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Cedarhurst Deputy Mayor Ari Brown’s Facebook post created a small kerfuffle over its meaning.

Cedarhurst village trustee’s Facebook post creates a stir

Freedom of speech is enshrined in the United States Constitution and freedom of expression is upheld as a basic human right in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. more

By Jeff Bessen | 8/19/21

Hewlett native Sara Krown served as a “lone soldier” in the Israel Defense Forces for nearly three years.

Supporting the ‘lone soldiers’

Hewlett resident Stephen Krown called the Lone Soldier Center in Jerusalem a “life-saver” when his daughter Sara, who completed her Israel Defense Forces military service last October, needed leave time, medical services and help arranging her post-army benefits. more

By Jeff Bessen | 3/19/20

Coming to America, from Ukraine

My grandfather Morris Brownstein fled the Russian Ukraine in 1912, and made the long crossing of the Atlantic from Antwerp, Belgium, to the U.S. He was 15 years old and he was alone. more

10/11/19

Purim, running for Shalva, attending AIPAC

While a surprise snowstorm resulted in a delayed start on March 4, Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway High School students eagerly awaited the celebrations that will usher in Purim, March 20 to 21. Given a chance to escape the winter blues, some of HAFTR's students will be taking trips this month, either to Israel or Washington, D.C., for worthwhile causes. more

By Matthew Jedwab | 3/14/19

Comfort food with a slice of nostalgia

Open since last January, Biggie Burgers is a dream-come-true for Bob Brooks, a retired Nassau County police officer. He incorporates much of what he remembers growing up in the 1960s . . . more

By Terry Biener | 10/4/18

Tisha B’Av: It’s message and meaning

Tisha B’Av, which literally means the ninth day of the Hebrew month of Av, is a 24-25-hour period of fasting in remembrance of the destruction of the First and Second temples in Jerusalem. more

By Rabbi Jay Rosenbaum | 7/19/18

Hewlett resident and HAFTR High graduate Dena Gershkovich is interning with the Nassau Herald this summer.

Hello Herald readers, I’m the summer intern

This summer, I am serving as the college intern for the Nassau Herald, my hometown newspaper. more

Dena Gershkovich | 7/5/18

The Kevlar president runs the gantlet

Remember when observers marveled that Ronald Reagan was the Teflon president, because nothing thrown at him by his adversaries seemed to stick? His naturally sunny disposition . . . more

3/22/18

Woodmere resident Charles Miller at the official residence of the president of Israel, in Beit HaNasi.

Fixing Israel’s oldest cemetery

Seven years of campaigning by the 54-member International Committee for Har Hazeitim appeard to have reversed years of desecration at the Mount of Olives Cemetery — Israel’s oldest burial ground, on the eastern border of Jerusalem’s Old City. more

By Jeff Bessen | 12/21/17

President Donald Trump officially recognized Jerusalem as Israel's capital in a 20-minute announcement on Dec. 6. Above, a gathering at the Western Wall in Jerusalem during the holiday of Shavout in 2012.

Trump announces recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital

In a nearly 20-minute address on Dec. 6 from the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, President Donald Trump recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and directed the United States State Department to begin the process of moving the embassy to an undeclared site in Jerusalem. more

By Jeff Bessen | 12/6/17

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