The boys’ and girls’ high schools of the Hebrew Academy of Long Beach each welcomed incoming eighth graders to their campuses last week. The soon-to-be elementary school graduates … more

The eighth grade at Yeshiva of South Shore continued its long-standing tradition of visiting HASC, the Hebrew Academy for Special Children, in Brooklyn. In the spirit of the chag, the boys danced … more

Bullying is an ongoing issue in schools all across America. Yeshiva of Central Queens has taken steps to address this vital issue head-on by teaching tolerance through a variety of programs.The … more

Last Tuesday the Rambam, students and faculty had the extraordinary opportunity to hear an inspirational story from Lior Ofir, a former soldier in the Tzanchanim (Paratrooper Reconnaissance) unit in … more

I was privileged to join some of my eighth grade classmates in Shulamith on a chesed trip. Our first stop was to Bobbie’s … more

Fire Chief Adiv Koenig and Firefighter Evan Perlzweig, of the Woodmere Volunteer Fire Department, drove into the HALB Lev Chana Early Childhood Center parking lot in their shiny red ladder truck. … more

The HANC High School girls’ retreat took place on Shabbat Parashat Vayishlach at the Radisson Hotel in New Jersey. The theme, “Listen to Your Messages,” was woven through the entire … more

Woodmere resident Dr. Neal Goldberg, who grew up in Queens, knew he wanted to be a psychologist by the time he was 11. What Goldberg, now 47, didn’t know back then was what that career would … more

In July 2006, Israel fought a bitter defensive war against the Lebanese Islamist organization Hezbollah. The hostilities, which saw thousands of rockets fired at Israel by Hezbollah terrorists, as … more

I’ve had a funny relationship with the German language. On the one hand, because of our history in WW II, I used to get the heebie-jeebies when I heard German. For example, my first time in … more