It comes as no surprise to me that more European countries are trying to make life difficult for Jews in various ways. But how should we react? Is it worth fighting prejudice? Should this be an issue … more

“The Imaginary Invalid,” an adaptation of the “Hypochondriac” by Moliere, will be performed by students of the Jewish Center for the Performing Arts on Tuesday and Wednesday, … more

Soon after Nechama Levy moved to Brooklyn five years ago, she opened a bicycle repair shop. The spacious, high-ceilinged store was just down the street from a new pub with exposed brick … more

It was a giant party with a message: Long Island stands with Israel as the Jewish state celebrates its 69th birthday. Make that it’s REbirthday. Dani Dayon, Israel’s counsel general … more

Several hundred opportunity-hungry New York area residents flocked to Manhattan’s Metropolitan Pavilion on Sunday to check out living and working opportunities in 56 Orthodox-friendly American … more

Jesse Lurie, the longtime executive editor of Hadassah Magazine and a peace activist, has died at 103. Lurie, an Israeli American, was the magazine’s founding executive editor in 1947 and … more

After honing their Israel advocacy skills at last week’s AIPAC Policy Conference in Washington, students from a number of New York area day schools spent Wednesday on Capitol Hill lobbying … more

The Jewish Community Council of the Rockaway Peninsula (JCCRP) has announced that Moshe Brandsdorfer has accepted the position of Executive Director. Brandsdorfer brings to the JCCRP more than a … more

Gluten-free matzah might sound like a bad joke — after all, regular unleavened bread tastes pretty cardboard-like already. But for Jews with celiac disease, an autoimmune disorder that can … more

WASHINGTON—In recent years, the AIPAC lobby’s policy conferences have centered on hot-button issues such as the emerging and later finalized Iran nuclear deal, tension between the Obama … more