April 2 Chabad of The Five Towns Youth Zone for Pesach for children ages 3-6
. A fun filled hands on hour of activities related to Pesach. Chabad of the Five Towns is located at 74 Maple Avenue, Cedarhurst 5:30-6:30 pm. For more information please call 516-295-2478 or www.chabad5towns.com. more

The black and white pictures of Jewish personalities and scenes float, shuffle, and gather across the velvet-black background as the violin-led strains of the theme from Schindler’s List plays. Albert Einstein, Eli Weisel, a street in Europe, an Israeli flag unfurled at the Kotel and then the cursive words “What It Means to Be a Jew” appear and fade. more

Every last seat was occupied in the Young Israel of West Hempstead kiddush room on Dec. 18. The enraptured audience laughed and nodded their heads as they learned of one woman’s path to observant Judaism. Actress Mayim Bialik isn’t really a socially inept nerd… she only plays one on television. more

Wednesday brought a 5.9 earthquake that shook the east coast from the Carolinas to Canada. The Jewish Star readership chimed in on their experiences: more

By Michael Orbach Issue of April 9, 2010 / 24 Nissan 5770 The Young Israel of Woodmere began with a phone call in 1955. The call was to Rabbi Binyamin Kamenetzky, then a first grade … more

By Mayer Fertig Issue of November 6, 2009/ 19 Cheshvan 5770 In Jerusalem and Beit Shemesh, followers of Rabbi Shmuel Yaakov Kohn, known as the Toldos Avrohom Yitzchok Rebbe, … more

By Mayer Fertig Issue of August 21, 2009 / 1 Elul 5769 After years of talk about a tuition crisis, many families that scrimped and sacrificed to send children to yeshiva in the past have hit a … more

Issue of August 7, 2009 / 17 Av 5769 RESULTS WEEK 6 - AUGUST 2 CHABAD      7        V    YIH    5 B.S.                13       V    … more

Mayer Fertig Issue of Feb. 27, 2009 / 3 Adar 5769 So your best friend and her husband are receiving a well-deserved honor from the shul, school or organization to which they devote so much time … more

Rabbinical students gain practical experience in local shul By Yaffi Spodek Issue of Sept. 19, 2008 Three students from the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS) of Yeshiva … more