Our haftarah, for parsah Vayelech, contains the famous declaration of the prophet Hoshea, “Return, O Israel, unto the L-rd your G-d (“Shuvah Yisrael od Hashem Elokecha”), for you … more

Sonya Loya never felt Catholic; it was Judaism she was drawn to.  In the 1990s, the New Mexico-native, while in her late 30s, discovered her family’s hidden secret … more

Even as a teenager, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wasn’t afraid to speak her mind. The jurist penned an essay in her synagogue bulletin as a 13-year-old, urging congregants to … more

JERUSALEM — The world’s oldest man, 113-year-old Yisrael Kristal, a Holocaust survivor living in Israel, celebrated his bar mitzvah a century late. Kristal, of Haifa, celebrated the … more

BALTIMORE — The 30 or so people assembled at a shaded gravesite on a cloudy, early Friday morning probably didn’t know how much they would be moved. Alongside an open grave … more

The Yeshiva University Center for Israel Studies will host a conference on the works and influence of Nobel Prize-winning Israeli author S.Y. Agnon in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of his … more

Kitta Gimmel at Manhattan Day School called the White House last week and asked to speak directly to President Obama.  The operator who answered 202-456-1111, the White House Comments Line, … more

Rabbi Merrill’s third grade class at HANC’s Samuel and Elizabeth Bass Golding Elementary School carried Rosh Hashana cards with honey jars attached to Chabad in West Hempstead for … more

Seventh grade students of the Shulamith School for Girls in Cedarhurst visited the Long Island Living Center last Friday. They enjoyed speaking with the residents, singing holiday songs, and … more

Billionaire George Soros generally does not hide the fact that he uses the considerable funds at his disposal to support his extremist, leftist ideals. So when he does hide something, it should … more