Families of Chai Lifeline Five Towns and Queens enjoyed a Back-to-School Bowling event on Sunday at Woodmere Bowling. more

Four Jewish advocacy groups sued on Friday to stop the Santa Ana Unified School District in southern Califonia from including antisemitic content in its ethnic studies courses. The group alleges … more

Rosh Hashana, which begins this Friday evening, is one of my favorite holidays, with meals steeped in tradition and symbolism. Childhood memories of sweet, finger-licking ingredients such as … more

A savory kosher gelato flavor has cause to rejoice — in line with its name that plays off the Hebrew folk song “Hava Nagila.” Noi Due Gelato’s “Halva Nagila” … more

This column originally appeared in 2002. If we seek to understand what has made Judaism so remarkable a faith for so long, look at the biblical and prophetic readings for Rosh Hashana. The … more

The Biden administration announced what it called a “landmark” economic corridor between India, the Middle East and Europe at the G20 summit in New Delhi on Sept. 9. The corridor … more

No other holiday season in the Jewish calendar is as prayer-intensive as Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, each with a unique prayer and liturgy imbued with the motifs of repentance and new beginnings. … more

Sometimes even the corniest of old jokes has a profound lesson to teach us. “How many psychologists does it take to change a light bulb?” In case you haven’t already heard … more

Every year on Rosh Hashana, we read of the expulsion of Yishmael (Avraham’s first son with his handmaiden Hagar), and the binding of Yitzchak. Both are stories of the sons of Avraham, and both … more

This is the time of year when our friends ask, “How are you? Are you ready for another Rosh Hashana? Can you believe its Rosh Hashana again?” These, and similar kinds of questions are … more