Issue of March 27, 2009 / 2 Nissan 5769 No mercy on molesting To the Editor: I read “ Seeking second shot at predator clergy ” by Michael Orbach and your editorial “ Yes on victim … more

Issue of March 27, 2009 / 2 Nissan 5769 Weddings Wedding of Batsheva Sod (Lawrence, NY) & Dovid Levin (Brooklyn, NY) - March 23, 2009 Wedding of Doris Davis (Oceanside, … more

Issue of March 27, 2009 / 2 Nissan 5769 An unusual player visited the basketball court at the Yeshiva of South Shore early Friday, the first day of spring: a goat. It belongs to a neighbor of the … more

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By Mayer Fertig Issue of March 20, 2009 / 24 Adar 5769 Shephard Melzer a”h, chair of the Village of Lawrence Board of Appeals and one of the architects of the merger between Hillel and HILI … more

By Mayer Fertig Issue of March 20, 2009 / 24 Adar 5769 A kosher food pantry in Far Rockaway that has seen a large increase in need — some 90 new people a month, on average — is likely … more

By Yaffi Spodek Issue of March 20, 2009 / 24 Adar 5769 Local homeowners in danger of foreclosure who can’t cope with their mortgage lenders can now avail themselves of free counseling … more

By Mayer Fertig Issue of March 20, 2009 / 24 Adar 5769 Parents who thought their daughters would attend Shulamith High School in September must make other arrangements. Last week the school … more

A first person account By Michael Orbach Issue of March 20, 2009 / 24 Adar 5769 Only during the question-and-answer session that followed an otherwise unimpressive anti-Israel lecture at … more

‘Recipe for disaster,’ a fundraiser predicts By Yaffi Spodek Issue of March 20, 2009 / 24 Adar 5769 President Obama’s budget proposal to limit charitable tax deductions for the … more