St. John’s Episcopal Hospital in Far Rockaway celebrated the opening of its new kosher respite room on Sunday, Oct. 28. The first floor space, run by the Lawrence-based Achiezer Community … more

Last Passover, Chabad-Lubavitch of Thailand oversaw Passover seders for more than 5,000 across the tropical Southeast Asian nation — 22 seders held in five cities, from Bangkok’s five … more

Issue of September 11, 2009 / 22 Elul 5769 Woodmere - Shabbos, Sept. 12, 5:35 p.m. at Young Israel of Woodmere, 859 Peninsula Boulevard. Rabbi Eliyahu Wolf offers a Women’s class on … more

The annual International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Emissaries drew 5,600 rabbis and guests from 90 countries to Brooklyn last weekend. more

Salt and pepper, peanut butter and jelly, Zionism and progressivism.  Few question the inherent, irrefutable bond between the first two of those pairs, but civil rights attorney and … more

The Men’s Club and the Sisterhood of the Great Neck Synagogue raised over $200,000 to sponsor a Medical Intensive Care Unit Ambulance and Intensive Care Medi-Cycle Motorcycle for Magen David … more

Wednesday brought a 5.9 earthquake that shook the east coast from the Carolinas to Canada. The Jewish Star readership chimed in on their experiences: more

ACHIEZER SUNDAY UPDATE FEMA SERVICES Please be advised that representatives from FEMA are currently staffing tables in the lobby of the White Shul to assist with FEMA applications. They are … more

RABBI YOSEF MENDELEVICH is Scholar in Residence this Shabbat and Motzei Shabbat at Young Israel of Woodmere. more

On the 21st day of the Hebrew month of Tamuz, I celebrated my birthday. On that day, I was informed by one of my patients that one could give brachot more