Eight Jewish institutions in central and southern Nassau County will receive nearly $575,000 through the Department of Homeland Security’s Nonprofit Security Grant Program, a spokesman for Rep. … more

Elie Schiff will tell you flat out that she was born into a family of Zionists. As far back as she can remember, her parents taught her to love Israel, and in 2014 both her brother and sister made … more

Eight-year-old West Hempstead resident Eliana Goldman sells lemonade to Katie and Sammy Rosenblatt and Anshei Shalom President Ben Rosenstock. The young philanthropist was raising money for the … more

A Palestinian who offered assistance at the scene of a July terrorist attack that killed a rabbi and injured his wife and daughter, has been dismissed from his public service job in the Palestinian … more

Boys at the Hillel Day Camp in Lawrence practiced their swings as Mets pitcher Logan Verrett and catcher Travis d’Arnaud visited on Monday. Verrett answered campers’ questions that ranged … more

After describing the difficulty he had in judging the people by himself, Moshe describes how he suggested to the people that they bring forth their most honorable leaders to serve as captains and … more

It was a glorious Shabbat morning, but truth be told, if I had been left to my own devices, I might have slept all day. But there at the edge of my bed was Benji with his older sister Abigail, … more

T his Shabbat is known as “Shabbat Chazon,” based upon the opening words of our haftarah: “The vision (chazon) of Yeshayahu (Isaiah) the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning … more

Forty-five people joined a Young Israel of Woodmere trip to the National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia last Sunday. During the two hour bus ride to the museum, Rabbi Evan Hoffman … more

This past Shabbat, my husband Jerry and I were invited to shalosh seudos at our friends, Howie and Meira Lasky, along with the Goldsmiths, Hacks and Markowitzs. Out of the ten at the table, six had … more