The Friendship Circle, a local organization that pairs members of the Five Towns community with children with special needs, held an event at the Jean Fischman Chabad Center to honor and award volunteers on May 28. more

Former Israel Ambassador Danny Ayalon told Five Towners over the weekend that they must step up their defense of Israel. “The challenges are political warfare,” he said. “We won the military and economic wars.” more

Young Israel of Woodmere partnered with UJA to host a Families helping Families event on the Sunday before Thanksgiving, Sixty-five families packed food packages. The goal was for young children … more

The Young of Israel of Woodmere’s five rabbis signed a statement “unequivocally denouncing” the Charlottesville, Virginia, terror attack. In a message sent to members of the the … more

Close to a 100 women heard health professionals, rabbanim and yoatzot halacha (Jewish legal advisers), discuss the overlap and symbiosis between issues of women’s health and halacha (Jewish law), in a day-long seminar at the Young Israel of Woodmere. more

Rabbi Dr. Gilbert Klaperman zt”l, an early builder of the Five Towns Jewish community, was niftar on Tuesday. Services were set for 10 am on Wednesday morning at his shul, Congregation Beth … more

We are, as always, together with them in tefilla and tears, bi'lev vi'nefesh, during this "eis tzara li'Yisroel," and must do our part from a distance to beseech HaKB"H for a full-fledged yeshua bi'karov, a quick end to the missile bombardment and the current crisis in the holiest of all lands, Artzeinu Ha'Kedosha. more