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Torahs were removed, the aron kodesh vandalized, and religious objects strewn about, at Chabad of the Beaches last August.

Long Beach torah thief says he did it, gets 6 months

A 23-year-old man arrested and charged with stealing two torahs and other religious items from the Chabad of the Beaches in Long Beach has pled guilty to grand larceny and. … more

By James Bernstein, Long Beach Herald | 2/16/22

Inside and outside, NCSY is back at BACH after 12 years

The BACH Jewish Center has brought NCSY programming back to the Long Beach community following a 12-year hiatus. The BACH facility will function as the central operating hub for the popular Jewish … more

2/16/22

Chabad of the Beaches Rabbi Eli Goodman with rapper Nissim Black at a benefit concert in Long Beach in 2018.

Atlantic Beach weighs move to kill Chabad plan

Atlantic Beach officials held a public hearing last week to air plans to seize property that Chabad of the Beaches purchased last November for $950,000. The plan to take the site under eminent … more

By Jeffrey Bessen, Nassau Herald | 1/19/22

Family in a snow globe, at the Kulanu Winter Fest.

Winter fun at Kulau fest in Cedarhurst

Snow globe smiles were just one of the cold-weather deslights at Kulanu’s “First Ever Winter Fest,” Sunday in Cedarhurst’s Andrew J. Parise Park. There was a snowman, igloo, … more

The Jewish Star photos by Ed Weintrob | 11/17/21

Nassau County Executive-elect Bruce Baleman.

It’s official: Blakeman new Nassau executive

Republican Bruce Blakeman has been elected Nassau County Executive, besting incumbent Democrat Laura Curran by 2,150 votes, after absentee ballots were counted. Blakeman had 142,626 votes, … more

The Jewish Star | 11/17/21

Rip the secrecy off developments

Whether or not proposed developments deserve community acclaim or censure, the community deserves to know what’s being planned before it’s presented with a fait accompli. Government … more

10/27/21

You haven’t lived through enough? If 99 percent of doctors say take the shot, we take the shot. What’s the shayla over here? Are we playing games? —Rabbi Yaakov Bender, Rosh HaYeshiva, Yeshiva Darchei Torah

On The Jewish Star’s cover for Rosh Hashana, 13 rabbis from the Five Towns and Far Rockaway each say a few words meant to encourage members of their shuls and the entire community to get vaccinated now. … more

Published as a community service by The Jewish Star. G’mar Chatima Tova. | 9/9/21

In Five Towns and Far Rockaway, 13 rabbis speak with one voice, urging everyone to get Covid-19 vaccines.

'Choose life,' get vaxxed

. On The Jewish Star's cover this week, 13 rabbis from the Five Towns and Far Rockaway each say a few words meant to encourage members of their shuls and the entire community to get vaccinated now. While each rabbi speaks individually, they are really speaking with one voice. more

9/2/21

Vandal attacks a Long Beach shul

Two Torah scrolls and other religious objects were stolen and the Aron Kodesh vandalized at the Chabad of the Beaches shul in Long Beach over the weekend. The incident occurred as the congregation … more

By James Bernstein and The Jewish Star | 8/27/21

500 backpack giveaway at St. John’s Hospital in Far Rockaway

St. John’s Episcopal Hospital last week provided 500 children with backpacks containing back-to-school supplies including hand sanitizers, face masks, pencils, notebooks, crayons, and other … more

8/27/21