As Jews, we often hear the expression, “shver tzu zein a Yid.” Loosely, it’s tough to be a Jew. But what other people, with the exception, perhaps, of the Chinese, have the good fortune to celebrate the new year, not once, but twice.

Double the pleasure. Double the fun. [Where are those Doublemint twins?] A time for reflection, resolution, course correction and a fresh sta...

 
The world didn’t come to and end in May, as predicted. Thank God! That would have put a definite damper on donations.

Of course, there’s no end to the end of the world prophesies. . .

The Mayan calendar, in the ultimate homage to Montezuma's Revenge, passes into eternity in 2012.  December 21, 2012, to be exact. The winter solstice.  It is then, according to 2012 theori...

Although the Information Age began decades ago (thank you, Al Gore, for inventing the Internet), our congregation somehow managed, gallant efforts notwithstanding, to circumvent cyberspace. Until now!

The JCC of West Hempstead is coming of age, committed to taking us wel...

Your editor was most impressed with the Rabbi’s sermon on Day 2 of Rosh Hashana. The theme (the Rabbi’s words, not mine):  What Would Abraham Do?

Mind  you, it is with certain consternation, and a tad more than a hint of reservation, that I would make that literal sojourn — let alone acronymization — to WWAD. After all, historically, cannot the rift between Jews and Musl...

Creating A Sustainable Jewish Community

By Seth D. Bykofsky

Sustainable communities. Often used to describe the growth of neighborhoods that nurture communal interaction, in an environment that is people-friendly, technologically savvy, and on the cutting edge of social responsibility.

In other words, all that our own unique shul is, and everything that our synagogues, c...