Tzipi Livni quit the Knesset this week and offered parting words of warning that Israel’s future as a Jewish and democratic state is in danger. more

Today, thirty years later, none of us remember exactly what it was we were supposed to have done, and what it was that had so enraged them, but our sergeants were on the warpath, and it was clearly going to be a long afternoon… more

RIETS Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Dr. Zevulun (Sidney Z.) Lieberman z”l (YC 51, RIETS 54, FGS 59) passed away this week and wiil be remembered fondly by community members were his students and campers at Hillel Day School, Ramaz Yeshiva, and Camp Massad. “Rabbi Zevulan (Sidney) Lieberman was an outstanding Jewish educator and pulpit rabbi who positively touched the hearts of thousands of students and congregants over the years. His son Hillel was martyred saving Torah scrolls from Kever Yosef during the second Intifada. He leaves behind a legacy of love for Israel, the Jewish people and the Torah, “ said Yoel Moskowitz who was a camper at Camp Massad. more

Apr 14 Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Rabbinical Theological Seminary (RIETS) and Yeshiva University’s Center for the Jewish Future will be hosting a full-day learning program for all audiences to commemorate the 20th yahrtzeit of ‘The Rav’, Torah luminary and YU Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Yosef Dov Soloveitchik zt”l, at Yeshiva University’s Wilf Campus in Washington Heights. The program will run from 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM and will include lectures, discussions, and presentations on the Rav’s life and legacy. The multi-faceted learning program was made possible in part through the generous support of Rabbi Max N. Schreier and family. For a full list of sponsors and to register for the event, please visit: www.yu.edu/the-rav/ more

THURSDAY DEC. 5 LUNCH & LEARN. With Rabbi Shalom Axelrod of Young Israel of Woodmere. Traditions Restaurant, 302 Central Avenue, off Rockaway Blvd., Lawrence. 12:30-1:30 pm. Buy a $12 lunch, eat and learn. Alan Stern 516-398-3094. more

With Labor Day now safely behind us, it is time to give serious thought to the upcoming High Holidays of Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur. For this week, I will focus on the importance that music plays in the liturgy of this sacred season. more

On Tuesday night, thousands of girls anxiously waited in the Nivei Campus in Har … more

Last Tuesday evening, in a sold out theater on Central Avenue, the curtain rose as more than 70 Shulamith middle graders performed their hearts out in “Twisted.” It’s a play … more