From time to time, Rabbi Ethan Katz goes to work in sloppy clothes. He pulls on his “seriously stained” casual pants and shirts, and his

Will the Knesset Recognize the Armenian Genocide in 2015? PanARMENIAN.Net—Several Armenian media outlets have reported that “it’s possible for Knesset to recognize the Armenian Genocide

CNS—Vatican City—Pope Francis asked leaders of the American Jewish Committee to pray for his May trip to Jerusalem, “so that this pilgrimage may bring forth

Moody’s, the bond rating agency, has downgraded Yeshiva University’s debt to junk, and says it may drop the grade even further.  The downgrade took place

Washington—Aviva Sufian was just eight years old when her mother took her to an American Gathering of Jewish Holocaust Survivors event in Philadelphia in 1985. She

The Negev—If Robin Rosenblatt (M.Sc. Animal Science) has his way, Texas Longhorns will “make aliyah” to improve the quality of Israeli cattle herds and offer

Dr. Jonathan Halpert’s newly released book, Are You Still Coaching?, has recently taken on a new meaning since his 42 years of service coaching the

Taglit-Birthright Israel recently loosened restrictions on eligibility, and is opening the program to anybody who went on an educational trip to Israel prior to turning

Paramus—If your little one is big enough for an early childhood education program, you have a decision to make: Where will you enroll your child?

It’s that time of year again when local governments around Bergen County are reviewing their 2014 municipal budgets in advance of their being introduced, discussed,

Bergen County Executive Kathleen Donovan last week called for a proposed budget that would require a near two percent tax increase. The budget is far

Neal Hendel has journeyed from the Yeshiva of Flatbush to NYU to studying Talmud with the Rav to a Hofstra J.D. degree to picking strawberries