When 4th Precinct police officers John Lutz and Robert Ryan responded to a call that an alarm was sounding at 237 Narrow Lane in Woodmere on Tuesday at 1:30 p.m., the veteran patrolmen most likely didn’t think they would discover 120 guns, several grenades, chemicals used to make explosives, boxes of ammunition, and what police described as an “extensive amount of marijuana.” more

Discusses how today we arent aware of our hebrew birthdays, only the secular date, and a short story about r benny lau who got into trouble in the army upon stating that and not his secular b-day, with a suggestion to remember the hebrew date not only for yahrtzeits ... more

Dear Aviva, Why is it that some people don’t get phased by life and its stress? I’m not one to freak out over every little thing, but life is really hard! I know there are people out there like me, but I also see some people who just roll with whatever comes their way. Even when major things get thrown to them, they calmly continue and don’t get rattled by it. Is there something that I am missing? -Flustered more

Once again, on Purim Day, as for the past 10 years, the students of the Middle School of the North Shore Hebrew Academy (NSHA), of Great Neck, Long Island, will be present on a mandatory day of attendance. more

Entering its 13th year, the Claire Kamhi Hachnossat Kallah Fund was established by Woodsburgh resident Nicole Gleitman to honor the memory of her sister who was devoted to helping young couples find their way to the Chupah and begin their lives together. more

This time of year we often get caught up buying costumes, packaging our Mishloach Manot, and preparing our beautiful Purim meals, and rightfully so. Purim is a joyous holiday that requires tons of preparation, but this past Wednesday night students of SKA, DRS, and HAFTR came together under Philanthropy For The Future and Heart to Heart to create more than 75 Purim packages for sick children in LIJ’s Cohen’s Medical Center. more

Recently, Lara Decter, Rebecca Jedwab, Michael Sosnick, Samantha Weissman and I enjoyed an amazing trip to Israel through “Write On for Israel,” an Israel advocacy-training program more

March 10 Young Israel of Hillcrest Screening of “The Forgotten Refugees” Assemblyman Rory Lancman, the National Council of Young Israel, the Queens Jewish Community Council, the Young Israel of Hillcrest, and The David Project will present a special screening of “The Forgotten Refugees” on Motzai Shabbat, March 10, 2012 at 8:30 PM at the Young Israel of Hillcrest, which is located at 169-07 Jewel Avenue in Flushing, NY. more

By the time this goes to print I will have escaped to Brooklyn for the holiday! I guess I’ve become a Purim party pooper since I’ve dropped out of the mishloach manot rat race. more

La fée verte, the Green fairy, or as it is more colloquially known absinthe, has been the emerald colored obsession of many a great artist. Oscar Wild thoroughly enjoyed it, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was hooked on it and Van Gogh practically bathed in it nightly. more