Issue of June 5, 2009 / 13 Sivan 5769 Five Towns - The Five Towns Shul Softball League for men is expanding from 8 teams to 12 teams. The games are played on Sunday mornings during the … more

By Eileen Goltz Issue of June 5, 2009 / 13 Sivan 5769 So what exactly is a smoothie? A smoothie is the alias given to a delicious fruit drink that’s been created by combining fruit, … more

PARSHAT NASO By Rabbi Avi Billet Issue of June 5, 2009 / 13 Sivan 5769 As the aftershocks of Shavuot slowly wear off, I find myself thinking about the blessing the kohanim give to the … more

Issue of June 5, 2009 / 13 Sivan 5769 Reviewed by Alan Jay Gerber With the Shavuot holiday past, we now come to the second cycle in the weekly study of the Pirkei Avot (Ethics of the … more

From the other side of the bench By David Seidemann Issue of June 5, 2009 / 13 Sivan 5769 Listen to David's interview on "JM in the AM" with host Nachum Segal uld a person … more

Issue of June 5, 2009 / 13 Sivan 5769 Dear That’s Life, Every Friday night, my husband and I have the custom to bless our two children with the traditional berachot parents recite upon … more

Issue of June 5, 2009 / 13 Sivan 5769 President Obama is off to the Middle East where by the time most people read this, he will have delivered his long-awaited speech to the Muslim world from a … more

By Yaffi Spodek Issue of June 5, 2009 / 13 Sivan 5769 DRS sophomores  win science awards Four boys from HALB’s DRS Yeshiva High School for Boys won awards from Intel’s NYSSEF … more

Issue of June 5, 2009 / 13 Sivan 5769 Over 75 people came to Temple Hillel in North Woodmere Wednesday to view “The Case for Israel,” a documentary with Alan Dershowitz presenting a defense … more

Study finds religious changes to be minimal By Michael Orbach Issue of June 5, 2009 / 13 Sivan 5769 The year in Israel may not be as pivotal to religious development as was previously … more