Recently, the media reported that two days before his execution, Adolph Eichmann penned a letter to then-President Yitzchak Ben-Zvi begging for clemency. Facing his imminent death by hanging (the … more

As we enter the tax season, in advance of the customary April 15 deadline, JNS.org offers reflections by Dr. Erica Brown on taxes from a Jewish perspective. The Talmudic scholar Rabba said, … more

Brach’s Supermarket in Lawrence confirms that it is closing. The store notified the state Department of Labor that it would shutter on May 1, terminating 127 employees. more

Last week’s deaths of seven Hamas terrorists in the collapse of a tunnel they were digging coincided with complaints by residents of an Israeli town near Gaza that underground digging has come … more

Eighth grade boys of the Hebrew Academy of the Five Town and Rockaways enjoyed an amazing Shabbat filled will fun, inspiration and achdut. The shabbaton began on Friday morning with an … more

“When in Rome, do as the Iranians do.” That was the core message from Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s visit to Europe last week, in a bid to boost trade relations now that the … more

Normally the stereotype is that New Yorkers are cynical and tough, while Coloradans (where I’m from) are wholesome and softhearted. Well, come visit New York City when the newscasters are … more

Hewlett Harbor resident and Inwood native Christopher McGrath has been chosen by the Nassau County Republican Committee to run against Assemblyman Todd Kaminsky (D-Long Beach) for the vacant 9th … more

For Lipa Schmeltzer, the megastar who will headline Nachum Segal’s “Kosher Half-Time Show” this weekend, there’s a philosophical message in the mid-Super Bowl … more

Two weeks ago, my husband Jerry and I embarked on a 10 night cruise to the Caribbean. Aside from loving cruising and being with good friends, I was also looking forward to some creative writing … more