Issue of Dec. 12 2008 / 15 Kislev 5769 Cedarhurst - Kehillas Bais Yehudah Tzvi (The Red Shul) will resume a weekly late night seder each Thursday night in the shul at 395 Oakland Avenue, running … more

Shaaray was always Orthodox To the Editor, I read your obituary of Rabbi Emanuel Rackman in this past week’s edition of your newspaper ( Rabbi Emanuel Rackman z”l, 98 , past rav of Shaaray … more

Cooking away down under in Our Big Kitchen: would an Australian rabbi’s innovation work here, too? By Judah S. Harris Issue of Dec. 5, 2008 / 8 Kislev 5769 Many people dream of a … more

New group will help victims of financial crisis By Yaffi Spodek Issue of Nov. 28, 2008 / 1 Kislev 5769 “Who would have imagined that in the affluent Five Towns, which have given so … more

Issue of Nov. 28, 2008 / 1 Kislev 5769 Dear That’s Life, I must admit there are times I have wondered about the after world — about heaven and, well, about the alternate destination. I … more

By Jewish Star Staff Issue of Nov. 28, 2008 / 1 Kislev 5769 Chanukah’s coming, which must mean the clowns are packing for Israel again. In a few weeks the mostly teenaged medical clowns … more

By Mayer Fertig Issue of Nov. 28, 2008 / 1 Kislev 5769 Lawrence school board hopes to avoid tax increase Governor David Paterson’s proposed cuts in state aid to schools would mean a … more

Taking action On Monday, Dec. 1 at 7 p.m. Legislator Jeff Toback and New York City Councilman Jim Sanders will host a meeting at the White Shul, 728 Empire Road in Far Rockaway, to discuss a … more

Issue of July 18, 2008 This Sunday is the 17th of Tammuz, the fast day that marks the beginning of the Three Weeks leading up to Tisha B'Av. Against that backdrop, the responses to writer … more