‘Mikvah The Musical’ Mesmerizes at Lawrence Show
With summer underway and thoughts turning towards pools and oceans, Five Towns executive producers Penina Popack, Henya Storch, and Myrna Zisman brought the successful innovative Israeli show about a...
Yoetzet Program Features Wine and Women Event
By Lisa Septimus
My oldest daughter was on her middle school debate team. Every time she was assigned a new topic, she would feel the pressure to come up with...
Letters to the Editor: Readers React to ‘A Modest Proposal’
Power in Numbers
Dear Editor,
In response to the women who are concerned with not showing women in magazines and newspapers (“A Modest (B’dieved) Proposal,” May 31): I, too, was not...
Gurwin Nurse Honored for Excellence in Health Care
Sherryann Rampersad-Lalchan, RN (Brentwood), transitions nurse educator at Gurwin Jewish Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Commack, was among 51 honorees at the inaugural United Hospital Fund (UHF) Tribute to...
YGFT Holds 17th Annual Breakfast
Yeshiva Gedolah of the Five Towns hosted its 17th annual breakfast for the Woodmere community on June 23. The breakfast is an opportunity to highlight what the yeshiva is...
MTA End Of Year Honors
MTA Celebrates Incredible Milestones At Yeshiva-Wide Seudas Preidah And Siyum
More than 500 talmidim, rebbeim, parents, grandparents, YU roshei yeshiva, and friends joined MTA on Tuesday, June 4, for its...
Amudim Video ‘This Is Not Us’ Tackles Pushback When Reporting Sexual Abuse
Amudim's newest video, This Is Not Us, tackles the difficulties victims and their families encounter when reporting sexual abuse in the Jewish community.
https://vimeo.com/337408766
The video shows a frum mother, father...
Dr. Howard Zvi Goldschmidt Elected President Of ACSZ
The American Committee for Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem is pleased to announce that the National Board has elected Dr. Howard Zvi Goldschmidt to serve as its new...
RAA Observes 15th Yahrzeit Of Outreach Pioneer
On July 2, the Rabbinical Alliance of America/Igud HaRabbonim (RAA/Igud) assembled for its monthly Rosh Chodesh (Tammuz) Seudah and Conference. This conference was sponsored by the Josephy family in...
Yeshiva Of Miami Honors First Graduates At End-Of-Year Reception
By Seena Eisenman
In schools around (most of) the globe, June is the month in which completion is recognized. In keeping with this custom, Yeshiva of Miami parents, students, faculty,...
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‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ Screenplay to Be Shown at Tel Aviv Museum
BY GABE FRIEDMAN
(JTA) — Israeli Stanley Kubrick fans are getting a treat: An original copy of his screenplay for “2001: A Space Odyssey” will...
Taking the Shul on the Road
My shul is moving. To be fair, it’s been “moving” for about two years now. But it’s actually moving as I’m writing this. I’m...
ADL Protests Christians-Only Policy at NC Adoption Agency
BY CNAAN LIPHSHIZ
(JTA) — The Anti-Defamation League condemned what it called government-sanctioned discriminatory practices at an evangelical adoption agency in North Carolina with government...