advanced Placement exams and finals, pressure to succeed has become even more apparent. more

When I decided to take on the job as coach of the HAFTR Middle School Flames I realized that it was going to take a lot of work, passion and commitment to the great sport of hockey to turn the team around from its 3-6 record from the previous season. more

Approximately 200 students and staff members of the Rambam Mesivta High School held a rally outside the Cuban Mission to the United Nations in an attempt to help Alan Gross gain his release. more

This past Monday, an event rocked the Jewish world and the world in general, as a lone gunman shot and killed three children and a Rabbi at a Jewish school in Toulouse, France. more

HAFTR High School hosted the 23rd annual Yeshiva League Model Congress on Wednesday, March 14. Over 300 students attended from yeshivas in New York and New Jersey to participate in the day’s events. more

This time of year we often get caught up buying costumes, packaging our Mishloach Manot, and preparing our beautiful Purim meals, and rightfully so. Purim is a joyous holiday that requires tons of preparation, but this past Wednesday night students of SKA, DRS, and HAFTR came together under Philanthropy For The Future and Heart to Heart to create more than 75 Purim packages for sick children in LIJ’s Cohen’s Medical Center. more

Recently, Lara Decter, Rebecca Jedwab, Michael Sosnick, Samantha Weissman and I enjoyed an amazing trip to Israel through “Write On for Israel,” an Israel advocacy-training program more

The harmonizing voices of four choirs reverberated through HAFTR High School’s capacity filled auditorium to resounding cheers and applause from the audience last Wednesday for HAFTR’s 5th Annual Girls’ Choir Competition. more

Look at the news today. Whether it’s turning on the TV or your computer, the news is all the same. more