Issue of May 15, 2009 / 21 Iyar 5769 A pre-school proposal Engagements Engagement of Dudi Stock (Monsey, NY) & Perel Klein (Brooklyn, NY) — May 10, 2009 Engagement of … more

Issue of May 15, 2009 / 21 Iyar 5769 Long Island native Jerry Seinfeld became famous and wealthy by creating a TV sitcom said to be “about nothing,” but the commercial he filmed on Cedarhurst … more

By Yaffi Spodek Issue of May 15, 2009 / 21 Iyar 5769 A used menorah from the 1960s may not seem like much to bargain for, unless it once belonged to Sammy Davis Jr., that is. Though … more

Issue of May 15, 2009 / 21 Iyar 5769 Some things improve with age, others not so much — Lawrence school board elections come to mind. In the case of the current board our front page story … more

Abel Feldhamer and write-in candidate John Kinder By Michael Orbach Issue of May 15, 2009 / 21 Iyar 5769 Driving home from his son's victorious little league game, Abel Feldhamer was … more

By Michael Orbach Issue of May 15, 2009 / 21 Iyar 5769 So really, how is the school board doing? According to two school principals The Jewish Star spoke to, Geoffrey Touretz of Lawrence … more

HAFTR high school to host  Israeli teens from Sderot by yaffi spodek Solidarity with Israel has always been a priority at HAFTR, and now the school is taking its devotion to Zionism to a … more

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By Yaffi Spodek Issue of May 8, 2009 / 14 Iyar 5769 Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb will serve temporarily in August and September as an interim rabbi at Young Israel of Woodmere, working with … more

By Malka Eisenberg Issue of May 8, 2009 / 14 Iyar 5769 Noam Shalit, father of captive Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, spoke at a number of yeshiva high schools in the Five Towns and Brooklyn … more