Prior to describing each of the garments of the priests, the Torah tells us, “These are the vestments that they shall make: a breastplate, an ephod, a robe, a knitted tunic, a turban, … more

The second Beit Hamikdash was destroyed over 1,900 years ago. Thereafter, with prophetic insight, Chazal established the blessing of Boneh Yerushalayim  (Rebuild Jerusalem) in the Shemoneh … more

Two weeks ago, in my review of Rabbi Nachum Amsel’s “The Encyclopedia of Jewish Values,” I briefly touched on his essay on the Jewish take on gun control. Within that essay we … more

Hempstead’s top Republican launched a “crusade” against New York City Mayor Bill deBlasio on Wednesday, warning that the suburbs and its values would be doomed to domination by … more

Every class from first through eighth grade at Yeshiva of South Shore took part in a special assembly at which they heard an impassioned address on Krias Shema Al Hamita, by Rav Dov Keilson, … more

Two lifelong Five Towners, both coaches of the boys varsity Hawks basketball team at the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway, plan to open a sports-themed kosher restaurant in … more

Brach’s Supermarket in Lawrence will close after Pesach and it is expected that the cavernous site will eventually be filled by KRM/Moisha’s, a Brooklyn discount kosher … more

Estee Ackerman, of West Hempstead, may only be 14, but this thoughtful, well-spoken young lady is a serious table tennis player who was one of 16 women who competed last week at the U.S. Olympic … more

As part of the Adopt-A-Survivor project, eighth graders at Yeshiva Darchei Torah met, interviewed and absorbed the life stories of a group of Holocaust survivors, including the great-grandparents of … more

The radio squawked with commands. I took out my pen and pad out to write down a list of code words for map locations that I would need to translate into coordinates for our impromptu mission. This … more