I like to think I’m street-smart. Jerry, my husband, is gullible and naive. Whenever asked anything, Jerry never says no, unless it has something to do with me asking him to dress a certain way, then all bets are off. But when it comes to lending a shoulder to lean on, an ear to listen or providing help, Jerry is a softie. more

For those who try to get in better touch with their Ashkenazi Jewish heritage by studying Yiddish at the college level, there are challenges—but those can be outweighed by the nakhes (pride or pleasure) of rediscovering the nearly lost language. more

Devorah Katz believes that Jewish education should excite and inspire. more

A Westbury woman has pleaded guilty to stealing the identity of a Suffolk County resident in order to cash thousands of dollars in checks stolen from the Rockville Centre-based Jewish National Fund (JNF), District Attorney Kathleen Rice said on Wednesday. more

Prospective candidates are testing the waters for possible presidential bids in 2016—primarily candidates considering running in the currently wide-open Republican race. Thus when Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky), one of the most visible potential contenders in 2016, said that he had never proposed to cut foreign aid to Israel, many in the pro-Israel community took notice. more

Great Neck residents Benny Aziz and Stephanie Cohen opened the Stephanie Cohen Design Center within a newly relocated Benjamin Rugs and Furniture center last week. more

I can still see the terrified look on his face as we both realized, in the same moment, that we had been set up. more

Just as World War I didn’t prove to be “the war to end all wars,” the 20th century didn’t turn out to be when the nearly unimaginable brutality and indescribable evil represented by German dictator Adolf Hitler’s Nazi regime was definitively laid to rest. The evil is back. Big-time. more

Strolling through Jerusalem’s historic Yemin Moshe quarter on a pleasant August morning, my ears caught a ringing, melodic sound emanating from within the walls of the Old City, perhaps half a mile from where I stood. more

They quietly and matter-of-factly describe the fierce battles that led to their injuries, but their eyes relive the events and the pain at the injuries and deaths of their fellow soldiers, their brothers. Yet they are determined in what they have to do, wanting to recover and return to their duties, although some, due to injuries, will not. more