The new school year began just before Rosh Hashana for most Long Islanders. At the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway, HAFTR parent and faculty member Robin Maron poses with her daughter …
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9/17/15
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Sanford Braun “Sandy” Koufax is perhaps the most dominating left-handed starting pitcher in baseball history. Some say he was the greatest lefty to ever take the mound. In a career …
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By Lonnie Ostrow
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9/17/15
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Israeli President Reuven Rivlin met with European Catholic leaders at his residence in Jerusalem, urging an interfaith response to terrorism and stressing Israel’s commitment to freedom of …
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By JNS.org
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9/17/15
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Years ago, my husband Jerry received a beautiful card right before Yom Kippur. I didn’t recognize the name on the return address. I handed it to Jerry who read the card and I noticed that his …
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By Judy Joszef
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9/17/15
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The North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health Sys- tem announced on Monday that it will be known as Northwell Health beginning in January.
Chief Executive Michael Dowling said the name change reflects …
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The Jewish Star with AP
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9/17/15
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After the Democrats in the Senate filibustered and blocked the upper body from even voting on the Iran deal, most of the mainstream media announced the effort to block the horrible P5+1 deal …
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By Jeff Dunetz
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9/17/15
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Shabbos Shuva is named for the first word in the Haftorah, but it also refers to the fact that the Shabbos falls between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, when we are experiencing the Aseret Y’mei …
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By Rabbi Avi Billet
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9/17/15
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Arriving for the first day of classes on Tuesday, Devorah Schreier, Talia Wein and Shoshana Lunzer (above), of the Stella K. Abraham High School for Girls of the Hebrew Academy of Long Beach in …
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9/11/15
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Activism. Not re-activism. Education. Preparation.
These are just a few of the mantras a new pro-Israel organization uses to encourage participation. Students Supporting Israel (SSI) was founded …
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By Maayan Jaffe, JNS.org
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9/11/15
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When she became the 34th U.S. senator to publicly support the Iran nuclear deal, thereby stripping Congress of its power to block the Obama administration-brokered accord, Sen. Barbara Mikulski …
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By Eitan Arom, JNS.org
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9/11/15
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