Students at HANC HS enjoyed an elaborate breakfast following davening on Rosh Chodesh Kislev, Dec. 1. The breakfast was followed by a school-wide game show. During breakfast, senior Leora … more

The first aliyah of Vaera, this week’s parsha, Vaera, concludes with a superfluous statement, one that has already been: “G-d [then] spoke to [both] Moses and Aaron. He gave them … more

Almost 30 years ago, the late theater impresario Joe Papp got into hot water when he canceled a scheduled production of a pro-Palestinian play at his flagship Manhattan theater, the Public. Rumors … more

Raizi Chechik will be leaving her post as principal of HALB’s Stella K. Abraham High School in Hewlett Bay Park to become Head of School at the Manhattan Day School, the Upper West Side … more

Sixty Israelis were added to the list o af fallen soldiers and terror victims since last year’s Yom Hazikaron, while 37 IDF veterans with disabilities who died as a result of their injuries … more

During the 2013 Chuck Hagel confirmation hearings, New York’s junior senator, Kirsten Gillibrand, showed herself to be an advocate for Israel. But lately she’s made some anti-Israel … more

Representatives from Yeshiva University and the City of New York and other elected officials and guests formally cut the ribbon to open a newly renovated 20,000-square-foot, $3.6 million pedestrian … more

The BDS debacle at the University of Michigan proved once again that Jews can be their own worst enemies. Since 2002, the University of Michigan’s Central Student Government … more

The HANC Middle School hosted the school year’s second Torah Bowl on Jan 2. Students mastered Parshiot Vayera, Chaya Sarah and Toldot with Rashi. HAFTR, HALB, Shulamith, North Shore and … more

The Torah tells how G-d created the earth and the heavens, although the stories that follow tell us more about the former than the latter. A new exhibit doesn’t quite answer theological … more