The Great Ari Kahn
By Avrumie Kahn
In Mishlei, Shlomo HaMelech (30:30) states, “The lion is the mightiest of the beasts, who is undaunted by anyone.” This pasuk, in describing a lion’s might, only...
Deaths on Peninsula Boulevard Intensify Push for Adding Traffic Light
On Tuesday, December 31, two fatal auto accidents occurred before noon on Peninsula Boulevard, snarling traffic and prompting Five Towns residents to push for additional street lights on the...
Reflections on the Extraordinary Career of Rabbi Billet
By Allen Ganz
At the end of this month, Rabbi Hershel Billet, my rabbi, neighbor, and friend for 40 years, is retiring from the Young Israel of Woodmere. It would...
Preview of Israel Day Concert in Central Park
By Cindy Grosz
The Annual Israel Day Concert in Central Park, with the theme of “Israel 70 Years Young, Israel 70 Years Strong” is scheduled for Sunday, June 3, from...
The Legion Helps Jews Defend Against Physical Threats
By Alan Zeitlin
In 2013, Meredith Weiss was alarmed at increasing anti-Israel and antisemitic rhetoric. Already one of the founders of Fuel For Truth, a nonprofit which educates Jews on...
Community Split Over Guidelines for Outdoor Minyanim
By Marcy Farrell
Editor, 5TJT.com
Guidelines for opening synagogues that were issued late last week by the Orthodox Union and Agudath Israel seem to indicate that Orthodox synagogues will soon open their doors...
550 Cyclists To Ride 180 Miles For Bike4Chai
On August 1, 550 cyclists will clip in and ride 180 miles over two days as part of Chai Lifeline’s ninth annual Bike4Chai. The bicycling event raises funds for...
Halachic Musings: Shidduchim Rooms at Weddings?
Some weddings have bars. Some weddings have a mitzvah tantze. And some weddings have shidduchim Rooms. At least the Genack/Wilheim wedding did.
Last Tuesday, at the Hilton Westchester Hotel (formerly...
Yeshiva Gedolah of the Five Towns 16th Anniversary Dinner
Yeshiva Gedolah of the Five Towns remains committed to its founding principles of keeping a warm and close relationship with every talmid, yungerman, and community member who chooses to...