Herut Shitrid vividly recalls the first Yom Kippur she fasted. She was only 10, but somehow she was able to make it through the whole day. “I felt proud,” she says nearly two decades … more

Students from Rambam Mesivta in Lawrence (pictured) and Midreshet Shalhevet in North Woodmere joined demonstrators near the Metropolitan Opera at Lincoln Center on Sept. 22. more

The Village of Cedarhurst is introducing hi-tech parking meters on a portion of Central Avenue between Cedarhurst Avenue and Spruce Street. These new meters -— there is one per parking space, … more

This past Sunday morning, Tzom Gedaliah, nearly 60 women filled the Achiezer office on Central Avenue, to partake in the ongoing community-wide health training series presented by Achiezer and … more

Woodmere-based real estate investment and development firm Basser-Kaufman bought the Peninsula Shopping Center in Hewlett from Shelly Horne of HST Realty for $27 million. The transaction was … more

An exhibit of photographs by Chie Nishio, an 84-year-old woman of Japanese descent who spent years photographing the Chabad community of Crown Heights, opens this week at the Brooklyn Public … more

The following are excerpts of the speech given on Monday to the United Nations General Assembly by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Militant Islam and the Nazis ISIS and Hamas share a … more

Prime Minister Netanyahu told the 69th United National General Assembly on Monday that Hamas and the Islamic State are “branches of the same poisonous tree,” both bent on world domination … more

Publishing a newspaper that strives to be truthful, fair and compassionate is difficult enough; publishing an Orthodox newspaper that is commited to walking the Halachic straight and narrow is an additional challenge. more

Following Israel’s Operation Protective Edge this summer, Hamas continues to control the Gaza Strip and openly considers any truce with Israel as a time to re-arm for the next conflict. Across Israel’s northern border, Hezbollah has been occupied fighting against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, but still poses a danger to the Jewish state. more