The Jewish nation will move from sorry to joy as the sun sets on Monday, May 1, and the day’s commemoration of Yom Ha’Zikaron (Israel’s memorial day) morphs into a celebration of …
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4/26/17
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The keynote speaker at Sunday night’s Five Towns Community-Wide Holocaust Commemoration said that tolerance, obviously missing from Europe in the years surrounding World War II, is the …
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By Ed Weintrob
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4/26/17
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Dr. Henry Abramson, dean of Touro’s Lander College of Arts and Sciences, resumes his Jewish history lecture series in the Five Towns community this week. Abramson’s free …
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2/1/17
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Several hundred people celebrated the 32nd anniversary of Yeshiva Kesser Torah Rabbinical College of Queens at a malave malka in the Young Israel of Kew Gardens Hills on motzei Shabbos, Jan. 14. Rosh …
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1/25/17
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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 …
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12/21/16
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A West Hempstead rabbi was struck by a hit and run driver last night when he attempted to cross the street in front of the Young Israel of West Hempstead, located at 630 Hempstead Ave. The accident …
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Reporting by Rossana Weitekamp, Editor, West Hempstead Herald
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12/13/16
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Kehillas Bais Yehuda Tzvi of Cedarhurst celebrated its 15th anniversary with an Evening of Tribute gala …
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12/8/16
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With fire trucks donated by the Young Israel of Woodmere and its members seeing action in Israel’s arson war, the YIW plans to donate two more.
The shul raised $125,000 between Friday …
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The Jewish Star
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11/30/16
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Over the years we have shared wonderful times and challenging times together as a community. A rabbi could not ask for a better community or better synagogue leadership than I have experienced …
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By Rabbi Hershel Billet
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11/23/16
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Thirty children from the Young Israel of Lawrence-Cedarhurst embarked on a chessed mission last Sunday.
Led by Youth Director Alyssa Schechter, they created “thank you” cards at shul …
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11/23/16
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