Reflecting On The Gadlus Of Harav Aharon Lichtenstein On His Yahrzeit
We refer to a great spiritual giant as a gadol. Too often, especially in the modern era of hagiography, the word is too broadly applied and thereby diluted. However,...
HaRav Yechiel Yitzchok Perr zt’l
With the passing this week of Rabbi Yechiel Perr, zt’l, the founder and Rosh Yeshiva of the Yeshiva of Far Rockaway, we have lost one of the leaders who...
We Stand On The Shoulders of These Two Giants
By Assemblyman Ari Brown
On April 24, 2024, we celebrate the 100th birthday of the late Mayor Andrew J. Parise, a stalwart figure in the annals of Cedarhurst's history and...
At Joe Lieberman’s Funeral, Former Political Allies, Rivals Pay Respects
ANDREW BERNARDt
(March 29, 2024 / JNS)
Friends, family, and both former political allies and rivals paid respects to longtime Connecticut senator Joe Lieberman at his funeral on Friday, held at...
Historic Statesman, who Advised Presidents, Henry Kissinger Dead at 100
DAVID SWINDLE
(November 30, 2023 / JNS)
Alan Dershowitz first met Henry Kissinger in the mid-1960s. “We were both professors at Harvard, and his son and my son were elementary school...
Remembering Rabbi Max Schreier, ob’m
About 70 years ago or so, Orthodox Jewry was nearly written off. “The future is with Reform and Conservative!” was the cry. What saved the day? The unsung heroes...
19-Year-Old American Seminary Student Killed in Jerusalem Car Accident
Adira Koffsky, a 19-year-old student from West Hempstead who was studying in Israel for the year, was killed in a car accident in Jerusalem.
Adira graduated Yeshiva University Girls High...
A Life Of Remarkable Chesed: Gerald Feldhamer
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman
There are great individuals who surround us, and yet because of their quiet demeanor, one hardly knows of their greatness. This past Wednesday marked the shloshim...
Rabbi Haim Drukman, Spiritual Leader Of Religious Zionist Movement, Dies at 90
(December 26, 2022 / JNS) Rabbi Haim Drukman, the spiritual leader of the religious Zionism movement, passed away at age 90 in Jerusalem on Sunday. He had been struggling with COVID-19 for...
Mrs. Alice Marks, ob’m
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman
The entire Five Towns and Queens community was in a state of shock over the sudden passing of a remarkable woman, Mrs. Alice Marks, of Cedarhurst....
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County Executive Bruce Blakeman Launches Re-Election Campaign in Massapequa
By Moshe Hill
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, among the highest-ranking Jewish Republicans in America and the first Jewish Executive in the county’s history, kicked...
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I suffer from bipolar disorder. Baruch Hashem, I am stabilized and take all treatments for my condition with utmost seriousness and no corner cutting....
Restoring Moral Clarity Once Again
The great construction project began. A newly freed nation, emerging from generations of slavery, was now entrusted with the most epic and ambitious building...