By simply taking four swabs of cells from the inside of your mouth, it’s possible to save someone else’s life, because for every 400 swabs there’s a bone marrow … more

SKA in Hewlett was awash in color and Adar joy as a “Women in Tanach” color war erupted last week. Freshmen represented the gevurah of Esther, sophomores invoked Miriam’s emunah, … more

From the start of Genesis, we have been reading one long story extending over many centuries. It began with the creation of man and proceeded with the narrative of the transformation of a small … more

The US Supreme Court heard arguments last week in a case centered on the rights of employees to observe their religious Sabbath, or day of rest. Both religious and secular Jewish groups are … more

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Sunday that “we will one day be able to have railways connect Saudi Arabia and Israel,” just hours after a New York … more

In a cattle car in Poland, in the summer of 1942, Reb Azriel Dovid Fastag, a composer for the Modzitzer Rebbe, was headed to his death in Treblinka. Over a hundred Jews, forced to stand for days on … more

Rabbi Binyamin Kamenetzky was among participants Jewish Star staff report Issue of Sept. 12, 2008 After years of appeals and petitions, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in … more

Sunday night it begins, then two candles on Monday, and before we know it Chanukah will be a memory again. The night that eight candles burn brightly at the window, telling the world that a great … more

Issue of March 27, 2009 / 2 Nissan 5769 In 1897, Bircat HaChama did not go smoothly in New York City. According to a report in The New York Times the following day, “the celebration ... was … more