By Jason Eisenberg Issue of February 12, 2010/ 28 Shvat 5770 They are the sisters of yeshiva league basketball. Shira is 5-feet-10-inches, plays center, can rebound the ball, block shots … more

As part of Midreshet Shalhevet’s mentoring program, and as an extension of their course Nashim b’Halacha (Women in Jewish Law), the seniors met with Dr. Penina Dienstag, a resident at Downstate Medical Center and a yoetzet halacha for a shiur, discussion and question and answer session last Friday. more

Controversy over the way an elite Riverdale school handled a student’s drawing of a swastika-like symbol has reportedly led the school to add more education about the Holocaust. The Ethical … more

Mourners at Joe Lieberman’s funeral on Friday at Congregation Agudath Sholom in Stamford included Al Gore, who chose Lieberman was his vice-presidential running mate in 2000; current … more