In their first season joining the League, the Ateres Yaakov Eagles took home the intermediate division (9th and 10th grades) championship in the National Council of Young Israel’s Basketball League. The championship culminated an intense 10 game season, in which the Eagles finished with a division leading 8-2 record. more

Unfortunately, there has been a spate of catastrophic events in the last few months. The Sandy Hook shooting, Boston marathon terror attack and now most recently the devastating tornadoes in Oklahoma cumulatively pose a threat to the sense of safety and equanimity that we desire for our children and us. In light of this clustering of horror and misfortune, OHEL’s trauma team has revised its “pointers” in its ongoing effort and commitment to preserve our children’s sense of safety. more

This past Shabbat, Parshat Naso, Congregation Bais Tefilah in Woodmere, held its first annual Cholent Contest. Ten cooks arrived at the shul at 5:30 PM on Friday, May 17th, erev Shabbat to set up their cholents. more

I am a mother, passionate about anything having to do with my daughter, what I put in her mouth, on her body, and basically the environment I surround her in. I am no doctor, allergist or expert, I am “just” a mom … of a child with severe food allergies. more

Ms. Trisha Kraker, a Kulanu special education teacher, and her students celebrated Earth Day by planting a tree in Kulanu’s Center for Special Services side yard. more

On the second day of Shavuot last year, 24-year-old Rebekah Frucht unfortunately left this world, causing great heartache to all those who knew her. On May 7, a gathering in her memory was held at the Young Israel of Woodmere. more

The rabbis and members of 45 synagogues from the Five Towns and Rockaways will gather this Sunday outside the White Shul to show respect and unity at a mass funeral for 12 Torah scrolls from local shuls damaged by Hurricane Sandy. more

On the eve of Tuesday’s school board elections, Lawrence trustee Dr. David Sussman — who was running unopposed — both decried the “negative allegations” reverberating in the community and looked forward optimistically. more

In an update of this story at press time, candidate Tova Plaut is ahead of fellow candidate Jesse Lunin-Pack by 37 votes in a recount for the Lawrence school board election, according to Lunin-Pack. The race will not be finally decided until all counts, including absentee and provisional paper ballots are in and confirmed. more

During the first Lebanon War in 1982, a captain in the elite Shaldag Israeli Air Force commando unit was injured in Syria and lost his right leg from the knee down. He had been an avid bike rider and fast runner. At age 23 he was fitted with an immediate prosthetic leg and had rehabilitation for three weeks. more