by Bruce Ticker Issue of January 29, 2010/ 14 Shvat 5770 It was a pleasure to watch NBC Nightly News feature the efforts of an Israeli medical team treating survivors of Haiti’s … more

Dinner and high praise for mentors By Daniella Adler Issue of January 29, 2010/ 14 Shvat 5770 Mentors at the TOVA organization, college age individuals who regularly volunteer their time to … more

Claire Kamhi Hachnassat Kallah Fund gears up for busy few months B y  M a y e r  F e r t i g Issue of January 22, 2010/ 7 Shvat 5770 Nicole Gleitman is not a caterer but between now and … more

By Michael Orbach Issue of January 22, 2010/ 7 Shvat 5770 The staggering scope of the humanitarian crisis in Haiti after the earthquake there has united groups across the Jewish spectrum in … more

By Jewish Star Staff Issue of January 8 2010/ 22 Tevet 5770 Leah (right) a Flatbush mother, and Aliza (left), a grandmother from Bnei Brak, met for the first time last week at a celebration for … more

Eliezer Project brings motivational speaker to Woodmere by Malka Eisenberg Issue of January 1 2010/ 15 Tevet 5770 “I’m not perfect,” said the trim, balding man. “I’m so far from … more

By Michael Orbach Issue of Dec. 25, 2009 / 8 Tevet 5770 At first glance, the internet may seem like an unlikely place to buy a ticket for the $89,000 “Split-the-pot” raffle run by the … more

Yaakov Shwekey’s great show a first at Beacon Theatre By Mayer Fertig Issue of Dec. 25, 2009 / 8 Tevet 5770 Like championship name-that-tune with a 50-piece orchestra, the audience at … more

Issue of December 11 2009/ 24 Kislev 5770 Rabbi Shlomo Bochner, founder of Bonei Olam, with an infant born to Danny and Miriam Kogan — their second b”H, as a result of fertility … more

Beacon of hope and assistance on first anniversary By Gideon Bari Issue of December 11, 2009/ 24 Kislev 5770 It is the heartbreak of a parent telling a child they can’t get the new … more