Nachum Silver — with his father, grandfathers, great grandfather and brothers — put on tefilin for the first time on 12 Kislev at Yeshiva of South Shore. … more

Sometimes we get caught up in the negative and forget how much good there is in our community. We are seven boys from HALB Middle School who just finished … more

Sometimes we get caught up in the negative and forget how much good there is in our community. We are seven boys from HALB Middle School who just finished a special program, in which we learned … more

As we all know, the second most referenced book in our sacred liturgy is the Book of Psalms, the Sefer Tehillim. And one of the finest commentaries of recent vintage is that of Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hersh … more

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump is nominating a top Jewish surrogate, David Friedman of Woodmere, to be ambassador to Israel. In a statement, Trump said that Friedman will serve from … more

SECAUCUS, NJ — At Kosherfest, the world’s largest kosher trade show, Yiddish and Hebrew is heard alongside English. Some 6,000 kosher-food insiders packed the massive hall, chatting, … more

When you share a name with someone you respect and admire, you always try to live up to the connection, because sometimes outsiders aren’t aware of the difference. That’s how it was … more

My husband Jerry is into ordering things online. Most things, he doesn’t know he needs, until he actually sees them. Over the last few years, he started collecting miniature figurines. First … more

I was the middle school kid cut from every single athletic team. No sparkly uniforms or “spirit days” for me. But, thanks to my parents’ perseverance, I became a gym devotee in high … more