Taking a gap year to Israel is one of the many opportunities Jewish teenagers look forward to during their four years of high school. Teens cannot wait to gain independence, experience Israeli culture, be surrounded by fellow Jews and build connections that will last a lifetime in a year that will be filled with memories.

Editors note: We would like to welcome an exciting new biweekly column to our pages. Aviva Zacks will bring you stories of locals who made aliyah, recently or otherwise. If you know anyone who would like to be featured, please email [email protected]

Reviewing: “Upheaval,” directed by Jonathan Gruber. At-home cinema release by Abramorama. 2021. 87 Minutes. Available for purchase at www.upheavalfilm.com/watch.

A new documentary highlights the life and times of

(Courtesy of Project Ezrah) This Tuesday evening will be the first-ever career fair brought to the community by Project Ezrah. This event is open to the community and will have a variety of opportunities within multiple types of companies. Just as you would prepare for a meeting, a job seeker should likewise prepare prior to an interview

Reviewing: “The 40 Day Challenge” by Rabbi Mark Wildes. Kodesh Press. 2021.  English. Paperback. 186 pages. ISBN-13: 978-1947857674.

When you go to the grocery store, how often do you see magazines with headlines exhorting you to try a 30-day fitness challenge to help

Do you ever find yourself in an intimidating situation? An awkward social interaction? On the receiving end of manipulative comments? Or deserved or undeserved criticisms? Do you ever wish you could stand up for yourself without feeling guilty, anxious, ignorant or scared?

If you answered yes,

Looking to add a little excitement to your dining room? How about that mural you’ve always wanted to see in your home? Want the perfect and aesthetic way to fill that big empty space on your wall? Or maybe you just want to give the gift of art?

Well, Kayla

(Courtesy of Corona Crush) Even as the pandemic winds down, many of the positive changes it caused are here to stay. Case in point: Ian Mark built CoronaCrush, a remote shidduch event platform for a Facebook page he and his friends started early on in the pandemic, but after its popularity skyrocketed, he is committing to

“A Declaration of War Against Israel”

From August 31 to September 8, 2001, more than1,500 nongovernmental agencies (NGOs) met at the U.N. World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance in Durban, South Africa. There they embraced a

I don’t think it is my age that caused the reaction that I had to the following situation.

I was in a store, allowing myself the luxury of a manicure, when a group of women who were in the store carried on as though they were in their own kitchen. Screaming and yelling with each other as if there was

PBS’ drama “Resistance” is an historically based account of French underground cells that sabotaged German headquarters, military installations and other venues frequented by Nazis. These assassination-and-sabotage squads singled out German soldiers and their Vichy collaborators.

Dear Dr. Chani,

My question is very time-sensitive. I have been dating a guy seriously for a few months and he recently told me that I need to make a decision about getting engaged or he will break up with me. I’m not sure what to do.

I have been dating for several