By Malka Eisenberg Issue of Nov. 21, 2008 / 23 Cheshvan 5769 A standing room only crowd of over 1,300 educators and administrators filled the gym at Hewlett High School on Nov. 11, Veterans … more

Issue of Nov. 21, 2008 / 23 Cheshvan 5769 Dear Readers, Want to play a game? I have been enjoying a little game with many of my friends. I’ve entitled it “What’s the most embarrassing … more

Issue of Nov. 21, 2008 / 23 Cheshvan 5769 Engagements Engagement of Eli Katz (Suffern, NY) & Elana Mehl (Woodmere, NY) — Nov. 16, 2008 Engagement of Gail Blumenthal (Lawrence, NY) … more

Issue of Nov. 21, 2008 / 23 Cheshvan 5769 Lonely Man of Faith The Five Towns premiere of the documentary film “Lonely Man of Faith: The Life and Legacy of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik,” … more

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Reprieve for high school from plan for shutdown By Mayer Fertig Issue of Nov. 14, 2008 / 17 Cheshvan 5769 Urgent decisions about the purchase of a new building for Bnot Shulamith of … more

Local stores starting to feel the pinch By Yaffi Spodek Issue of Nov. 14, 2008 / 17 Cheshvan 5769 Reported shortages of glatt kosher meat and concern about extreme price hikes have followed … more

Local attorney champions the cause By Michael Orbach Issue of Nov. 14, 2008 / 17 Cheshvan 5769 Elliot Pasik, a local lawyer, celebrated a minor victory this past week as Agudath Israel … more

Voters speak their minds about President-elect Obama By Malka Eisenberg Issue of Nov. 14, 2008 / 17 Cheshvan 5769 A random survey of Five Towns residents finds most voters agree that … more

Issue of Nov. 14, 2008 / 17 Cheshvan 5769 Dear That’s Life, In the spirit of the recent elections, my two older sons, students at HALB, learned all about the candidates at school. Chaim, … more