Meet motivational speaker Red Katz By Malka Eisenberg Issue of January 1 2010/ 15 Tevet 5770 When Red Katz was down and out, he relied on his father’s advice to read Shir Hama’lot … more

Issue of Dec. 25, 2009 / 8 Tevet 5769 It’s really almost like winning the lottery: a tuition-free four years at Yeshiva University. 19 local students have won that privilege, according to … more

Issue of December 18, 2009/ 1 Tevet 5770 Talented composer and local rebbe Yitzy Bald introduced his eponymous Yitzy Bald Boys Choir, at left, at the CAHAL-TOVA joint fund raising concert at … more

By The Jewish Star Staff Issue of December 18, 2009/ 1 Tevet 5770 Twenty students from Yeshiva University High Schools will be spending their winter break in school. But not in … more

HANC 12th-grader directs his first film By Michael Orbach Issue of December 18, 2009/ 1 Tevet 5770 Jordan David Lifshitz, known as JD to family and friends, has the usual worries of a … more

Bone marrow testing drive seeks a donor, quickly By Malka Eisenberg Issue of November 27 2009/ 10 Cheshvan 5770 A community-wide effort is underway to save the life of a 49-year old father of … more

Private Yosef Salzbank speaks about Jewish life in the army By Michael Orbach Issue of October 30 2009/ 12 Cheshvan 5770 An unusual alumnus returned to HANC High School this past … more

Issue of August 28, 2009 / 8 Elul 5769 Camp Hillel staff members Aidan and Dotan Horowitz represented the Camp Hillel/HAFTR community as they drove upstate to the Fallsburg, N.Y. post office … more

Issue of August 28, 2009 / 8 Elul 5769 Kulanu's eight-week summer camp ended Tuesday. 30 children with special needs, shared facilities and activities with HAFTR's Camp Hillel; several … more

By Mayer Fertig Issue of August 21, 2009 / 1 Elul 5769 After years of talk about a tuition crisis, many families that scrimped and sacrificed to send children to yeshiva in the past have hit a … more