It was the happiest of birthday parties — the 75th diamond jubilee for the modern state of Israel, the Jewish national homeland whose Jewish roots go back more than 3,000 years. Sunday’s … more

Ohel’s new advertising campaign adds a personal touch By Michael Orbach At first glance, it looks like any other ad campaign might, an advertisement for foster-care and adoption featuring … more

“One of the most important things, from a religious and psychological perspective, is to take care of our family. This is what I’m supposed to be doing. That’s what I’m here for, to take care of our own parents and our own children.” more

Following an incident in the Chabad Center of the Five Towns during kiddush last Shabbos, which led to one man’s arrest, Rabbi Zalman Wolowik communicated with his congregants about its … more

Fresh from a visit to the Holy Land, New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer pledged Sunday to continue investing in Israel. At the Legislative Breakfast of the Jewish Community Council of the … more

Living in the Jewish mecca of Manhattan’s Upper West Side, Laurie Phillips was loath to uproot her family when her rent shot up two years ago. But in looking for housing around the city, … more

Pidyon Shivuyim: Save Alan Gross To the Editor: I am contacting you to ask that you forward information to your readers about the current efforts to help get my friend Alan Gross back home. It is now over 3 years since Alan was arrested and placed in an 8’ x 10’ cell in Cuba. Alan went to Cuba to try to improve internet access for Cuba’s Jewish community. Alan’s wife, Judy, has created a petition to ask President Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro to negotiate to release Alan. Alan’s attorneys are trying to get 100,000 signatures on the petition and much help is needed. The petition can be found by going to: www.bringalanhome.org The link to the petition is the second item under Latest News. Anything you and your readers can do to help is deeply appreciated. Lenny Levy Gaithersburg, MD more

With most people getting a day off work for secular New Year’s day on Friday, Far Rockaway’s White Shul is silver-plating an opportunity to put some of that time to good use. A Yom … more

On a warm afternoon last August, Rabbi Eli Goodman of Chabad of the Beaches walked into his shul and was stunned to see that the Ark had been vandalized, and two Torahs and other religious items were … more

Eisenhower Park in East Meadow was the scene of a Long Island Stands With Israel rally on Sunday. Three-thousand people packed Eisenhower’s Harry Chapin Theatre, holding Israeli flags and … more