Representatives of Midreshet Shalhevet’s Committee for Israel Action, accompanied by teacher and club leader Simcha Bader, had the incredible opportunity to be a part of 1,500 pro-Israel …
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By Zahava Fertig
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6/8/16
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Every Iraqi Jew has a tale to tell about the Farhud, the two-day pogrom that befell the Jews of Baghdad 75 years ago, in June 1941. In the case of my own family, it was a matter of heeding the advice …
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By Ben Cohen
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6/8/16
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An estimated 40,000 people defied the weather on Sunday to march along Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue in an emphatic demonstration of their love and support for the Jewish state of Israel. Scores of …
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6/8/16
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With great tragedy often comes great insight, and such is represented in Rabbi Yehuda Boruch Kamenetzky’s just-released book, “Brainstorm: A deadly tumor. A young man. A story of …
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By Tiferet Schafler
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6/8/16
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In 1941, as rampaging Nazis murdered Jews in Eastern Europe, 2,000 thousand miles away a reign of terror was unleashed on the Jewish community of Baghdad.
This Shavuos marks the 75th anniversary …
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6/8/16
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An ordinary Sunday was transformed into a veritable yomtov as the talmidim and rabbeim of Yeshiva Darchei Torah welcomed Hagaon Rav Shmuel Kamenetsky shlita, the Rosh Yeshiva of Philadelphia, a …
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6/8/16
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During last week’s visit of Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis to the Five Towns, hundreds of people had the opportunity to hear from him, learn from him, and be inspired by him. Rabbi Mirvis, who serves as …
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6/8/16
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Over 400 people from the Five Towns and beyond celebrated the new Cedarhurst campus of the Shulamith School for Girls and the commencement of the 50th year of a reunified Jerusalem last Tuesday night …
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6/8/16
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Fourth grade girls at the Hebrew Academy of Long Beach held their annual M’Dor L’Dor event on May 31. Three and even four generations of women and girls gathered to celebrate the passing …
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6/8/16
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A magical season came to a glorious conclusion on June 9, as the HANC Hurricanes claimed the 2016 MYSHAL Soccer Championship by defeating the SAR Sting.
In an epic championship game, under …
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6/8/16
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