For the second time in two-plus years, Andrew J. Parise Cedarhurst Park, in the heart of Cedarhurst village , hosted a rally that called for the support of Jews everywhere and Israel eight days after … more

Hamas’s Saturday-morning assault on Israel was more than just a shocking demonstration of barbarism. The toll of Israeli dead and wounded — not to mention those kidnapped and taken to the Gaza Strip by these murderers — is sickening. more

After four days of war between Israel and Hamas, considered a terrorist organization by the United States and Israel, over 5,000 people rallied in Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre at Eisenhower Park in East Meadow Tuesday night to show support for Israel and Jewish people around the world. more

On the heels of 11 days of fighting between Israel and Hamas, which is considered a terrorist organization by the United States and Israel, an estimated 3,500 to 4,000 people rallied in Andrew J. Parise Park in Cedarhurst to show support for Israel and Jewish people around the world. more

On the heels of an 11-day war between Israel and Hamas, considered a terrorist organization by the United States and Israel, an estimated 3,500 to 4,000 people rallied in Andrew J. Parise Park in Cedarhurst Thursday night to show support for Israel and Jewish people around the world. The rally followed a recent surge in anti-Semitic violence in the New York metropolitan area and beyond. Officials said the crowd was the largest ever at the park. more

If we wait for peace to break out, we won’t ever leave home. As we stand on the threshold of a new year . . . more

The warning siren suddenly blared, and Rabbi Charles Klein, spiritual leader of the Merrick Jewish Centre, knew precisely what to do. Run. The siren, he said, “gave us 20 seconds to find a shelter.” Five seconds earlier, a Hamas rocket had pierced Israel’s Iron Dome air defense system, which is capable of shooting down 90 percent of the rockets fired from Gaza into Israel. Ten percent of Hamas rockets, however, make it through, as one did in late August, while Klein was touring Ashkelon, a city of 117,000 eight miles north of Gaza. Klein found shelter and survived the attack unscathed, but that moment of terror, he said, will remain with him for life. more

News coverage of the month-long battle between Israel and Hamas has triggered strong reaction among readers of some daily newspapers, particularly The New York Times. more

When I signed up for the National Council of Synagogue Youth Kollel summer program in Israel last fall, little did I know that armed fighting would break out between the Jewish state and the terrorist group Hamas in the Gaza Strip. more

Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright gave a concise summary of recent international events: “To put it mildly, the world is a mess." more