17th annual Chabad fundraiser will air on Channel 55 By Michael Orbach Issue of November 27, 2009/ 10 Cheshvan 5770 Tatyana and Alex Shalshin have been together since they were 17 and … more

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Bone marrow testing drive seeks a donor, quickly By Malka Eisenberg Issue of November 27 2009/ 10 Cheshvan 5770 A community-wide effort is underway to save the life of a 49-year old father of … more

Fourteen Torahs dedicated at North Shore Hebrew Academy By Michael Orbach Issue of November 27, 2009/ 10 Cheshvan 5770 At the end of his life, Moses, the leader of the Jewish people, … more

Issue of November 20, 2009/ 3 Cheshvan 5770 It's been quite an interesting two weeks here in the newspaper office, ever since we devoted this space to advocate spending tzedakah dollars locally … more

By Malka Eisenberg Issue of November 20, 2009/ 3 Cheshvan 5770 Rabbi Dr. Aaron Glatt made the case for taking the swine flu vaccine at a lecture in the Young Israel of Woodmere this past … more

After escaping, German Jew went back to battle By Kevin Deutsch Issue of November 20, 2009/ 3 Cheshvan 5770 On a crisp autumn day in 1935, Werner Oppenheimer, 13, walked into his … more

The Kosher Bookworm by Alan Jay Gerber Issue of November 20, 2009/ 3 Cheshvan 5770 This past Shabbat we read the Torah portion of Chayei Sarah, the parsha deals with the passing of our … more

The Twitter Torah Revolution By Michael Orbach Issue of November 20, 2009/ 3 Cheshvan 5770 Hundreds of years ago the high cost of parchment forced Torah commentators to write as … more

Parshat Toldos by Rabbi Avi Billet Issue of November 20, 2009/ 3 Cheshvan 5770 One of the fun exercises I like to employ when studying Chumash is to attribute vague or ambiguous statements … more