Back to school guide 2011: local news briefs more

The Chabad of Oceanside has a home and it opens immediately. Purchased on June 30, the 17,000-square-foot building will serve a variety of programs for the 11-year-old Chabad outpost. more

The art classes at S.K.A. and HAFTR were all filled with student-made banners portraying Israeli flags, kippot and themes of every respective yeshiva. As New York City prepares for the festivities celebrating Israel’s independence, Long Islanders are gearing up for a day of great tribute and emotion. more

Calendar for the week of May 20, 2011 more

Local events for the week of April 1, 2011 more

Struck down By Michael Orbach Ilan Tocker, a father of four from Cedarhurst, fainted and was badly injured at a kosher restaurant in Atlantic City on the night after Tisha B’Av, July 21. The … more

By Michael Orbach Issue of March 5, 2010/ 20 Adar 5770 For Jessica and Ephraim Nudman, the earthquake in Chile reverberated in Woodmere. The family emigrated to the United States from … more

By Mayer Fertig Issue of November 20, 2009/ 3 Cheshvan 5770 Talk about Jewish Time: I was two-and-a-half-hours late to the closing banquet of the International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch … more

Newly-founded young leaders group responding to the call By Mayer Fertig Many Jewish organizations have found themselves in need of financial rescue this year; more than a few have cast their … more

By Mayer Fertig Issue of August 21, 2009 / 1 Elul 5769 After years of talk about a tuition crisis, many families that scrimped and sacrificed to send children to yeshiva in the past have hit a … more