Jewish moms have told their kids to eat to be healthy for millennia and the Jewish State is taking it to a new level. Facing the current horror of anorexia and the media’s trumpeting of emaciated models, the Knesset has adopted legislation to combat this scourge. more

It might be a large hole in the ground encircled by cyclone fencing right now, but within six months that gaping space on the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns (HAFTR) Lower School’s campus in Lawrence will be the site of a state-of-the art gymnasium. more

Oh, the Protestants hate the Catholics, And the Catholics hate the Protestants, And the Hindus hate the Moslems, And everybody hates the Jews. More apt lyrics have yet to be found on the topic than these that comedian, mathematician and lecturer Tom Lehrer wrote in his satirical National Brotherhood Week in 1965. more

Africa Israel Investments was established in 1934 by a group of Jewish South African investors seeking to help the development of Jewish settlement in pre-state Israel. more

As three quarters of the school year has past and students gear up for Advanced Placement exams and finals, pressure to succeed has become even more apparent. more

Which book is flying off Five Towns bookstore shelves and is currently #18 on Amazon’s top sellers? Ten points if you guessed The New American Haggadah! more

Included in our daily prayers is a special petition for rain, which wakens the slumbering seeds of the soil to provide food for mankind. “You cause the wind to blow and the rain to fall.” more

April 2 Chabad of The Five Towns Youth Zone for Pesach for children ages 3-6
. A fun filled hands on hour of activities related to Pesach. Chabad of the Five Towns is located at 74 Maple Avenue, Cedarhurst 5:30-6:30 pm. For more information please call 516-295-2478 or www.chabad5towns.com. more

The buzz and excitement in the ballroom at Congregation Beth Shalom in Lawrence on Tuesday night was palpable. more