As the enrollment period for the Affordable Care Act gets underway, Achiezer has been fielding many questions. Dozens of families have already been successfully enrolled in the system, as Achiezer’s insurance staff were from the first in state to successfully train and learn these new programs; approximately 90 percent have already come away with significant savings. As resident health insurance expert, Achiezer Health Insurance Coordinator Sruly Miller gives us the lowdown on what we can expect. more

For most Jews in the United States, hunting laws are not a concern. more

Two well-known contemporary rabbis. Two prolific authors. Two personal journeys. One Rebbe. Rabbis Joseph Telushkin and Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz have come out with new volumes on “the Rebbe,” Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, 20 years after the death of the Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic movement’s seventh and final leader. more

Rabbi Hershel Billet discussed how to appropriately encourage a recalcitrant spouse to deliver a get, and voiced support for the Organization for the Resolution of Agunot (ORA), at a parlor meeting in Woodmere on motzei Shabbat. more

Jabalya. Anyone who has been there has no desire to go back. A nasty piece of real estate in the Gaza strip, Jabalya is a densely overpopulated refugee camp that is always waiting to explode, … more

Tetzaveh, this week’s parsha, ends with a seemingly out of place description of the commandment for making the “mizbeach hazahav” (small altar), the golden, spice-burning … more

Recent ordeals for Jews on college campuses include being probed on their religious identity in student government hearings, seeing swastikas sprayed on fraternity houses, and the presence of a … more

The Jewish Star is interviewing candidates for positions in its editorial, sales, production and distribution departments. Openings exist for work in the Five Towns, Queens and Long Island (based … more

Here’s how to list an event in the FREE Jewish Star Calendar The Jewish Star is pleased to publish a comprehensive calendar of events for the Orthodox Jewish communities on Long Island. This is a free service. Organizations are invited to send information to Calendar@TheJewishStar.com, including a brief description of event, name and address of venue, price of admission (or specify free), and a phone or email where readers can confirm the event or request more information. Submissions may also include a hi-res photo promoting the event (for instance, a featured speaker or honoree). The earlier events are submitted, the more weeks they may run. Deadline is Friday noon. more

There were pink banners, pink posters, pink streamers and a sea of pink-wearing students on Pink Day, last Wednesday at the Stella K. Abraham High School for Girls. To show their support for … more