Friends of the Gush Katif Museum in Jerusalem is extending a community wide invitation to its first annual dinner to be held at the Razag Ballroom, 739 East New York Avenue, in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, on Wednesday, February 22, at 6 p.m. more

Rabbi Dr. Gilbert Klaperman, Esq, became the first rabbi of Congregation Beth Shalom in 1950 after moving to Lawrence and was involved in establishing the shul’s building as it stands today. more

Feb 17 - 23 Yeshiva University Ring Family Film Festival “A Lens on Israel: A Society through its Cinema.” The four-part festival will be supplemented by a variety of lectures, workshops and open forums with leading Israeli actors, writers, producers and directors. more

I’ve always wanted to compare apples to apples, and figured, since the recipe I’m sharing with you this week is an apple cake, what better time than now? more

Two West Hempstead natives who made aliyah have joined forces to found a technology recruiting company, run from their homes in Beit Shemesh, helping English speaking programmers and web designers find jobs with companies in Israel, the U.S. and throughout the world. more

Chapter 24 describes the immediate events preceding Moshe’s trek to the mountain for forty days and nights. Aharon, Nadav, Avihu and the seventy elders accompany Moshe as he is about to commence his hike up the mountain. more

The Reuters dateline for February 10th headlined, “Explosions kill 17 in Syrian city of Aleppo.” more

I have tried to clarify the status of the Kashrut at Morrell Caterers in both Woodbury and Lawrence.Many of our members have booked parties there and therefore it is important to try to clarify matters regarding the Kosher supervision at both places ASAP. more

Last Wednesday I drove to our nation’s capital to cover the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). CPAC is more than a gathering of conservative-minded people; it is part educational, part salesmanship, part pep rally. more

What started as a brief two week stint at a Massachusetts summer camp seven years ago, has turned into a commitment for Andrew Mermelstein, 17, of Woodmere. more