Calendar for the week of May 20, 2011
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By The Jewish Star staff
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5/18/11
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Calendar for the week of May 13, 2011
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By The Jewish Star staff
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5/12/11
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Calendar for the week of May 6, 2011
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By The Jewish Star staff
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5/4/11
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Calendar for the week of April 15
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By The Jewish Star staff
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4/14/11
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With Shabbos Hagadol now upon us, I thought it would be worthwhile to bring attention to a Shabbos Hagadol sermon delivered in 1962 by one of American Jewry’s most gifted thinkers who in his longtime capacity as rabbi of The Jewish Center in Manhattan delivered some of the most eloquent and meaningful d’roshos.
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By Alan Jay Gerber
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4/14/11
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Local events for the week of April 1, 2011
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3/30/11
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There is affordable housing and day school tuition breaks, but can South Bend, Indiana, really coax a young Jewish family to leave the comforts of New York? “I thought I’d be living in New York for the rest of my life,” said Moshe Gubin, 34, a former resident of Kew Gardens Hills.
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By Sergey Kadinsky
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3/30/11
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Calendar for the week of March 24 - 30
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By The Jewish Star staff
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3/24/11
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Israel mix up
Crowds of anti-Jewish protesters stood with signs demanding to stop future construction in Israel. After five hours of protesting they realized that they got mixed up and were not protesting the State of Israel, but rather were standing outside the home of Congressman Steve Israel. Although the mob eventually left, Congressman Israel, who was redoing his guest bathroom, stopped the construction contractor from continuing.
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By David F. Nesenoff
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3/17/11
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With significant state budget cuts looming ahead, local Agudath Israel leaders met with State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos (R-Rockville Centre) to discuss how the cuts will affect the Orthodox community. “Skelos is one of the top three individuals making the decision on the budget,” Rabbi Yonah Feinstein said. “Our concern is the yeshivas and community organizations and these are all constitutionally approved services.” Rabbi Feinstein of Agudat Israel organized a March 6 community breakfast for Skelos.
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By Sergey Kadinsky
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3/10/11
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