JERUSALEM — I was in Israel for 36 hours before I saw daylight this week. Which can only mean one of three things: 1. The weather was lousy. 2. I am speaking metaphorically. 3. I am at … more

“I’m going to say three words,” said Lauren Totaro, national program coordinator for the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America. “The words are apple, table and penny. Can … more

Our parasha, Toldot, focuses on Rachel Emeinu and the intense psychological pain and suffering that resulted from her inability to bear children: “And Rachel saw that she had not borne [any … more

Kehillas Bais Yehuda Tzvi of Cedarhurst celebrated its 15th anniversary with an Evening of Tribute gala … more

HANC 609 welcomed Rabbi Yaakov Sadigh to West Hempstead for the school’s Shabbaton last weekend.  Rabbi Sadigh opened the event with a drasha during davening at Congregation Eitz Chaim … more

A new initiative from Yeshiva University’s Graduate Program in Advanced Talmudic Studies (GPATS) will provide opportunities for local high school girls to engage in high-level Judaic studies … more

Mazal tov to HAFTR second graders on receiving their first chumash, the book of Genesis. At right, students performed songs that highlighted their love of Torah. Students and guests personalized … more

Fifth graders at Yeshiva of South Shore celebrated a Seudas Haschalas Gemara, marking their start in Gemara learning.  The rabbeim of this year’s fifth grader class (the largest in … more

Chazal tell us that olam chesed yibaneh (the world was built through chesed). Midreshet Shalhevet strongly believes that it is important to give to those less fortunate than ourselves. The … more

It was one of the most dramatic moments so far in the five-year civil war that has torn Syria apart.  In August 2014, a man disguised with dark glasses and a hood, and known as … more