Five Towns

5 Towns:

Jewish business firebombed in suspected antisemitic crime spree

3 Jewish-owned businesses were vandalized in Hewlett, Long Island, including the Israel Chesed Center, in the space of a few hours.

Long Island synagogue cancels Ben-Gvir speaking engagement

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir's scheduled speech at the Young Israel of Woodmere was canceled just two days in advance due to a death in the rabbi's family.

Rabbi Yehoshua Kalish, beloved Five Towns rebbe, passes away

Lawrence Mayor eulogizes the rabbi of the Harborview Beit Medrash congregation in Lawrence, New York and Rosh Mesivta at the Yeshiva of Far Rockaway, says 'Rabbi Kalish was not only a teacher but a guide and a friend to all who sought his counsel.'

Antisemitism and Aliya - an American Jewish leadership failure

The Orthodox Leadership seems to see Lakewood, Monsey, the Five Towns and Teaneck as the new Jerusalem. Reform are on a death march..Op-ed.

BLATANT ANTI-SEMITISM: “It Can Happen Here,” she warns.

A Long Island resident expresses her fears of an influx of Orthodox Jews at a town council meeting.

It is Orthodox Jew vs. Orthodox Jew in New York

When the public sees Jews fighting Jews like we are witnessing in New York, all Jews lose.  Op-ed.

Flattening the coronavirus curve ball

With the uptick in cases in Israel there is the realization that non-medical factors are involved in a societal approach to the virus.Op-ed.

Recognizing reality

Chabad 5 Towns Rabbi: Torah is Everywhere

Rabbi Zalman Wolowik, in holiday message, explains why the Israelites accepted Torah unquestioningly.

22 Torah Scrolls Found Damaged in Belle Harbor

In a single seaside community, volunteers from New York's Jewish Shomrim organization have discovered 22 damaged Torah scrolls.