St. John’s Episcopal Hospital in Far Rockaway celebrated the opening of its new kosher respite room on Sunday, Oct. 28. The first floor space, run by the Lawrence-based Achiezer Community …
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By Ed Weintrob
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11/7/18
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A site on NYU’s campus in Greenwich Village. Jonathan71/WikiCommons
In the aftermath of the deadliest attack in American Jewish history, a measure calling on New York …
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By Jackson Richman, JNS
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11/7/18
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Jewish men who wrap tefillin around their arm as part of their daily morning prayers may also be protecting themselves from the worst effects of heart attacks, a study found.
A pilot study by …
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JTA
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10/15/18
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Forty local Shoah survivors celebrated in the Sukkah at the Premier Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Woodmere. The group, which meets regularly at the Five Towns JCC, joined Premier owner Ben …
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10/13/18
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The Hippocratic Oath has been passed down through the ages because it contains some perennial wisdom: I will keep the sick from harm and injustice. I will neither give a deadly drug to anybody who …
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By Rabbi Aaron E. Glatt, M.D., and Nathan J. Diament
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10/13/18
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Researchers from Hadassah Medical Organization (HMO) in Israel and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center have identified the reason why premature birth negatively affects kidney …
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8/22/18
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Far Rockaway’s hospital, St. John’s Episcopal, drew an estimated 2,000 children and their parents to its annual Community and Back to School Wellness Fair.
Numerous community …
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By Tyler Marko, Nassau Herald
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8/22/18
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Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem is the first in the country to join the TriNetX global health research network to increase clinical trial activity and help pharmaceutical companies improve the …
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8/8/18
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I met Paula Eiselt years ago when my brother dated her aunt. We became friendly with her wonderful parents, and from the get-go, she struck me as a sweet, fun-loving and bright young girl.
That …
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By Judy Joszef
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8/16/18
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There’s a war raging in Israel, with life and death consequences worldwide. There are no tanks or tunnels. The enemy is not Iran or Hamas. This war is waged in science labs, on the battlefield …
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By Michele Chabin, for Israel Cancer Research Fund
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7/11/18
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