Rabbi Gedaliah Oppen, Judaic Studies principal at the Hebrew Academy of Five Towns and Rockaway, visited soldiers on the borders in Israel this week. more

A dais of rabbis from across the Orthodox spectrum faced a full house in Far Rockaway’s White Shul (Congregation Kneseth Israel) for a community-wide Kinnus Chizuk (unifying and strengthening assembly) as the Fast of 17 Tamuz drew to a close on Tuesday. more

A variety of mass transit alternatives were taking shape this week, as Long Island braced for a possible shutdown of the Long Island Rail Road on Sunday. more

With the threat of a Long Island Rail Road strike as early as Sunday, the Five Towns followers of the two daf yomi shiurim (Talmud page-a-day class) on the Far Rockaway line are sorting out their study options. more

Israel's security cabinet voted early Tuesday accept — and Hamas initially at least said it would reject — an Egyptian true proposal that was to go into effect at 9 am local time. more

Over the last few days, hundreds of missiles have fallen within Israel. Hamas is a terrorist organization — and they’re living up to that description – Israelis are literally living in terror. The targets aren’t military — they’re civilians. Schools, homes, day care centers, gas stations. more

UJA-Federation of New York and the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) will join New York elected officials, Jewish organizations and ethnic, faith and communal leaders from New … more

Although I have so much to be grateful for, I feel a familiar itch coming on. With apologies to my readers, this week I’m going to vent. I’ve earned it. more

According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), skin cancer is the most common of all cancer types. More than 76,000 cases of melanoma, which the ACS says is the most serious form of skin cancer, are expected to be diagnosed this year. The Skin Cancer Society says one in five people will develop some form of skin cancer in his or her lifetime. more

Representatives from the Alzheimer’s Disease Resource Center presented a $3,000 check to to assist Winthrop University Hospital's Dr. Irving H. Gomolin in his research. more