Decades have passed since Israelis invented a modernized drip irrigation to maximize limited water supply and make desert bloom, yet Israeli curiosity, drive and ingenuity toward excellence continues …
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By Daniela Berkowitz
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8/27/15
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This month, Jews around the world came together in synagogues, community centers, and schools to commemorate Kristallnacht—the night of broken glass. We do this to remember what happened on the …
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By Danny Danon, Likud MK
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11/25/15
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Prior to describing each of the garments of the priests, the Torah tells us, “These are the vestments that they shall make: a breastplate, an ephod, a robe, a knitted tunic, a turban, …
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By Rabbi Avi Billet
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2/17/16
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Along with Pesach, the posting by schools of their graduation honors is a sure sign that spring is here. DRS Yeshiva High School was the first to announce their honorees.
Valedictorian: Yoni …
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4/21/16
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During the nine days we prepare for Tisha B’Av and mourn the destruction of the Beis HaMikdash. But how do we mourn for something that we have never really experienced?
The Levi Yitzchak …
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8/4/16
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KARNEI SHOMRON — Supporters of Donald Trump opened a campaign office here on Monday in what they said was a first on behalf of an American presidential candidate. They said that Americans from …
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By Andrew Tobin, JTA
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9/14/16
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This week’s literary choice is “The Person in the Parasha: Discovering the Human Element in the Weekly Torah Portion” by Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb (OU Press, Maggid, …
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By Alan Jay Gerber
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11/2/16
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Thirty children from the Young Israel of Lawrence-Cedarhurst embarked on a chessed mission last Sunday.
Led by Youth Director Alyssa Schechter, they created “thank you” cards at shul …
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11/23/16
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Eighth grade students at Manhattan Day School traveled to Staten Island last week to view an original Holocaust play, “We Will Carry the Word,” performed by 20 students of Wagner …
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12/13/16
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In his magnum opus “A Lethal Obsession,” the late Robert Wistrich, one of Israel’s finest scholars of the murderous pathways of Jew-hatred, elegantly summarized the character of …
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By Ben Cohen
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3/1/17
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