Yaakov sends messengers to Eisav telling Eisav his story about having lived with Lavan and having amassed wealth. Perhaps Yaakov is indicating his intent to put the past behind them. “I am … more

After more than 75 years, the train trip still haunts Evelyn Pike Rubin, who recounted for students at Sanford H. Calhoun, a public high school in Merrick, her family’s escape from Nazi … more

Nassau County is cutting down and removing approximately 75 trees along Peninsula Boulevard in Woodmere that died as a result of saltwater intrusion from Hurricane Sandy flooding. more

Ok, we had a one meal holiday, Thanksgiving. You should have all aced that one. As I said last week, it was child’s play after Rosh Hashanah and Sukkot. Now back to what we’re used … more

Attorneys representing a group of Hurricane Sandy victims who contend that their claims were denied by their insurance company based on “doctored” damage reports filed a federal … more

“The Sturgeon Queens,” a documentary that follows four generations of the Jewish immigrant family that started Russ & Daughters Appetizing in 1914 and still owns and runs the … more

The Brooklyn Heights Jewish Academy, a new co-educational Jewish day school in Brownstone Brooklyn, will host an open house on Sunday, Dec. 14  at 10:00 am. Prospective parents are … more

Juniors, seniors, and the HANC High School Israel Advocacy Committee heard author Yossi Klein Halevi speak about Israel and his book, “Like Dreamers,” the story of seven paratroopers … more

Molly Feder recruited her friends to assist in her Bat Mitzvah chesed project — the bagging of Chanukah gifts for children at OHEL. more

They came from Beerhseva in the south through to Haifa in the north. They came to celebrate their Bar Mitzvahs and their Bat Mitzvahs, to commit themselves to their people and to their … more