What do you want to be when you grow up?” That was once the standard question to ask an eight- or nine-year-old when trying to make conversation. Somehow, every child had an answer, which … more

Mishpatim is one of the more prolific parshiot in terms of mitzvot. Close to 10 percent of the mitzvot of the Torah are in Mishpatim. What sometimes gets lost in translation is the … more

With the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway on winter break until Jan. 28, school officials are assessing when, or if, classes can resume at the elementary school … more

Over the past decade, the BDS movement has emerged as one of the principle challenges to the legitimacy of the State of Israel. A distortion of the heroic campaign against apartheid in South Africa, … more

A decade ago, the publisher of the Jewish Daily Forward asked his board to believe in miracles. “We are supposed to believe in miracles; we are forbidden to rely on them, ” Sam Norich … more

DRS hosted nearly 130 prospective applicants from 15 elementary schools for a chance to experience life as a DRS student. Eighth-graders from YCQ, HANC, Har Torah, South Shore, Yeshiva Ketana, HAFTR, … more

Benjamin Katz is flanked by his grandfather Leo Simpson and family friend Joey Hoenig as he reads parshat Bo for his bar mitzvah at the Brandeis School in Lawrence. more

At a gala for Far Rockaway’s Yeshiva Darchei Torah, a presentation was made to individuals who were instrumental in securing the refinance of the Yeshiva’s mortgage. From left: Rabbi … more

Rabbi Aharon Friedler holds up a prize while students place bids at HANC’s annual Student Senate Chanukah auction. more

Fathers joined their ninth-grade daughters for a morning at the Stella K. Abraham High School.  During a breakfast buffet, the pairs posed for portraits, which were given out as a framed … more