On Shabbat Parshat Ki Tezte, 11 Elul 5777, September 2, 2017, the Jewish community lost a true champion. New York State Assemblyman Michael Simanowitz personified

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Dear Navidaters, Our daughter Rena married a man who charmed her, us and everyone from the first date. We all fell in love with him.

While their friends were enjoying the extended Labor Day weekend, 11 undergraduate students from Yeshiva University traveled to flood-ravaged Houston, Texas, to assist with disaster

Like many Americans and our fellow Orthodox Jews, we were so sad to hear of the devastating impact of Hurricane Harvey on the lives of