The Shulamith Middle Division Chesed Program got off to a quick start with a “Kids Helping Kids Pre-Yom Tov Clothing Drive.” The girls on the chesed committee have been busy sorting, … more

When the Living Torah Museum came to HALB last week, Rabbi Deutsch and his ram gave the children a hands-on experience with the mitzvah of shofar. They learned why … more

HAFTR Middle School’s Sunday morning minyan started this week with a big crowd of fathers and sons. A lavish breakfast was sponsored by the Dube family marking the yahrtzeit of Ami’s … more

Last week, I had the pleasure of attending a Hadassah dinner, honoring a dear friend (and former Jewish Star columnist), Miriam Bradman Abrahams … more

Two essential parts of preparing for Rosh Hashanah is asking forgiveness from anyone we wronged and making a list (mental or written) of the ways we fell short since the last time we heard the … more

Leonard Cohen released a new song on Wednesday, which happens to be his 82nd birthday — but it isn’t quite a celebratory tune. Dense with Jewish … more

On the first day of school, students at Manhattan Day School on the Upper West Side eagerly made their way through the crowd to get a glimpse of their new, state-of-the-art SmartLab. The fully … more

I begin this year’s review of recent literature themed to the high holiday season with an excellent work by Rabbi Immanuel Bernstein entitled, “Teshuvah: A Guide For The Mind And Heart … more

We may not be able to flip Israel’s haters, but there are plenty of “intellectually honest” people who can be persuaded of the truth of Israel’s cause, Rabbi Dov Lipman, the … more

Israel’s Minister of Justice Ayelet Shaked told a full house Sunday evening that the American-Israeli bond was “unbreakable and unshakable” and that the “importance of an … more