Issue of Nov. 28, 2008 / 1 Kislev 5769 Known to his many talmidim simply as ‘The Rav,” Rabbi Yosef Ber Soloveitchik was among the few most famous personalities of the observant Jewish world … more

Issue of Nov. 28, 2008 / 1 Kislev 5769 Engagements Engagement of Ariana Sufian (Paramus, NJ) & Samuel David (Merrick, LI) - Nov. 24, 2008 Engagement of Elianna Kohn (Hillcrest, NY) … more

Issue of Nov. 28, 2008 / 1 Kislev 5769 To commemorate the 70th anniversary of Kristallnacht, Shalhevet students heard Holocaust survivor Mrs. Eva Lux Braun speak about her experience during the … more

Issue of Nov. 28, 2008 / 1 Kislev 5769 Rambam Mesivta hosted the Nassau County Men's Communal Israel Night Program on Nov. 17. It was attended by close to 450 students and parents from … more

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The sign is legal, authorities say, and unlikely to be removed By Michael Orbach Issue of Nov. 21, 2008 / 23 Cheshvan 5758 She's 10 feet tall, not wearing much at all, and as of Tuesday … more

Issue of Nov. 21, 2008 / 23 Cheshvan 5769 In all the fuss about the oversized, underdressed young woman who is dominating the skyline on Rockaway Turnpike, and conversations in Jewish … more

By Michael Orbach Issue of Nov. 21, 2008 / 23 Cheshvan 5769 Assemblyman Dov Hikind’s quest to end sexual abuse in the Orthodox community has taken a strange twist: he is refusing to … more

Merkaz HaRav survivor recuperating after surgery By Yaffi Spodek Issue of Nov. 21, 2008 / 23 Cheshvan 5769 Naftali Sheetrit’s 11-hour triple surgery on Oct. 30 was successful, and the … more

Long Island vendors take top honors By Lisa Schiffman Issue of Nov. 21, 2008 / 23 Cheshvan 5769 More than 6,000 exhibitors and visitors from 28 countries attended the kosher food trade … more