A chapter titled “The Menorah Wars” is at the center of a comprehensive history of the Chabad movement in the United States, “The Secret of Chabad: Inside the world’s most … more

The annual Chanukah Telethon hosted by Rabbi Anchelle Perl of Chabad Mineola featured dancing rabbis, Lipa Schmeltzer, and talk about Long Island’s heroin epidemic. The event, telecast … more

Shalom Task Force celebrated its annual brunch at the Sephardic Temple Dec. 4 Following introductory remarks by Esther Williams, the organization’s president, the Community Leadership Award … more

At the Shulamith School for Girls, students found a fresh opportunity to help others when the G.O. organized a fun-filled Kislev event that included a chesed project — creating craft kits for … more

The Orthodox Union’s Department of Synagogue and Community Services will host an unusual panel discussion this Shabbos on “The Cost of Grandparenting in the 21st Century Torah … more

The Rabbinical Council of America, the leading organization of Orthodox rabbis in North America, today released a resolution, passed by direct vote of its membership, reiterating its care … more

ATHENS — Amid preparations for her wedding 12 years ago, Errika Abouaf was happy to skip the mikvah, where Jewish brides traditionally undergo immersion before marrying in an Orthodox … more

Each year in Brooklyn, Park Slope's Chabad rabbi, Shimon Hecht, ascends 33 and a half feet to light the tallest menorah in the world. But he’s not allowed to call it that anymore. By … more

Rabbi Boruch Ber Bender, president of Achiezer, address and advise the staff of CAHAL on how to help their students become more involved in acts of chesed. Rabbi Bender described how chesed is not … more

TAG fourth graders made a special dedication this week at the Achiezer Respite Room in the South Nassau Communities Hospital, donating a new challah cover and special tablecloth. The room is stocked … more