It is that time of the year. With the sound of the gragger still fresh in our ears we now contemplate the next Jewish holiday, Pesach, with all its rituals and, of course, the foods of holiday … more

Reports coming out of Ramadi, Iraq and Palmyra, Syria convey hundreds of dead and burned bodies littering streets and thousands of people displaced and on the run. Loss after loss, setback after … more

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie toured Todd Kaminsky’s 20th Assembly District on Tuesday, posing with a group of Five Towns leaders in the headquarters of Achiezer, the community resource center … more

Since the summer of 1999 I have been involved with the Israel Cancer Research Fund (ICRF). Originally I was trying to find a cure for my late uncle, Michael Ressner, and just trying to share what … more

As the saying goes, “it ain’t over till the fat lady sings.” That’s the traditional refrain for those who want to point out the campaign isn’t settled. Well, valkyrie … more

Students and faculty members of the Rambam Mesivta in Lawrence rallied outside the Polish Consulate in Manhattan on Yom HaShoah to call attention to that country’s recent attempt to rewrite … more

Dr. Shmuel Reisbaum of the Torah Academy for Girls presents a check to Irwin Gershon, senior development executive for New York’s UJA-Federation. TAG donated over $2,000 to … more

This year’s gathering of Blue Ribbon schools from across the country heard something they never heard before. Among the 400 representatives from across the nation there was a yeshiva high … more

Pass by Germany’s vast national memorial to the murdered Jews of Europe and you will see young visitors hopping from stone to stone, playing hide and seek, stopping for a smoke, taking selfies … more

Though this week’s parsha begins with a story of Yisro, its chronological relationship with the rest of the Exodus narrative is debated by the commentaries. If we ignore this story for a … more