The recent and growing SAT cheating investigation by the Nassau County District Attorney, resulting in the arrests of several local high school students, has dominated the news and should be reason for society to take a collective pause. It should also be the impetus for us to redefine how we define and measure success. Within the affiliated Jewish community, shared values in the commitment to chesed is evidence that we already ‘get it.’ more

Many children want to professionally dance or fight fires. For West Hempstead resident Ann Koffsky, the childhood dream has always been to become an artist, which led to her work as a children’s book illustrator. In turn, this led to her becoming an author of the same books. “I realized I wanted to control the whole story,” said Koffsky. “So I started writing some stories.” more

Sports as the new fundraising By Michelle Bortnik Issue of October 30 2009/ 12 Cheshvan 5770 Martin Bodek had been running the NYC Marathon for 13 years when he finally ran out of steam. … more

What summer is like for the doctors By Michael Orbach Issue of August 7, 2009 / 17 Av 5769 Dr. Robert Van Amerongen’s patients have kidney diseases, cerebral palsy, hydrocephalitis and … more

By Yaffi Spodek Feb. 13, 2009 / 19 Shevat 5769 Tova Plaut of Cedarhurst and her children, Jake and Raquel, were among 230 other runners on Team Lifeline who participated in a marathon … more

By Yaffi Spodek Issue of Jan. 2, 2009 / 6 Teves 5769 Zahava Farbman of Chai Lifeline's Crisis Intervention and Bereavement has been inundated with phone calls from local parents who are … more

Campers integrate chesed into a fun-filled summer By Yaffi Spodek Issue of August 15, 2008 Camp Morasha held a bake sale last Friday, raising $228 for the Zev Wolff Fund, which is a … more