There was more than enough fun to go around during DRS’ Purim chagiggah. There was also work: In just 30 days, the boys at right learned to read the megillah. more

Jews throughout the world united last motzei Shabbos and on Sunday to celebrate Purim with countless readings of Megillat Esther, costume parties, feasts, the sending of shaloch … more

Diplomats never pretend to be experts on acting, yet for some reason actors constantly present themselves as experts on international affairs. Hollywood award ceremonies are now dominated by awardees … more

A “Beware of Jews” sign was found affixed to a light post in a London neighborhood. The triangular-shaped sign with a red border that mimics an official road sign indicating a hazard, … more

It is three weeks till Pesach, the feast of our liberation, and it all started with Yosef. And it is the biblical story of Yosef that is at the center of a unique musical production of that title in … more

On Sunday, 18 students at the North Shore Hebrew Academy Middle School, in Great Neck, will chant Megillat Esther for their schoolmates, faculty and families, in a special Purim Day assembly. Over … more

Perhaps it can truthfully be said that there is no other portion of the Bible, outside of the Chumash itself, which has greater use and influence among our people than the Book of Psalms, the … more

For one Cincinnati native who has relocated to Long Island, the upcoming Purim holiday and the fall High Holiday season trump Chanukah as perfect opportunities for gift-giving. David Frankel, now … more

Raizi Chechik will be leaving her post as principal of HALB’s Stella K. Abraham High School in Hewlett Bay Park to become Head of School at the Manhattan Day School, the Upper West Side … more

President Donald Trump’s speech to a joint meeting of Congress is getting rave reviews for the subdued, "presidential" style of his delivery, and positive feedback … more