The British newspaper The Guardian rejected an advertorial piece penned by famed Harvard Law School professor Alan Dershowitz. In the ad, Dershowitz refutes statements by many media outlets that all of the Gaza Strip is densely populated, a claim that has been used to justify the use of human shields by Hamas in the terrorist group’s recent conflict with Israel. more

Hamas renewed its rain of rockets over Israel on Tuesday night, striking throughout southern Israel, with one directly hitting a home in Ashkelon and another slamming into a shopping mall. more

The instructions given to the generation entering the land of Canaan are clear: “Do away with all the places where the nations whom you are driving out worship their gods, [whether they are,] on the high mountains, on the hills, or under any luxuriant tree. You must tear down their altars, break up their sacred pillars, burn their Asherah trees, and chop down the statues of their gods, obliterating their names from that place.” more

This coming Shabbat heralds the upcoming High Holiday season with the ritual of the blessing of the dates for Rosh Chodesh Elul, to be observed on Tuesday and Wednesday, August 26 and 27. The following reading suggestions are made to help enhance the spiritual aspects of the new month. more

I like to think I’m street-smart. Jerry, my husband, is gullible and naive. Whenever asked anything, Jerry never says no, unless it has something to do with me asking him to dress a certain way, then all bets are off. But when it comes to lending a shoulder to lean on, an ear to listen or providing help, Jerry is a softie. more

For those who try to get in better touch with their Ashkenazi Jewish heritage by studying Yiddish at the college level, there are challenges—but those can be outweighed by the nakhes (pride or pleasure) of rediscovering the nearly lost language. more

Devorah Katz believes that Jewish education should excite and inspire. more

A Westbury woman has pleaded guilty to stealing the identity of a Suffolk County resident in order to cash thousands of dollars in checks stolen from the Rockville Centre-based Jewish National Fund (JNF), District Attorney Kathleen Rice said on Wednesday. more

Prospective candidates are testing the waters for possible presidential bids in 2016—primarily candidates considering running in the currently wide-open Republican race. Thus when Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky), one of the most visible potential contenders in 2016, said that he had never proposed to cut foreign aid to Israel, many in the pro-Israel community took notice. more

Great Neck residents Benny Aziz and Stephanie Cohen opened the Stephanie Cohen Design Center within a newly relocated Benjamin Rugs and Furniture center last week. more