The screening of “Names, Not Numbers© “ at Yeshiva University High School (YUHS)for Girls in Queens, took place two days after Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Memorial Day). Over 250 people attended Central’s 12th grade Holocaust Memorial film documentary project--”Names, Not Numbers,” (NNN). more

More than 100 volunteers converged Sunday on the Yeshiva of South Shore in Hewlett to stuff backpacks for children in need. Participating in an event organized by Supplies for Success, children, parents and grandparents came from Brooklyn, Manhattan and West Hempstead, as well as from the Five Towns and Far Rockaway. more

In a country engulfed by anti-government protests, Ukrainian Jews find themselves facing the same existential choice as the rest of the country. The protests began during the last weekend of November, when Ukrainian police clashed with hundreds of protesters in Kiev’s Independence Square, known as “Maidan.” The crowd was protesting Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych’s decision to freeze plans to join a free trade agreement with the European Union just before the Vilnius Eastern Partnership Summit. more

As the state’s budget negotiations intensified with the April 1 deadline approaching, representatives from six Five Towns schools headed to Albany last week to raise awareness among legislators of the community’s number one need: Tuition relief for yeshiva families. more

Valedictorian Yitzie Scheinman is respected by his peers and the DRS staff for his hard work, intelligence and dedication. more

Since Ari Lesser’s video “Hamas” was posted to YouTube on Sept. 8, more than 90,000 have viewed it. Events that happened in Israel over the summer inspired a musical … more

With Jerusalem at the center of events affecting the safety of our people in the Holy Land, with the centrality of the sacredness of the city itself being the focus of questionable attention, it … more

According to the latest passive/aggressive tome by Washington Post Columnist Eugene Robinson entitled “Netanyahu goes beyond bluster on Iran,” the prime minister’s speech … more

Jibril Rajoub, head of the Palestine Football (Soccer) Association, was all over the news last week, calling Israel various ugly names and, ever the showman, dramatically hurling red penalty cards in … more

Shabbos Shuva is named for the first word in the Haftorah, but it also refers to the fact that the Shabbos falls between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, when we are experiencing the Aseret Y’mei … more