Issue of Sept. 18, 2009 / 29 Elul 5769 Abundant sunshine made Sunday perfect for carnivals and a fair in the Five Towns. HAFTR held it’s 12th Annual Back to School Carnival on campus (bottom … more

By Michael Orbach Looking for something good to do with your children over Sukkoth in Israel? Perhaps an art workshop in the Islamic Museum of Art or a Bible Lands tour where actors dressed as … more

Issue of September 19, 2009/ 29 Elul 5769 Remember the Iraqi guy who threw his shoes at President Bush? Muntadhar Al-Zaidi got out of jail Tuesday after serving time for “assaulting a foreign … more

Young Israel more important than ever To the Editor: I read with interest Jonathan Bell’s letter to the editor “Is Young Israel redundant?” (September 4, 2009). As a Jewish … more

Parlor meetings a success in Woodmere and Cedarhurst By Mayer Fertig Two local businesses are encouraging customers to help support Hatzalah of the Rockaways and Nassau County. The … more

Perhaps no other holiday season in the Jewish calendar is as prayer-intensive as Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Each of these holidays has a unique prayer and liturgy to the themes and spiritual … more

Dear That’s Life, It’s a long story... But it’s a good one. Don’t judge a book by its cover. How many times have I said that? More times than I care to remember. But as I often do … more

Extending life of old books for fraction of replacement cost By Judah S. Harris As the Yomim Tovim approach, Jewish souls aren’t the only things being tested. Worn and torn, yellowed … more

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