Contrary to popular myth, there is no better or worse way to lose someone close to you, but there is definitely a worst way to find out about it.
It had been a long day, and I was finally …
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By Rabbi Binny Freedman
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10/18/23
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When Tom Suozzi was asked what he’d tell young Americans marching in support of Hamas, he responded: “Get educated.”
Suozzi spoke on Friday to Jewish-media reporters, via Zoom …
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By Ed Weintrob
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12/27/23
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Sigmund Freud always took a somewhat jaundiced view of the human psyche, but in the wake of the horrors of World War I, it turned even darker.
Confronted with mankind’s capacity to destroy …
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By Benjamin Kerstein
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3/6/24
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Speaking from the heart
By David Seidemann
Issue of Sept. 5, 2008
I was watching at 6:47 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 27 when history was made. I remember watching JFK’s funeral on …
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9/5/08
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Dual role as YU treasurer and money manager raising questions (UPDATED)
By Michael Orbach and Mayer Fertig
Issue of Dec. 19, 2008 / 22 Kislev 5769
Let the lawsuits begin.
A law …
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12/15/08
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Pillow party at Woodmere Rehab
DRS-HALB student gets creative with Ketchup Art
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3/18/09
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Issue of July 3 2009 / 11 Tammuz 5769
Summer in Long Beach
The Young Israel of Long Beach has organized several programs to service the large influx of families during the summer. Beginning …
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7/1/09
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Click here for the print edition of The Jewish Star for 10-2-09
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9/29/09
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Issue of January 15, 2010/ 29 Tevet 5770
Dear That’s Life,
There’s something surreal about being able to pick up a birth certificate and a death certificate at the same office at the Town …
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1/13/10
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From the other side of the bench
by David Seidemann
Issue of April 30, 2010/ 16 Iyar, 5770
One of the most effective tools of cross-examination is to confront the witness with his or her …
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4/28/10
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