The Young Israel of Woodmere continued this week to encourage Five Towners to attend the upcoming AIPAC policy conference in Washington.
“With the events of recent weeks unfolding in the …
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By The Jewish Star Staff
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2/20/15
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Hundreds of local dignitaries, residents, friends and relatives participated in memorial services on Friday for Cedarhurst Mayor Andrew J. Parise, who died on Feb. 8 at 90.
A funeral …
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By The Jewish Star Staff
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2/20/15
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A former New York City Police Department officer is suing the force for $150 million after facing what he claims was years of vicious anti-Semitic discrimination and abuse at the hands of his fellow …
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By Adam Kredo, JNS.org
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2/20/15
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Love, as the song goes, is in the air. If the latest media reports are accurate, the United States and the Iranian regime are rapidly closing in on a deal over the mullahs’ nuclear …
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Analysis by Ben Cohen, JNS.org
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2/20/15
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Ok, I’m officially done with winter. I’ve had enough. I’m cold when it’s 50 degrees, so I’m really not happy. Forecast is for temps in the single digits with a windchill …
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By Judy Joszef
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2/19/15
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The times, they are a changin’ [not!]. Here’s what topped page one this week in 2006: “Despite Difficulties, Local Face Eye of Storm.” And from the catering manager at Supersol: “Nobody canceled their event — the simcha must go on.”
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By The Jewish Star Staff
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2/19/15
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In an interviewed by Chris Wallace on Fox News on Sunday, Speaker of the House John Boehner explained why he kept news about his invite to Prime Minister Netanyahu a secret until the last possible …
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By Jeff Dunetz
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2/19/15
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While paying real estate taxes may be inevitable, no one should pay more than their fair share.
“It’s all about fairness,” said attorney Shalom Maidenbaum, whose Cedarhurst-based …
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By Ed Weintrob
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2/19/15
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As noted previously, we live in dangerous times and, truth be told, we have always lived in dangerous times.
This week, I shall focus on the legacy of a speech by the Rav, Rabbi …
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By Alan Jay Gerber
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2/19/15
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We typically imagine that the Mishkan is defined by the beams that stood together to become its walls. After all, without walls, there is no building.
While a simple view of the Torah’s …
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By Rabbi Avi Billet
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2/19/15
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