We regret to inform you of the passing of Sidney Rabinovich, A”H, beloved father of Richard Rabinovich and grandfather of our 12th grader David. The funeral will take place Sunday, May 13th, at 1:00 PM at Schwartz Brothers, 114-03 Queens Blvd., Forest Hills, NY. Shiva will be observed at the Rabinovich home, 218 Maple St., West…

We announce with sorrow the passing of Hershel Stern a”h Beloved father of our member Yossie Stern. The levayah and kevurah will be held tomorrow, Sunday, May 13th at 1:00 pm in Montreal (935 Beaumont Avenue).  Yossie will sit shivah at 6300 Northcrest Place, Apartment 7D, Montreal, through Friday afternoon (May 18th).  He can be reached at 917.797.7806.  Please do…

We regret to inform you of the passing of Mr. Mendy Bauman, beloved husband of Sharon Bauman, father of HALB parent, Rena Saffra, and grandfather of Rebecca (SKA ’17), Elana (SKA ’20) and Tamara (HALB ’19). The funeral will take place tomorrow, Sunday, in Israel. Shiva information will follow.

  The Five Towns community is up in arms  over the sale of the 55 acre Woodmere Club to private investors.  In a community created in the 1700s with guests as rich as George Washington and the revolutionaries, we are caught ill prepared for further development, but let me start at the beginning.   BACKGROUND…

We announce with sorrow the passing of Rav Nachum Eisenstein, ZT”L, beloved brother of our esteemed member, Josh Eisenstein. The levayah will be held tomorrow, Erev Shabbat, May 4th 10 AM at 2 Forest Park Cir. Lakewood NJ. Shiva will be observed at 151 Forest Park Cir. Lakewood NJ until Thursday morning, May 10.

We announce with sorrow the passing of Max Kessler a”h Beloved father of our member Saul Kessler. The levayah took place today in Israel.  Saul will be sitting shivah in Israel (Minchas Yitzchak 7, Jerusalem) through Wednesday morning.

  I received from NYS Department of Motor Vehicles my driver’s license renewal.  It gave me the option of getting an enhanced driver’s license, which would permit me to travel by land and sea to Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean without my  passport, for an extra $30.  Sure, I thought, why not. The renewal came…