Rabbi Hershel Billet of the Young Israel of Woodmere endorsed “the view that advocates a pro-vaccination policy,” in an email to his congregants that was accompanied by a strongly worded … more

The Lido Beach Synagogue hosted singer R’ Yossel “Joey” Newcomb for an ruach-filled Shabbos Vayishlach. Next up: A Chanukah lecture by Rabbi Mordechai Becher … more

Chabad’s Long Island rabbis gathered at the Chabad House in Brookville last month to share words of inspiration and discuss expansion of the Chabad Rabbinical Network of LI … more

Several hundred Five Towners came together on Monday night to mobilize against a plague of drug and alcohol abuse that’s touching a growing number of local families. “We’re in … more

While drug abuse may not be out of control in the frum community, “it is out there and rising,” an organizer of next Monday night’s Five Towns awareness-raising event told The … more

AMIT will hold its annual Long Island Yom Iyun, a day of learning for women and by women, on Wednesday, July 18, at Sephardic Temple in Cedarhurst, starting at 9:30 am … more

The 3 to 4 year olds of the Yellow Room at Gan Chamesh joined a rainbow of other Chabad of the Five Towns pre-schoolers, celebrating their graduation with a parade on Maple Avenue in Cedarhurst. more

With the start of summer, The Jewish Star is again pleased to publish a special summer message by Rabbi Hershel Billet of the Young Israel of Woodmere. Rabbi Billet urges … more

Five hundred people and 25 speakers considered chinuch from a variety of Orthodox perspectives, at the annual Five Towns Community Collaborative Conference, last Sunday at the Young Israel of … more

The Orthodox Union has selected the Young Israel of Oceanside as one of 16 winners of its nationwide Women’s Initiative Challenge Grant. YI Oceanside won for its program, M’Dor … more