We’ve all got at least one of these stories in us. The child who finds a hidden hammantash in a sock drawer on seder night. That forgotten candy at the bottom of a tallis bag. The seder mints that were discovered to be shockingly dairy after a fleishig meal. The moments that our jaws drop in disbelief, when we shout to ourselves: “How could I have overlooked this? And what do I do now?” more

Michael Levine saw a family history intertwined with the Jewish history of the community and a business run on chesed and tradition, with the descendents of the founders working at the same desks, the drawers unemptied, one holding a set of dentures and immigration papers from Ellis Island. more

Fifteen years ago, Alan Hirsch saw the inability of 22 families in Maaleh Amos and in Hebron to pay for their Passover expenses. So he paid for it himself. more

Red Katz will present an inspirational talk — “Live Your YOUlogy” — this Shabbat at 10:30 am, following davening, at the Young Israel of Hewlett, 1 Piermont Ave. more

On March 23 and 24, HANC Theater Company riveted a packed auditorium of parents, faculty, students, and friends with their performance of Laughter on the 23rd Floor. more

Third Graders at HANC’s Samuel & Elizabeth Bass Golding Elementary School, in West Hempstead, participated in the D.E.A.R program last week while visiting the HANC Library. more

The HAFTR High School Players recently gave an incredible performance of How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. more

Last week, UANI (United Against Nuclear Iran) research director Matan Shamir, who has been tracking U.S. sanctions of Iran for months, spoke to Hebrew Academy of Nassau County High School juniors and seniors about the advocacy group’s efforts to prevent Iran from fulfilling its ambition to obtain nuclear weapons. more

During Meet The Press last week, former President Jimmy Carter complained that President Obama doesn’t ask him for advice. Ignoring Carter may be the smartest thing President Obama has done as president. The Carter administration was a foreign policy failure; it helped create many of the foreign policy problems President Obama is dealing with now. more