Anti-Israel Speech From Clifton Board Of Education Commissioners In New Jersey Results In Legal...
While wearing a Black Lives Matter t-shirt, Awwad blamed the death of George Floyd on the IDF. Many police forces within our country actually go overseas to Israel to learn and to be taught abusive tactics, he said.
The Twelfth Siyum HaShas Of Daf Yomi
This coming Wednesday evening, August 1, will see the largest convergence ever of American Jewry at a daf yomi Siyum HaShas celebration. The event, the Twelfth Siyum HaShas, to be held at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford in the New Jersey Meadowlands, is sponsored by the Daf Yomi Commission of Agudath Israel of America.
Oceanside, N.Y. – To Be Young Again
Youth is the key to a Jewish community. Sure, there are snowbird synagogues, but bocce ball and bingo aren't going to attract young couples.
Orthodox Advocacy Leads To Masa Restoring Funding To Yeshivas And Seminaries
“What made this successful is that it wasn’t just people calling from the outside to complain but also people on the inside working it out,” explained Rabbi Taragin.
Tech-Savvy Jews Help Seniors Secure Vaccination Appointments
Why don’t we open this up so we can help more people? Because the evidence was pretty clear. This is not like ordering from Amazon. This is way harder.
Manhattan Surrogate’s Court Judgeship Up For Grabs
Surrogate’s Court is not for the dead, it’s for the living. That is the key thing you have to keep in mind, Gingold told The Jewish Press exclusively.
COJO Flatbush Annual Breakfast Honors Memory of Longtime Director, Highlights Plight of Israeli Hostages
Welz set the tone for the tributes that were to follow for Rabbi Pikus, describing him as a true giant in delivering chesed to our community and declaring that everything we build stands on the foundation he helped create.
COJO Flatbush Surprises Holocaust Survivors With Chanukah Bags Chock-full Of Goodies And Games
“Chanukah, of course, is a celebration of miracles that took place during a dark and dangerous time,” said Welz. “And the lesson we take from it is to never lose faith, no matter the circumstances.
Unspeakable Tragedy, Unbreakable Spirit: How Personal Calamity Shaped The Life Of Larry Spiewak
Larry would remain close with Rabbi Trenk for the rest of his beloved teacher’s life, and credits him with imparting the most important life lessons to his students, chief among them the beauty of living a life filled with empathy for others.
It’s All About The Benjamins As Corruption Filters Into The Hochul Administration
It’s what they said about Nixon, in this case, what did she (Hochul) know and when did she know it? asked Assemblyman Eric (Ari) Brown (R-Cedarhurst, Nassau County), 54, the first Republican Orthodox Jew in the Assembly.
Make Donations Directly With Project Aid & Rescue
This passion for tikkun olam fueled Kaminsky, leading him to become a volunteer first responder with the Northbrook Illinois Fire Department’s CERT or Community Emergency Response Team, and starting PAR 22 months ago after the invasion of Ukraine began.
War Between Ukraine And Russia Hits Home In Nassau County
The people of Ukraine are suffering at the hands of a terrorist. Growing up in the region I know that President Putin has always been a tyrant but now he has officially lost his mind, said New York City Councilwoman Inna Vernikov (R-Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn).
Summer-Home Residents Help Decide Fallsburg Election
Explaining why many Jewish homeowners in Fallsburg voted against Vegliante, Friedlander said, “Sometimes people are too parochial in the way they look at the issue as it pertains to them and only them. And they don’t understand the more complex picture.”
What Should Singles Do To Get Married? A Shadchan Symposium for Tu B’Av
Watch what you think. Negative produces negative, and positive does the same.
A Young Jewish Community Flourishes In Philadelphia
There are so many souls out there screaming for spirituality to fill their void, and they just aren’t sure, physically, how to get it.
Extraordinary List Of Speakers To Address Sunday’s Achdus Event
Called “Vayicha Sham Yisrael Neged Hahar – K’Ish Echad B’Lev Echad,” the event is dedicated to the memory of the Noviminsker Rebbe.
Agunah Asifa Addresses The Agunah Crisis And Solutions Moving Forward
I created the event with the intent to raise awareness, said Haber-Goldstein. We wanted to show the agunot that as a community we are here for them, and they are not forgotten. It seems we have accomplished both goals, at least [as] a starting point.
Was Anti-Semitism In New York’s Orange County The Motive For Governor’s Veto?
Eichenstein told The Jewish Press. This was literally designed to keep Orthodox Jews out from the town. We should never bring any legislation to the floor that discriminates against any group of people.
COJO Flatbush Leads Way In New SYEP Teen Program
More than 350 teens participated through the auspices of COJO Flatbush.
Nassau County Leaders Stand Strong For Israel
One month after returning from Israel war broke out with Hamas. [Having been] in Israel before the war began puts this war in a different perspective tremendously, Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino told The Jewish Press.