Perhaps among our community’s most creative and articulate interpreters of our Biblical narrative and tradition, both in verse and illustration, is Rabbi David Fohrman. This year as in years … more

Regarding the wonders and miracles Hashem performed in Mitzrayim, Parshas Bo states: “U’lmaan tesaper b’aznei bincha u’ven bincha” (“And you shall tell it into the … more

The OU criticized what it described as the “pejorative” use of the word “Orthodox” in remarks by Rep. Jan Schakowsky’s (D-Ill.) at the annual conference of the left-wing … more

Taking Shulamith’s education to the next level is the focus of its Road to Excellence campaign and dinner, set for Tuesday, April 28 at the Sands of Atlantic Beach. These are exciting times … more

T he good news is I’m going to Israel nine days before Pesach; the bad news is I’m coming home two days before Pesach.  My husband and I are going to visit his daughter, husband … more

Fresh off a decisive election victory, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu finds himself in yet another diplomatic storm with President Obama over pre-election comments that a Palestinian state would … more

Six-hundred-forty-eight village voters —reportedly a record turnout — cast ballots in Cedarhurst’s March 18 election, choosing Benjamin Weinstock as mayor and Ari Brown and Israel … more

A demonstration relating to the pending Iranian nuclear agreement is set for noon this Friday (March 27) outside the Manhattan offices of Senators Schumer and Gillibrand. The vigil, at 780 Third … more

Israelis went to bed on March 17 thinking that the two main political parties in that day’s election were tied and that their nation’s future was unknown. They awoke the next morning to … more

Alissa and David Hersh, both doctors and parents of four children who attend the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway (HAFTR), were the guests of honor at the school’s 37th annual … more