Highlighting the need to network By Yaffi Spodek Issue of April 3, 2009 / 9 Nissan 5769 Over 100 people attended a networking event sponsored by Parnasa Fest at the Young Israel of … more

By Adam Neustadter Issue of July 10, 2009 / 18 Tammuz 5769 I admit it — I like drinking wine! But writing about it is a whole different ball game. As the editor can tell you, sometimes … more

Issue of Oct. 23, 2009 / 5 Cheshvan 5770 Dear That’s Life, As a self-declared foodie I often read recipes, kosher and not kosher, simply because they are printed in my cooking magazines … more

Issue of January 22, 2010/ 7 Shvat 5770 For a complete listing of upcoming community events, including items that didn’t make it into the print edition, go to www.thejewishstar.com. New York, NY … more

Issue of May 7, 2010/ 23 Iyar, 5770 Kulanu honored its founding families Sunday at a breakfast at its Central Ave. headquarters, the Kulanu Center for Special Services in Cedarhurst. Nearly 10 … more

From the other side of the bench by David Seidemann Issue of September 3, 2010/ 24 Elul 5770 There are certain periods of time that one can set their clock to. If you are a Yankee fan, … more

Some alarm clocks play Mozart. Others tune into news radio. Mine is the elaborate procession of Sfardic men dressed in sudras and turbans pounding calloused hands on bongos as they parade today’s … more

The Levites are consecrated, once and for all, in the opening passages of our parsha. Mazal tov! Hold your horses. Did you read what they have to go through to experience this monumental achievement? more

Rabbi Hanan Porat was just another face in a crowd, and then it lifted him above their shoulders, as they demonstrated in 1975 for the right to build Jewish housing beyond the Green Line. Through his efforts, there is Elon Moreh, Kedumim and Shavei Shomron. But those are just the early communities, founded through Gush Emunim, the “bloc of the faithful.” Today, a half million Jews live in these communities, including eastern Jerusalem. more

Last week, DRS Menahel Rabbi Kaminetsky, and Assistant Menahel Rabbi Storch traveled to Eretz Yisroel to visit over 100 DRS graduates who are studying for a year in Eretz Yisroel. On this annual trip, the DRS graduates enjoy spending time with their Rabbeim, continuing the strong Rebbe-Talmid relationships that DRS is so famous for. more