A model of the Bait Hamikdash — the Temple that was on Mount Moriah in Jerusalem — is coming to Long Island in the New Year, part of a campaign to make Judaism’s ancient spiritual citadel something tangible, right here, right now. “People sometimes think that the Bait Hamikdash (Temple) has nothing to do with us,” said Rabbi Mordechai Persoff, educational director of Machon Hamikdash (Temple Institute). “It was 2,000 years ago, or it’s for the times of Mashiach another 2,000 years from now.” more

Fifth Grade Girls in Morah Jacob’s class at HANC’s Samuel & Elizabeth Bass Golding Elementary School, in West Hempstead, completed Parshat Vaera, having been hard at work all year … more

For over two decades, the Jewish Agency’s P2G Global School Twinning Network has paired hundreds of Jewish schools in diaspora communities with schools in Israel, in order to create direct … more

North Shore Hebrew Academy /North Shore Hebrew Academy High School’s annual dinner celebration, at the Old Westbury Hebrew Congregation, celebrated 62 years of excellence in yeshiva education. … more

Community members and elected officials stood proudly stood together celebrated the start of construction at 120 Ave. M, where a new center of operations and HASC Center Campus will [soon] … more

Since she was a five-year-old on her school’s playground, Sofie Glassman has been encountering antisemitism. “A girl told me I wasn’t allowed to play with her because I was … more

Hawks, Lady Hawks undefeated By Michael Orbach Issue of February 19, 2010/ 6 Adar 5770 It’s a good time to be a Hawk. Both the boys’ and girls’ varsity basketball teams at the … 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

The HAFTR Players, joined by members of the Kulanu program, staged a sold-out performance of “High School Musical.”   Directed by Mrs. Jennifer Winkler, the play, featuring … more

Touro College’s School of Health Sciences presented 422 degrees at a commencement ceremony on Sept. 10 on Long Island, at the Tilles Performing Arts Center in Brookville.  The … more