First in Yitro there were the Aseret Hadibrot, the “Ten Utterances,” the Ten Commandments, expressed as general principles. Now in Mishpatim come the details. Here is how they begin: … more

A New York Jewish community has created what it believes is the world’s longest challah, and hopes it’s recognized as a Guinness World Record. The effort to shape and bake the … more

Let’s not get caught up in the details of the controversy that made headlines about the fact that 12 employees of UNRWA — the UN refugee agency dedicated to assisting the Palestinians … more

Israelis last week celebrated that the pogromniks only broke the windows, but did not kill anyone. In the twisted world where the International Court of Justice is putting … more

Marion Blumenthal Lazan, a longtime Hewlett resident, has received the highest honor given by the German government, for her courageous retelling of her experience living through the Holocaust. … more

Run For Their Lives, a national movement of runners demanding the release of the hostages, reached Riverdale on Sunday. Fifty Riverdalians gathered at Seton Park gathered for a 30-minute walk of … more

Two days after International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Hewlett High School students received an education on the horrific event with several classes gathered in the building’s library to … more

Shortly after Hamas’ Oct. 7 invasion of Israel, its sadistic massacre of 1,200 Israelis and kidnap of 246 men, women and children from southern Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and … more

It is often believed that antisemitism is essentially an elite phenomenon. Unscrupulous leaders, it is held, exploit hatred of the Jews to further their malicious designs, whipping up popular … more

Should governments and public institutions take punitive measures against groups or individuals who promote antisemitism through such measures as cutting funding, criminalizing aspects of their … more