The Young Israel of Woodmere, with Rabbi Hershel Billet and many of its members, along with other rabbis from the community and several members of the Woodmere Fire Department, stood on Peninsula … more

Before the campaign to portray Ari Roth as a martyr to freedom of artistic expression gains traction, let’s review: Roth was recently fired as artistic director of the District of … more

Double dating. Most of us have been there, done that, but I bet none of your stories are as humorous as that of my husband Jerry.   Let’s go back to the mid 1970s. Jerry and his … more

A major American book publisher, deluged with criticism for leaving Israel off a map in its Middle East Atlas, has apologized and withdrawn the book from circulation. You don’t … more

Less than three months ago, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry claimed that there was a link between Islamist terrorism and frustration over the Palestinian issue. Yet despite vigorous recent … more

How do you improve upon the CAHAL kindergarten program which has been successful beyond expectations and has been taught by a highly experienced, outstanding, dedicated, NYS certified special … more

The Young Israel of Lawrence-Cedarhurst last Shabbat hosted one of America’s leading interpreters of the Bible text and commentaries, Rabbi Hayyim Angel, who presented to over 700 … more

When Barack Obama began his first term as president six years ago, foreign policy chatter was prone to including terms like “regime change” and “axis of evil” in … more

In the wake of press coverage surrounding a free-speech controversy at Brandeis University, Brandeis President Frederick M. Lawrence, sent the following message to members of the Brandeis … more

Bess Myerson, the first Jewish Miss America and a New York political force until a series of scandals dubbed the “Bess Mess” forced her into obscurity, has died. She was … more