The headstone of an American soldier killed in World War II was replaced with one bearing a Star of David, at a ceremony last week at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in … more

Students from Rambam Mesivta and HANC were among 600 people who joined an OU Teach NYS mission in Albany to advocate for additional funding for private school education. more

Growing up in a small town in Georgia, Harriet Shirley may have had more exposure to Jews and anti-Semitism than the rest of her fellow Christians. She had Jewish acquaintances, read Holocaust … more

The weeks-long wave of bomb threats targeting Jewish Community Centers in several states reached Long Island on Monday, with a threat being phoned in to the Mid-Island Y JCC in Plainview. As was the … more

The go-to community resources organization in the Five Towns and Far Rockaway emphasized its all-emcompassing scope on Sunday night, filling the former BestBuy space in the Bar Harbour Mall with 1,700 supporters under the banner, “Just One Call.” Achiezer Founder and President Rabbi Boruch Ber Bender said … more

More than 1,500 potential olim attended New York's annual aliyah “mega event” on Sunday. The day-long Nefesh B’Nefesh fair, at John Jay College on Mahattan’s West Side, addressed the range of opportunities and challenges … more

It felt like a family reunion. Thousands of women were hugging, waving to friends and snapping pictures … more

Leaders of Agudath Israel, board members of Yeshiva Darchei Torah, representatives of local yeshivas, and community activists from Far Rockaway and the Five Towns met with state Senate Majority … more

If aliyah’s on your bucket list, Sunday, Feb. 26, and Monday, Feb. 27, should be circled on your calendar. On Sunday, Nefesh B’Nefesh will host a free Israel Mega Event in Manhattan. … more

Three years ago, Rabbi Ari Edelkopf and his wife, Chana, worked around the clock for weeks to show off their community and city to the many foreigners in town for the Winter Olympics in Sochi. The … more