Issue of Oct. 31, 2008 / 2 Cheshvan 5769 For a complete list of recent smachot visit our web partner www.onlysimchas.com Editor's note: This page was edited on May 9, 2009 to remove … more

Issue of Oct. 31, 2008 / 2 Cheshvan 5769 Dear That’s Life, Jerusalem — Arriving in Israel after the long trip it takes to get there is not nearly as difficult as packing up and having to … more

New minyan offered on Shabbat morning By Malka Eisenberg Issue of Oct. 31, 2008 / 2 Cheshvan 5769 The Young Israel of Woodmere marked Shabbat Parshat Breishit by inaugurating a … more

Endorsements Issue of Oct. 31, 2008 / 2 Cheshvan 5769 Fourth Congressional District Hakarat hatov — gratitude — is an integral aspect of our lives. For the last 12 years, … more

Participants in the Cancer Walk at Jones Beach over Chol Hamoed bundled against the chill wind blowing off the water. It was the economy, however, and not the weather, that kept numbers down … more

By Rabbi Yakov Horowitz Issue of  Oct. 31, 2008 / 2 Cheshvan 5769 Imagine that one of your married sons recently lost his job or is working hard and just not making ends meet. He and your … more

By Michael Orbach Issue of Oct. 31, 2008 / 2 Cheshvan 5769 At the opening of an Ohel residence for adolescents with developmental disabilities two weeks ago, Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy … more

By Yaffi Spodek Issue of Oct. 31, 2008 / 2 Cheshvan 5769 Republican Jack Martins is hoping to defeat incumbent Carolyn McCarthy in the Congressional race for the Fourth District, by running … more

By Michael Orbach Issue of Oct. 31, 2008 / 2 Cheshvan 5769 Assemblyman Dov Hikind says he has selected a new leader for his task force to combat sexual abuse in the orthodox Jewish … more

Cedarhurst resident, Lawrence native, behind software Siddur maker Jewberry.com By Mayer Fertig Issue of Oct. 31, 2008 / 2 Cheshvan 5769 Just about any BlackBerry addict — ahem, user … more