It all began last summer with a “Save Darfur” necklace crafted in the shape of Africa that Sydney Appelbaum’s mother, Suzy, bought for her 17-year-old daughter. “It would be great if we could make ‘Save Sderot’ necklaces,” the younger Appelbaum enthused.
 
Now a rising senior at Abraham Joshua Heschel High School on the Upper […]

 
These days, you need nerves of steel just to glance at your portfolio balance. With the collapse of investment banks and the proposed $700
billion bailout, Wall Street is panicking. As a result, the stock market is as volatile as ever. Even if you were smart enough to stay away from financial stocks, thousands of dollars […]

As one former Jewish official called for a national emergency summit of Jewish leaders to deal with the fallout from the market meltdown, Jewish charities were grappling this week for an appropriate response to a fast-moving crisis few fully understand.
The problem could be especially acute in New York City, where a […]

On the eve of a season focused on aspiring to spiritual heights, Congregation Shearith Israel on West 70th Street is celebrating a more physical ascension. The historic congregation, founded in 1654 by Sephardic Jews and commonly known as the Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue, was granted permission on Aug. 26 from the city’s Board of Standard […]

Back in January, four drunken teens desecrated the Poile Zedek Cemetery in New Brunswick, N.J. — toppling nearly 600 Jewish gravestones like bowling pins.
In May, 140 students at the Rav Teitz Mesivta Academy in nearby Elizabeth, N.J., headed to a local bowling alley to knock down some actual pins. Only this time it was for […]