There is nothing as wonderful to me as a “traditional” Shabbat dinner. But what does that even mean anymore? While it once meant wine, challah, chicken soup, roasted chicken and more, now … more

While the NYC Police Department was reporting its safest January for gun violence in recorded history, it also noted that antisemitic hate crimes were up 182% in the city in January 2026 compared to … more

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro says he has become more open about his Jewish faith following the massacre at a synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pa., and the Hamas attack against Israel and subsequent rising … more

Over Shabbos Parshas Vayechi, 100 MTA talmidim filled West Hempstead neighborhood with Torah, tefillah, ruach and achdus. MTA took over the teen minyan at the Young Israel of West Hempstead on … more

Tu B’Shvat was the occasion for a huge celebration at HANC Early Childhood, including an age-appropriate program from Bnot Sherut. more

The Middle School Robotics Team at HALB competed in the CIJE Robotics Tournament. After school hours, students built robots, learning to drive them in preparation for taking the robots to the … more

HAFTR’s first graders received their first siddurim at the school’s annual Chagigat Siddur celebration. Families filled the room to witness this significant step in their children’s Jewish … more

Adam “AJ” Edelman — who expects to bobsleigh for Israel in this month’s Olympics in Iraly and is thought to be the first Orthodox Jew to compete in the Winter Olympics — started his Olympic … more

Masked soldiers conduct arrests with no warrants, based purely on the race or ethnicity of victims who are then held in inhumane conditions in such a manner that they effectively disappear in the system. … more

Medical organizations that were previously shouting allegations about Israel denying Palestinians basic medical care have become oddly silent regarding attacks by the Iranian government on … more