A number of students at the North Shore Hebrew Academy High School have been involved in a program called “Stepping Up” Long Island Jewish Teen Philosophy Pilot Program. Guiding the students through this philanthropic program was Debra Gold, Community Service Advisor. more

Miriam Baum-Benkoe has once again cooked up a way to act on her principles, and turn motivation into action to help others. The Oceanside retired school teacher has launched her second charity raising cookbook, this one to raise funds for JobKatif. “I made up my mind to do something,” she said. more

Hundreds of Rambam Mesivta protesters will rally at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza outside the United Nations at 1 PM on Monday, followed by another vigil by Midreshet Shalhevet High School at 2 PM, to call for the ouster of Richard A. Falk from his U.N. position. 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

As part of their series “Legends of Air & Space,” the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City, Long Island last Thursday presented El Al crew members to discuss their flight experiences and as ambassadors for Israel. more

With one voice, government, business and community leaders gathered to honor 32 Long Island Teenagers for their acts of goodness and kindness. These Good Deed Awards for Long Island Teenagers was established by Rabbi Anchelle Perl, Director of Chabad of Mineola. This program, now in its 20th year, sets out to identify the vast good so inherent in our youth and help the wider community appreciate it. Special guest speaker at this year’s ceremony was Andrew Paley, parent of two children attending the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown CT at the time of the shooting. more

Over the weekend of April 19th-20th, Midreshet Shalhevet High School for girls gathered in Cedarhurst for their annual Five Towns Shabbaton, giving students ninth through twelfth grade a chance to spend Shabbat together as a school. more

Atlantic Beach resident Jodi Brodsky ran the Five Towns 5K this past Sunday, winning first place in her category just days after completing the Boston Marathon two minutes before a bomb exploded at the finish line. more

The cloud of the Boston Marathon terrorist attack not only did not deter runners from the FIDV-5T5K but may have even given more attendees a reason to run and show their support. A clear, crisp, chilly Sunday brought hundreds of sneakered men, women and children, some in strollers, some in wheelchairs, to the entrance of North Woodmere Park on Branch Boulevard, quietly waiting to start. A sense of camaraderie and a sense of purpose gripped the participants. more

A dust up over free speech arose in Great Neck when a controversial speaker was bounced from appearing at one Orthodox synagogue under threat of protest from a Reform temple and invited to speak at another Orthodox synagogue there. In a further development, a local newspaper is now being accused by supporters of the speaker of distorting an account of the event, with an inaccurate report and photographs. more