From the other side of the bench By David Seidemann Issue of August 28, 2009 / 8 Elul 5769 FOUR young educators of this generation once asked Rabbi Moshe Feinstein zt”l why it … more

By Micah Halpern Issue of August 28, 2009 / 8 Elul 5769 President Hosni Mubarak wrapped up a successful trip to Washington, DC.  He proved to the Obama administration that he is worth the … more

By Mayer Fertig Issue of August 28, 2009 / 8 Elul 5769 After all the anticipation, summer is coming to an end and maybe that’s not such a bad thing. Children who’ve been away at … more

Issue of August 28, 2009 / 8 Elul 5769 B'not Shulamith of Long Island Enrollment is up in the Bnot Shulamith middle school by a whopping ten percent, bringing the total number of students … more

Issue of August 28, 2009 / 8 Elul 5769 Yeshiva of South Shore’s annual Concert on the Lawn featured Yehuda Green and Shea Rubenstein and raised funds for the Heller Resource Center. The … more

The Kosher Bookworm Issue of August 28, 2009 / 8 Elul 5769 You might not know this from most of the other Jewish weeklies, but this past Sunday marked the 74th yahrtzeit of HaRav … more

By Michael Orbach Issue of August 28, 2009 / 8 Elul 5769 Long Island NCSY will be merging with New York NCSY to form one New York Region that will include Long Island, Westchester and the … more

Issue of August 28, 2009 / 8 Elul 5769 Camp Hillel staff members Aidan and Dotan Horowitz represented the Camp Hillel/HAFTR community as they drove upstate to the Fallsburg, N.Y. post office … more

By Miriam Bradman Abrahams Issue of August 28, 2009 / 8 Elul 5769 Many of my friends commute to the city for work but can’t imagine riding in for a day of leisure; I delight in the … more

Issue of August 28, 2009 / 8 Elul 5769 Kulanu's eight-week summer camp ended Tuesday. 30 children with special needs, shared facilities and activities with HAFTR's Camp Hillel; several … more