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  Rebbetzin Naomi N. Herzberg-Flaum is a visionary. Forty years ago, the gifted artist and educator, who traces her ancestry, and creativity, to Yocheved, daughter of Rashi, and is a...

BY BEN SALES (JTA) — This week, as he prepares to open Camp Modin and administer coronavirus tests to its hundreds of campers and staff, Howard Salzberg is still fielding 50...

Dear Esther, My sister Freeda has always been high maintenance. As far back as I can remember, enough was never enough for her. We are three years apart and couldn’t...

It’s been several weeks of changing times and attitudes. What has happened to COVID-19 during that time? What is my personal take on the current situation and what do...

Businesses, booming just a few weeks ago, are now struggling for survival. Upwards of five million initial unemployment claims are getting processed weekly in the U.S. Enter Far Rockaway native...

By Marcy Farrell Following New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo’s decision last week to stop overnight camps in the state from opening this summer, Agudath Israel of America-led Association of...

  The left is still protesting and the protests are spreading to Europe, but the mantra has changed. In France, they are blaming the Jews, saying, “Jews get out. France...

  Senator Todd Kaminsky honored 28 graduating high school “student stars” for their exceptional work and leadership. Amid the pandemic, in lieu of the senator’s annual ceremony to recognize these...

  Bachurei Chemed – BACH Jewish Center (BACH) is turning to one of the modern Orthodox world’s most dynamic young spiritual leaders, Rabbi Benny Berlin, to lead the congregation into...

An additional $2 million will be contributed to support the Nassau County Executive’s initiative to provide small businesses and nonprofits with personal protective equipment (PPE) kits free of charge....