As Shavuos approached, talmidim at Yeshiva of South Shore’s Early Childhood Center were treated to an in-depth lesson on the making of a sefer Torah. … more

When I was a little girl, living a sheltered religious childhood where profanity was unheard and unacceptable, whenever I would hear people speak of “Aza,” Gaza in Hebrew, I would blush … more

There’s yiddishkeit in Brooklyn beyond Boro Park-Flatbush, Crown Heights and Williamsburg. There’s Brooklyn Heights, heart of the borough’s Manhattan-centric Brownstone belt. The … more

The Palestinian Authority expressed outrage on Wednesday after a photo pictured U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman next to an image of Jerusalem altered to replace the iconic Dome of the Rock … more

In Georgia’s battle of the Staceys, Stacey Abrams, the state’s onetime House minority leader, defeated former State Rep. Stacey Evans in the Democratic primary for governor. For the first … more

In 1903, American evangelist and Christian Zionist William E. Blackstone sent Theodor Herzl a personal Bible. It was a gift with a specific message. Blackstone had heard … more

While the celebration of the opening of the American embassy was happening in Jerusalem, a long-promised violent Hamas protest was also happening. After the Hamas force defied … more

Walking into Marvin Goldman’s apartment on Manhattan’s Upper West Side is like entering a museum dedicated to El Al, Israel’s national airline. In one room, shelves and tables … more

This week’s column features a special report from Targum Shlishi that should be of interest to many of our readers. It concerns a translation into Hungarian of a new exhibition that will be … more

The Hebrew Academy of Nassau County High School has announced its Class of 2018 Valedictorian and Salutatorians who, in the words of the menahel, Rabbi Shlomo Adelman, “embody the core values of our yeshiva.” more