Robocalls And Halachah
Halachic Musings By Rabbi Yair Hoffman They are called robocalls, and in the Jewish community, they have somehow figured out a way to circumvent the Do Not Call Registry. Often, the caller ID will...
View ArticleCriminal Takeout
By Larry Gordon North Korea is firing potentially nuclear-capable missiles into the sea. Mexico experienced its worst earthquake ever. The killing continues in Syria, while the U.S. and Russia continue...
View ArticleThe Blame-Game Champion
By Hannah Berman It is with pain that I occasionally hear Hillary Clinton speak. It is always accidental because I try not to listen to her. When she makes an appearance on a news program, I have...
View ArticleCrazy Laws
By Mordechai Schmutter As Yidden, we sure get comments from a lot of people who look at us and say things like “You’re praying again? You just ate!” or, “Wait, you’re doing what with a chicken? Well,...
View ArticleShalom Torah Academy Welcomes Josh Pruzansky
Shalom Torah Academy is proud to announce the recent hiring of Mr. Josh Pruzansky to serve as senior director of institutional advancement. Mr. Pruzansky comes with 28 years of experience of working...
View ArticleShanah Tovah From President Trump
Following is a transcript summary of remarks delivered by President Trump and his son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner on a call to Jewish leaders last week. Mr. Kushner: Welcome, everybody, and...
View ArticleRabbinic Proclamation From Agudath Israel Of America Regarding The ‘Kapparos’...
(Originally issued in 2007) To all our Jewish brethren, Hashem’s blessings upon you! As the yemei ha’rachamim ve’ha’din rapidly approach, and as Jews will soon be fulfilling the minhag of kapparos...
View ArticleGreetings From An Outpost
By Shalom Pollack I visited an “outpost” today. What is an outpost? In the current Israeli context, it is usually a remote hilltop surrounded by mostly bare rolling hills as far as the eye can see. If...
View ArticleBulletproof Bitachon
By Sarah Nathan It was erev Rosh Hashanah. Chaim Silber got off the plane at Ben-Gurion Airport, found a taxi, rushed home, showered, got dressed, and left for shul. As he stood praying the first...
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The Science Of Simcha
By Larry Gordon Party setup by Events 360 It used to be that if you were fortunate enough to make a simcha—let’s say a bar mitzvah, bat mitzvah, or wedding—you just made a few calls and it was all...
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Forbidden Sheitels 2.0
Halachic Musings By Rabbi Yair Hoffman Public poster about forbidden sheitels Sheitels are once again the subject of controversy. The issue is called “tonsuring” and it is at the center of a great...
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Heading Up The New Year
By Larry Gordon Our commentators say that our name for the Jewish New Year holiday, “Rosh Hashanah,” can also be explained as referring to the “head” of the year. All things in our personal or even...
View ArticleDavening Along
By Mordechai Schmutter I don’t think that we go to shul just to daven. It’s just a theory. I’m not a rabbi, so take everything I say with a grain of salt, unless you’re reading this during the Yamim...
View ArticleMiller Reports On Successful Summer Food Drive
Assemblywoman Melissa Miller is proud to announce the success of her inaugural Summer Food Drive to End Hunger at the King Kullen in Island Park on September 16. Partnered with Long Island Cares, 1,229...
View ArticleJack Martins Calls For IDA Improvements
Nassau County Executive candidate Jack Martins called for improvements to the Nassau County Industrial Development Agency (IDA). “It is the county executive’s responsibility to set the tone for...
View ArticleTeach NYS Praises Appointment
Teach NYS issued the following statement on the appointment of Assembly Member Helene Weinstein as the chair of the Assembly Ways and Means committee. “Assembly Member Weinstein has demonstrated...
View ArticleKaminsky And AG Host Anti-Scam Seminar At JCC
Senator Todd Kaminsky, the office of New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, and the Marion & Aaron Gural Five Towns Jewish Community Center (JCC) hosted an anti-scam seminar, an...
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Getting Social In Inwood
Sunday night of chol ha’moed Sukkos, October 8 at 8:45 p.m., the entire community is invited to a simchas beis ha’shoeivah at Yeshiva Sh’or Yoshuv. At that time, presenters will announce the Long...
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Devastation In Puerto Rico
By R’ Mendel and Rachel Zarchi Chabad of Puerto Rico The family of Rabbi Mendel and Mrs. Rachel Zarchi, Chabad shluchimin Puerto Rico Wednesday afternoon, erev Rosh Hashanah—As the punishing winds...
View ArticleA Whale Of A Story
By Larry Gordon The bidding will be high, as those with that kind of money have a profound desire for it. Some buy it every year and are hoping to do so again; others are going to pursue it for the...
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