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By Mayer Fertig Publisher and Editor in Chief Issue of May 15, 2009 / 21 Iyar 5769 As you might well imagine, one of the more, let’s say challenging, aspects of publishing a frum … more

Good Health A special section appearing quarterly in The Jewish Star Issue of May 15, 2009 / 21 Iyar 5769 The truth about A-fib Urinary incontinence: Amerca’s most … more

From the other side of the bench By David Seidemann Issue of May 15, 2009 / 21 Iyar 5769 Why does it take four liberals to change a light bulb? One to apologize to the light bulb for … more

By Rabbi Avi Billet Issue of May 15, 2009 / 21 Iyar 5769 As we close the book of Vayikra, a book with surprisingly sparse narrative, it is interesting to note the span of time that has passed … more

Issue of May 15, 2009 / 21 Iyar 5769 Dear That's Life, People have different takes on Mother’s Day. The cynics/conspiracy theorists out there say it is a fictitious holiday made up by … more

By Yaffi Spodek Issue of May 15, 2009 / 21 Iyar 5769 It may not be on par with the Spanish-Portuguese synagogue, but the Young Israel of West Hempstead has been making a unique effort to … more

Lido Beach Synagogue dedicates ambulance in Israel By Yaffi Spodek Issue of May 15, 2009 / 21 Iyar 5769 The Lido Beach Synagogue has donated a brand new ambulance to the city of … more

Please listen to little Yankie By Rabbi Yakov Horowitz Issue of May 15, 2009 / 21 Iyar 5769 In his classic poem, “The Rainbow,” William Wordsworth coined the phrase, “The child is … more

By Alan Jay Gerber Issue of May 15, 2009 / 21 Iyar 5769 Some years ago while teaching a course on the Holocaust in English literature at Brooklyn’s F.D.R. High School, one of my … more