The History Channel has reaffirmed its commitment to accuracy by revising its “Albert Einstein: Fact or Fiction?” webpage to report that Einstein was, in fact, supportive of … more

Born in Sighet, a town in northern Romania, in the early 1920s, Anna Lieberman Glatt, a”h, lived down the street from Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel, who died on July 2, and their neighborhood … more

Long Island kids need not travel far for a summer full of fun. Whether day tripping or day camping, there’s lots to do from Brooklyn Heights to Montauk. At Ruach Day Camp at HANC in Uniondale, … more

Winthrop-University Hospital, in Mineola, and Manhattan-based NYU Langone are in talks to merge. Officials at Winthrop say this “strategic partnership” would benefit the Long Island … more

We live in an era of resurgent, strongman leaders. Some of them, like Russian President Vladimir Putin, carry an aura of invincibility, a sense that they effortlessly control the levers of power at … more

This week we’ve begun The Three Weeks — or ben ha-metzarim (literally, “between the narrow places).” On most Shabbatot, the Torah narrative that is read in synagogue is … more

I love baking and decorating with chocolate. Many years ago before I started catering, I began a chocolate business, not quite knowing much about chocolate but learning along the way. After ordering … more

The final pasuk of our parasha is somewhat difficult to understand: “Moses spoke to the children of Israel in accordance with all that the L-rd had commanded Moses.” (Sefer Bamidbar 30:1) … more

Before Parshat Pinchas buries itself in the sacrificial order for each holiday (what becomes the Maftir reading for those days), we hear the story of Tzlafchad’s daughters. Without … more

An Arab member of Knesset’s public support of a terrorist who murdered an American-Jewish peace activist led to the Knesset last week to enact a law that could, under difficult circumstances, … more