Many Long Island students were among some 4,000 students who participated in this week’s AIPAC Policy Conference in Washington. They made their presence felt, attending sessions, lobbying their …
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3/6/20
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When the last Lubavitcher Rebbe, Menachem Mendel Schneerson, died in July 1994, I was one of many journalists in the Jewish media who did not see how the Hasidic movement he led …
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By Sue Fishkoff, JTA
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7/31/19
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The Friendship Circle, a local organization that pairs members of the Five Towns community with children with special needs, held an event at the Jean Fischman Chabad Center to honor and award volunteers on May 28.
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7/2/14
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Achiezer volunteers and board members joined together for an annual evening of appreciation, on the third night of Chanukah.
The diversity of Achizer volunteers spans a large spectrum, including …
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12/23/15
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REYKJAVIK, Iceland —At a windswept harbor of this Nordic capital, a bearded man wearing a black hat dips eating utensils into the icy water while hissing from pain induced by the bitter …
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By Cnaan Liphshiz, JTA
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4/18/18
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Long Island’s 38 Chabad centers gathered at the Cradle of Aviaton Museum in Garden City to celebrate their accomplishments and the 120th anniversary of the birth of Lubavitcher Rebbe, Menachem …
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The Jewish Star photos by Ed Weintrob
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6/8/22
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Community members and elected officials stood proudly stood together celebrated the start of construction at 120 Ave. M, where a new center of operations and HASC Center Campus will [soon] …
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By Yehudit Garmaise
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12/1/22
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2002 — A report headlined “Putting the kibosh on getting sloshed” featured local teens describing known “hot spot” shuls and asserting that Simchat Torah drinking was …
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10/2/14
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The Orthodox Union applauded the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in favor of a Colorado baker in his legal fight with a gay couple, calling it a victory for religious freedom. Liberal Jewish groups …
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By Ben Sales, JTA
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6/7/18
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Agudath Israel of America issued this statement late on Tuesday.
Yesterday [Monday] a Jewish school in Brooklyn, NY was found hosting students learning in apparent violation of Governor …
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Agudath Israel of America
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5/20/20
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