‘Alexa: What’s My PSEG Long Island balance?’
Alexa — Amazon’s voice-activated technology that has taken the world by storm — has come to PSEG Long Island customers. Thanks to the new Alexa skill, customers can make...
Real Estate with Anessa: Room For A Minyan
The other day I went to meet with homeowners who were thinking about putting their house up for sale. When I entered the house and stepped into the living...
The Forecast Calls For Fur
The allure of fur….. It’s a fashion trend that never goes out of style. The experts at Tsontos Furs have been the tri-state-area leaders in offering the finest in...
News From the Hills: Looking for Achdus
The past week was very distressing. Really, it was bad, but I hesitate to use that word. If everything Hashem does is for our good, how can I say...
Here’s How Charities Are Faring 10 Years After Madoff
NEW YORK (JTA) — Robert Lappin was in Palm Beach when he found out that his charity was broke and his money was gone.
It was the same small, moneyed...
Rav Chanina Herzberg, z’l: A Rebbe, A Mentor, A Friend
By Rabbi Mordechai Kamenetzky
The loss of Rav Chanina Herzberg was a tremendous blow, not only to our yeshiva, but to the community at large, and most certainly to Klal...
What’s Behind the Conflict Over NYSED Rules for Yeshivas?
By Yochanan Gordon
The Jewish world has been up in arms about regulations for non-public schools released recently by New York State. And while the notion that the education of...
The Legacy of HaRav Chanina Herzberg, zt’l
HaRav Chanina Herzberg was niftar on motzaei Shabbos, December 15. He was the Menahel of Yeshiva Toras Chaim of South Shore for nearly 40 years.
Growing up in East New...
Kaminsky to Chair Environmental Conservation Committee
NYS Senator Todd Kaminsky released the following statement after being named chair of the State Senate’s Environmental Conservation Committee by incoming Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins.
“I am humbled to...
Parshas Vayechi Marks TEAM Shabbos
In just one week, shuls and communities across the county will join together for the annual National Association of Chevra Kadisha TEAM Shabbos. Following last year’s tremendous success, the...
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HaGaon Rav Reuven Feinstein, Shlita, Answers Questions At Dirshu Shabbos Convention
Rav Reuven Feinstein, shlita, rosh yeshiva of Staten Island, in addition to being rebbe to generations of talmidim, also serves as a guiding light...
Central Synagogue in Bulgarian Capital Vandalized by Rocks
Rocks were thrown through the windows of the Great Prayer Hall of the Central Synagogue in the Bulgarian capital of Sofia on Saturday by...
IDF Thwarts Stabbing Attempt, Shoots Palestinian Attacker
A Palestinian man was stopped on Monday after he attempted a stabbing attack against Israeli soldiers in Judea and Samaria, according to the Israel Defense Forces.
The...